The girl from the tar paper school: Barbara Rose Johns and the advent of the civil rights movement
(Book)

Book Cover
Average Rating
Published:
New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2013.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
56 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
Lexile measure:
1100L
Rating:
1100
Status:
East Hampton Juvenile Nonfiction
J 323.092 KAN
Description
Before the Little Rock Nine, before Rosa Parks, before Martin Luther King Jr. and his March on Washington, there was Barbara Rose Johns, a teenager who used nonviolent civil disobedience to draw attention to her cause. In 1951, witnessing the unfair conditions in her racially segregated high school, Barbara Johns led a walkout-the first public protest of its kind demanding racial equality in the U.S.-jumpstarting the American civil rights movement. Ridiculed by the white superintendent and school board, local newspapers, and others, and even after a cross was burned on the school grounds, Barbara and her classmates held firm and did not give up. Her school's case went all the way to the Supreme Court and helped end segregation as part of Brown v. Board of Education. Barbara Johns grew up to become a librarian in the Philadelphia school system. The Girl from the Tar Paper School mixes biography with social history and is illustrated with family photos, images of the school and town, and archival documents from classmates and local and national news media. The book includes a civil rights timeline, bibliography, and index.
Also in This Series
Copies
Location
Call Number
Status
East Hampton Juvenile Nonfiction
J 323.092 KAN
On Shelf
Location
Call Number
Status
Essex Children's Nonfiction
J 323.092 KAN
On Shelf
Hamden/Miller Children's Nonfiction
j323.092/KAN
On Shelf
Lyme Juvenile Nonfiction
J 92 POWELL
On Shelf
Middlefield/Coe Juv Collection
JUV 323.092 KANEFIELD
On Shelf
New London Juv. Non Fiction
JB POWELL
On Shelf
Norwich/Otis Children's Biographies
J BIO JOHNS
On Shelf
Wallingford Children's Biography
J B POWELL KA
On Shelf
West Haven Main Children's Non-fiction
J 323.092 KAN
On Shelf
More Like This
Other Editions and Formats
More Details
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781419707964
Accelerated Reader:
MG
Level 7.6, 2 Points
Lexile measure:
1100

Notes

Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Target Audience
1100,Lexile.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,MG,7.6,2.0,159626.
Reviews from GoodReads
Loading GoodReads Reviews.
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)

Kanefield, T. (2013). The girl from the tar paper school: Barbara Rose Johns and the advent of the civil rights movement. New York, Abrams Books for Young Readers.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Kanefield, Teri, 1960-. 2013. The Girl From the Tar Paper School: Barbara Rose Johns and the Advent of the Civil Rights Movement. New York, Abrams Books for Young Readers.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Kanefield, Teri, 1960-, The Girl From the Tar Paper School: Barbara Rose Johns and the Advent of the Civil Rights Movement. New York, Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2013.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Kanefield, Teri. The Girl From the Tar Paper School: Barbara Rose Johns and the Advent of the Civil Rights Movement. New York, Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2013.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
Staff View
Grouped Work ID:
a4d6d41b-8a22-3fe4-12e0-54b5732893dc
Go To GroupedWork

Record Information

Last Sierra Extract TimeMar 18, 2024 11:40:53 AM
Last File Modification TimeMar 18, 2024 11:41:14 AM
Last Grouped Work Modification TimeMar 18, 2024 11:40:59 AM

MARC Record

LEADER03276nam 2200541 i 4500
00520131220132244.0
008121105s2013    nyua   j b    001 0beng  
010 |a  2012040990
020 |a 9781419707964
040 |a DLC|b eng|e rda|c DLC|d DLC|d HMM
042 |a pcc
043 |a n-us---|a n-us-va
05000|a E185.97. J59|b K35 2013
08200|a 323.092|a B|2 23
1001 |a Kanefield, Teri,|d 1960-
24514|a The girl from the tar paper school :|b Barbara Rose Johns and the advent of the civil rights movement /|c by Teri Kanefield.
264 1|a New York :|b Abrams Books for Young Readers,|c 2013.
300 |a 56 pages :|b illustrations (some color) ;|c 26 cm
336 |a text|2 rdacontent
337 |a unmediated|2 rdamedia
338 |a volume|2 rdacarrier
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index.
5050 |a The tar paper shack problem -- A little child shall lead them -- The quiet embrace of the woods -- The time has come -- Stick with us -- Reaching for the moon -- Pupil lashes out at principal -- A lawsuit is filed and the troubles begin -- The lost generation -- "Nothing is as strong as gentleness, nothing as gentle as strength." -- The birth of the civil rights movement -- Author's note -- Select civil rights timeline -- Endnotes -- Sources.
5218 |a 1100|b Lexile.
5260 |a Accelerated Reader AR|b MG|c 7.6|d 2.0|z 159626.
60011|a Powell, Barbara Johns,|d 1935-1991.
60010|a Powell, Barbara Johns,|d 1935-1991|v Juvenile literature.
650 1|a Civil rights movements|z United States|x History|y 20th century.
650 1|a Civil rights workers|z United States|v Biography.
650 1|a Women civil rights workers|z United States|v Biography.
650 1|a Segregation in education|z Virginia|x History|y 20th century.
650 0|a Civil rights movements|z United States|x History|y 20th century|v Juvenile literature.
650 0|a Civil rights workers|z United States|v Biography|v Juvenile literature.
650 0|a Women civil rights workers|z United States|v Biography|v Juvenile literature.
650 0|a Segregation in education|z Virginia|x History|y 20th century|v Juvenile literature.
651 1|a Virginia|x Race relations|x History|y 20th century.
651 0|a Virginia|x Race relations|x History|y 20th century|v Juvenile literature.
907 |a .b23203857
945 |y .i49853429|i 21706769364|l wajb|s -|h |u 6|x 0|w 0|v 2|t 36|z 01-17-14|o -|a J B POWELL KA
945 |y .i50087721|i 21203563934|l nwjb|s -|h |u 5|x 0|w 0|v 1|t 36|z 03-07-14|o -|a J BIO JOHNS
945 |y .i54586720|i 21501011332|l exjn|s -|h |u 2|x 0|w 0|v 1|t 36|z 05-29-15|o -|a J 323.092 KAN
945 |y .i54695053|i 31251003814219|l wmjn|s -|h |u 5|x 0|w 0|v 0|t 168|z 06-18-15|o -|a J 323.092 KAN
945 |y .i55575675|i 31200500085526|l hmjn|s -|h |u 5|x 1|w 0|v 3|t 36|z 12-01-15|o -|a j323.092/KAN
945 |y .i5593870x|i 34130000420864|l mlj|s -|h |u 0|x 0|w 0|v 0|t 36|z 01-07-16|o -|a JUV 323.092 KANEFIELD
945 |y .i58506111|i 21302134694|l nljn|s -|h |u 1|x 0|w 0|v 0|t 36|z 04-26-17|o -|a JB POWELL
945 |y .i60119639|i 22801322207|l ehjn|s -|h |u 0|x 0|w 0|v 0|t 36|z 11-16-17|o -|a J 323.092 KAN
945 |y .i69242835|i 34342001245840|l lyjn|s -|h |u 0|x 0|w 0|v 0|t 36|z 12-19-23|o -|a J 92 POWELL
998 |e -|d a |f eng|a eh|a ex|a hm|a ly|a ml|a nl|a nw|a wa|a wm