Separate is never equal : Sylvia Mendez & her family's fight for desegregation
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2014.
Format
Book
ISBN
9781419710544 (hardback), 1419710540 (hardback)
Physical Desc
40 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 870L
Status
Description
Loading Description...
More Details
Published
New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2014.
Language
English
ISBN
9781419710544 (hardback), 1419710540 (hardback)
Accelerated Reader
LG
Level 5.1, 1 Points
Level 5.1, 1 Points
Lexile code
AD
Lexile measure
870
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page 39 ) and index.
Description
"Years before the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling Brown v. Board of Education, Sylvia Mendez, an eight-year-old girl of Mexican and Puerto Rican heritage, played an instrumental role in Mendez v. Westminster, the landmark desegregation case of 1946 in California"--,Provided by publisher.
Target Audience
AD870L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,LG,5.1,0.5,164558
Awards
2015 Robert F. Sibert Honor.
Also in this Series
Checking series information...
Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
---|---|---|
Bernards Township Library - Juvenile Nonfiction | J 379.2 TON | Available |
Chatham Borough-Chatham Township Library - Juvenile Nonfiction | J 379.2 TON | Available |
Dover Library - Juvenile Nonfiction | J 379.2 TON | Available |
Hackettstown Library - Juvenile Nonfiction | J 379.2 TON | Available |
Hunterdon County Library Headquarters - Juvenile Nonfiction | 379.263 | Available |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Hispanic Americans -- Civil rights -- Juvenile literature.
Hispanic Americans -- Education -- Juvenile literature.
Mendez, Sylvia, -- 1936- -- Childhood and youth -- Juvenile literature.
School integration -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Hispanic Americans -- Civil rights -- Juvenile literature.
Hispanic Americans -- Education -- Juvenile literature.
Mendez, Sylvia, -- 1936- -- Childhood and youth -- Juvenile literature.
School integration -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Reviews from GoodReads
Loading GoodReads Reviews.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Tonatiuh, D. (2014). Separate is never equal: Sylvia Mendez & her family's fight for desegregation . Abrams Books for Young Readers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Tonatiuh, Duncan. 2014. Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez & Her Family's Fight for Desegregation. Abrams Books for Young Readers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Tonatiuh, Duncan. Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez & Her Family's Fight for Desegregation Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Tonatiuh, Duncan. Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez & Her Family's Fight for Desegregation Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2014.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
Staff View
Loading Staff View.