Claudette Colvin: Twice toward Justice

by Phillip Hoose, published by Melanie Kroupa Books/ Farrar Straus Giroux, an imprint of Macmillan children's Publishing Group

The book cover of "Claudette Colvin: Twice toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose features a headshot drawing of Claudette against snippets of newspaper headlines that include: $2000 reward, Negro girl, colored, Alabama, segregation. The Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award Seal has been affixed above the author's name at the lower right.

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Hoose recounts the largely untold story of Claudette Colvin, who was arrested and jailed at the age of 15 after refusing to relinquish her seat on a bus to a white woman. Interviews with Colvin create a vivid picture not only of the Montgomery bus boycott but also the Browder v. Gayle case, in which she was a key defendant.

Awards Won

Title Year
seal for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults

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An award for the best nonfiction book published for young adults (ages 12-18) during a November 1 – October 31 publishing year.
 2010 - Finalist(s)

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