Claudette Colvin
Also known as Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice
A book for ages 13 and up about Claudette Colvin
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- A book about Claudette Colvin, by Phillip Hoose.
Why it matters
- For families listening together with children aged 13 and up.
Key facts
- Ages
- 13 and up; Common Sense Media 13+ (publisher 13-17)1
- Audiobook read by
- Channie Waites2
- Audiobook length
- 3 h 40 min2
- Published
- 2009, Farrar, Straus and Giroux1
- Award
- Sibert Honor 2010; YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction finalist 20103
- Content to know about
- A teen dragged off a bus by police; mentions of rape, beatings, lynchings, bombings and a teen wrongly sentenced to death; a teen becomes pregnant by an older married man; N-word referred to, not used.1
Connections
Written by
- Phillip Hoose
Links
Sources
- Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice: age range and content (Common Sense Media) (opens commonsensemedia.org)
- Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice: audiobook (audiofilemagazine.com) (opens audiofilemagazine.com)
- Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice: award (en.wikipedia.org) (opens en.wikipedia.org)
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