"Waiting on Wednesday" is a weekly meme, hosted by Breaking the Spine, which spotlights upcoming releases that I am eagerly anticipating.
I'm back again with another WoW post. I don't do this post often but when I do you know I am really excited about a book. This time I picked a book that just released and I am just waiting on my library to get it in.
March Book Two
Series: March
Publisher: Top Shelf Productions
Release Date: January 20, 2015
Synopsis
Don't miss the long-awaited sequel to the #1 bestseller March: Book One!
"With March, Congressman John Lewis takes us behind the scenes of some
of the most pivotal moments of the Civil Rights Movement. In graphic
novel form, his first-hand account makes these historic events both
accessible and relevant to an entire new generation of Americans." -
LeVar Burton "A must-read monument... As Rep. Lewis continues to carry
the civil-rights flame, this graphic achievement is a firsthand beacon
that burns ever relevant today." - The Washington Post "This memoir puts
a human face on a struggle that many students will primarily know from
textbooks... Visually stunning, the black-and-white illustrations
convey the emotions of this turbulent time... This insider's view of
the civil rights movement should be required reading for young and old;
not to be missed." - School Library Journal (starred review) "A gripping
visual experience that enhances the power of Lewis's unforgettable
tale." - Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Heroism and steadiness of
purpose continue to light up Lewis's frank, harrowing account of the
civil rights movement's climactic days... Powell's dark, monochrome
ink-and-wash scenes add further drama to already-dramatic events." -
Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "[Lewis's] story is an essential piece
of this country's history, and March: Book Two brings it to the page
with incredible power that makes this graphic novel an unforgettable
read." - The AV Club Congressman John Lewis, an American icon and one of
the key figures of the civil rights movement, continues his
award-winning graphic novel trilogy with co-writer Andrew Aydin and
artist Nate Powell, inspired by a 1950s comic book that helped prepare
his own generation to join the struggle. Now, March brings the lessons
of history to vivid life for a new generation, urgently relevant for
today's world. After the success of the Nashville sit-in campaign, John
Lewis is more committed than ever to changing the world through
nonviolence - but as he and his fellow Freedom Riders board a bus into
the vicious heart of the deep south, they will be tested like never
before. Faced with beatings, police brutality, imprisonment, arson, and
even murder, the movement's young activists place their lives on the
line while internal conflicts threaten to tear them apart. But their
courage will attract the notice of powerful allies, from Martin Luther
King, Jr. to Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy... and once Lewis is
elected chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, this
23-year-old will be thrust into the national spotlight, becoming one of
the "Big Six" leaders of the civil rights movement and a central figure
in the landmark 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
What book are you looking forward to?
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