Scan barcode
lilla75's review against another edition
5.0
Great introduction to civil rights/voting rights in 1960's America.
amandalee0429's review against another edition
4.0
Great story. I've read about Selma and Bloody Sunday in other accounts (I recommend March by John Lewis) but I really liked learning about the story from the perspective of the children involved. Very powerful history and an important reminder about our country's recent past.
michellepc's review
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence and Racism
lindsayb's review against another edition
4.0
Great middle grade first-hand account of what it was like to participate in the Civil Rights Movement, and the audio is simply fantastic.
ashylibrarian's review
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
sad
tense
fast-paced
4.75
This is a quick-paced, nonfiction read about the Selma march and the youngest marcher, Lynda Blackmon Lowery. *Tobecontinued*
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Violence, Racism, Police brutality, Physical abuse, and Grief
Moderate: Death and Murder
anna_catherman's review
4.0
At just an hour long, I daresay this might be the shortest audiobook I've ever listened to. It's quite good, and worth the read or listen even for older readers. The story is razor-focused on one small aspect of the Civil Rights movement and its impacts on one girl in one town, and by doing so it can shed light on impacts frequently missed by history textbooks. It's brief, simple, and to the point, but still engaging and insightful.
readingrobin's review
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
4.0
justagirlwithabook's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
I really loved Lynda Blackmon Lowery’s story. As a junior high librarian, this book is a wonderful pairing to John Lewis’ March for middle grade - junior high students to read about the March for Civil Rights from multiple perspectives, this one being from someone who was their age when she marched! Her story was inspiring and her message of being a history-maker would’ve resonated with me as a younger reader (as I hope it does with our younger readers today!). Highly recommend especially where civil rights and equality are topics of discussion in curriculum — this is a valuable perspective that should have a seat at the table among other civil rights greats!
amdame1's review
4.0
Lynda Blackmon tells the story of how she participated in the march from Selma to Montgomery in 1965. Before the march took place, Lynda was also an active participant in a number of nonviolent protests that occurred in Selma. By the time she was 15, she had already been in jail 9 times! She turned 15 while marching to Montgomery.
An incredible story and while I'm sure there are many similar ones that took place, most of them remain as part of an oral tradition rather than published versions. Great addition to a civil rights collection (or any collection, really).
An incredible story and while I'm sure there are many similar ones that took place, most of them remain as part of an oral tradition rather than published versions. Great addition to a civil rights collection (or any collection, really).