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Claudette Colvin I want freedom now!

Civil rights icon Claudette Colvin teams up with Phillip Hoose--author of the Newbery Honor and National Book Award-winning blockbuster biography Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice--to tell her groundbreaking story in this unforgettable picture book illustrated by New York Times-bestselling arti...

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Main Authors: Colvin, Claudette, 1939- (Author), Hoose, Phillip M., 1947- (Author)
Other Authors: Jackson, Bea, 1986- (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers, 2024.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Colvin, Claudette, > 1939- > Juvenile nonfiction.
African American teenage girls > Alabama > Montgomery > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction.
African Americans > Alabama > Montgomery > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction.
Montgomery (Ala.) > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction.
Montgomery Bus Boycott, Montgomery, Ala., 1955-1956 > Juvenile nonfiction.
Segregation in transportation > Alabama > Montgomery > History > Juvenile nonfiction.
Montgomery (Ala.) > Race relations > History > 20th century > Juvenile nonfiction.
Biographies > Juvenile.
Autobiographies > Juvenile.
Picture books.
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Summary:Civil rights icon Claudette Colvin teams up with Phillip Hoose--author of the Newbery Honor and National Book Award-winning blockbuster biography Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice--to tell her groundbreaking story in this unforgettable picture book illustrated by New York Times-bestselling artist Bea Jackson.--from publisher
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
ISBN:9780374389734
037438973X
Author Notes:

Claudette Colvin (1939-2026) was a civil rights activist whose refusal to give up her bus seat led to the Montgomery bus boycott and helped bring an end to segregation on buses throughout the South.

Phillip Hoose is an award-winning author whose other works include the picture book Hey, Little Ant and the nonfiction books Duet ; The Race to Save the Lord God Bird ; The Boys Who Challenged Hitler ; and We Were There, Too! , a National Book Award finalist. He lives in Portland, Maine.

Bea Jackson is a concept and character artist and an illustrator. In addition to her work that appears on book and comics covers and in magazines and articles, she has also created the artwork for numerous children's books, including Parker Looks Up , a New York Times bestseller and an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Children's Literary Work nominee; Parker Shines On ; and Our Beautiful Colors .


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