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Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom
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  • Published: 15 February 2017
  • ISBN: 9780147512161
  • Imprint: Speak
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 144
  • RRP: $29.99

Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom

My Story of the 1965 Selma Voting Rights March

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Paperback
15 Feb 2017
Hardback
15 Jan 2017
EBook
8 Jan 2015
Audiobook
2 May 2017
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The true story of the civil rights marches in Selma, Alabama, told through the eyes of the youngest marcher--now in an accessible paperback!

A SIBERT INFORMATIONAL BOOK MEDAL HONOR BOOK • Discover the power of youth activism in this moving memoir about the Civil Rights Movement, ideal for young readers interested in America’s fight for equality.

“A testament to the power we each have within us to stand up for what is right and to make the world a better and more just place.”—Dan Sturman, Academy Award–winning documentary filmmaker

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

Jailed nine times before her fifteenth birthday, Lynda Blackmon Lowery refused to give up the fight for equal rights. She was the youngest marcher on the historic 1965 voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. She vowed to make a difference—and she did.

Lynda’s story of overcoming terror and winning one of our nation’s most important battles is eye-opening and inspiring—a memoir that brings us into the heart of the civil rights movement to offer compelling proof that young people can be heroes.
  • Published: 15 February 2017
  • ISBN: 9780147512161
  • Imprint: Speak
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 144
  • RRP: $29.99

Praise for Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom

* "Vivid details and the immediacy of Lowery's voice make this a valuable primary document as well as a pleasure to read."--Kirkus Reviews, 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