The Measure of a Man

by Poitier, Sidney

Biographies/AutobiographiesAmerican/U.S. HistoryBlack PeopleOprah's Book Club
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AR Book Level
7.7
AR Points
12
Word Count
66,471
Interest Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Genre
Nonfiction
AR Quiz #
36651 EN

About this book

This book recounts actor Sidney Poitier's public and private life as he broke racial barriers to launch a pioneering acting career playing characters who said something positive, useful, and lasting about the human condition.

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