The Forbidden Schoolhouse: The True and Dramatic Story of Prudence Crandall and Her Students
by Jurmain, Suzanne
NCTE Orbis Pictus Award/Honor BookALA Best Book for Young AdultsGolden Kite Award/Honor BookJames Madison Award/Honor BookNCTE Notable Children's Books in the LanBooklist Editors' ChoiceBCCB Blue Ribbon BookALA Notable/Best Books
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AR Book Level
6.9
AR Points
3
Word Count
19,599
Interest Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Genre
Nonfiction
AR Quiz #
102931 EN
About this book
This book chronicles the life and struggles of Prudence Crandall who, in the 1830s, closed her all-white boarding school for girls in Connecticut and began admitting African American students, and describes the intense opposition from the townspeople.