Genres
Publication
Scholastic Press (2018), Edition: Illustrated, 128 pages
Description
In a rich embroidery of visions, musical cadence, and deep emotion, Andrea and Brian Pinkney convey the final months of Martin Luther King's life -- and of his assassination -- through metaphor, spirituality, and multilayers of meaning.
Awards
Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award (Winner — 2019)
NCTE Notable Poetry Books and Verse Novels (Poetry — 2019)
CCBC Choices (2019)
Notable Children's Book (Middle Readers — 2019)
Nerdy Book Award (2018)
Language
Original language
English
Pages
128
Physical description
128 p.; 11 inches
ISBN
0545702534 / 9780545702539
DDC/MDS
| 811.6 |
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