Memphis, Martin, and the mountaintop : the sanitation strike of 1968 / Alice Faye Duncan ; illustrated by R. Gregory Christie.
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]
- Copyright: ©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.
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- 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
- 48 of 48 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 2 of 2 copies available at Rutherford County Library System. (Show)
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- 0 current holds with 48 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountains Branch Library | J F Dun (Text) | 38801101850375 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
| Norris Public Library | J 331.8 Dun (Text) | 30254100635728 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Barco Library | E DUN (Text) | 39488200988667 | Easy Fiction | Available | - |
| Beaufort Main | J 331.892 DUNCA (Text) | 34208203760623 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Black Mountain Library | j331.89281 DUN (Text) | 0020512181379 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| 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 | Available | - |
| Charles H. Stone Memorial Library | JF DUNCAN (Text) | 40599001060816 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
| Cleveland County Main Library | E DUNCAN (Text) | 22281500138437 | Easy Fiction | Available | - |
