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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.
Picture books.

Available copies

  • 23 of 25 copies available at SPARK Libraries. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Somerset County Federated Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Meyersdale Public Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 25 total copies.
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