Unstoppable John: How John Lewis Got His Library Card--And Helped Change History
Unstoppable John: How John Lewis Got His Library Card--And Helped Change History

Unstoppable John: How John Lewis Got His Library Card--And Helped Change History

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4 - 8
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32
Page count
AD520L
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Jan 7, 2025
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A poignant picture book biography on how John Lewis got his library card and helped change history. All John Lewis wanted was a library card, but in 1956, libraries were only for white people. That didn’t seem fair to John, and so he spent a lifetime advocating for change and fighting against unfair laws until the laws changed. Finally, black people could eat at restaurants, see movies, vote in elections, and even get library cards. With an in-depth author’s note, a timeline of John Lewis’s life, and a lengthy list of resources, Unstoppable John, illustrated by Jerry Jordan and written by New York Times bestselling author Pat Zietlow Miller, explores the profound impact John had on the world and that books had on him.

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      Pat Zietlow Miller

      Pat Zietlow Miller is a bestselling children’s book author. She is the author of Sophie’s Squash, which was starred by Kirkus, Booklist, SLJ, and PW, as well as awarded the 2014 Crystal Kite Award, the 2014 Golden Kite Award, a 2014 Charlotte Zolotow Honor, and the Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Honor. Her second book, Wherever You Go, received two starred reviews and has sold in multiple translations. She is also the author of Sharing the Bread, Sophie’s Squash Goes to School, and The Quickest Kid in Clarksville.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780593524909
    Publication Date
    January 7, 2025
    Publisher
    Viking Books For Young Readers
    Page Count
    32
    Reading Age
    4 - 8 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2024952967
    Lexile® Level
    AD520L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~N
    Est. ATOS® Book Level
    ~3.4

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