We're better than this : young readers' edition : my fight for the future of our democracy
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Cummings, Elijah,
Contributors
Beard, Hilary, author.
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New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2021].
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East Side Library - Children's Nonfiction - Children
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Franklin Ave. Library - Children's Biographies - Children
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LC Subjects
African American legislators -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Autobiographies.
Baltimore (Md.) -- Biography.
Cummings, Elijah -- Juvenile literature.
Legislators -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
United States. -- Congress. -- House -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.

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Published
New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2021].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
212 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm
Language
English

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Growing up as the child of former sharecroppers in a segregated Baltimore, Elijah Cummings saw firsthand how injustice could run rampant, even in a democracy that promises fairness and equality. But with a strong support system and fiery self-discipline, Elijah utilized the momentum of the civil rights movement to overcome the obstacles of poverty and racism to effect change at a time when our country so badly needed it. In We're Better Than This, young readers will learn not only that we must be and do better than our oppressors but that it is our shared responsibility as a nation to keep our democracy intact because it is the only way to pursue freedom, justice, and equality for all.
Target Audience
Ages 8-12,Harper.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Cummings, E., & Beard, H. (2021). We're better than this: young readers' edition : my fight for the future of our democracy (First edition.). Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Cummings, Elijah and Hilary, Beard. 2021. We're Better Than This: Young Readers' Edition : My Fight for the Future of Our Democracy. Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Cummings, Elijah and Hilary, Beard. We're Better Than This: Young Readers' Edition : My Fight for the Future of Our Democracy Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2021.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Cummings, Elijah,, and Hilary Beard. We're Better Than This: Young Readers' Edition : My Fight for the Future of Our Democracy First edition., Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2021.

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