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Twelve Days in May
- Author
- Larry Dane Brimner
- Narrator
- Kevin R. Free
- Publisher
- Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish Date
- 13 August 2024
- Run Time
- 58 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
This is their story.
Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award
An ALA Notable Children’s Book
Booklist Editors’ Choice
A Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Books
“Brimner … presents a straightforward narrative approach to the subject that will appeal to readers. … An essential part of civil rights collections and a worthy addition to all nonfiction shelves.”—School Library Journal, starred review
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Details
- Author
- Larry Dane Brimner
- Narrator
- Kevin R. Free
- Duration
- 58 minutes
- Release Date
- 13 August 2024
- ISBN
- 9798892743440
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Recorded Books, Inc.
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Prejudice and intolerance, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Racism
Synopsis
On May 4, 1961, thirteen activists—black and white, young and old, male and female—board two buses in Washington, D.C., for New Orleans, Louisiana. Their Freedom Ride will last just twelve days. But their mission is clear. The laws prohibiting segregation on buses crossing state lines and at bus stations are being violated. These Freedom Riders are determined to draw attention to the laws’ lack of enforcement. But what starts as a peaceful protest turns violent as they travel deeper into the South.This is their story. Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award An ALA Notable Children’s BookBooklist Editors’ Choice A Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Books “Brimner … presents a straightforward narrative approach to the subject that will appeal to readers. … An essential part of civil rights collections and a worthy addition to all nonfiction shelves.”—School Library Journal, starred review
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