All Different Now: Juneteenth, the First Day of Freedom

Experience the joy of Juneteenth in this celebration of freedom from the award-winning team of Angela Johnson and E.B. Lewis.

Through the eyes of one little girl, All Different Now tells the story of the first Juneteenth, the day freedom finally came to the last of the slaves in the South. Since then, the observance of June 19 as African American Emancipation Day has spread across the United States and beyond. This stunning picture book includes notes from the author and illustrator, a timeline of important dates, and a glossary of relevant terms.

Told in Angela Johnson's signature melodic style and brought to life by E.B. Lewis's striking paintings, All Different Now is a joyous portrait of the dawn breaking on the darkest time in our nation's history.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published: 05/06/2014
ISBN: 9780689873768
Pages: 32
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.31h x 11.34w x 0.46d
Award: Georgia Children's Book Award - Finalist
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended

Review Citations: Booklist 02/01/2014 pg. 61
Publishers Weekly 03/17/2014
Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2014
Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2014 pg. 67
School Library Journal 05/01/2014 pg. 84
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2014 pg. 523
Kirkus Best Picture Books 11/15/2014 pg. 65
PW Children's Starred Reviews 12/01/2014 pg. 50
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2014 pg. 27
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2014 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 166424 / All Different Now: Juneteenth, the First Day of Freedom
Reading Level: 3.1 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5