{"product_id":"libertys-civil-rights-road-trip-9781947888197","title":"Liberty's Civil Rights Road Trip","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTime to board the bus! Liberty and her friend Abdullah, with their families and a diverse group of passengers, head off to their first stop: Jackson, Mississippi. Next on their map are Glendora, Memphis, Birmingham, Montgomery, and finally Selma, for a march across the iconic Edmund Pettus Bridge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs told through the innocent view of a child, \u003cem\u003eLiberty's Civil Rights Road Trip\u003c\/em\u003e serves as an early introduction to places, people, and events that transformed history. The story is inspired by an actual journey led by author Michael W. Waters, bringing together a multigenerational group to witness key locations from the civil rights movement. An author's note and more information about each stop on Liberty's trip offer ways for adults to expand the conversation with young readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA portion of the publisher's sales proceeds will be donated to Foot Soldiers Park in Selma, Alabama, a nonprofit dedicated to honoring the history and continued relevance of the Selma movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"On an interfaith, family-based road trip, a young Black girl visits important landmarks of the civil rights movement . . . A unique and valuable perspective.\" —\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This introduction to historic individuals and monumental locations is both inspiring and a useful teaching tool, and will see wide use in most collections.\" —\u003cem\u003eSchool Library Journal \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An accessible, anecdotal introduction to pivotal civil rights events and luminaries.\" —\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Westminster\/John Knox Press,U.S.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52151385555287,"sku":"9781947888197","price":16.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/libertys-civil-rights-road-trip-9781947888197","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}