{"product_id":"march-book-one","title":"March: Book One","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMarc Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t'March' is a vivid, first-hand account of John Lewis' lifelong struggle for civil and human rights (including his key roles in the historic 1963 March on Washington and the 1965 Selma-Montgomery March), meditating in the modern age on the distance travelled since the days of Jim Crow and segregation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Brave acts of civil disobedience... [give] \n\u003ci\u003eMarch\u003c\/i\u003e its educational value even as Powell's drawings give Lewis's crisp narration an emotional power.\" \n\u003cb\u003e-- \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"A riveting and beautiful civil-rights story... Lewis's gripping memoir should be stocked in every school and shelved at every library.\" \n\u003cb\u003e-- \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Essential reading... \n\u003ci\u003eMarch\u003c\/i\u003e is a moving and important achievement... the story of a true American superhero.\" \n\u003cb\u003e-- \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCongressman John Lewis\u003c\/b\u003e was a leader in the American Civil Rights Movement. He was chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and played a key role in the struggle to end segregation. Despite more than 40 arrests, physical attacks, and serious injuries, John Lewis remained a devoted advocate of the philosophy of nonviolence. He is co-author of the first comics work to ever win the National Book Award, the #1 New York Times bestselling graphic novel memoir trilogy \n\u003ci\u003eMARCH\u003c\/i\u003e, written with Andrew Aydin and illustrated by Nate Powell. He is also the recipient of numerous awards from national and international institutions including the Lincoln Medal, the John F. Kennedy \"Profile in Courage\" Lifetime Achievement Award, and the NAACP Spingarn Medal, among many others. He lives in Atlanta, GA. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAndrew Aydin\u003c\/b\u003e is creator and co-author of the #1 New York Times best-selling graphic memoir series, \n\u003ci\u003eMARCH\u003c\/i\u003e. Co-authored with Rep. Lewis and illustrated by Nate Powell, \n\u003ci\u003eMARCH\u003c\/i\u003e is the first comics work to ever win the National Book Award, and is a recipient of the Will Eisner Comics Industry Award, the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award Special Recognition, and the Coretta Scott King Book Award Author Honor, among other honors. Aydin's other comics work includes writing the \n\u003ci\u003e X-Files Annual 2016\u003c\/i\u003e (IDW), writing for the \n\u003ci\u003eCBLDF Liberty Annual 2016\u003c\/i\u003e (Image), and writing an upcoming issue of \n\u003ci\u003eBitch Planet\u003c\/i\u003e (Image). \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNate Powell\u003c\/b\u003e is a New York Times best-selling graphic novelist born in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1978. He began self-publishing at age 14, and graduated from School of Visual Arts in 2000. His work includes \n\u003ci\u003eMARCH\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eYou Don't Say\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eAny Empire\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eSwallow Me Whole\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Silence Of Our Friends\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Year Of The Beasts\u003c\/i\u003e, and Rick Riordan's \n\u003ci\u003eThe Lost Hero\u003c\/i\u003e. Powell is the first and only cartoonist ever to win the National Book Award. Powell has discussed his work at the United Nations, as well as on MSNBC's \n\u003ci\u003eThe Rachel Maddow Show\u003c\/i\u003e and CNN.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCongressman John Lewis (GA-5) is an American icon and key figure of the civil rights movement. His commitment to justice and nonviolence has taken him from an Alabama sharecropper's farm to the halls of Congress, from a segregated schoolroom to the 1963 March on Washington, and from receiving beatings from state troopers to receiving the Medal of Freedom from the first African-American president. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow, to share his remarkable story with new generations, Lewis presents \n\u003ci\u003eMarch\u003c\/i\u003e, a graphic novel trilogy, in collaboration with co-writer Andrew Aydin and \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling artist Nate Powell (winner of the Eisner Award and LA Times Book Prize finalist for \n\u003ci\u003eSwallow Me Whole\u003c\/i\u003e). \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eMarch\u003c\/i\u003e is a vivid first-hand account of John Lewis' lifelong struggle for civil and human rights, meditating in the modern age on the distance traveled since the days of Jim Crow and segregation. Rooted in Lewis' personal story, it also reflects on the highs and lows of the broader civil rights movement. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eBook One\u003c\/i\u003e spans John Lewis' youth in rural Alabama, his life-changing meeting with Martin Luther King, Jr., the birth of the Nashville Student Movement, and their battle to tear down segregation through nonviolent lunch counter sit-ins, building to a stunning climax on the steps of City Hall. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMany years ago, John Lewis and other student activists drew inspiration from the 1958 comic book \"Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story.\" Now, his own comics bring those days to life for a new audience, testifying to a movement whose echoes will be heard for generations. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award -- Special Recognition\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Coretta Scott King Honor Book\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAn ALA Notable Book\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOne of YALSA's Top 10 Great Graphic Novels for Teens\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOne of YALSA's Top 10 Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOne of YALSA's Outstanding Books for the College Bound\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eReader's Digest\u003c\/i\u003e's Graphic Novels Every Grown-Up Should Read\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEndorsed by NYC Public Schools' \"NYC Reads 365\" program\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSelected for first-year reading programs by Michigan State University, Marquette University, and Georgia State University\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNominated for three Will Eisner Awards\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNominated for the Glyph Award\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNamed one of the best books of 2013 by \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePaste\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eComicsAlliance\u003c\/i\u003e, Amazon, and Apple iBooks.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/01\/2013 pg. 57 (EAN 9781603093002, Paperback) - 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