How do you spell unfair? : MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee
(Book)
Contributors
Morrison, Frank, 1971- illustrator.
Published
Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2023.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Status
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Note | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brownell Library - Youth Non-Fiction | J 921 COX | On Shelf | ||
| Burnham Memorial Library - Juvenile Biography | J BIO Cox | On Shelf | ||
| Fletcher Free Library - 1st Floor-Youth - Award Winning Materials | Y AWARDS 2024 KING | On Shelf | ||
| Ilsley Public Library - New Juvenile | Juv Biog Cox | Checked Out | May 6, 2024 | |
| Johnson Public Library - Juvenile Biography | J BIO COX | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
African American children -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African American children -- History -- Juvenile literature.
African American children -- Social conditions -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- History -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Cox, MacNolia, -- Juvenile literature.
National Spelling Bee -- (1936)
National Spelling Bee -- Juvenile literature.
Race relations -- Juvenile literature.
Racism against Black people -- Juvenile literature.
Segregation -- Juvenile literature.
Spelling bees -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
United States -- Race relations -- Juvenile literature.
African American children -- History -- Juvenile literature.
African American children -- Social conditions -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- History -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Cox, MacNolia, -- Juvenile literature.
National Spelling Bee -- (1936)
National Spelling Bee -- Juvenile literature.
Race relations -- Juvenile literature.
Racism against Black people -- Juvenile literature.
Segregation -- Juvenile literature.
Spelling bees -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
United States -- Race relations -- Juvenile literature.
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Published
Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2023.
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
MG
Level 5.1, 1 Points
Level 5.1, 1 Points
Notes
Description
"In 1936, eighth grader MacNolia Cox became the first African American to win the Akron, Ohio, spelling bee. And with that win, she was asked to compete at the prestigious National Spelling Bee in Washington, DC, where she and a girl from New Jersey were the first African Americans invited since its founding. She left her home state a celebrity-right up there with Ohio's own Joe Louis and Jesse Owens-with a military band and a crowd of thousands to see her off at the station. But celebration turned to chill when the train crossed the state line into Maryland, where segregation was the law of the land. Prejudice and discrimination ruled-on the train, in the hotel, and, sadly, at the spelling bee itself. With a brief epilogue recounting MacNolia's further history, How Do You Spell Unfair? is the story of her groundbreaking achievement magnificently told by award-winning creators and frequent picture-book collaborators Carole Boston Weatherford and Frank Morrison."--,Provided by publisher.
Target Audience
7-10 years.
Target Audience
Grades 2-5.
Awards
Coretta Scott King Award, 2024
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Weatherford, C. B., & Morrison, F. (2023). How do you spell unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee . Candlewick Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956- and Frank Morrison. 2023. How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee. Candlewick Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956- and Frank Morrison. How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee Candlewick Press, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Weatherford, Carole Boston, and Frank Morrison. How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee Candlewick Press, 2023.
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