Freedom Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott
by Russell Freedman
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- Grade
- 5-12
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2006
Word Count 17,804
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1110L
- ATOS Reading Level: 7.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 107528, 3 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- 20th century
- Montgomery
- Civil rights
- Segregation in transportation
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - 20th Century
- African Americans
- History
- Civil rights workers
- Alabama
- African Americans--Alabama--Montgomery--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Montgomery (Ala.)--Race relations--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Montgomery Bus Boycott, Montgomery, Ala., 1955-1956--Juvenile literature
- African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama--Montgomery--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
- Montgomery Bus Boycott, Montgomery, Ala., 195
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics | Prejudice & Racism
- Montgomery (Ala.)
- Civil rights workers--Alabama--Montgomery--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Civil rights movements--Alabama--Montgomery--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
- Race relations
- Civil rights movements
- Segregation in transportation--Alabama--Montgomery--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
- Montgomery (Ala.)--Biography--Juvenile literature
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Awards & Distinctions 10
Carter G. Woodson Book Award, 1974-2024
Winner, 2007
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Honor, 2007
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2007
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2007
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2007
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2006
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2006
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