The Youngest Marcher: The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a Young Civil Rights Activist
by Cynthia Y. Levinson and Vanessa Brantley-Newton
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- Grade
- PK-6
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- African American
- Women / Girls
Year Published 2017
Word Count 1,401
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 720L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 188863, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama--Birmingham--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
- 20th century
- Civil rights workers--Alabama--Birmingham--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Birmingham (Ala.)--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Civil rights
- African American civil rights workers--Alabama--Birmingham--Biography--Juvenile literature
- African American civil rights workers
- Hendricks, Audrey Faye--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - 20th Century
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Social Activists
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Civil rights workers
- Alabama
- Civil rights movements--Alabama--Birmingham--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
- Civil rights movements
- Hendricks, Audrey Faye
- Birmingham (Ala.)--Race relations--Juvenile literature
- African Americans
- Birmingham (Ala.)
- History
- Birmingham
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Race relations
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- Sample: Skyline ELA Texts
- Black History Biographies
- Global Celebrating Children’s Voic
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Awards & Distinctions 4

Carter G. Woodson Book Award, 1974-2024
Winner, 2018

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2018

Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2018

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Women's History Selection, 2018
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