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I am Rosa Parks

Recounts Rosa Parks' daring effort to stand up for herself and other African Americans by helping to end segregation on public transportation.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Meltzer, Brad
Other Authors:	Eliopoulos, Chris (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC, [2014]
Series:	Ordinary people change the world
Subjects:	Parks, Rosa, > 1913-2005 > Juvenile nonfiction. African American women > Alabama > Montgomery > Biography > Juvenile. African Americans > Alabama > Montgomery > Biography > Juvenile. Civil rights workers > Alabama > Montgomery > Biography > Juvenile. African Americans > Civil rights > Alabama > Montgomery > History > 20th century > Juvenile nonfiction. Segregation in transportation > Alabama > Montgomery > History > 20th century > Juvenile nonfiction. Montgomery (Ala.) > Race relations > Juvenile nonfiction. Montgomery (Ala.) > Biography > Juvenile. Picture books. Biographies > Juvenile.
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Summary:	Recounts Rosa Parks' daring effort to stand up for herself and other African Americans by helping to end segregation on public transportation.
Physical Description:	1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 20 cm.
ISBN:	9780803740853 (hardcover) 0803740859 (hardcover)
Author Notes:	Brad Meltzer was born on April 1, 1970 and grew up in Brooklyn, NY. He graduated from the University of Michigan and Columbia Law School. His first published title was called The Tenth Justice. His other works include Dead Even, The First Counsel, The Millionaires, The Book of Fate, The Zero Game, The Inner Circle and The Fifth Assassin. He is the Eisner Award-winning author of the critically acclaimed comic book, Justice League of America. He also wrote the non-fiction books, Heroes for My Son and Heroes for My Daughter. He has written speeches for former President Clinton's National Service Program and played himself as an extra in Woody Allen's film, Celebrity. In 2013, his title History Decoded: The 10 Greatest Conspiracies of All Time. In 2014 his titles, I Am Abraham Lincoln, I Am Amelia Earhart and I am Rosa Parks made The New York Times Best Seller List. In 2016, Meltzer's title's The House of Secrets, I Am George Washington, and I Am Jane Goodall made the New York Times Bestseller list. (Bowker Author Biography)