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The forbidden schoolhouse the true and dramatic story of Prudence Crandall and her students

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Main Author: Jurmain, Suzanne
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2005.
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Crandall, Prudence, > 1803-1890 > Juvenile nonfiction.
Women educators > Connecticut > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction.
African American women > Education > Connecticut > History > Juvenile nonfiction.
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Physical Description:150 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. [138-144) and index.
ISBN:0618473025 (hardcover)
Author Notes:Suzanne Tripp Jurmain was born into a theatrical family, making her acting debut at age four and appearing in a number of television programs during her childhood and teen years. After earning an honors degree in English at UCLA, she worked at UCLA's Fowler Museum before becoming a freelance writer. She has published several award-winning books for children on historical subjects, including The Secret of the Yellow Death, and the picture books Worst of Friends: Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and the True Story of an American Feud, George Did It, and Nice Work, Franklin!, all illustrated by Larry Day. Suzanne Jurmain lives with her husband in Los Angeles. Visit her website at www.suzannejurmain.com .

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