Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down
Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down
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Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down

Written by Andrea Davis Pinkney
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7 - 10
Reading age
40
Page count
59
Words per page
600L
Lexile measure
Feb 1, 2010
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It was February 1, 1960.They didn’t need menus. Their order was simple.A doughnut and coffee, with cream on the side. This picture book is a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the momentous Woolworth’s lunch counter sit-in, when four college students staged a peaceful protest that became a defining moment in the struggle for racial equality and the growing civil rights movement. Andrea Davis Pinkney uses poetic, powerful prose to tell the story of these four young men, who followed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s words of peaceful protest and dared to sit at the “whites only” Woolworth’s lunch counter. Brian Pinkney embraces a new artistic style, creating expressive paintings filled with emotion that mirror the hope, strength, and determination that fueled the dreams of not only these four young men, but also countless others.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780316070164
    Publication Date
    February 1, 2010
    Publisher
    Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
    Page Count
    40
    Words Per Page
    59
    Audience
    Picture
    Reading Age
    7 - 10 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2009019470
    Lexile® Level
    600L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~O
    ATOS® Book Level
    5.2
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    0.5
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    135632
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    LG

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