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"In September 1969, a fumbling, cranky old church deacon known as Sportcoat shuffles into the courtyard of the Cause Houses housing project in south Brooklyn, pulls a .45 from his pocket, and in front of everybody shoots the project's drug dealer at point-blank range. The reasons for this desperate burst of violence and the consequences that spring from it lie at the heart of Deacon King Kong, James McBride's funny, moving novel and his first since...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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An introduction to the life Martin Luther King, Jr. Including how he organized the Montgomery Bus Boycott and African American people across the country in support of the right to vote, desegregation, and other basic civil rights.
3) King: a life
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2023.
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English
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"The first full biography in decades, "King" mixes revelatory and exhaustive new research with brisk and accessible storytelling to forge the definitive life for our times"--
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
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1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
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English
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A picture book biography introduces the ideas and accomplishments of a gifted and influential speaker by using some of his own words to tell the story.
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English
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"Using Stanford University's voluminous collection of archival material, including previously unpublished writings, interviews, recordings, and correspondence, King scholar Clayborne Carson has constructed a remarkable first-person account of Dr. King's extraordinary life."--Amazon.com.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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" Little Martin grew up in a family of preachers: his dad was a preacher, his uncle was a preacher, his grandfather was a preacher...so maybe he'd become a great preacher too. One day, a friend invited him to play at his house. Martin was shocked when his mother wouldn't let him in because he was black. That day he realized there was something terribly unfair going on. Martin believed that no one should remain silent and accept something if it's wrong....
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1 - AR Pts: 1
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360L
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English
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In Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, young readers will learn about this American holiday and the ways people celebrate it. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage emergent readers as they explore this unique holiday.
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Holiday House
Pub. Date
c1992
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[32] p. : col. ill. ; 21 X 25 cm.
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Español
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A brief, illustrated, biography of the Baptist minister and civil rights leader whose philosophy and practice of nonviolent civil disobedience helped American blacks win many battles for equal rights.
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Dial Books For Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
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1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color), photographs ; 20 cm.
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English
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Presents an illustrated biography of the man who spent his life pursuing his dream of equality and peace and was at the forefront of the civil rights movement until his assassination in 1968.
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Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
c1987
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IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
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56 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm.
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English
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Briefly recounts the life of the black minister who devoted his life to civil rights and discusses the national holiday in his name: Martin Luther King Day celebrated on the third Monday of every January.
20) I am Baptist
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PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
1999
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1st ed.
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IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
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24 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 19 cm.
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English
Description
A young Baptist girl introduces the history, beliefs, and practices of this Christian religion.
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