As a digital subscriber, you’ll receive unlimited access to Horn Book web exclusives and extensive archives, as well as access to our highly searchable Guide/Reviews Database.
To access other site content, visit The Horn Book homepage.
To continue you need an active subscription to hbook.com.
Subscribe now to gain immediate access to everything hbook.com has to offer, as well as our highly searchable Guide/Reviews Database, which contains tens of thousands of short, critical reviews of books published in the United States for young people.
Thank you for registering. To have the latest stories delivered to your inbox, select as many free newsletters as you like below.
No thanks. Return to article
Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom: My Story of the 1965 Selma Voting Rights March
127 pp.
| Dial |
January, 2015 |
TradeISBN 978-0-8037-4123-2$19.99
(2)
YA
Illustrated by
PJ Loughran.
As told to Elspeth Leacock and Susan Buckley. As a teenager, Lowery heard Dr. King speak out for black voting rights; was beaten on "Bloody Sunday"; and marched from Selma to Montgomery in 1965. Lowery's voice is consistently engaging and casual; period photos and boldly colored illustrations are integrated seamlessly into the design. An epilogue--"Why Voting Rights?"--explains the significance of the right to vote for African Americans.
Reviewer: Sam Bloom
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
January, 2015