Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom: My Story of the 1965 Selma Voting Rights March

Author:   Lynda Blackmon Lowery ,  Elspeth Leacock ,  Susan Buckley ,  PJ Loughran
Publisher:   Penguin Putnam Inc
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9780147512161


Pages:   144
Publication Date:   27 December 2016
Recommended Age:   From 12 years
Format:   Paperback
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Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom: My Story of the 1965 Selma Voting Rights March


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Author:   Lynda Blackmon Lowery ,  Elspeth Leacock ,  Susan Buckley ,  PJ Loughran
Publisher:   Penguin Putnam Inc
Imprint:   Puffin
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 21.00cm
Weight:   0.062kg
ISBN:  

9780147512161


ISBN 10:   0147512166
Pages:   144
Publication Date:   27 December 2016
Recommended Age:   From 12 years
Audience:   Young adult ,  Teenage / Young adult
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier.

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<b>A Sibert Informational Book Medal Honor Book<i>Kirkus </i>Best Books of 2015<i>Booklist </i>Editors' Choice 2015<i>BCCB</i>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. <i>Kirkus</i>, starred review One of those rare books that is geniunely accessible to a broad audience. <i>BCCB</i>, starred review This inspiring personal story illuminates pivotal events in America's history. <i>Booklist</i>, starred 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


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 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


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


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Lynda Blackmon Lowery, the youngest person to take part in the whole Selma to Montgomery March, now works as a case manager at a mental health center, and still lives in Selma, Alabama. Elspeth Leacock and Susan Buckley have collaborated on several previous history and geography books for young people. Elspeth lives in Brooklyn, New York, and Susan lives in New York City. P J Loughran is an illustrator, creative director, and musician. He lives in Chicago, Illinois.

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