Loving vs. Virginia: A Documentary Novel of the Landmark Civil Rights Case (Books about Love for Kids, Civil Rights History Book)

From acclaimed author Patricia Hruby Powell comes the story of a landmark civil rights case, told in spare and gorgeous verse. In 1955, in Caroline County, Virginia, amidst segregation and prejudice, injustice and cruelty, two teenagers fell in love. Their life together broke the law, but their determination would change it. Richard and Mildred Loving were at the heart of a Supreme Court case that legalized marriage between races, and a story of the devoted couple who faced discrimination, fought it, and won.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Published: 01/31/2017
ISBN: 9781452125909
Pages: 260
Weight: 2.03lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.60w x 1.10d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 11/01/2016 pg. 100
Booklist 11/15/2016 pg. 51
Publishers Weekly 11/14/2016
School Library Journal 12/01/2016 pg. 123
BookPage 02/01/2017
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2017 pg. 99
Voice of Youth Advocates 04/01/2017 - Recommended - Hard To Beat

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 186105 / Loving vs. Virginia: A Documentary Novel of the Landmark Civil Rights Case
Reading Level: 4.4 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 3