Let It Shine: Stories of Black Women Freedom Fighters
by Andrea Davis Pinkney and Stephen Alcorn
25 Total Resources 4 Awards Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 5-12
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2000
Word Count 23,637
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1000L
- ATOS Reading Level: 7.2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 45689, 4 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- History
- Subject Headings
- African American women civil rights workers--Biography
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Historical
- Civil rights
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Political
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Women
- African Americans
- History
- United States
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- African American women civil rights workers
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
- Women
- United States--Race relations
- African Americans--Civil rights--History
- Race relations
Our Original Resources 6
Meet-the-Author Recording with Andrea Davis Pinkney about Let It Shine
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Andrea Davis Pinkney
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In-depth Written Interview with Andrea Davis Pinkney
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Awards & Distinctions 4
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Author Honor, 2001
Carter G. Woodson Book Award, 1974-2024
Winner, 2001
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2001
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2001
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