March: Book One (Oversized Edition)
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John Lewis
Andrew Aydin
The groundbreaking graphic-novel memoir by a living legend of the civil rights movement, March: Book One, is now available in an oversized hardcover edition. Created by Congressman John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell, this #1 New York Times bestseller is also a Coretta Scott King Honor book, a required text in classrooms across America, and the first graphic novel to win a Robert F. Kennedy Book Award. Now this modern classic — praised by everyone from President Bill Clinton to LeVar Burton to Tim Cook — gets the deluxe, oversized hardcover treatment, so the stunning work of Lewis, Aydin, and Powell can be appreciated on a grander scale.March is a vivid first-hand account of John Lewis' lifelong struggle for civil and human rights, meditating in the modern age on the distance traveled since the days of Jim Crow and segregation. Rooted in Lewis' personal story, it also reflects on the highs and lows of the broader civil rights movement.Book One spans John Lewis' youth in rural Alabama, his life-changing meeting with Martin Luther King, Jr., the birth of the Nashville Student Movement, and their battle to tear down segregation through nonviolent lunch counter sit-ins, building to a stunning climax on the steps of City Hall.Many years ago, John Lewis and other student activists drew inspiration from the 1958 comic book "Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story." Now, his own comics bring those days to life for a new audience, testifying to a movement whose echoes will be heard for generations.Winner of the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award — Special Recognition#1 New York Times Bestseller#1 Washington Post BestsellerA Coretta Scott King Honor BookAn ALA Notable BookOne of YALSA's Top 10 Great Graphic Novels for TeensOne of YALSA's Top 10 Popular Paperbacks for Young AdultsOne of YALSA's Outstanding Books for the College BoundOne of Reader's Digest's Graphic Novels Every Grown-Up Should ReadEndorsed by NYC Public Schools' "NYC Reads 365" programSelected for first-year reading programs by Michigan State University, Marquette University, and Georgia State UniversityNominated for three Will Eisner AwardsNominated for the Glyph AwardNamed one of the best books of 2013 by USA Today, The Washington Post, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, School Library Journal, Booklist, Kirkus Reviews, The Horn Book, Paste, Slate, ComicsAlliance, Amazon, and Apple iBooks.
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Author
John Lewis
Pages
128
Publisher
National Geographic Books
Published Date
2016-03-22
ISBN
1603093834 9781603093835
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"Beautifully written graphic novel educating people on the March on Washington from Mr. Lewis’ perspective. Incredibly thorough with names, dates, and reference to the time "
H. Justin
"Graphic novels have a great power to bring stories to life, and this series, March, detailing the struggle for Civil Rights is definitely brought to life through vivid storytelling and dynamic illustrations.<br/><br/>March: Book Two highlights the struggles of the Freedom Riders. I have read of them before. I have read of the Civil Rights Movement before. I have read of sit-ins and marches and non-violent peaceful protests before. But never have I been brought close to understand how it felt, how frustrating the process was, the pains and grievances and injustices they endured. Never until I examined it closely through the eyes of this book. I felt every punch thrown, I flinched with every brick thrown, I cried to see children being hosed and dogs sent to attack them. How could this have ever happened in our "civilized" American society? Because I have not lived this, I will never completely understand but this book brings me much closer to the understanding I seek. I am immensely grateful for the men and women who fought for Civil Rights, sacrificing all that was required of them for the greater good.<br/><br/>(This book also juxtaposes the inauguration of President Barack Obama with the Civil Rights March on Washington. It includes quotes from John Lewis's speech given at the March as well as the full text at the end of the book.)"
Jennifer D