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Sylvia & Aki

By Winifred Conkling

By Winifred Conkling

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Jul 09, 2013 | ISBN 9781582463452 | Middle Grade (8-12)

Sylvia & Aki by Winifred Conkling
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About Sylvia & Aki

Young Sylvia Mendez never expected to be at the center of a landmark legal battle. Young Aki Munemitsu never expected to be sent away from her home and her life as she knew it. The two girls definitely never expected to know each other, until their lives intersected on a Southern California farm in a way that changed the country forever. Who are Sylvia and Aki? And why did their family stories matter then and still matter today? This book reveals the remarkable, never-before-told story—based on true events—of Mendez vs. Westminster School District, the California court case that desegregated schools for Latino children and set the stage for Brown vs. Topeka Board of Education at the national level.

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About Winifred Conkling

WINIFRED CONKLING studied journalism at Northwestern University and spent the next 25 years writing nonfiction for adult readers, including for Consumer Reports magazine and more than 30 nonfiction books.

Product Details

Category: Children’s Middle Grade Historical Books

Paperback | $7.99
Published by Yearling
Jul 09, 2013 | 160 Pages | 5-3/16 x 7-5/8 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9781582463452
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Awards

Jane Addams Children’s Book Award WINNER 2012

Bank Street Child Study Children’s Book Award NOMINEE

Minnesota Maud Heart Lovelace Award NOMINEE 2015

Tennessee Volunteer State Book Award SELECTION 2014

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