{"product_id":"claudette-colvin-phillip-hoose-9780312661052","title":"Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice (Newbery Honor Book; National Book Award Winner)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER AND NEWBERY HONOR BOOK ● Before Rosa Parks, there was 15-year-old Claudette Colvin. Read the first in-depth account of an important yet largely unknown civil rights figure in this multi-award winning, mega-selling biography from the incomparable Phillip Hoose. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"When it comes to justice, there is no easy way to get it. You can't sugarcoat it. You have to take a stand and say, 'This is not right.'\" --Claudette Colvin\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn March 2, 1955, an impassioned teenager, fed up with the daily injustices of Jim Crow segregation, refused to give her seat to a white woman on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Instead of being celebrated as Rosa Parks would be just nine months later, fifteen-year-old Claudette Colvin found herself shunned by her classmates and dismissed by community leaders. Undaunted, a year later she dared to challenge segregation again as a key plaintiff in Browder v. Gayle, the landmark case that struck down the segregation laws of Montgomery and swept away the legal underpinnings of the Jim Crow South. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on extensive interviews with Claudette Colvin and many others, Phillip Hoose presents the first major biography of a remarkable civil rights hero, skillfully weaving her riveting story into the fabric of the historic Montgomery bus boycott and court case that would change the course of American history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAwards and Praise for\u003ci\u003e Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNational Book Award Winner\u003cbr\u003eA Newbery Honor Book\u003cbr\u003eA YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Finalist\u003cbr\u003eA Robert F. Sibert Honor Book\u003cbr\u003eAmazon.com 100 Biographies and Memoirs to Read in a Lifetime \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Hoose's book, based in part on interviews with Colvin and people who knew her--finally gives her the credit she deserves.\" \u003c\/b\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Claudette's eloquent bravery is unforgettable.\"\u003c\/b\u003e --\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e★ \u003cb\u003e\"This inspiring title shows the incredible difference that a single young person can make.\" \u003c\/b\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Phillip Hoose\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0312661053\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312661052\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Square Fish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/21\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e129138 \/ Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Phillip Hoose","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44055563698431,"sku":"9780312661052","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d4a103ee-56d4-4eb8-baca-0cd290deec19.jpg?v=1685036508","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/claudette-colvin-phillip-hoose-9780312661052","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}