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Picture Book · Ages 8–12 · 2021 · Est. 7 min read-aloud
Unspeakable
Written by Carole Boston Weatherford · Illustrated by Floyd Cooper
A thriving community faces devastation in a forgotten tragedy of racial violence.
4.5/5 Goodreads · 4,329 ratings
32 pages· 859 words· Est. 7 min read-aloud
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Bookroo's summary
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.
At a glance
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 32
- Words
- 859
- Reading age
- 8–12
- Audience
- Juvenile Reader
- Lexile
- 1100L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- ~7.7
- F&P level
- ~Z
Publication
- Published
- February 2, 2021
- Publisher
- Carolrhoda Books
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Picture Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9781541581203
- LCCN
- 2020020949
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