1919: The Year That Changed America

2019 book by Martin W. Sandler September 2024 Martin W. Sandler 978-1-68119-801-9 January 8, 2019 Bloomsbury Children's Books National Book Award for Young People's Literature (2019) 1919, The Year That Changed America.png First edition cover 1919: The Year That Changed America is a 2019 non-fiction children's book by American author Martin W. Sandler. The book details various events from 1919, including the Great Molasses Flood in Boston, "which led to building code, municipal oversight, and corporate liability precedents", the Nineteenth Amendment's passing, racial tensions, the Red Scare, changing labor conditions, and the beginning of prohibition.2018-11-19 1919: The Year That Changed America by Martin W Sandler https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781681198019 live https://web.archive.org/web/20240831213255/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781681198019 August 31, 2024 2024-08-31 Publishers Weekly Beyond discussing the events themselves, Sandler explain the long-standing impact of each in the United States. 1919 was well received by critics. Kirkus Reviews referred to it as "an entertaining and instructive look at a tumultuous year,"2018-09-29 1919 https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/martin-w-sandler/1919-the-year-that-changed-america/ 2024-09-01 Kirkus Reviews while Publishers Weekly highlighted "Sandler's narrative skill and eye for detail, and the abundant archival photos throughout," which they found "make for an engrossing resource". Stephanie Wilkes, writing for School Library Journal, described the book as "well researched and presented in an attractive manner" as it "delivers a solid look at a pivotal year".Wilkes Stephanie 2018-11-01 1919: The Year That Changed America https://www.slj.com/review/1919-the-year-that-changed-america 2024-09-01 School Library Journal Most reviewers found the "100 Years Later" chapter, which connects the events of 1919 to the present, intriguing; however, Booklist's Carolyn Phelan noted that "a few sections stretch the concept rather far, presenting current issues such as climate change". Otherwise, Phelan found the book to be "an intriguing look back at America in 1919".Phelan Carolyn 2018-11-01 1919: The Year That Changed America https://www.booklistonline.com/1919-The-Year-That-Changed-America-/pid=9708984 subscription live https://web.archive.org/web/20240831212050/https://www.booklistonline.com/1919-The-Year-That-Changed-America-/pid=9708984 August 31, 2024 2024-08-31 Booklist The Washington Post named 1919 one of the best children's books of 2019.Barron Christina 2019-11-21 The best children's books of 2019 https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/kidspost/2019/11/20/46168862-01b2-11ea-8501-2a7123a38c58_story.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20240730235106/https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/kidspost/2019/11/20/46168862-01b2-11ea-8501-2a7123a38c58_story.html July 30, 2024 December 30, 2023 The Washington Post The following year, Bank Street College of Education named it one of the year's best history books for children ages 14 and older.2020 Best Children's Books of the Year, Fourteen and Older, 2020 Edition https://s3.amazonaws.com/bankstreet-wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/2020-14-and-Up-list-for-the-web.pdf live https://web.archive.org/web/20240831212719/https://s3.amazonaws.com/bankstreet-wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/2020-14-and-Up-list-for-the-web.pdf August 31, 2024 2024-08-31 Bank Street College of Education 16 +Awards for 1919YearAwardResultRef. Reference2019Cybils Award for Junior High NonfictionFinalist2019 Cybils Finalists https://www.cybils.com/cybils-books/2019-cybils-finalists live https://web.archive.org/web/20221105105246/https://www.cybils.com/cybils-books/2019-cybils-finalists 2022-11-05 2023-03-26 Children's and Young Adult Book Lover's Literary Awards en-USNational Book Award for Young People's LiteratureWinner2019 National Book Award Winners https://www.nationalbook.org/books/1919-the-year-that-changed-america/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20231230180508/https://www.nationalbook.org/books/1919-the-year-that-changed-america/ December 30, 2023 December 30, 2023 National Book Foundation Kantor Emma 2019-11-21 Martin W. Sandler Wins 2019 NBA for Young People's Literature https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/81815-martin-w-sandler-wins-2019-nba-for-young-people-s-literature.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20200823212115/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/81815-martin-w-sandler-wins-2019-nba-for-young-people-s-literature.html August 23, 2020 2024-08-31 Publishers Weekly enWilkes Stephanie 2019-12-11 "Progress is never in a straight line." Martin W. Sandler, 2019 National Book Award Winner, Talks History https://www.slj.com/story/martin-sandler-national-book-award-qa live https://web.archive.org/web/20240824160441/https://www.slj.com/story/martin-sandler-national-book-award-qa August 24, 2024 2024-08-31 School Library Journal2020Orbis Pictus AwardHonorDávila Denise Aziz-Raina Seemi Chaudhri Amina Costner Suzanne Grabarek Daryl Rodriguez Sanjuana Waugh Julie 2020-11-01 Children's Literature Reviews: 2020 Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction https://publicationsncte.org/content/journals/10.58680/la202030993 Language Arts en 98 2 100–108 10.58680/la202030993 0360-9170 September 1, 2024 July 9, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240709155538/https://publicationsncte.org/content/journals/10.58680/la202030993 live subscription YALSA Award for Excellence in NonfictionNomineeNonfiction Award Nominations https://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklistsawards/bookawards/nonfiction/officialnoms live https://web.archive.org/web/20230916025236/https://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklistsawards/bookawards/nonfiction/officialnoms September 16, 2023 2023-06-22 YALSA References Category:2019 children's books Category:2019 non-fiction books Category:Bloomsbury Publishing books Category:1919 in the United States