Blacklisted!: Hollywood, the Cold War, and the First Amendment
by Larry Dane Brimner
A Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Book
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Nonfiction
Year Published 2018
Word Count 20,501
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1230L
- ATOS Reading Level: 8.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 501017, 4 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- 20th century
- YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION--Social Topics--Civil & Human Rights
- United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
- Communism--United States--Juvenile literature
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Law & Crime
- Political aspects
- Communism and motion pictures
- Children's Books - Young Adult Fiction
- Motion picture industry--United States--History--Juvenile literature
- Communism
- United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities
- Motion picture industry--History
- United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities--History--20th century
- YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION--United States--History--20th Century
- Motion picture industry
- Blacklisting of entertainers
- YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION--Law & Crime
- Blacklisting of authors--United States--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
- History
- Blacklisting of entertainers--United States--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
- United States
- Blacklisting of authors
- Communism and motion pictures--United States--Juvenile literature
- Screenwriters
- Young Adult Nonfiction | History | United States - 20th Century
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Social Topics | Civil & Human Rights
- Motion picture producers and directors
- Political activity
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Awards & Distinctions 2
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2019
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2019
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