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How do you spell unfair? : MacNolia Cox and the national spelling bee Cover Image Book

How do you spell unfair? : MacNolia Cox and the national spelling bee / Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrated by Frank Morrison.

Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956- (author.). Morrison, Frank, 1971- (illustrator.).

Summary:

A true story of determination and groundbreaking achievement follows eighth grade African American spelling champion MacNolia Cox, who left Akron, Ohio, in 1936 to compete in the prestigious National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., only to be met with prejudice and discrimination.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781536215540
  • ISBN: 1536215546
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unnumbered pages) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: Somerville, MA : Candlewick Press, 2023.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibilographic references.
Target Audience Note:
Ages 7 to 10. Ingram.
840L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.1 0.5 520865.

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Subject:
Cox, MacNolia > Juvenile literature.
African American students > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Spelling bees > United States > Juvenile literature.
Race discrimination > United States > Juvenile literature.
Genre:
Biographies.
Picture books.

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  • 54 of 58 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library. (Show)

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Old Fort Branch Library JUV BIO COX (Text) 37810435513717 Juvenile Biography Available -
Beaufort Main J B COX (Text) 34208900176677 Juvenile Biography Available -
Bordeaux Library JB COX (Text) 31781068697539 Juvenile Nonfiction Checked out 08/25/2026
Braswell Memorial Main Library JB COX (Text) 37807000054649 Juvenile Biography Available -
Braswell Memorial Main Library JB COX (Text) 37807000057264 Juvenile Biography Available -
Bunn Branch JB/COX (Text) 72350000115787 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Carver School Road Branch JB Cox, MacNolia (Text) 0112400155605 Juvenile Biography Available -
Cliffdale Library JB COX (Text) 31781068697588 Juvenile Nonfiction Checked out 08/20/2026
Columbus Library J B COX (Text) 31250200086406 Juvenile Biography Available -
Cumberland Headquarters JB COX (Text) 31781068697554 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
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