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Author Long, Michael G., author.

Title Kids on the march : 15 stories of speaking out, protesting, and fighting for justice / Michael G. Long.

Publication Info. Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Young Readers, an imprint of Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2021.
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Location Call No. Status
 Colchester, Cragin Memorial Library - Teen  TEEN 320.083 LON    On Order
 East Hartford, Raymond Library - Children's Department  J 320.08 LONG    Check Shelf
 Farmington, Main Library - Children's Department  J 320.083 LON    Check Shelf
 Southington Library - Children  J Current Events 320.083 LON    Check Shelf
 Windsor, Main Library - Children's Department  J320.083 LO    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description xii, 290 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (page [275]-289)
Summary "Kids have always been on the front lines of the fights for justice. From marches protesting child labor to the student strike that helped build the case for Brown v. Board of Education to modern-day March for Our Lives and the Climate Strike, 'Kids on the March' tells the empowering story of children and teens throughout the twentieth and early twenty-first century rallying to fight for liberty, justice, and equality"-- Provided by publisher.
Audience Ages 9-12 Algonquin Young Readers.
Grades 4-6 Algonquin Young Readers.
Contents 1903: The march of the mill children -- 1932: The bonus march -- 1951: The strike for a better school -- 1963: The children's crusade -- 1963: The march on Washington for jobs and freedom -- 1965: The fight for free speech at school -- 1968: The student walkouts of East Los Angeles -- 1981: The children's campaign for nuclear disarmament -- 2012: Justice for Trayvon -- 2016: Running for water -- 2017: The women's march -- 2018: The march for our lives -- 2019: School strike 4 climate -- 2019: Marching for dreamers -- 2020: George Floyd protests.
Subject Children -- Political activity -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Teenagers -- Political activity -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Social action -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Children -- Political activity -- United States -- History.
Teenagers -- Political activity -- United States -- History.
Civil rights movements -- United States.
Social action.
Reformers.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / United States / 20th Century.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / United States / 21st Century.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / People & Places / United States / African American & Black.
Children -- Political activity. (OCoLC)fst00855099
Civil rights movements. (OCoLC)fst00862708
Social action. (OCoLC)fst01122251
Teenagers -- Political activity. (OCoLC)fst01145632
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Genre/Form History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
Added Title 15 stories of speaking out, protesting, and fighting for justice
ISBN 9781643751009 (hardcover)
164375100X (hardcover)
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