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Brave. Black. First.: 50 African American Women Who Changed the World

by Cheryl Willis Hudson

Hardcover, 2020

Status

Available

Tags

Younger Readers Biographies, Advancing Racial Equity Collection, Juneteenth, Black History

Genres

Publication

Crown Books for Young Readers (2020), 128 pages

Description

An illustrated biographical compilation of over fifty African American women from the 1700s through to the present day.

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Rating

½ (3 ratings; 3.7)

Awards

Jane Addams Children's Book Award (Finalist — 2020)

Kids' Book Choice Awards (Finalist — 2021)

BCALA Children & Young Adult Literary Awards (Honor — Nonfiction — 2021)

Just One More Page Recommendation List (2021)

Language

Original language

English

Original publication date

2020

Physical description

128 p.; 10.31 inches

ISBN

0525645810 / 9780525645818

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