How do you spell unfair? : MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee / Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrated by Frank Morrison.

By:

Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956- [author.]

Contributor(s):

Morrison, Frank, 1971- [illustrator.]

Material type:

TextPublisher: Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2023Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cmContent type:

text

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781536215540
1536215546

Other title:

MacNolia Cox & the National Spelling Bee

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DDC classification:

921 COX 305.896/073 23

LOC classification:

E185.97.C835 W43 2023

Summary: A true story of determination and groundbreaking achievement follows eighth grade African American spelling champion MacNolia Cox, who left Akron, Ohio, in 1936 to compete in the prestigious National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., only to be met with prejudice and discrimination.

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A true story of determination and groundbreaking achievement follows eighth grade African American spelling champion MacNolia Cox, who left Akron, Ohio, in 1936 to compete in the prestigious National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., only to be met with prejudice and discrimination.