Cover image for How do you spell unfair? : MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee
Title:
How do you spell unfair? : MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee
Author:
Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956- author.

Morrison, Frank, 1971- illustrator.
Format:
Book
ISBN:
9781536215540
Subject Term:
African American students -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.

African American girls -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.

Spelling bees -- United States -- Juvenile literature.

Race discrimination -- United States -- Juvenile literature.

Racism against Black people -- United States -- Juvenile literature.

African American students.

Spelling bees.

Race discrimination.

African Americans -- Biography.

Women -- Biography.

Spelling bees -- Juvenile literature.

African American students -- Biography.

Race discrimination -- United States.
Summary:
A true story of determination and groundbreaking achievement follows eighth grade African American spelling champion MacNolia Cox, who left Akron, Ohio, in 1936 to compete in the prestigious National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., only to be met with prejudice and discrimination.
Library
Shelf Number
Status
CCLD Elfrida Library
J B COX
Grand Canyon Reader Awards
Sierra Vista Public Library
E WEATHERFORD
Easy Book