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How do you spell unfair? MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee

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.

Main Author: Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956- (Author)
Other Authors: Morrison, Frank, 1971- (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2023.
Edition: First edition.
Subjects:
Cox, MacNolia > Juvenile nonfiction.
African American students > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction.
African American girls > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction.
Spelling bees > United States > Juvenile nonfiction.
Race discrimination > United States > Juvenile nonfiction.
Racism against Black people > United States > Juvenile nonfiction.
Biographies > Juvenile.
Picture books.
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.
Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN: 9781536215540
1536215546
Author Notes: Carole Boston Weatherford, a New York Times best-selling author and poet, was named the 2019 Washington Post- Children's Book Guild Nonfiction Award winner. Her numerous books for children include the Coretta Scott King Author Award winner Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre , illustrated by Floyd Cooper; the Caldecott Honor Books Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom , illustrated by Kadir Nelson, and Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer , Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement , illustrated by Ekua Holmes, which was also a Robert F. Sibert Honor Book; the critically acclaimed Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library , illustrated by Eric Velasquez; and the Newbery Honor Book BOX: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom , illustrated by Michele Wood. Carole Boston Weatherford lives in North Carolina.

Frank Morrison has won numerous awards for his picture book illustration, including two Coretta Scott King Illustrator Awards. He previously collaborated with Carole Boston Weatherford on Standing in the Need of Prayer: A Modern Retelling of the Classic Spiritual ; R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul ; How Sweet the Sound: The Story of Amazing Grace ; and The Roots of Rap: 16 Bars on the 4 Pillars of Hip-Hop . Frank Morrison lives outside Atlanta.

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