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Memphis, Martin, and the mountaintop : the sanitation strike of 1968 / Alice Faye Duncan ; illustrated by R. Gregory Christie.

Summary:

This historical fiction picture book presents the story of nine-year-old Lorraine Jackson, who in 1968 witnessed the Memphis sanitation strike--Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s final stand for justice before his assassination--when her father, a sanitation worker, participated in the protest.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1629797189
  • ISBN: 9781629797182
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unnumbered pages) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: Honesdale, Pennsylvania : Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights, [2018]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographic references.
Target Audience Note:
800L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 4.9 0.5 197315.
Subject: King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 > Juvenile fiction.
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 > Assassination > Juvenile fiction.
African Americans > Tennessee > Memphis > Social conditions > 20th century > Juvenile fiction.
Labor movement > Tennessee > Memphis > History > 20th century > Juvenile fiction.
Sanitation Workers Strike, Memphis, Tenn., 1968 > Juvenile fiction.
Memphis (Tenn.) > Race relations > History > 20th century > Juvenile fiction.
Genre: Autobiographies.
Fiction.
Picture books.

Available copies

  • 52 of 54 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library. (Show)

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  • 0 current holds with 54 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Marion Library JUV 331.8928 DUN (Text) 37810435746358 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library J DUNCAN (Text) 39493108360159 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Alexander Main Library J 331.8 Duncan (Text) 34269001263210 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Beaufort Main J 331.892 DUNCA (Text) 34208203760623 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Black Mountain Library j331.89281 DUN (Text) 0020512181379 Juvenile Nonfiction Checked out 09/18/2024
Bladen Main Branch J FIC DUN (Text) 30441100790310 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Bryan Memorial Library J 331.892813 Dun (Text) 810191001676261 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Canton Library J331.8 Duncan (Text) 33115007666461 Juvenile Nonfiction In transit -
Charles H. Stone Memorial Library JF DUNCAN (Text) 40599001060816 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Cleveland County Main Library E DUNCAN (Text) 22281500138437 Easy Fiction Available -