John Lewis, Andrew Aydin & Nate Powell
Ages 13+
Congressman John Lewis (GA-5) is an American icon, one of the key figures of the civil rights movement. His commitment to justice and nonviolence has taken him from an Alabama sharecropper’s farm to the halls of Congress, from a segregated schoolroom to the 1963 March on Washington, and from receiving beatings from state troopers to receiving the Medal of Freedom from the first African-American president.
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We keep this on the shelf for race, identity, and seeing yourself on the page — a story kids can feel, not just a lesson adults want to teach.
Ages 13+. Especially helpful for kids who notice unfairness and want to help.
Ask: What made someone in this story feel proud of who they are?
Bedtime tip: after the last page, ask one question and wait — silence is where the story sticks.
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