Memphis, Martin, and the mountaintop : the sanitation strike of 1968 / Alice Faye Duncan ; illustrated by R. Gregory Christie.

Author/creator Duncan, Alice Faye author.
Other author Christie, R. Gregory, 1971- illustrator.
Format Book
EditionFirst edition.
PublicationHonesdale, Pennsylvania : Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights, [2018]
Copyright Date©2018
Description1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Subjects
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Juvenile fiction.
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Assassination. --Juvenile fiction.
Sanitation Workers Strike, Memphis, Tenn., 1968--Juvenile fiction.
Labor movement--Tennessee. --Memphis. --History. --20th century. --Juvenile fiction.
African Americans--Tennessee. --Memphis. --Social conditions. --20th century. --Juvenile fiction.
Memphis (Tenn.)--Race relations. --History. --20th century. --Juvenile fiction.

Abstract 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
Interest age level Ages 9-12
Interest grade level Grades 2-5
Audience 800 Lexile
Genre/formHistorical fiction.
Genre/formPicture books.
LCCN 2017949844
ISBN9781629797182 (hardcover)
ISBN1629797189 (hardcover)