  | How do you spell unfair? : MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee Author: Weatherford, Carole Boston | |
| Price: $23.78 | ||
Summary:
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 National Spelling Bee in Washington, DC, where she and a girl from New Jersey were the first African Americans invited since its founding. 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--sadly, at the spelling bee itself.
| Illustrator: | Morrison, Frank |
Download a Teacher's Guide| Accelerated Reader Information: Interest Level: MG Reading Level: 5.10 Points: .5 Quiz: 520865 |
Awards:
Coretta Scott King Author Honor, 2024
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (+) (03/01/23)
School Library Journal (+) (06/01/23)
Booklist (+) (12/01/23)
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (00/04/23)
The Hornbook (00/03/23)
Full Text Reviews:
Booklist - 02/01/2023 - Copyright 2023 Booklist.
Booklist - 02/15/2023 - Copyright 2023 Booklist.
School Library Journal - 06/01/2023 - Copyright 2023 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.
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