{"product_id":"because-of-you-john-lewis-hardcover","title":"Because of You, John Lewis - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrea Davis Pinkney\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKeith Henry Brown\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn inspiring story of a friendship between Congressman John Lewis and ten-year-old activist Tybre Faw by \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling and Coretta Scott King Award-winning author Andrea Davis Pinkney!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen young Tybre Faw discovers John Lewis and his heroic march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in the fight for voting rights, Tybre is determined to meet him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTybre's two grandmothers take him on the seven-hour drive to Selma, Alabama, where Lewis invites Tybre to join him in the annual memorial walk across the Bridge. And so begins a most amazing friendship!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn rich, poetic language, Andrea Davis Pinkney weaves the true story of a boy with a dream--together with the story of a real-life hero (who himself had a life-altering friendship with Martin Luther King, Jr. when he was young!). Keith Henry Brown's deeply affecting paintings bring this inspiring bond between a young activist and an elder congressman vividly to life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWho will be next to rise up and turn the page on history?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAndrea Davis Pinkney is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling and award-winning author of nearly 50 books for young readers, among them \u003ci\u003eThe Red Pencil\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Poem for Peter\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as several collaborations with her husband, Brian Pinkney, including \u003ci\u003eMartin Rising: Requiem for a King\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSit-In\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHand in Hand\u003c\/i\u003e, which received the Coretta Scott King Book Award. Andrea Davis Pinkney lives in New York City. You can follow her on Twitter at @AndreaDavisPink, on Instagram at @Andreapinkney1, and on Facebook at @andreadavispinkey. \u003cbr\u003e Keith Henry Brown is the illustrator of the picture book \u003ci\u003eBirth of the Cool: How Jazz Great Miles Davis Found His Sound\u003c\/i\u003e. He got his start drawing superheroes, but jazz musicians like Miles Davis have always been heroes to him. A graduate of the High School of Art and Design as well as Parsons School of Design, he combined his love of art and jazz as the creative director of jazz at Lincoln Center. He has also designed and illustrated promotional graphics and jazz album covers. He lives in Brooklyn, New York. You can visit him online at keithhbrown.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.47 x 11.02 x 8.11 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 07, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Because of You, John Lewis: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3.9\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47382608478386,"sku":"9781338759082","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/77f971f7ce03a57d19f63c859e95eaa2.webp?v=1777839294","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/because-of-you-john-lewis-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}