Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights

By Steve Sheinkin

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9781596437968

Awards and Honors Boston Globe-Horn Book Award 2014 Nonfiction Award Winner
2014 National Book Awards Finalist for Young People’s Literature
SLJ Best Books 2014, Nonfiction
Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2014, Middle-Grade Books
PW’s Best Books of 2014, Middle Grade
Bulletin Blue Ribbon 2014, Nonfiction
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children’s Literature, Best Multicultural Books of 2014
2015 YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction Finalist
ALA Notable Books for Children 2015, Older Readers; 2014 Cybils Awards Finalist, Nonfiction for Young Adults
New York Times Notable Children’s Books of 2014, Middle Grade
Capitol Choices 2015
NCSS Carter G. Woodson Book Award 2015 Winner, Secondary

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Crime: Hate Crimes,Discrimination: Reference/Discussion,Language: Racial or Ethnic Epithet/Slur,Language: Strong Language,Medical: Graphic Descriptions,Violence: Mild Violence

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July 1944: an explosion at a California navy base killed hundreds of sailors loading munitions. Fifty black seamen, refusing to resume work in unsafe conditions, were charged with mutiny. List of the fifty sailors convicted of mutiny. Source notes. List of works cited. Index. Black-and-white photographs, reproductions, and diagram.

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AR Level 6.7 AR Points 6.0 AR Ready No Canadian Rights Yes Dewey B Title alpha Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights Level History High Pages Count 208 Genre Nonfiction Topics The U.S. Navy. Participation of African Americans in World War II (1939-1945). Port Chicago Mutiny, Port Chicago, California, 1944. Port Chicago Mutiny Trial, San Francisco, California, 1944. African American sailors. Civil rights. Twentieth-century U.S. history. SRC Level 7.400000 SRC Points 10.000000 Lexile 950L Trim Size 6" x 9" JLG Span Fall Language English Publication date 2013-12-31 JLG Release Date Feb 2014 Minimum grade 9 Maximum grade 12 Reading level High Format Print

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