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Fighting With Love : the Legacy of John Lewis

Author: Cline-Ransome, Lesa

Follett Number: 2276CD7
Audience: Lower Elementary
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2024
Format: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, color map ; 26 x 29 cm
ISBN-13: 978-1-53449-662-0
ISBN-10: 1-53449-662-9
LCCN: 2022-007298
Dewey: 328.73
Classifications: Biography; Nonfiction

Subjects:
African American Civil Rights Workers
African Americans Biography
African Americans Civil Rights History
Civil Rights Workers
Lewis, John, 1940-2020
Picture Books
United States Race Relations
"A Paula Wiseman Book.";Includes bibliographical references. "In a . . . prose telling, the story of a groundbreaking civil rights leader, John Lewis. John Lewis left a cotton farm in Alabama to join the fight for civil rights. He was only a teenager. He soon became a leader of a moment that changed a nation. Walking at the side of his mentor, Dr. Martin Luther King, Lewis was led by his belief in peaceful action and voting rights. Today and always his work and legacy will live on"--Provided by publisher.

From the publisher:
Five starred reviews! A Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book of the Year The "informative, resounding" (Booklist, starred review), and "inspiring" (The Horn Book, starred review) story of a groundbreaking civil rights leader John Lewis comes to life in this compelling and beautifully told, "excellent" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) nonfiction picture book by the award-winning team Lesa Cline-Ransome and James E. Ransome. John Lewis left a cotton farm in Alabama to join the fight for civil rights when he was only a teenager. He soon became a leader of a movement that changed the nation. Walking at the side of his mentor, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Lewis was led by his belief in peaceful action and voting rights. Today and always his work and legacy live on.

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  • Booklist starred (November 1, 2023 (Vol. 120, No. 5)) (240 words; 1,547 chars)
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