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xiii, 194 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
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| Summary |
"One of the most influential disability rights activists in US history tells her story of fighting to belong in school and society--a powerful role model for young adults with a passion for activism"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Audience |
Ages 10 and up Beacon Press. |
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Grades 4-6 Beacon Press. |
| Contents |
Yelling at blank walls -- Time for rest hour, kids -- Sorry, if you could just hide behind everyone else that would be great -- If you're not busy, can you help me into bed? -- You want me to what? -- The last drop -- Are you Judy Heumann? -- The fight -- Am I reading correctly -- Three years later -- Weird sleepover -- And suddenly, we're visible -- Dinner tonight courtesy of the Black Panthers -- The government threatens us with bombs -- We threaten the government with more sleepovers -- House party at Califano's -- There are no accessible bathrooms in the White House -- Please don't ignore us or we will come to your Sunday school -- Power to the people -- Four years later -- Thirty-six million of us -- Epilogue: And next. |
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"Judy Heumann was only 5 years old when she was first denied her right to attend school. Paralyzed from polio and raised by her Holocaust-surviving parents in New York City, Judy had a drive for equality that was instilled early in life. In this young readers' edition of her acclaimed memoir, Being Heumann, Judy shares her journey of battling for equal access in an unequal world--from fighting to attend grade school after being described as a "fire hazard" because of her wheelchair, to suing the New York City school system for denying her a teacher's license because of her disability. Judy went on to lead 150 disabled people in the longest sit-in protest in US history at the San Francisco Federal Building. Cut off from the outside world, the group slept on office floors, faced down bomb threats, and risked their lives to win the world's attention and the first civil rights legislation for disabled people. Judy's bravery, persistence, and signature rebellious streak will speak to every person fighting to belong and fighting for social justice." -- Publisher's description |
| Subject |
Heumann, Judith E. -- Juvenile literature.
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Human rights workers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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People with disabilities -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Women -- Biography.
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Défenseurs des droits de l'homme (CaQQLa)201-0079841 -- États-Unis (CaQQLa)201-0079841 -- Biographies (CaQQLa)201-0378258 -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse. (CaQQLa)201-0377026 |
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Personnes handicapées (CaQQLa)201-0186147 -- États-Unis (CaQQLa)201-0186147 -- Biographies (CaQQLa)201-0378258 -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse. (CaQQLa)201-0377026 |
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Teachers. (OCoLC)fst01144248
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Human rights workers. (OCoLC)fst00963353
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People with disabilities. (OCoLC)fst01057245
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155 |
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Human rights workers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Handicapped -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Human rights workers -- Biography.
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Handicapped -- Biography.
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Young adult literature.
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Autobiographies. (OCoLC)fst01919894
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Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
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Autobiographies.
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Autobiographies. (CaQQLa)RVMGF-000000520
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| Added Author |
Joiner, Kristen, author.
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| Related To |
Online version: Heumann, Judith, 1947- Rolling warrior Boston : Beacon Press, 2021. 9780807003602 (DLC) 2021003307 |
| ISBN |
9780807003596 (trade paperback) : $15.95 |
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080700359X (trade paperback) |
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