Unspeakable
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Picture Book · Ages 8–12 · 2021 · Est. 7 min read-aloud

Unspeakable

By Carole Boston Weatherford, Floyd Cooper (Illustrator)

A thriving community faces devastation in a forgotten tragedy of racial violence.

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32 pages· 859 words· Est. 7 min read-aloud
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In 1921, Tulsa's Greenwood District, a prosperous African American community, is shattered when a white mob attacks, leaving death and destruction in its wake. As the truth is buried for decades, this powerful narrative invites young readers to confront the past and envision a future of hope and justice. What will it take to heal and remember?

From the publisher

A must-have–Booklist (starred review) Celebrated author Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrator Floyd Cooper provide a powerful look at the Tulsa Race Massacre, one of the worst incidents of racial violence in our nation’s history. The book traces the history of African Americans in Tulsa’s Greenwood district and chronicles the devastation that occurred in 1921 when a white mob attacked the Black community. News of what happened was largely suppressed, and no official investigation occurred for seventy-five years. This picture book sensitively introduces young readers to this tragedy and concludes with a call for a better future.

Awards

The New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Books Award (2021)
At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
32
Words
859
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Juvenile Reader
Lexile
1100L
Themes & topics
Books about historyBooks about violenceBooks about 20th centuryBooks about prejudice and racismBooks about Black history
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~7.7
F&P level
~Z
Publication
Published
February 2, 2021
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781541581203

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