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How do you spell unfair? : MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee / Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrated by Frank Morrison.
Title:
How do you spell unfair? : MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee / Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrated by Frank Morrison.
ISBN:
9781536215540
Personal Author:
Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956-
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2023.

©2023
Physical Description:
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Awards Note:
Honor book for the Coretta Scott King Award (Author, 2024)
Summary:
A true story of determination and groundbreaking achievement follows eighth grade African American spelling champion MacNolia Cox, who left Akron, Ohio, in 1936 to compete in the prestigious National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., only to be met with prejudice and discrimination.
Personal Subject:
Cox, MacNolia.
Conference Subject:
National Spelling Bee.
Subject Term:
African American students -- Biography

African American girls -- Biography

Spelling bees--United States.

Race discrimination--United States

Racism against Black people--United States.

African American students

Spelling bees

Race discrimination

African Americans -- Biography

Women -- Biography
Genre:
Biographies

Picture books
Added Author:
Morrison, Frank, 1971-
Audience:
840L Lexile
OCLC Number:
on1374247573
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