Accused!: The Trials of the Scottsboro Boys: Lies, Prejudice, and the Fourteenth Amendment
by Larry Dane Brimner
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2019
Word Count 31,988
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1170L
- ATOS Reading Level: 8.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 508738, 6 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Trials (Rape)--Alabama--Scottsboro--Juvenile literature
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Social Topics | Prejudice & Racism
- African Americans--Civil rights--United States--History--Juvenile literature
- Young Adult Nonfiction | History | United States - 20th Century
- United States. Constitution. 14th Amendment--Juvenile literature
- Scottsboro Trial, Scottsboro, Ala., 1931--Juvenile literature
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Social Topics | Civil & Human Rights
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Larry Dane Brimner about Accused!
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
Cultural Representation Reflection
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Awards & Distinctions 4
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
History Selection, 2020
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2020
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2020
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