{"product_id":"unspeakable-the-tulsa-race-massacre-9781541581203","title":"Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the Coretta Scott King Book Awards for Author and Illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Caldecott Honor Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Sibert Honor Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLonglisted for the National Book Award\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Kirkus Prize Finalist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A must-have\"--\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the early 1900s, Tulsa, Oklahoma, was home to a thriving African American community. The Greenwood District had its own school system, libraries, churches, restaurants, post office, movie theaters, and more. But all that would change in the course of two terrible, unspeakable days. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn May 31 and June 1, 1921, a mob of armed white Tulsans attacked Greenwood. They looted homes and businesses and burned them to the ground as Black families fled. The police did nothing to protect Greenwood, and as many as three hundred African Americans were killed. More than eight thousand were left homeless.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNews of the Tulsa Race Massacre--one of the worst incidents of racial violence in US history--was largely suppressed, and no official investigation occurred for seventy-five years. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCelebrated author Carole Boston Weatherford and acclaimed illustrator Floyd Cooper provide a sensitive and powerful introduction to the Tulsa Race Massacre, helping young readers understand the events of the past so we can move toward a better future for all.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDownload the free educator guide here: \u003c\/strong\u003e https: \/\/lernerbooks.com\/download\/unspeakableteachingguide\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carole Boston Weatherford\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Carolrhoda Books (R)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/02\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.98lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 9.40w x 0.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781541581203\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e511494 \/ Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e 2021 National Book Awards Nominee - Young People's Lit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e 2021 Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards Honor Book - Nonfiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e 2022 Coretta Scott King Award Winner - Author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e 2022 Coretta Scott King Award Winner - Illustrator\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e 2022 Caldecott Medal Honor Book - Picture Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e 2022 Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award Honor Book - Children's Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e 2021 Kirkus Prize Finalist - Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2020 pg. 93\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/04\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2021 pg. 138\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2021 pg. 89\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2021 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWeatherford, Carole Boston:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eCarole Boston Weatherford\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of numerous award-winning books and the winner of the 2025 Children's Literature Legacy Award. Her picture book \u003cem\u003eBOX: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom\u003c\/em\u003e, illustrated by Michele Wood received a Newbery Honor. \u003cem\u003eUnspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre\u003c\/em\u003e, illustrated by the late Floyd Cooper, was a National Book Award longlist title, won the Coretta Scott King Award for author and illustrator, and received a Caldecott Honor and a Sibert Honor. She is dedicated to writing poetry for children and is the 2025 and 2026 Young People's Poet Laureate. When she's not traveling or visiting museums, Carole is mining the past for family stories, fading traditions, and forgotten struggles. She lives in North Carolina.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCooper, Floyd:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eFloyd Cooper\u003c\/strong\u003e (1956-2021) was a Coretta Scott King Award winner and illustrator of numerous books for children including \u003cem\u003eRuth and the Green Book\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eA Spy Called James\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eMax and the Tag-Along Moon\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003eUnspeakable\u003c\/em\u003e, one of his final picture books, was a National Book Award longlist title, a Sibert Honor book, and a Caldecott Honor book. 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