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Freedom Train
Contributor(s): Coleman, Evelyn (Author), Riley, David (Illustrator)

ISBN: 0689847165 ISBN-13: 9780689847165
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books

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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: January 2008
Annotation: Twelve-year-old Clyde Thomason is proud to have a brother guarding the Freedom Train, which travels around the country with such documents as the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights. However, in Clydes hometown of Atlanta in 1947, not everyone is free.

Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 20th Century
- Juvenile Fiction | Lifestyles - Country Life

Dewey: FIC

LCCN: 2007000953

Age Level: 8-12

Grade Level: 3-7

Lexile Measure: 650(Not Available)

Physical Information: 0.68" H x 5.8" W x 7.54" L (0.53 lbs) 160 pages

Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1940's
- Locality - Atlanta, Georgia
- Geographic Orientation - Georgia
- Cultural Region - South
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
- Topical - Friendship

Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian

Awards: William Allen White Childens Book Award, Nominee, Grades 3-5, 2011
Parents Choice Awards (Spring) (2008-Up), Recommended, Historical Fiction, 2008

Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 12/15/2007 pg. 1293
Publishers Weekly 12/24/2007 pg. 57
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 03/01/2008 pg. 287
Booklist 02/01/2008 pg. 58
Hornbook Guide to Children 10/01/2008 pg. 338 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2008 pg. 338 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 120403
Reading Level: 4.2 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 4.0

Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.

Publisher Description:
An enthralling account of a young boy's struggle to help freedom triumph over fear in the 1940s American South.

It's 1947, and twelve-year-old Clyde Thomason is proud to have an older brother who guards the Freedom Train--a train that is traveling to all forty-eight states carrying the country's most important documents, including the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights.

Clyde hasn't told his parents he won't perform the Freedom Pledge because of stage fright, nor has he mentioned his confusing friendship with a boy of color. So when the townspeople threaten William's family, Clyde has a choice to make: Will he keep quiet, or stand up for real freedom?

Ideal for classrooms, Freedom Train contains historical photos of the Freedom Train and its guards, as well as an author's note that provides additional information about the history of the Freedom Train.

Contributor Bio(s): Coleman, Evelyn: - Evelyn Coleman's books include To Be a Drum, White Socks Only, The Riches of Oseola McCarty, a Smithsonian Notable Book and a Carter G. Woodson Honor Book, and Born in Sin. Ms. Coleman lives in Atlanta, Georgia, where she received the Atlanta Mayor's fellowship for achievement in children's literature. Visit Evelyn online at evelyncoleman.com.

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