On Saturday, I attended the 10th annual National Book Festival on the mall in Washington, DC. The highlights of my day included getting books signed by Jeff Smith, Phillip Hoose, Claudette Colvin, and Pat Mora.
Phillip Hoose is the author of a 2009 Newbery Honor Book called Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice. I am in the process of reading the book, which is about a 15 year old African-American girl who refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery Bus nine months before Rosa Parks. The author tells the story of this unsung Civil Rights heroine.
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