Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop
FROM SARAH:
Learn about the sanitation strike of 1968 from the perspective of a young girl in this award-winning picture book. Recommended for ages 8+.
FROM THE PUBLISHER:
This picture book tells the story of a nine-year-old girl who in 1968 witnessed the Memphis sanitation strike - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s final stand for justice before his assassination - when her father, a sanitation worker, participated in the protest. Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book, School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, Booklist Editors' Choice, Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Book, Booklist Top 10 Diverse Books for Middle Grade or Older Readers, Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Books.
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