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Unstoppable John : how John Lewis got his library card and helped change history / written by Pat Zietlow Miller ; illustrated by Jerry Jordan.

ISBN: 9780593524909
ISBN: 059352490X
Physical Description: 30 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Publisher: New York : Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House, 2025.
Copyright: &copy;2025

Miller, Pat Zietlow. (author.). Jordan, Jerry, 1966- (illustrator.).

Summary:

"A poignant picture book biography on how John Lewis got his library card and helped change history. All John Lewis wanted was a library card, but in 1956, libraries were only for white people. That didn't seem fair to John, and so he spent a lifetime advocating for change and fighting against unfair laws until the laws changed. Finally, black people could eat at restaurants, see movies, vote in elections, and even get library cards. With an in-depth author's note, a timeline of John Lewis's life, and a lengthy list of resources, Unstoppable John, illustrated by Jerry Jordan and written by New York Times bestselling author Pat Zietlow Miller, explores the profound impact John had on the world and that books had on him"--Amazon.