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Because of you, John Lewis : the true story of a remarkable friendship
Title:
Because of you, John Lewis : the true story of a remarkable friendship
Summary:
When young Tybre Faw discovers Congressman John Lewis and his heroic march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in the fight for the right to vote -- Tybre is determined to meet him. Tybre's two grandmothers take him on the seven-hour drive to Selma, Alabama, where Lewis invites Tybre to join him in the annual memorial walk across the Bridge. And so begins a most amazing friendship! In rich, poetic language, Andrea Davis Pinkney weaves the true story of a boy with a dream-together with the story of a real-life hero (who himself had a life-altering friendship with Martin Luther King Jr. when he was young!) Keith Henry Brown's deeply affecting paintings bring this inspiring bond between a young activist and an elder Congressman vividly to life. Both John Lewis and Martin Luther King, Jr. have left indelible marks on future generations. Will Tybre be next to carry the mantle? -- Provided by publisher.
Audience:
Ages 4-8. Scholastic Press.

Grades 2-3. Scholastic Press.
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Description:
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Publisher:
Scholastic Press,
Publication Date:
2022
ISBN:
9781338759082
Publication Information:
New York : Scholastic Press, [2022]

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Call Number:
P PINKNEY
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