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Freedom School, Yes!

Written by Amy Littlesugar

Illustrated by Floyd Cooper

Hardcover

$17.99 US

Penguin Young Readers | Philomel Books

8.81"W x 11.25"H x 0.41"D

On sale Jan 15, 2001 | 40 Pages | 978-0-399-23006-6

Preschool - 3

Reading Level: Lexile 630L

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Jolie has a lot to be scared about since the new Freedom School teacher, Annie, came to town. Bricks thrown through windows in the dead of night, notes filled with hate, and now a fire has burnt down the church where Annie was supposed to start teaching tomorrow! Without the church, how can she possibly teach Jolie and the other townspeople about black poets and artists, historians and inventors? Unless the people themselves fight back.

In this triumphant story based on the 1964 Mississippi Freedom School Summer Project, Amy Littlesugar and Floyd Cooper come together to celebrate the strength of a people, and the bravery of one young girl who didn't let being scared get in her way.

Amy Littlesugar lives in Columbia, Maryland. Learn more about Amy Littlesugar

FLOYD COOPER always dreamed of becoming an artist, and he has now illustrated dozens of books for children, including Jump! (From the Life of Michael Jordan), Back of the Bus, and Max and the Tag-Along Moon. He received a Coretta Scott King Award for his illustrations in The Blacker the Berry and a Coretta Scott King Honor for his illustrations in Brown Honey in Broomwheat Tea and I Have Heard of a Land. He lives in New Jersey with his family. Learn more about his work at floydcooper.com and follow him on Twitter @floydcooper4. Learn more about Floyd Cooper

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Amy Littlesugar lives in Columbia, Maryland. Learn more about Amy Littlesugar

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