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laurashavers's review against another edition
5.0
This book was amazing. I did not know that a lot of the civil rights marchers were kids. As a parent, I can’t imagine! I am going to have my 11 yr old read this.
amysutton's review against another edition
4.0
This was such a great first hand account of the Selma to Montgomery March for voting rights during the civil rights movement. This would be a great resource/ primary source once students have a bit of background knowledge of the civil rights movement and Dr Martin Luther King Jr. I really appreciated the honesty and reality of what happened being shared but at a kid appropriate level.
loffy81's review against another edition
5.0
Great narrative nonfiction for younger readers. Tells the story of Lynda Blackmon and her involvement in the fight for the right to vote in the 1960's. Great storytelling. Heartbreaking to be ignorant of the 100 year + battle for the right for African Americans to vote.
bethgiven's review against another edition
5.0
Lynda Blackman was the youngest of the marchers for voting rights who marched from Selma to Montgomery in 1965. She had been jailed many times, and she was only fourteen when she was brutally hurt on Bloody Sunday. The march from Selma to Montgomery was only a few weeks later, and while it was relatively safe, she was still afraid. Nevertheless, she was encouraged by the others around her, the songs they sang, and the cause she was advocating for: the right to vote.
I have been thinking these past few years about the current events that become our nation's history. So often we present the American story as some tidy thing, with clear bad guys and an inevitable happy ending. But it really isn't that way at all; the "bad guys" might be our neighbors (who see the opposing side as the real enemy), and many times, things get worse before they get better. As I listened to Lynda Blackman's story with that lens, I was in awe of her courage and bravery -- and I felt inspired to stand up for the marginalized in our current times.
This is a short, podcast-sized listen, and very engaging -- definitely worth the hour if you can find it in print or audio. Appropriate for upper elementary children, teens, and adults.
I'm glad I listened to this in the month of March, the anniversary month of the Selma/Montgomery march! (Though it's always a good time to learn about civil rights!)
For more context, definitely check out John Lewis's graphic novel trilogy, March. (I should reread it!)
Thanks to Daciana for putting this book on my radar!
I have been thinking these past few years about the current events that become our nation's history. So often we present the American story as some tidy thing, with clear bad guys and an inevitable happy ending. But it really isn't that way at all; the "bad guys" might be our neighbors (who see the opposing side as the real enemy), and many times, things get worse before they get better. As I listened to Lynda Blackman's story with that lens, I was in awe of her courage and bravery -- and I felt inspired to stand up for the marginalized in our current times.
This is a short, podcast-sized listen, and very engaging -- definitely worth the hour if you can find it in print or audio. Appropriate for upper elementary children, teens, and adults.
I'm glad I listened to this in the month of March, the anniversary month of the Selma/Montgomery march! (Though it's always a good time to learn about civil rights!)
For more context, definitely check out John Lewis's graphic novel trilogy, March. (I should reread it!)
Thanks to Daciana for putting this book on my radar!
onefly's review against another edition
challenging
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medium-paced
5.0
kellyjcm's review against another edition
2.0
Important voice to contribute to our understanding of civil rights movement. I feel the writing glosses over too many details. The structure feels like a journal but doesn't have the tone of one. There should be more dialogue. For the intended audience it misses the mark.
hannahreadslotsofbooks's review against another edition
4.0
Today was a pretty exciting day. My Reading class just finished this novel written by Lynda Blackmon Lowery and she virtually visited us! This is the third time she has visited my class over the years and every year I come back with thinking that this was probably my most powerful lesson because it’s not just a story and we actually get to meet the person who was on the march from Selma to Montgomery. Not only that, but she was in Bloody Sunday and continues to speak on the injustices of the world. As Mrs. Lowery states in her book and what she reminded my class today, “Your voice matters.” Students young and old should read this book.
amandabock's review against another edition
4.0
I enjoyed this memoir of the marches in Selma very much. It doesn't give much background information, so you'll need to get that elsewhere, but it's powerful to read her story. The artwork is a nice blend of art and historical photographs. It's a much shorter story than it appears, so it would work well as a read aloud in a classroom.