{"product_id":"writing-toward-justice-isbn-9781662680892","title":"Writing Toward Justice","description":"\u003cb\u003eMeet Alice Dunnigan, a pioneering Black journalist, who spoke truth to power—and earned the respect of President Harry S. Truman. This inspiring nonfiction picture book for kids ages 7–10 is from award-winning author and illustrator Peggy Thomas and Tonya Engel.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlice Dunnigan knew all about injustice—she was the daughter of poor Black sharecroppers in Kentucky. But Alice also knew the key to fighting injustice was to speak out.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt 13 years old, she wrote to a Black newspaper asking for a job—and got it! It was only the beginning. After many years of hard work as a teacher, a cleaner, a typist, and a journalist, Alice became the first Black woman in the Capitol Press Corp. But one person was still beyond her grasp, a person who needed to be held accountable: President Truman. Would he keep his promise to support civil rights for Black Americans? By scrimping and saving for a ticket on the president’s cross-country train tour, Alice was able to meet the president and win him over to her cause: justice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlice Dunnigan used her words as a moving force, writing America toward justice, a journey beautifully captured by author Peggy Thomas and illustrator Tonya Engel.“A thoughtful account of Alice Dunnigan (1906-1983), the first Black female journalist to receive Capitol press credentials. Growing up in Kentucky, the daughter of a sharecropper, young Alice railed against injustice such as segregation, but upon realizing that no one could 'care about something they didn’t know was going on', she vowed to fight through the written word. In clear, passionate language, Thomas follows Alice’s journey from child writer to educator to poorly paid but resolute reporter... A timely reminder about the power of words.”—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“Readers follow Dunnigan as she confronts backlash with courage, even speaking directly to President Truman about the challenges Black Americans faced daily. The illustrations reinforce her story, highlighting words that defined her life, such as determination, truth, ingenuity, and justice. Rich back matter extends the learning with additional details about Dunnigan, other pioneering Black women journalists, and bibliography for further reading. This book is an inspiring addition to elementary library collections.”—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBooklist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"The moments on offer—Dunnigan writing biographies of historic Kentuckians to supplement lacking school curricula or pawning her watch and taking odd jobs to pay her way to cover a cross-country presidential train trip—do offer a unique look at an underrepresented, extremely driven historical figure.”—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“...an inspiring nonfiction picture book for kids ages 7–10 about Alice Dunnigan, a pioneering Black journalist, who spoke truth to power.”\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Shelf Awareness\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"I enjoyed reading this commemoration of Dunnigan’s legacy. The illustrations in this book look like acrylic paintings and they’re beautiful! Often, you can see the brushstrokes on the illustrations, which I love... [recommended for] children interested in learning about the civil rights movement.\"—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eYouth Services Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ePeggy Thomas is the author of more than 10 books for children, including Farmer George Plants a Nation, NSTA\/CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book, and \u003ci\u003eFull of Beans\u003c\/i\u003e, an ALA Best STEM Book. Her most recent titles are \u003ci\u003eA Family of Trees\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Cookie Moon, and \u003ci\u003eThe Soil in Jackie's Garden\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Neely Daggett.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTonya Engel is an award-winning artist and illustrator of more than 30 children’s books, including \u003ci\u003eBecause Claudette\u003c\/i\u003e by Tracey Baptiste, \u003ci\u003eHidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race\u003c\/i\u003e by Margot Lee Shetterly, \u003ci\u003eBea Breaks Barriers\u003c\/i\u003e by Caitlin DeLems. Her recent book \u003ci\u003eYaya and the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e written by Karen Good Marable was a New York Times\/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Book. 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