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Illustrations copyright © 2022 by Robert Paul Jr.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Reed, Dwayne, author. | Holi, Ellien, author. | Paul, Robert, Jr., illustrator.
Title: Simon B. Rhymin’ takes a stand / by Dwayne Reed with Ellien Holi ; illustrated by Robert Paul Jr.
Description: First edition. | New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2022. | Audience: Ages 8–12. | Summary: When Simon B. Rhymin’ and his crew notice inequality in their school and neighborhood, they use rhymes to help bring their community together.
Identifiers: LCCN 2021016149 | ISBN 9780316539012 (hardcover) | ISBN 9780316539029 (ebook)
Subjects: CYAC: Social action—Fiction. | Rap (Music)—Fiction. | African Americans—Fiction.
Classification: LCC PZ7.1.R4278 Sm 2022 | DDC [Fic]—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021016149
ISBNs: 978-0-316- 53901-2 (hardcover), 978-0-316-53902-9 (ebook)
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