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Best Children's Books of 2012: Reaching Back into Time (page 5)

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CHILDREN'S
Released: Feb. 1, 2012
Kirkus Star WE'VE GOT A JOB: THE 1963 BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN'S MARCH
by Cynthia Y. Levinson
"A moving record of young people rising at a pivotal historical moment, based on original interviews and archival research as well as published sources. (photos, timeline, endnotes, multimedia resource lists) (Nonfiction. 11-15)"
Triumph and tragedy in 1963 "Bombingham," as children and teens pick up the flagging civil rights movement and give it a swift kick in the pants. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Jan. 17, 2012
Kirkus Star WE MARCH
by Shane W. Evans, illustrated by Shane W. Evans
"Share with readers of all ages as a beautiful message about peaceful protest and purposeful action. (author's note) (Picture book. 4-8)"
An African-American family awakens before dawn to prepare for the historic March on Washington in August, 1963. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Jan. 10, 2012
Kirkus Star THE MIGHTY MISS MALONE
by Christopher Paul Curtis
"Deza is one great heroine in her own right, a fitting literary companion to Bud Caldwell. (Historical fiction. 9-12)"
Deza Malone had a brief appearance in Curtis' multiple–award-winning novel, Bud, Not Buddy (Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Author Award, 2000). Now, she is the dynamic and engaging heroine of her own story. Read full book review >