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Stonewall breaking out in the fight for gay rights

"A dramatic retelling of the Stonewall riots of 1969, introducing teen readers to the decades-long struggle for gay rights"--Provided by publisher.

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Main Author: Bausum, Ann (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Viking, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA), 2015.
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Stonewall Riots, New York, N.Y., 1969 > Young adult nonfiction.
Gay liberation movement > United States > History > 20th century > Young adult nonfiction.
Gay men > United States > History > 20th century > Young adult nonfiction.
Lesbians > United States > History > 20th century > Young adult nonfiction.
Greenwich Village (New York, N.Y.) > History > 20th century > Young adult nonfiction.
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Summary:"A dramatic retelling of the Stonewall riots of 1969, introducing teen readers to the decades-long struggle for gay rights"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:120 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes filmography and bibliographical references (pages 111-115) and index.
ISBN:9780670016792 (hbk.)
0670016799 (hbk.)
Author Notes:Ann Bausum writes about history for readers of all ages. Stonewall is her twelfth book and her first book for Viking. Ann has written frequently about social justice history in the United States, including the fight for women's voting rights ( With Courage and Cloth ), the 1961 struggle for integrated interstate transportation in the South ( Freedom Riders ), and the Memphis, Tennessee, campaign to unionize sanitation workers that led to the death of Martin Luther King, Jr. ( Marching to the Mountaintop ). Among other recognitions, her books for children and teens have received a Sibert Honor, the Jane Addams Children's Book Award, the Golden Kite Award, and, on two occasions, the Carter G. Woodson Award. Ann lives in southern Wisconsin. Visit her website at www.AnnBausum.com or follow her on Facebook and Twitter.

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