Freedom Summer: The 1964 Struggle for Civil Rights in Mississippi
by Susan Goldman Rubin
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2014
Word Count 25,331
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 980L
- ATOS Reading Level: 6.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 165199, 4 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- 20th century
- Civil rights
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - State & Local
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - 20th Century
- Mississippi
- Civil rights workers
- Civil rights movements
- Mississippi Freedom Project
- Mississippi Freedom Project--Juvenile literature
- Civil rights workers--Mississippi--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction
- Civil rights movements--Mississippi--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
- African Americans
- History
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- African Americans--Civil rights--Mississippi--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
- African Americans--Suffrage--Mississippi--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics | Prejudice & Racism
- Suffrage
Our Original Resources 5
Meet-the-Author Recording with Susan Goldman Rubin about Freedom Summer
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Susan Goldman Rubin
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Cultural Representation Reflection
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Common Core Guide from Holiday House
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Awards & Distinctions 7
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2015
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2024
Nonfiction Honor, 2015
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2015
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2014
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2014
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