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Lillian's Right to Vote

A Celebration of the Voting Rights Act of 1965

A Celebration of the Voting Rights Act of 1965

By Jonah Winter
Illustrated by Shane W. Evans

By Jonah Winter
Illustrated by Shane W. Evans

By Jonah Winter
Illustrated by Shane W. Evans

By Jonah Winter
Illustrated by Shane W. Evans

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Jul 14, 2015 | ISBN 9780385390286 | 5-9 years

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    About Lillian’s Right to Vote

    An elderly African American woman, en route to vote, remembers her family’s tumultuous voting history in this picture book publishing in time for the fiftieth anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
     
    As Lillian, a one-hundred-year-old African American woman, makes a “long haul up a steep hill” to her polling place, she sees more than trees and sky—she sees her family’s history. She sees the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment and her great-grandfather voting for the first time. She sees her parents trying to register to vote. And she sees herself marching in a protest from Selma to Montgomery. Veteran bestselling picture-book author Jonah Winter and Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award winner Shane W. Evans vividly recall America’s battle for civil rights in this lyrical, poignant account of one woman’s fierce determination to make it up the hill and make her voice heard.

    “Moving…. Stirs up a potent mixture of grief, anger, and pride at the history of black people’s fight for access to the ballot box.” —The New York Times

    “A much-needed picture book that will enlighten a new generation about battles won and a timely call to uphold these victories in the present.” —Kirkus Reviews, Starred

    “A valuable introduction to and overview of the civil rights movement.” —Publishers Weekly, Starred

    “An important book that will give you goose bumps.” —Booklist, Starred

    About Lillian’s Right to Vote

    An elderly African American woman, en route to vote, remembers her family’s tumultuous voting history in this picture book publishing in time for the fiftieth anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
     
    As Lillian, a one-hundred-year-old African American woman, makes a “long haul up a steep hill” to her polling place, she sees more than trees and sky—she sees her family’s history. She sees the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment and her great-grandfather voting for the first time. She sees her parents trying to register to vote. And she sees herself marching in a protest from Selma to Montgomery. Veteran bestselling picture-book author Jonah Winter and Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award winner Shane W. Evans vividly recall America’s battle for civil rights in this lyrical, poignant account of one woman’s fierce determination to make it up the hill and make her voice heard.

    “Moving…. Stirs up a potent mixture of grief, anger, and pride at the history of black people’s fight for access to the ballot box.” —The New York Times

    “A much-needed picture book that will enlighten a new generation about battles won and a timely call to uphold these victories in the present.” —Kirkus Reviews, Starred

    “A valuable introduction to and overview of the civil rights movement.” —Publishers Weekly, Starred

    “An important book that will give you goose bumps.” —Booklist, Starred

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    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Picture Books

    Hardcover | $17.99
    Published by Schwartz & Wade
    Jul 14, 2015 | 40 Pages | 8-1/2 x 11 | 5-9 years | ISBN 9780385390286

    Category: Children’s Picture Books

    Ebook | $4.99
    Published by Schwartz & Wade
    Jul 14, 2015 | 40 Pages | 5-9 years | ISBN 9780385390309

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    Praise

    “Moving…. Stirs up a potent mixture of grief, anger, and pride at the history of black people’s fight for access to the ballot box.” —The New York Times

    “A much-needed picture book that will enlighten a new generation about battles won and a timely call to uphold these victories in the present.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review

    “The illustrations… are what truly distinguish this offering… A powerful historical picture book.” —School Library Journal, starred review

    “Simple yet powerful, Lillian’s narrative transforms a complex topic into an affecting story suitable for a younger audience, making it a perfect introduction to voting and civil rights. An important book that will give you goose bumps.” —Booklist, starred  review

    ““Winter’s prose has a lofty, oratorical quality…skillfully blending Lillian’s individual path to the voting booth with the historical context that made it possible…A valuable introduction to and overview of the civil rights movement.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review

    Awards

    California Young Reader Medal NOMINEE 2019

    ALA Notable Children’s Book SELECTION 2015

    NCSS-CBC Notable Children’s Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies SELECTION 2016

    Kirkus Prize FINALIST 2015

    Bank Street College Best Children’s Book of the Year AWARD 2015

    Chicago Public Library’s Best of the Best Books AWARD 2015

    Jane Addams Children’s Book Award AWARD 2015

    Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year AWARD 2015

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