Tales of the talented tenth. No. 3, Robert Smalls
(Graphic Novel)

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Published
Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press, [2021].
ISBN
9781682750667, 1682750663, 9781713730859, 1713730855
Lexile measure
HL 290L
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Downers Grove Public Library - 1st Floor - KidsJB SMALLSOn Shelf
Homewood Public Library District - Juvenile StacksJ GN TALES OF THE TALENTED TENTH-3On Shelf
Messenger Public Library of North Aurora - Teen Graphic NovelsYF GILL TALES V. 3On Shelf
Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - Teen Graphic NovelsTEEN GN B SMALLSOn Shelf
South Holland Public Library - Young Adult StacksYA BIO SMALLSOn Shelf

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Published
Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press, [2021].
Format
Graphic Novel
Physical Desc
vi, 119 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
ISBN
9781682750667, 1682750663, 9781713730859, 1713730855
Lexile code
HL
Lexile measure
290

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General Note
Title proper from front cover.
General Note
"Black history in action. True adventures of amazing African Americans" -- Cover.
General Note
"The true story of the greatest heist of the Civil War: Robert Smalls steals the Confederate Planter!" -- Cover.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page 118).
Description
Tells the true story of Robert Smalls, the enslaved African, who pulled off one of the most daring and largest heists of the Civil War. Learn how Robert earns a job working for the C.S.S. Planter, escapes to freedom, goes on to become a first-generation Black politician, and makes history by writing and leading the passage of legislation that led to the United States' first free and compulsory public school system. -- adapted from Amazon.com.
Description
Tells the story of Robert Smalls, a slave steamboat wheelman who navigated past Confederate forts in South Carolina and became one of the Civil War's greatest heroes.
Target Audience
HL290L,Lexile
Target Audience
Decoding demand: 82 (very high),Semantic demand: 99 (very high),Syntactic demand: 49 (medium),Structure demand: 84 (very high),Lexile

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Gill, J. C. (2021). Tales of the talented tenth (First edition.). Chicago Review Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Gill, Joel Christian. 2021. Tales of the Talented Tenth. Chicago Review Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Gill, Joel Christian. Tales of the Talented Tenth Chicago Review Press, 2021.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Gill, Joel Christian. Tales of the Talented Tenth First edition., Chicago Review Press, 2021.

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