Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom
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Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom by Lynda Blackmon Lowery
A memoir of the Civil Rights Movement from one of its youngest heroesA Sibert Informational Book Medal Honor Book
KirkusBest Books of 2015
BooklistEditors' Choice 2015
BCCBBlue Ribbon 2015
As the youngest marcher in the 1965 voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Albama, Lynda Blackmon Lowery proved that young adults can be heroes. Jailed nine times before her fifteenth birthday, Lowery fought alongside Martin Luther King, Jr. for the rights of African-Americans. In this memoir, she shows today's young readers what it means to fight nonviolently (even when the police are using violence, as in the Bloody Sunday protest) and how it felt to be part of changing American history.
Straightforward and inspiring, this beautifully illustrated memoir brings readers into the middle of the Civil Rights Movement, complementing Common Core classroom learning and bringing history alive for young readers.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780803741232 |
| ISBN 10 | 0803741235 |
| Title | Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom |
| Author | Lynda Blackmon Lowery |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Year published | 2015-01-08 |
| Number of pages | 128 |
| Prizes | Commended for Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award (Children's Book) 2016 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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