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Unstoppable John : how John Lewis got his library card and helped change history  Cover Image Book Book

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

Miller, Pat Zietlow. (Author). Jordan, Jerry, 1966- (Added Author).

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.com

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593524909 (hardcover)
  • ISBN: 059352490X (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House, 2025.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Target Audience Note:
Pre-K to 3.
Subject: Lewis, John, 1940-2020.
African American civil rights workers > Biography.
Civil rights workers > United States > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century > Juvenile literature.
African Americans and libraries > History > 20th century > Juvenile literature.
United States > Race relations > Juvenile literature.

Available copies

  • 3 of 3 copies available at Kenton County.

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  • 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Covington Branch J B L6742mi (Text) 33126026014567 J New Biography Available -
Erlanger Branch J B L6742mi (Text) 33126026014526 J New Biography Available -
Independence Branch J B L6742mi (Text) 33126026014575 JBiography Available -


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