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Larry Dane Brimner

Born

St. Petersburg, Florida, The United States

Website

http://www.brimner.com/

Genre

Children's Books, History

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Larry Dane Brimner is the recipient of the 2018 Robert F. Sibert Award for the most distinguished informational book for children for his title Twelve Days in May: Freedom Ride 1961. He is known for his well-researched, innovative, and award-winning nonfiction for young readers, and is the author of multiple acclaimed civil rights titles, including Strike!: The Farm Workers' Fight for Their Rights; and Black & White: The Confrontation between Reverend Fred L. Shuttlesworth and Eugene "Bull" Connor. ...more

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Average rating: 3.83 · 3,056 ratings · 773 reviews · 168 distinct works • Similar authors

	Twelve Days in May: Freedom Ride 1961 4.32 avg rating — 756 ratings — published 2017 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Without Separation: Prejudice, Segregation, and the Case of Roberto Alvarez by Larry Dane Brimner, Maya Gonzales (Illustrator) 4.06 avg rating — 173 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Birmingham Sunday 4.32 avg rating — 161 ratings — published 2010 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Black and White: The Confrontation of Reverend Fred L. Shuttlesworth and Eugene "Bull" Connor 3.90 avg rating — 162 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Accused!: The Trials of the Scottsboro Boys: Lies, Prejudice and the Fourteenth Amendment 3.82 avg rating — 142 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Drive It! Fix It!: An Acorn Book (Racing Ace #1) (1) by Larry Dane Brimner, Kaylani Juanita (Illustrator) 3.70 avg rating — 107 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	We Are One: The Story of Bayard Rustin 4.14 avg rating — 85 ratings — published 2007 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blacklisted!: Hollywood, the Cold War, and the First Amendment 3.46 avg rating — 101 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Strike!: The Farm Workers' Fight for Their Rights 3.77 avg rating — 77 ratings — published 2014 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Finding a Way Home 3.59 avg rating — 64 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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3.69 avg rating — 197 ratings

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Black and White: The Confrontation of Reverence Fred L. Shuttlesworth and Eugene "Bull" Connor by Larry Dane Brimner

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Legend by Marie Lu

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