{"product_id":"turning-15-on-the-road-to-freedom-my-story-of-the-1965-selma-voting-rights-march-9780803741232","title":"Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom: My Story of the 1965 Selma Voting Rights March","description":"\u003cb\u003eA memoir of the Civil Rights Movement from one of its youngest heroes\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eA Sibert Informational Book Medal Honor Book\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKirkus \u003c\/i\u003eBest Books of 2015\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003eEditors' Choice 2015\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBCCB\u003c\/i\u003e Blue Ribbon 2015\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the youngest marcher in the 1965 voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Albama, Lynda Blackmon Lowery proved that young adults can be heroes. Jailed nine times before her fifteenth birthday, Lowery fought alongside Martin Luther King, Jr. for the rights of African-Americans. In this memoir, she shows today's young readers what it means to fight nonviolently (even when the police are using violence, as in the Bloody Sunday protest) and how it felt to be part of changing American history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Straightforward and inspiring, this beautifully illustrated memoir brings readers into the middle of the Civil Rights Movement, complementing Common Core classroom learning and bringing history alive for young readers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dial Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/08\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780803741232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.30w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award - Honor Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/24\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2015 pg. 132\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2015 pg. 98\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEssence\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2015 pg. 66\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoice of Youth Advocates\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2015 - Reviewed - More Editing Needed\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2015 pg. 39\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2015 pg. 319 - Book Of Special Distinction\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2015 pg. 210 - Superior,Well Above Average\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Best Young-Adult Books\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2015 pg. 63\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist Ed Choice Youth\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2016 pg. 12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e171644 \/ Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom: My Story of the Selma Voting Rights March\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.1 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 1\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Lynda Blackmon Lowery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42924921127093,"sku":"9780803741232","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_31c010d9-828d-4fd9-bab4-296fc8241af2.jpg?v=1687841409","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/turning-15-on-the-road-to-freedom-my-story-of-the-1965-selma-voting-rights-march-9780803741232","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}