Turning 15 On The Road To Freedom My Story Of The 1965 Selma Voting Rights March

Lynda Blackmon Lowery

ISBN 10: 0803741235 / ISBN 13: 9780803741232

Published by Dial Books, NY, 2015

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Dial Books, NY, 2015, 127 pgs. First/First in Near Fine/Fine condition, with minor slant to boards. Otherwise tight, square, clean, and unclipped (please review photos). The author was the youngest marcher on the historic 1965 voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery Alabama. She tells her compelling story to Elspeth Leacock and Susan Buckley. All have Signed and inscribed to the rear of the 1/2 title pg. All books bubble wrapped and shipped promptly in a box. Seller Inventory # 2021207

Bibliographic Details

Title: Turning 15 On The Road To Freedom My Story ...

Publisher: Dial Books, NY

Publication Date: 2015

Binding: Illustrated boards

Illustrator: PJ Loughran

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: First/First.

About this title

Synopsis:

A memoir of the Civil Rights Movement from one of its youngest heroes

A Sibert Informational Book Medal Honor Book
Kirkus Best Books of 2015
Booklist Editors' Choice 2015
BCCB Blue 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.

Review:

A Sibert Informational Book Medal Honor Book
Kirkus Best Books of 2015
Booklist Editors' Choice 2015
BCCB Blue Ribbon 2015

* "Vivid details and the immediacy of Lowery's voice make this a valuable primary document as well as a pleasure to read."--Kirkus, starred review

* "One of those rare books that is geniunely accessible to a broad audience."--BCCB, starred review

* "This inspiring personal story illuminates pivotal events in America's history."--Booklist, starred review