the book itch freedom truth and harlem's greatest bookstore

opened the National Memorial African Bookstore. Author’s agent: Tracey Adams, Adams Literary. The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth & Harlems Greatest Bookstore by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson In 1930s Harlem, Lewis Michaux Sr.

It’s an emotive tribute to Michaux’s personal and professional legacy. The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth & Harlems Greatest Bookstore 32 by Lerner Publishing GroupLerner Publishing Group Editorial Reviews Hardcover 17.99 Hardcover 17. Read a book!”), which appear throughout, as well as his nickname for the shop, “The House of Common Sense and Home of Proper Propaganda.” Christie’s paintings powerfully contrast the idea of the bookstore as a refuge with the tensions of the day, particularly during a section of the book about Michaux’s friendship with Malcolm X and his anguish following the activist’s assassination. Book Info Ages: 8-10 Read time: 15-30 mins AR LEVEL: 3. How to scratch it He started a bookstore in Harlem. Gregory Christie Start Reading In the 1930s, Lewis's dad had an itch he needed to scratch: a book itch. Michaux’s love of words comes through in his catchy aphorisms and sales pitches (“Knowledge is power. The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth & Harlem's Greatest Bookstore Author: Vaunda Micheaux Nelson, Illustrator: R. and a mission.” Writing in the voice of Michaux’s admiring son, Nelson illuminates Lewis’s generosity (he invited those who couldn’t afford books into his shop to read) and his fervent belief in the power of words and books to change lives. The shop was opened in the 1930s by Nelson’s great-uncle, Lewis Michaux, who “started out with five books. THE BOOK ITCH: FREEDOM, TRUTH & HARLEMS GREATEST BOOKSTORE Publisher : Carolrhoda Books Illustrated edition (November 1, 2015) Language: : English ISBN.

Nelson and Christie bring the story of Harlem’s storied National Memorial African Bookstore to picture book readers in this companion to their 2012 YA collaboration, No Crystal Stair.

The book itch freedom truth and harlem's greatest bookstore