A review by tiffanyngari
Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom: My Story of the 1965 Selma Voting Rights March by Lynda Blackmon Lowery

I have recently finished reading the book Turning Fifteen on the Road to Freedom, where Lynda Blackmon Lowery, the author, tells her Civil Rights story. Turning Fifteen on the Road to Freedom is a book that is written for all ages. To me I felt as if I could relate to the author because I have felt as if I don’t belong somewhere for the color of my skin as Lowery did throughout the book. On chapter five titled “Bloody Sunday” she describes her feelings as she is being brutally beaten by a white sheriff because she was black. “He hit me twice-hard...struggling to get up when he pushed me forward and hit me again, this time on the back of my head” (p.g.57). All the struggles she went through were because of her skin. While reading this book I felt as if I could comprehend it more because of the way she told her story. This book inspire me to hear other people’s story before assuming anything about them. As well as tell my own stories through poetry and writing. She told it in a way that someone any age could understand, and I think that was her goal. Although I would have thought of the book as more mature if she went more into detail I think her point was represented strongly. I really enjoyed reading this book and I recommend it to middle school kids.
I respect the fact that Lowery told her story to the world so others could here about it. If she never did this it would be one less thing I would know about my history, black history.