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Mamie Tape fights to go to school : based on a true story / written by Traci Huahn ; illustrated by Michelle Jing Chan.

Huahn, Traci, (author.). Chan, Michelle Jing, (illustrator.).

Summary:

Based on the life of Chinese American student Mamie Tape and her fight to attend the all-white Spring Valley Primary School in her San Francisco neighborhood including her family's successful 1885 lawsuit before the California Supreme Court, one step in the long journey towards equality in education. Includes author's note with biographical and historical information.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593644027
  • ISBN: 0593644026
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unnumbered pages) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : Crown Books for Young Readers, [2024]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Target Audience Note:
Ages 4-8. Crown Books for Young Readers.
Grades 2-3. Crown Books for Young Readers.
AD620L Lexile
Subject: Tape, Mamie, 1876-1972 > Juvenile fiction.
Segregation in education > Juvenile fiction.
Schools > Juvenile fiction.
Chinese Americans > Juvenile fiction.
San Francisco (Calif.) > History > 19th century > Juvenile fiction.
Genre: Biographical fiction.
Historical fiction.
Picture books.

Available copies

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  • 0 of 1 copy available at Iredell County Public Library.

Holds

  • 3 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Statesville Main Library J HUAHN (Text) 33114018830166 Juvenile Fiction Checked out 05/16/2025