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Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom

By Lynda Blackmon Lowery
Illustrated by PJ Loughran
with Elspeth Leacock and Susan Buckley

By Lynda Blackmon Lowery
Illustrated by PJ Loughran
with Elspeth Leacock and Susan Buckley

By Lynda Blackmon Lowery
Illustrated by PJ Loughran
with Elspeth Leacock and Susan Buckley

By Lynda Blackmon Lowery
Illustrated by PJ Loughran
with Elspeth Leacock and Susan Buckley

By Lynda Blackmon Lowery
Illustrated by PJ Loughran
with Elspeth Leacock and Susan Buckley

By Lynda Blackmon Lowery
Illustrated by PJ Loughran
with Elspeth Leacock and Susan Buckley

By Lynda Blackmon Lowery
Read by Damaras Obi
with Elspeth Leacock and Susan Buckley

By Lynda Blackmon Lowery
Read by Damaras Obi
with Elspeth Leacock and Susan Buckley

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    About Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom

    A memoir of the Civil Rights Movement from one of its youngest heroes–now in paperback will an all-new discussion guide.

    As 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 eleven 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.

    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.

    About Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom

    A memoir of the Civil Rights Movement from one of its youngest heroes

    A Sibert Informational Book Medal Honor Book
    Kirkus     Best Books of 2015
    Booklist Editors’ Choice 2015
    BCCB Blue Ribbon 2015

    As 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.

    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.

    About Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom

    A memoir of the Civil Rights Movement from one of its youngest heroes

    A Sibert Informational Book Medal Honor Book
    Kirkus     Best Books of 2015
    Booklist Editors’ Choice 2015
    BCCB Blue Ribbon 2015

    As 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.

    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.

    About Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom

    A memoir of the Civil Rights Movement from one of its youngest heroes

    A Sibert Informational Book Medal Honor Book
    Kirkus     Best Books of 2015
    Booklist Editors’ Choice 2015
    BCCB Blue Ribbon 2015

    As 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.

    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.

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    About Lynda Blackmon Lowery

    Lynda Blackmon Lowery, the youngest person to take part in the whole Selma Voting Rights March of 1965, now works as a case manager at a mental health center, and still lives in Selma, Alabama.

    About PJ Loughran

    PJ Loughran is an illustrator, creative director, and musician. He lives in Chicago, Illinois.

    About Lynda Blackmon Lowery

    Lynda Blackmon Lowery, the youngest person to take part in the whole Selma Voting Rights March of 1965, now works as a case manager at a mental health center, and still lives in Selma, Alabama.

    About PJ Loughran

    PJ Loughran is an illustrator, creative director, and musician. He lives in Chicago, Illinois.

    About Lynda Blackmon Lowery

    Lynda Blackmon Lowery, the youngest person to take part in the whole Selma Voting Rights March of 1965, now works as a case manager at a mental health center, and still lives in Selma, Alabama.

    About PJ Loughran

    PJ Loughran is an illustrator, creative director, and musician. He lives in Chicago, Illinois.

    About Lynda Blackmon Lowery

    Lynda Blackmon Lowery, the youngest person to take part in the whole Selma Voting Rights March of 1965, now works as a case manager at a mental health center, and still lives in Selma, Alabama.

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books | Teen & Young Adult Nonfiction | Teen & Young Adult Social Issues

    Paperback | $10.99
    Published by Speak
    Dec 27, 2016 | 144 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Young Adult | ISBN 9780147512161

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books | Teen & Young Adult Nonfiction | Teen & Young Adult Social Issues

    Hardcover | $19.99
    Published by Dial Books
    Jan 08, 2015 | 128 Pages | 6 x 9 | Young Adult | ISBN 9780803741232

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books | Teen & Young Adult Nonfiction | Teen & Young Adult Social Issues

    Ebook | $7.99
    Published by Dial Books
    Jan 08, 2015 | 128 Pages | Young Adult | ISBN 9780698151338

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books | Audiobooks | Teen & Young Adult Nonfiction | Teen & Young Adult Social Issues

    Audiobook Download | $10.00
    Published by Listening Library
    May 02, 2017 | 61 Minutes | Young Adult | ISBN 9781524779085
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    Praise

    A Sibert Informational Book Medal Honor Book
    Kirkus     Best Books of 2015
    Booklist Editors’ Choice 2015
    BCCB Blue Ribbon 2015

    * “Vivid details and the immediacy of Lowery’s voice make this a valuable primary document as well as a pleasure to read.”—Kirkus, starred review

    * “One of those rare books that is geniunely accessible to a broad audience.”—BCCB, starred review

    * “This inspiring personal story illuminates pivotal events in America’s history.”—Booklist, starred review

    Awards

    Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Honor Book HONOR 2016

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