description: Wanting to learn how to read above all other ambitions, nine-year-old Booker T. Washington fears that his long days in the saltworks will prevent him from trying, until a final burst of determination makes his hopes possible.
language: English
title: More Than Anything Else
titlecomplete: More Than Anything Else
genres: 2nd Grade, Historical, Cultural, Picture Books, Childrens, African American, Family, School, Historical Fiction, Realistic Fiction
ratings_count: 959
awards: awardedAt: 820483200000
name: IRA Children’s and Young Adult’s Book Award
category: Younger Reader Category
publisher: Scholastic