All the Way to the Top: How One Girl’s Fight for Americans with Disabilities Changed Everything

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Annette Bay Pimentel Jennifer Keelan-Chaffins

All the Way to the Top

How One Girl’s Fight for Americans with Disabilities Changed Everything

Annette Bay Pimentel, Jennifer Keelan-Chaffins, Nabi H. Ali

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Sourcebooks Explore
10 March 2020

Picture books

The inspiring true story of Jennifer Keelan, the activist whose participation in the Capitol Crawl at just eight years old encouraged Congress to pass the Americans with Disabilities Act

2021 Schneider Family Book Award Young Children's Honor Book (American Library Association)

Experience the true story of lifelong activist Jennifer Keelan-Chaffins and her participation in the Capitol Crawl in this inspiring autobiographical picture book. This beautifully illustrated story includes a foreword from Jennifer and backmatter detailing her life and the history of the disability rights movement.

This is the story of a little girl who just wanted to go, even when others tried to stop her.

Jennifer Keelan was determined to make a change-even if she was just a kid. She never thought her wheelchair could slow her down, but the way the world around her was built made it hard to do even simple things. Like going to school, or eating lunch in the cafeteria.

Jennifer knew that everyone deserves a voice! Then the Americans with Disabilities Act, a law that would make public spaces much more accessible to people with disabilities, was proposed to Congress. And to make sure it passed, Jennifer went to the steps of the Capitol building in Washington DC to convince them.

And, without her wheelchair, she climbed. ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP!

By: Annette Bay Pimentel
Illustrated by: Nabi H. Ali
Foreword by: Jennifer Keelan-Chaffins
Imprint: Sourcebooks Explore
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 260mm, Width: 265mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 485g
ISBN: 9781492688976
ISBN 10: 1492688975
Pages: 32
Publication Date: 10 March 2020
Recommended Age: From 4 to 8 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

ANNETTE BAY PIMENTEL has published two picture book biographies, Mountain Chef, which won the Carter G. Woodson Award, and Girl, Running, which was a Junior Library Guild pick and received a starred review. She lives in Moscow, Idaho. Visit her at annettebaypimental.com.

Reviews for All the Way to the Top: How One Girl’s Fight for Americans with Disabilities Changed Everything

A necessary testament to the power of children's voices. - Kirkus Reviews Clear, accessible prose accompanied by Ali's creamily textured digital illustrations...a jumping-off point for conversations. - Publishers Weekly Pimentel's compelling, present-tense narrative gives the story great immediacy, helping children connect with Jennifer's reactions to physical barriers and social injustice...Still an activist, Jennifer Keelan-Chaffins offers a thought-provoking foreword to this inspiring picture book. - Booklist Pimentel offers a great look at a young activist creating change and a better understanding of the importance of the ADA. - School Library Journal