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The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth & Harlem's Greatest Bookstore

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9780761339434
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Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor, ALA Notable Children's Book, CCBC Best Children's Book of the Year, Jane Addams Children's Book Award, Kirkus Best Children's Books, NCTE Notable

In the 1930s, Lewis's dad, Lewis Michaux Sr., had an itch he needed to scratch--a book itch. How to scratch it? He started a bookstore in Harlem and named it the National Memorial African Bookstore.

And as far as Lewis Michaux Jr. could tell, his father's bookstore was one of a kind. People from all over came to visit the store, even famous people--Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X, and Langston Hughes, to name a few. In his father's bookstore people bought and read books, and they also learned from each other. People swapped and traded ideas and talked about how things could change. They came together here all because of his father's book itch. Read the story of how Lewis Michaux Sr. and his bookstore fostered new ideas and helped people stand up for what they believed in.


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Author:
Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
Illustrator:
R. Gregory Christie
ISBN 10:
0761339434
Pages:
32
Publisher:
Carolrhoda Books (R)
Publication Date:
November 1, 2015
Binding:
Hardcover
Weight:
0.94lbs
Age Group:
Young Readers (9 - 13)
Grade Range:
2-5

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