The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights Contributor(s): Sheinkin, Steve (Author) |
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ISBN: 1596437960 ISBN-13: 9781596437968 Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
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Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Military & Wars - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - 20th Century - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - United States - African-american |
Dewey: 940.545 |
LCCN: 2013013452 |
Age Level: 10-14 |
Grade Level: 5-9 |
Lexile Measure: 950(Not Available) |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.3" W x 9.1" L (1.05 lbs) 208 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Chronological Period - 1940's - Topical - Black History - Geographic Orientation - California - Cultural Region - Northern California |
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product |
Awards: Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award, Nominee, Children's, 2016 Texas Lone Star Reading List, Commended, Young Adult, 2015 Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens, Recommended, Ten to Fourteen, 2015 Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, Winner, Nonfiction, 2014 National Book Awards, Finalist, Young People's Lit., 2014 Cybils, Finalist, Nonfiction-Young Adult, 2014 |
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 11/11/2013 Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2013 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 02/01/2014 School Library Journal 02/01/2014 pg. 128 Booklist 02/01/2014 pg. 58 Shelf Awareness 01/28/2014 Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2014 pg. 146 PW Best Children's Books 11/03/2014 pg. 44 Kirkus Best Middle Grade Books 11/15/2014 pg. 94 PW Children's Starred Reviews 12/01/2014 pg. 80 NY Times Notable Bks of Year 12/07/2014 pg. 35 SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2014 pg. 28 Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2014 - Superior,Well Above Average |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 163116 Reading Level: 6.7 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 6.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: An astonishing World War II military story of civil rights from New York Times bestselling author and Newbery Honor recipient Steve Sheinkin. The Notorious Benedict Arnold: A True Story of Adventure, Heroism & Treachery Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War Which Way to the Wild West?: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About Westward Expansion King George: What Was His Problem?: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About the American Revolution Two Miserable Presidents: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About the Civil War Born to Fly: The First Women's Air Race Across America |
Contributor Bio(s): Sheinkin, Steve: - Steve Sheinkin is the award-winning author of fast-paced, cinematic nonfiction histories for young readers. The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights, was a National Book Award finalist and received the 2014 Boston Globe/Horn Book Award for Nonfiction. The Notorious Benedict Arnold: A True Story of Adventure, Heroism & Treachery, won both the Boston Globe/Horn Book Award and the YALSA award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults. Bomb: The Race to Build-and Steal-the World's Most Dangerous Weapon was a Newbery Honor Book, a National Book Award Finalist, and winner of the Sibert Award and YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War was a National Book Award finalist, a YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Award winner, and a Boston Globe/Horn Book Nonfiction Award winner. Sheinkin lives in Saratoga Springs, New York, with his wife and two children. |
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