Facing Frederick: The Life of Frederick Douglass, a Monumental American Man
by Tonya Bolden
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2018
Word Count 24,695
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1140L
- ATOS Reading Level: 8.2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 193554, 4 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- African American abolitionists
- Douglass, Frederick
- Antislavery movements
- Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895--Juvenile literature
- Abolitionists
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - 19th Century
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Political
- Young Adult Biography
- Abolitionists--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- United States
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics | Prejudice & Racism
- Antislavery movements--United States--Juvenile literature
- African American abolitionists--Biography--Juvenile literature
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- Black History Month Books
- Black History Biographies
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Awards & Distinctions 5
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2023
Biography Selection, 2019
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2024
Commended, 2019
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Biography Selection, 2018
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2018
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