Because of you, John Lewis : the true story of a remarkable friendship by Pinkney, Andrea Davis 

BTSB Prebound(Scholastic Press, 2022)

BTSB #: 718981 Available

Dewey: 323.1/CAges: 7-9   
AR: 3.9 MG Lexile: 720

Genres:

Subjects: Lewis, John,|d1940-2020 Faw, Tybre Civil rights movements - History|y20th century African American legislators - Biography African American civil rights workers Friendship

Summary: An inspiring story of a friendship between Congressman John Lewis and ten-year-old activist Tybre Faw.

John Lewis [Ready-To-Read. Level Three]by Patrick, Denise Lewis 

Paperback(Simon Spotlight, 2021)

BTSB #: 703536 Available

Dewey: 328.73/BAges: 6-8   


Genres:

Subjects: Lewis, John,|d1940-2020 United States.|bCongress.|bHouse - Biography Civil rights workers - United States - Biography Civil rights movements - Southern States - History|y20th century African Americans - Civil rights - Southern States - History|y20th century Legislators - United States - Biography African American legislators - Biography

Summary: From the time John Lewis asked Dr. Martin Luther King to help integrate a segregated school in his hometown as a teenager, he never stopped organizing, from Freedom Rides, to the marches in Selma and Washington, and more. He believed in getting into "good trouble" for good causes, and became a civil rights activist and United States Representative.

John Lewis [Ready-To-Read. Level Three]by Patrick, Denise Lewis 

BTSB Prebound(Simon Spotlight, 2021)

BTSB #: 703538 Available

Dewey: 328.73/BAges: 6-8   


Genres:

Subjects: Lewis, John,|d1940-2020 United States.|bCongress.|bHouse - Biography Civil rights workers - United States - Biography Civil rights movements - Southern States - History|y20th century African Americans - Civil rights - Southern States - History|y20th century Legislators - United States - Biography African American legislators - Biography

Summary: From the time John Lewis asked Dr. Martin Luther King to help integrate a segregated school in his hometown as a teenager, he never stopped organizing, from Freedom Rides, to the marches in Selma and Washington, and more. He believed in getting into "good trouble" for good causes, and became a civil rights activist and United States Representative.

Loud and proud : the life of Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm by Cline-Ransome, Lesa 

BTSB Prebound(Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2023)

BTSB #: 222912 Available

Dewey: 328.73/BAges: 4-8   


Genres:

Subjects: Chisholm, Shirley,|d1924-2005 United States.|bCongress.|bHouse - Biography African American legislators - Biography Women legislators - United States - Biography Legislators - United States - Biography African American presidential candidates - Biography Women presidential candidates - United States - Biography Presidential candidates - United States - Biography Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) - Biography New York (N.Y.) - Biography

Summary: Shirley Chisholm (1924-2005) is a hero and trailblazer. She was the first African American woman in Congress (1968) and the first woman and African American to seek the nomination for president of the United States from one of the two major political parties (1972).

Not done yet : Shirley Chisholm's fight for change by Brown, Tameka Fryer 

BTSB Prebound(Millbrook Press, 2022)

BTSB #: 158126 Available

Dewey: 328.73/BAges: 5-9   
Lexile: 590

Genres:

Subjects: Chisholm, Shirley,|d1924-2005 United States.|bCongress.|bHouse - Biography African American legislators - Biography Women legislators - United States - Biography Legislators - United States - Biography African American presidential candidates - Biography Women presidential candidates - United States - Biography Presidential candidates - United States - Biography Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) - Biography New York (N.Y.) - Biography

Summary: Stirring free verse chronicles Shirley Chisholm's fight for fairness and change on her journey to becoming the first Black woman ever elected to Congress and, in 1972, the first woman to seriously run for president.

She was the first! : the trailblazing life of Shirley Chisholm by Russell-Brown, Katheryn 

BTSB Prebound(Lee & Low Books, 2020)

BTSB #: 773239 Available

Dewey: 328.73/BAges: 8-12   
AR: 4.2 LG F&P: T

Genres:

Subjects: Chisholm, Shirley,|d1924-2005 - Biography African American legislators - Biography Women legislators - United States - Biography African American teachers - Biography Teachers - United States - Biography

Summary: A picture biography of educator and politician Shirley Chisholm, who in 1968 was the first Black woman elected to Congress and in 1972 was the first Black candidate from a major political party (the Democratic Party) to run for the United States presidency.

Who was John Lewis? [Who Was?]by Hubbard, Crystal 

Paperback(Penguin Workshop, 2023)

BTSB #: 467305 Temp OS

Dewey: 328.73/BAges: 8-12   
Lexile: 1070 F&P: W

Genres:

Subjects: Lewis, John,|d1940-2020 United States.|bCongress.|bHouse - Biography African Americans - Civil rights - History|y20th century African American civil rights workers - Biography African American legislators - Biography

Summary: Learn about the notable legacy of civil rights legend and Georgia congressman John Lewis.

Who was John Lewis? [Who Was?]by Hubbard, Crystal 

BTSB Prebound(Penguin Workshop, 2023)

BTSB #: 467313 Available

Dewey: 328.73/BAges: 8-12   
Lexile: 1070 F&P: W

Genres:

Subjects: Lewis, John,|d1940-2020 United States.|bCongress.|bHouse - Biography African Americans - Civil rights - History|y20th century African American civil rights workers - Biography African American legislators - Biography

Summary: Learn about the notable legacy of civil rights legend and Georgia congressman John Lewis.