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Lena and the Burning of Greenwood: A Tulsa Race Massacre Survival Story
In the early 1920s, the Greenwood District in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is the wealthiest Black community in the...
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In the early 1920s, the Greenwood District in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is the wealthiest Black community in the United States. But Tulsa is still a segregated city. "Black Wall Street" and white Tulsa are very much divided. Twelve-year-old Lena knows this, but she feels safe and sheltered from the racism in her successful, flourishing neighborhood. That all changes when Dick Rowland, a young Black man from Greenwood, is accused of assaulting a white woman. Racial tensions boil over. Mobs of white citizens attack Greenwood, terrorizing Black residents and businesses, and forcing many--including Lena and her family--to flee. Now Lena must help her family survive one of the worst incidents of racial violence in American history. Readers can learn the real story of the Tulsa Race Massacre from the nonfiction backmatter, including a glossary, discussion questions, writing prompts, and author's note, in this Girls Survive story.
Author: Nikki Shannon Smith
Publisher: Stone Arch Books
Published: 01/01/2022
Pages: 112
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 7.40h x 5.20w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781666329445
Audience: Ages 9-12
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.9
Point Value: 2
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 515221 / Lena and the Burning of Greenwood: A Tulsa Race Massacre Survival Story
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2022
About the Author
Smith, Nikki Shannon: - Nikki Shannon Smith is from Oakland, California, but she now lives in the Central Valley with her husband and two children. She has worked in Elementary Education for over twenty-five years, and writes everything from picture books to young adult novels. When she's not busy with family, work, or writing, she loves to visit the coast. The first thing she packs in her suitcase is always a book.Jenai, Markia: - Markia Jenai was raised in Detroit, Michigan, during rough times but found adventure through art, drawing, and storytelling. Those interests led her to study at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, California. An avid lover of fantasy settings, cultures, and mythology, Markia has made it her goal to create worlds where people of color are front and center. Diversity within her art means the world to her, and she dreams of the day when everyone will see themselves in media and have the same access to telling their own stories.
Author: Nikki Shannon Smith
Publisher: Stone Arch Books
Published: 01/01/2022
Pages: 112
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 7.40h x 5.20w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781666329445
Audience: Ages 9-12
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.9
Point Value: 2
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 515221 / Lena and the Burning of Greenwood: A Tulsa Race Massacre Survival Story
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2022
About the Author
Smith, Nikki Shannon: - Nikki Shannon Smith is from Oakland, California, but she now lives in the Central Valley with her husband and two children. She has worked in Elementary Education for over twenty-five years, and writes everything from picture books to young adult novels. When she's not busy with family, work, or writing, she loves to visit the coast. The first thing she packs in her suitcase is always a book.Jenai, Markia: - Markia Jenai was raised in Detroit, Michigan, during rough times but found adventure through art, drawing, and storytelling. Those interests led her to study at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, California. An avid lover of fantasy settings, cultures, and mythology, Markia has made it her goal to create worlds where people of color are front and center. Diversity within her art means the world to her, and she dreams of the day when everyone will see themselves in media and have the same access to telling their own stories.
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