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The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth & Harlem's Greatest BookstoreIn the 1930s, Lewis's dad, Lewis Michaux Sr., had an itch he needed to scratch a book itch. How to scratch it? He started a bookstore in Harlem and named it the National Memorial African Bookstore. And as far as Lewis Michaux Jr. could tell, his father's bookstore was one of a kind. People from all over came to visit the store, even famous people Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X, and Langston Hughes, to name a few. In his father's bookstore people bought and
In the 1930s, Lewis's dad, Lewis Michaux Sr., had an itch he needed to scratch--a book itch. How to scratch it? He started a bookstore in Harlem and named it the National Memorial African Bookstore.
And as far as Lewis Michaux Jr. could tell, his father's bookstore was one of a kind. People from all over came to visit the store, even famous people--Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X, and Langston Hughes, to name a few. In his father's bookstore people bought and read books, and they also learned from each other. People swapped and traded ideas and talked about how things could change. They came together here all because of his father's book itch. Read the story of how Lewis Michaux Sr. and his bookstore fostered new ideas and helped people stand up for what they believed in.
Binding Type: Library Binding
Publisher: Carolrhoda Books (R)
Published: 11/01/2015
ISBN: 9780761339434
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 11.10h x 9.40w x 0.40d
Award: Coretta Scott King Award - Honor Book
Review Citations: School Library Journal 09/01/2015 pg. 179
Kirkus Reviews 09/15/2015
Publishers Weekly 09/21/2015
Booklist 10/01/2015 pg. 78
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2015 pg. 104
Kirkus Best Picture Books 11/15/2015 pg. 60
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2016 - Superior,Well Above Average
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 176563 / Book Itch: Freedom, Truth & Harlem's Greatest Bookstore
Reading Level: 3.3 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5
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