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

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Lynda Blackmon Lowery Elspeth Leacock

Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom

My Story of the 1965 Selma Voting Rights March

Lynda Blackmon Lowery, Elspeth Leacock, Susan Buckley , PJ Loughran

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Dial Books for Young Readers,US
15 January 2017

Educational: History

In time for the 50th anniversary of the historic Selma voting rights marches, here's an eye-opening first-person account from the youngest marcher there.

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

A 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.

By: Lynda Blackmon Lowery
With: Elspeth Leacock, Susan Buckley
Illustrated by: PJ Loughran
Imprint: Dial Books for Young Readers,US
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 162mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 488g
ISBN: 9780803741232
ISBN 10: 0803741235
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 15 January 2017
Recommended Age: From 12 years
Audience: Young adult , Preschool (0-5)
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.

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

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 brad audience. BCCB, starred review * This inspiring personal story illuminates pivotal events in America's history. Booklist, starred review