Freedom Riders: John Lewis and Jim Zwerg on the Front Lines of the Civil Rights Movement
by Ann Bausum
John Lewis and Jim Zwerg grew up in startlingly different circumstances, but together... read more
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- Grade
- 4-12
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2006
Word Count 14,243
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1090L
- ATOS Reading Level: 7.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 107660, 3.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Southern States--Race relations--Juvenile literature
- History
- Zwerg, Jim, 1939---Juvenile literature
- 20th century
- Civil rights workers
- African American civil rights workers--Biography--Juvenile literature
- United States
- Civil rights
- Civil rights workers--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Lewis, John, 1940 February 21---Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography
- Lewis, John
- Zwerg, Jim
- African American civil rights workers
- Race relations
- Civil rights movements--Southern States--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - 20th Century
- Southern states
- Civil rights movements
- African Americans--Civil rights--Southern States--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
- Southern States
- African Americans
- Lists With This Book
- Exploring the Civil Rights Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
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About the Author 3
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Awards & Distinctions 5
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2023
Commended, 2007
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2007
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2022
Selection, 2007
CCBC Choices
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