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Coming Soon
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Publication
Shadow Mountain (2016), 40 pages
Description
Biography of Joan Trumpauer Mulholland follows her from her childhood in 1950s Virginia through her high school and college years, when she joined the Civil Rights Movement, attending demonstrations and sit-ins. She also participated in the Freedom Rides of 1961 and was arrested and imprisoned. Her life has been spent standing up for human rights.
User reviews
LibraryThing member maribou
(I received a free copy of this book from the publisher.)
I've been reading a ton of civil rights biographies written for kids lately (picture book through YA) and so if I say this is a perfectly serviceable civil rights biography written for kids, it's no slight on the book. It's solid.
One thing I
I've been reading a ton of civil rights biographies written for kids lately (picture book through YA) and so if I say this is a perfectly serviceable civil rights biography written for kids, it's no slight on the book. It's solid.
One thing I
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particularly noticed is its great use of primary source documents. Really punch you in the gut, they do, and make the story much more lively. Show Less
Awards
Association for Mormon Letters Award (Finalist — Picture Book — 2016)
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
40 p.; 9 inches
ISBN
162972176X / 9781629721767
UPC
783027721768