The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights
by Steve Sheinkin
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2014
Word Count 33,632
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 950L
- ATOS Reading Level: 6.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 163116, 6 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- 20th century
- Civil rights
- African American sailors--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
- Participation, African American
- World War, 1939-1945
- Port Chicago Mutiny Trial, San Francisco, Cal
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - 20th Century
- United States. Navy--African Americans--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
- Port Chicago Mutiny, Port Chicago, Calif., 19
- World War, 1939-1945--Participation, African American--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | Military & Wars
- African Americans--Civil rights--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
- Port Chicago Mutiny Trial, San Francisco, Calif., 1944--Juvenile literature
- Port Chicago Mutiny, Port Chicago, Calif., 1944--Juvenile literature
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction
- African Americans
- History
- United States
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics | Prejudice & Racism
- African American sailors
- Lists With This Book
- Holocaust and World War II
- Nonfiction, 9-10
- Black History 2014
- Racism & Justice
- American History
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Steve Sheinkin about The Port Chicago 50
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Steve Sheinkin
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Awards & Distinctions 13
![ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024](/images/list_sponsor_image/6747.png.pagespeed.ce.rqZg92-sK4.png)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2015
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CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015
![Carter G. Woodson Book Award, 1974-2024](/images/list_image/1109.gif)
Carter G. Woodson Book Award, 1974-2024
Winner, 2015
![YALSA Nonfiction Award, 2010-2024](/images/list_image/4350.jpg)
YALSA Nonfiction Award, 2010-2024
Finalist, 2015
![Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024](/images/awards/79.jpg)
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2015
![Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024](/images/awards/106.png)
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2015
![Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2024](/images/list_image/2882.jpg.pagespeed.ce.HDGxFssvr7.jpg)
Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2024
Winner, 2014
![SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023](/images/awards/89.jpg.pagespeed.ce.B9zziK7vbV.jpg)
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2014
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Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2014
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Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2023
Middle Grade Selection, 2014
![Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023](/images/awards/77.jpg.pagespeed.ce.DTa29SPag8.jpg)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
History Selection, 2014
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