Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party's Promise to the People
by Kekla Magoon
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2021
Word Count 72,633
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1200L
- ATOS Reading Level: 9.2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 515520, 14 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- African Americans--Civil rights--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
- African Americans--Politics and government--20th century--Juvenile literature
- Blacks--Juvenile literature
- YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION--People & Places--United States--African American & Black
- Civil rights movements--Juvenile literature
- Black power
- Black power--United States--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
- African Americans--Politics and government
- African Americans--Juvenile literature
- Black people
- Civil rights movements--History--20th century
- Black Panther Party--History
- Noirs américains--Droits--Histoire--20e siècle--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- Noirs américains--Politique et gouvernement--20e siècle--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- Black Panther Party
- Black Panther Party--History--Juvenile literature
- Black power--History--20th century
- United States
- Black power--Juvenile literature
- Personnes noires--Histoire--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- African Americans--Civil rights--History--20th century
- Black people--History--Juvenile literature
- African Americans--Civil rights
- Black power--États-Unis--Histoire--20e siècle--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- African Americans--Politics and government--20th century
- YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION--Biography & Autobiography--Political
- Mouvements des droits de l'homme--États-Unis--Histoire--20e siècle--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION--United States--History--20th century
- Civil rights movements
- African Americans--Civil rights--Juvenile literature
- Civil rights movements--United States--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Kekla Magoon about Revolution in Our Time
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Kekla Magoon
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Vocabulary Graphic Organizers
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Author 2
Author Interviews 13
Meet-the-Author Recording with Kekla Magoon
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Author Note Kekla Magoon
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Interview with Kekla Magoon
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Interview with Kekla Magoon
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Interview Part 2 with Kekla Magoon
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Interview Part 1 with Kekla Magoon
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Interview with Kekla Magoon
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National Book Festival Conversation with Kekla Magoon
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Interview with Kekla Magoon
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Interview with Kekla Magoon
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Interview with Kekla Magoon
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 5
Cultural Representation Reflection
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Discussion and Reflective Writing Questions from National Education Association
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Writing and Thinking Prompts from Library of Congress Blog
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Teachers' Guide from Candlewick Press
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Book Readings 2
Video Book Reading narrated by Kekla Magoon
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Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Tyla Collier
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Vocabulary Resources 2
Vocabulary Graphic Organizers
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Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
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Awards & Distinctions 13
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2026
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2023; Reference Selection, 2022
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2026
Commended, 2022
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2026
Author Honor, 2022
BCALA Children and Youth Literary Awards, 2021-2026
Nonfiction Honor, 2022
Michael L. Printz Award, 2000-2026
Honor, 2022
Walter Dean Myers Award for Outstanding Children’s Literature, 2016-2026
Honor, 2022
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2025
Young Adult Selection, 2021
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2025
Selection, 2021
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2025
Selection, 2021
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2025
Selection, 2021
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2026
History Selection, 2021
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