Alice Walker: Author and Social Activist

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Compass Point

Just the Series: Signature Lives: Modern America

Series and Publisher: Signature Lives: Modern America

Annotation: Biography of writer and social activist Alice Walker focusing on her writing career, Pulitzer Prize winning novel, The Color Purple and, continuing efforts on behalf of African American women.

Genre: [Biographies]

Reviews: 0

Catalog Number: #25789

Format: Library Binding

Publisher: Compass Point

Edition Date: 2008 Release Date: 01/01/08

Pages: 112 pages

ISBN: 0-7565-3474-7

ISBN 13: 978-0-7565-3474-5

Dewey: 921

LCCN: 2007035560

Dimensions: 24 cm.

Subject Heading:
Walker, Alice,. 1944-. Juvenile literature.
Walker, Alice,. 1944-.
Authors, American. 20th century. Biography. Juvenile literature.
African American authors. Biography. Juvenile literature.
Social reformers. United States. Biography. Juvenile literature.
Authors, American. 20th century. Biography.
African American authors. Biography.
Social reformers. United States. Biography.

Language: English

Bibliography Index/Note: Includes bibliographical references (page 106-108) and index.

Word Count: 12,791

Reading Level: 7.4

Interest Level: 4-7

Accelerated Reader: reading level: 7.4 / points: 2.0 / quiz: 120233 / grade: Middle Grades

Lexile: 1050L

Born in 1944 in the segregated South, Alice Walker grew up to be a leading voice for African-Americans. A writer and political activist, she addresses issues of race, gender, and violence in her novels, essays, poems, and stories. Her 1983 novel, The Color Purple, won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction, marking the first time an African-American woman received that honor. She continues to speak and write about the experiences of black women in the United States and social injustices throughout the world.

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