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Reviewed on December 1, 2024 | Elementary
Gr 2–4—Many books have been written by and about civil rights icon John Lewis, who died in 2020, and his work as an adult. This story focuses on his quest for a library card. He was denied one as a teen in 1956 for being Black. The book frames this rejection as the inciting incident in Lewis's long history of fighting for civil rights. Due to its brevity, the book becomes a condensed and...Log In or Sign Up to Read More