Description
"A picture book biography of John Roy Lynch, one of the first African-Americans elected into the United States Congress"--Provided by publisher.
Awards
Texas Bluebonnet Award (Nominee — 2017)
Parents' Choice Book Award (2015)
William Allen White Children's Book Award (Nominee — Grades 3-5 — 2018)
South Dakota Children's Book Awards (Nominee — 2018)
Carter G. Woodson Book Award (Winner — 2016)
CCBC Choices (2016)
Great Reads from Great Places (Mississippi — 2015)
Books From All 50 States (and Washington, D.C.!) (Mississippi)
New York Public Library Best Books: For Kids (Nonfiction — 2015)
Penn GSE's Best Books for Young Readers (Selection — Picture Books — 2015)
Great Texas Mosquito List (2017)
Chicago Public Library Best of the Best: Kids (Informational Books for Younger Readers — 2015)
25 Great Reads for Mississippi Kids (Picture Books)