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Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956-

How do you spell unfair? : MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee / Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrated by Frank Morrison. - First edition. - 40 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Includes bibliographical references.

A true story of determination and groundbreaking achievement follows eighth grade African American spelling champion MacNolia Cox, who left Akron, Ohio, in 1936 to compete in the prestigious National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., only to be met with prejudice and discrimination.

ISBN: 9781536215540 1536215546

LCCN: 2022908641

Subjects--Personal Names:
Cox, MacNolia--Juvenile literature.

Subjects--Meeting Names:
National Spelling Bee--Juvenile literature.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
African American students--Biography--Juvenile literature.
African American girls--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Award winners--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Spelling bees--United States--Juvenile literature.
Race discrimination--United States--Juvenile literature.
Racism against Black people--United States--Juvenile literature.
African Americans--History--United States--Juvenile literature.
Segregation--History--United States--Juvenile literature.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Biographies.
Picture books.