Published by: Chronicle Books, January 31st 2017
Genre: Historical, Non Fiction, Poetry
Pages: 260
Format: Ebook
Source: Chronicle Books, via Netgalley
Written in blank verse, the story of Mildred Loving, an African American girl, and Richard Loving, a Caucasian boy, who challenge the Viriginia law forbidding interracial marriages in the 1950s.
Written in blank verse, the story of Mildred Loving, an African American girl, and Richard Loving, a Caucasian boy, who challenge the Viriginia law forbidding interracial marriages in the 1950s.
This book is written with such care and detail and emotion, it's impossible not to be moved. The art is perfect for the story and, with the photographs and quotes mixed in, brings the story to life as well as grounding it in reality. This is a beautiful book about an ugly story of prejudice, cruelty, and racism. The poetry is sparse and high impact, and the whole story is so memorable for it. Highly recommend.
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