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We wait for the sun Cover Image Book Book

We wait for the sun / by Dovey Johnson Roundtree and Katie McCabe ; pictures by Raissa Figueroa.

Roundtree, Dovey Johnson, 1914-2018 (author.). McCabe, Katie, (author.). Figueroa, Raissa, (illustrator.).

Summary:

The late Civil Rights attorney and activist shares a poignant moment from her childhood beside her wise grandmother, who taught Roundtree the values of self-worth, strength and justice that inspired the co-author's boundary-breaking career.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781250229021
  • ISBN: 1250229022
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2021.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Target Audience Note:
AD840L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader LG 4.3 0.5 0.5 513637
Awards Note:
Coretta Scott King Book Award honor book, illustrator, 2022

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Subject: Roundtree, Dovey Johnson, 1914-2018 > Family > Juvenile literature.
African American women lawyers > Juvenile literature.
Grandparent and child > Juvenile literature.
Women > Biography.
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  • 23 of 25 copies available at SPARK Libraries.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Somerset County Federated Library System. (Show)
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Meyersdale Public Library PIC BK Family ROUNDTREE (Text) 30512005381916 MEYM PIC BK Available -
Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free Library JE ROU (Text) 37268003121704 AHMFL Picture Books Available -
Allentown Public Library J B ROUNDTREE, D. (Text) 34455006893859 Juv Biography Available -
Bangor Public Library E ROU (Text) 75011000370392 Easy Available -
Clymer Library E ROU (Text) 32596000478858 Childrens Fiction Available -
DuBois Public Library J-E FIC ROUNDTREE (Text) 61000100076153 Picture Book Available -
Emmaus Public Library J 304.092 ROUN (Text) 36446002065574 Juvenile Nonfiction On Display -
Exeter Community Library J ROU (Text) 33249024771911 Children's Biography Available -
Exeter Community Library J ROU (Text) 33249024791562 Children's Biography Available -
Harbaugh-Thomas Library (Biglerville) JBIOG ROU (Text) 35740635716574 Juvenile Biography Available -
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