A Time to Act: John F. Kennedy's Big Speech
by Shana Corey and R. Gregory Christie
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- Grade
- 1-6
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Picture Book
Year Published 2017
Word Count 2,302
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 850L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 189548, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963--Juvenile literature
- 20th century
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Social Activists
- JUVENILE NONFICTION
- Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963--Influence--Juvenile literature
- Civil rights
- 1945-1989
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Social Activists
- Presidents--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Political
- Biography & Autobiography
- United States--Politics and government--1945-1989--Juvenile literature
- African Americans--Civil rights--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / People & Places / United States / African American
- Politics and government
- Speeches, addresses, etc., American--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Political
- African Americans
- History
- Kennedy, John F
- Social Activists
- 1961-1963
- Presidents
- United States
- People & Places
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Political
- Influence
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography
- African American
- Speeches, addresses, etc., American
- United States--Politics and government--1961-1963--Juvenile literature
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Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Character Building Selection, 2017
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
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