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Winner of the 2022 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Award
"Makes magic out of a true moment, as the best picture books do."
Kirkus Reviews, starred review
"... a poignant glimpse into the childhood of a storied civil rights luminary"
Publisher's Weekly, starred review
"... an ode to ancestral Black courage and joy"
Shelf Awareness, starred review
"... A moving memoir of a true American heroine."
School Library Journal, starred review
"One story
cannot change
the world . . .
but one child can."
Dovey Roundtree, Mighty Justice
Dovey Johnson Roundtree
with her godson, James Pritchett, 2002
Dovey on the Next Generation
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