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Ron's Big Mission
Contributor(s): Blue, Rose (Author), Naden, Corinne (Author), Tate, Don (Illustrator)

ISBN: 0525478493 ISBN-13: 9780525478492
Publisher: Dutton Books for Young Readers

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Binding Type: Hardcover
Published: February 2009
Annotation: Based on the life of "Challenger" astronaut Ron McNair, this inspiring book tells the story of how a determined African-American boy desegregated his town's public library though peaceful resistance. Full color.

Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction

Dewey: E

LCCN: 2007050563

Age Level: 6-8

Grade Level: 1-3

Lexile Measure: 540(Not Available)

Physical Information: 0.6" H x 8.7" W x 11.2" L (0.88 lbs) 32 pages

Themes:
- Chronological Period - 20th Century
- Catalog Heading - Language Arts
- Curriculum Strand - Language Arts

Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian

Awards: Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award, Nominee, Grades K-3, 2012
South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award, Nominee, Picture Book, 2010
Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award, Nominee, Picture Book, 2011
Flicker Tale Children's Book Award, Nominee, Picture Book, 2012

Review Citations: School Library Journal 02/01/2009 pg. 72
Booklist 02/01/2009 pg. 58
Kirkus Review - Children 04/01/2009
Multicultural Review 10/01/2009 pg. 73
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2009 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 127001
Reading Level: 2.9 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5

Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.

Publisher Description:
Nine-year-old Ron loves going to the Lake City Public Library to look through all the books on airplanes and flight. Today, Ron is ready to take out books by himself. But in the segregated world of South Carolina in the 1950s, Ron's obtaining his own library card is not just a small rite of passage--it is a young man's first courageous mission. Here is an inspiring story, based on Ron McNair's life, of how a little boy, future scientist, and Challenger astronaut desegregated his library through peaceful resistance.

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