Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956-

How do you spell unfair? : MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee / MacNolia Cox & the National Spelling Bee Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrated by Frank Morrison. - 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.

Booklist starred, February 2023 Publishers Weekly, January 2023 Kirkus Starred, March 2023

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.

5.3 3-6 840L Lexile

9781536215540 1536215546

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Cox, MacNolia--Juvenile literature.
Cox, MacNolia.


National Spelling Bee--Juvenile literature.
National Spelling Bee.


African American students--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Spelling bees--United States--Juvenile literature.
Race discrimination--United States--Juvenile literature.
African American students.
Spelling bees.
Race discrimination.
African Americans--Biography.
Women--Biography.


Biographies.
Nonfiction picture books.

E185.97.C835 / W43 2023

921 COX 305.896/073