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Miss Crandall's School for Young Ladies & Little Misses of Color
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Miss Crandall's School for Young Ladies & Little Misses of Color Hardcover - 2007

by Elizabeth Alexander; Marilyn Nelson; Floyd Cooper (Illustrator)

Using the sonnet form of verse, two renowned poets tell the story of Prudence Crandall and her black students, who endured the cruelty of prejudice and hateful actions for the sake of their education, in Canterbury, Connecticut, in the 1830s. Full color.


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ALSC Notable Children's Book Here is the story of Miss Prudence Crandall and her black students, who endured the cruelty of prejudice and hateful actions for the sake of their education. Miss Crandall faced legal proceedings for opening her school of African American women. But her young students knew that Miss Crandall had committed no crime. They knew that the real criminals were the rich white residents of Canterbury, Connecticut, who had poisoned the school's water and set fire to the schoolhouse. But hatred could not destroy their patience and compassion. From March of 1833 to September of 1834, when persecution forced the school to close, these African American women learned that they deserved an education. What they needed was the courage to go after it. Poets Elizabeth Alexander and Marilyn Nelson have re-created the remarkable story of Prudence Crandall's school in this award-winning book, using the sonnet form with innovative style. Floyd Cooper's powerful illustrations reveal the strength and vulnerability of Miss Crandall and her students.

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  • Title Miss Crandall's School for Young Ladies & Little Misses of Color
  • Author Elizabeth Alexander; Marilyn Nelson; Floyd Cooper (Illustrator)
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 48
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Wordsong, Honesdale, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
  • Date 2007-09
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9781590784563 / 1590784561
  • Weight 0.88 lbs (0.40 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.38 x 10.66 x 0.51 in (18.75 x 27.08 x 1.30 cm)
  • Ages 06 to 09 years
  • Grade levels 1 - 4
  • Reading level 1030
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1800-1850
    • Cultural Region: New England
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
    • Geographic Orientation: Connecticut
  • Library of Congress subjects Children's poetry, American, African American girls
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2006038985
  • Dewey Decimal Code 811.54

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Citations

  • Booklist, 10/01/2007, Page 56
  • Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 11/01/2007, Page 126
  • Christian Home & School, 02/01/2008, Page 30
  • Horn Book Magazine, 09/01/2007, Page 594
  • Kirkus Best Young-Adult Books, 12/01/2007, Page 4
  • Kirkus Review - Children, 08/15/2007, Page 849
  • Multicultural Review, 12/01/2007, Page 85
  • School Library Journal, 09/01/2007, Page 212
  • Voice of Youth Advocates, 12/01/2007, Page 456

About the author

Elizabeth Alexander is a poet, essayist, playwright, and teacher, and the author of four books of poems for adults, including American Sublime, one of three finalists for the 2006 Pulitzer Prize and an ALA Notable Book of the Year. She is a professor of African American literature and culture at Yale University. Dr. Alexander lives in New Haven, Connecticut. Marilyn Nelson is a past poet laureate of the state of Connecticut and a three-time National Book Award finalist. She is the author of two award-winning books for young people, Carver: A Life in Poems and Fortune's Bones: The Manumission Requiem. She lives in East Haddam, Connecticut. Floyd Cooper (1956-2021) illustrated over 110 books for children, including Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre by Carole Boston Weatherford, for which he was awarded a Caldecott Honor, the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award, and a Sibert Honor. He was also the recipient of the CorettaScott King Award for The Blacker the Berry; three Coretta Scott King Honors for I Have Heard of a Land, Meet Danitra Brown, and Brown Honey in Broomwheat Tea; 10 ALA Notables; and an NAACP Image Award, among other honors. Visit floydcooper.com.
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