Separate is never equal : Sylvia Mendez & her family's fight for desegregation
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Author
Published
New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2014.
Physical Desc
40 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
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San Luis Obispo Library - Children's Nonfiction - Biography
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379.263 M538
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Arroyo Grande Library - Children's Nonfiction - Biography
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Atascadero Library - Children's Nonfiction
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| San Luis Obispo Library - Children's Nonfiction - Biography | 379.263 M538 | On Shelf |
| San Luis Obispo Library - Children's Nonfiction - Biography | 379.263 M538 | On Shelf |
| Arroyo Grande Library - Children's Nonfiction - Biography | 379.263 M538 | On Shelf |
| Atascadero Library - Children's Nonfiction | 379.263 M538 | On Shelf |
| Los Osos Library - Children's Nonfiction | 379.263 M538 | On Shelf |
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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.
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Published
New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2014.
Format
Book
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
LG
Level 5.1, 1 Points
Level 5.1, 1 Points
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.
Awards
Pura Belpr? Honor Award, 2015.
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