Ain't gonna let nobody turn me 'round : my story of the making of Martin Luther King Day

Ain't gonna let nobody turn me 'round : my story of the making of Martin Luther King Day / Kathlyn J. Kirkwood ; illustrated by Steffi Walthall ; [foreword by Jacqueline Woodson].

Author/creator	Kirkwood, Kathlyn J. author.
Other author/creator	Walthall, Steffi, illustrator.
Other author/creator	Woodson, Jacqueline writer of foreword.
Format	Book and Print
Edition	First edition.
Publication Info	Boston : Versify, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2022]
Copyright Notice	©2022
Description	114 pages : illustrations, black and white photographs ; 22 cm
Subject(s)	Kirkwood, Kathlyn J.--Juvenile poetry. African American civil rights workers--Biography --Juvenile poetry. Civil rights workers--United States --Biography --Juvenile poetry. Martin Luther King, Jr., Day--Juvenile poetry. African Americans--Biography --Juvenile poetry. Women--Biography --Juvenile poetry.

Variant title	Ain't going to let nobody turn me around
Portion of title	My story of the making of Martin Luther King Day
Abstract	This moving memoir-in-verse tells about what it means to be an everyday activist and foot solider for racial justice, as Kathlyn recounts how she went from attending protests as a teenager to fighting as an adult for Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday to become a national holiday.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 107-113).
Interest grade level	Grades 4-6
Genre/form	Fiction.
Genre/form	Autobiographical poetry.
Genre/form	Autobiographies.
Genre/form	Biographies.
Genre/form	Juvenile works.
Genre/form	Poetry.
Genre/form	Autobiographies.
Genre/form	Poetry.
Genre/form	Biographies.
Genre/form	Autobiographical poetry.
LCCN	2022287608
ISBN	9780358387268 (hardcover)
ISBN	0358387264

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	TRC Biographies	B K6369A	✔ Available	Place Hold