Fighting with Love: The Legacy of John Lewis

Four starred reviews!

The "informative, resounding," (Booklist, starred review), and "inspiring" (The Horn Book, starred review) story of a groundbreaking civil rights leader John Lewis comes to life in this compelling and beautifully told nonfiction picture book by the award-winning team Lesa Cline-Ransome and James E. Ransome.

John Lewis left a cotton farm in Alabama to join the fight for civil rights when he was only a teenager. He soon became a leader of a movement that changed the nation. Walking at the side of his mentor, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Lewis was led by his belief in peaceful action and voting rights. Today and always his work and legacy live on.

Author: Lesa Cline-Ransome
Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Published: 01/09/2024
Pages: 48
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 9.50h x 11.50w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9781534496620
Audience: Ages 9-12


Review Citation(s):
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2023
Booklist 11/01/2023 pg. 57
Kirkus Reviews 11/15/2023
Publishers Weekly 11/20/2023
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2024 pg. 108