March: Book One by John Lewis (English) Paperback Book

Description: March: Book One by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell Congressman John Lewis (GA-5) is an American icon, one of the key figures of the civil rights movement. This is a vivid first-hand account of his lifelong struggle for civil and human rights, meditating in the modern age on the distance traveled since the days of Jim Crow and segregation. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description #1New York TimesBestsellerCongressman 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 sharecroppers 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.Now, to share his remarkable story with new generations, Lewis presents March, a graphic novel trilogy, in collaboration with co-writer Andrew Aydin and New York Times best-selling artist Nate Powell (winner of the Eisner Award and LA Times Book Prize finalist for Swallow Me Whole).March 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.Book One 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.Many 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.Winner of the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award - Special Recognition#1Washington PostBestsellerA Coretta Scott King Honor BookAn ALA Notable BookOne of YALSAs Top 10 Great Graphic Novels for TeensOne of YALSAs Top 10 Popular Paperbacks for Young AdultsOne of YALSAs Outstanding Books for the College BoundOne ofReaders Digests Graphic Novels Every Grown-Up Should ReadEndorsed by NYC Public Schools "NYC Reads 365" programSelected for first-year reading programs by Michigan State University, Marquette University, and Georgia State UniversityNominated for three Will Eisner AwardsNominated for the Glyph AwardNamed one of the best books of 2013 byUSA Today,The Washington Post,Publishers Weekly,Library Journal,School Library Journal,Booklist,Kirkus Reviews,The Horn Book, Paste,Slate,ComicsAlliance, Amazon, and Apple iBooks. Author Biography Congressman John Lewiswas 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 MARCH, 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.Andrew Aydinis creator and co-author of the #1 New York Times best-selling graphic memoir series, MARCH. Co-authored with Rep. Lewis and illustrated by Nate Powell, MARCH 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. Aydins other comics work includes writing theX-Files Annual 2016 (IDW), writing for the CBLDF Liberty Annual 2016(Image), and writing an upcoming issue of Bitch Planet (Image).Nate Powellis 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 MARCH, You Dont Say, Any Empire, Swallow Me Whole, The Silence Of Our Friends, The Year Of The Beasts, and Rick Riordans The Lost Hero. 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 MSNBCs The Rachel Maddow Show and CNN. Review "Dazzling... a grand work." - Booklist (starred review) Congressman Lewis, with Michael DOrsos assistance, told his story most impressively in Walking with the Wind (1998). Fortunately, its such a good story-a sharecroppers son rises to eminence by prosecuting the cause of his people-that it bears retelling, especially in this graphic novel by Lewis, his aide Aydin, and Powell, one of the finest American comics artists going. After a kicker set on Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, on March 7, 1965 (the civil rights movements Bloody Sunday), the story makes January 20, 2009 (President Obamas inauguration) a base of operations as it samples Lewis past via his reminiscences for two schoolboys and their mother, whove shown up early at his office on that milestone day for African Americans. This first of three volumes of Lewis story brings him from boyhood on the farm, where he doted over the chickens and dreamed of being a preacher, through high school to college, when he met nonviolent activists who showed him a means of undermining segregation-to begin with, at the department-store lunch counters of Nashville. Powell is at his dazzling best throughout, changing angle-of-regard from panel to panel while lighting each with appropriate drama. The kineticism of his art rivals that of the most exuberant DC and Marvel adventure comics-and in black-and-white only, yet! Books Two and Three may not surpass Book One, but what a grand work theyll complete. - Ray Olson Eisner winner Powells dramatic black-and-white graphic art ratchets up the intensity in this autobiographical opener by a major figure in the civil rights movement. In this first of a projected trilogy, Lewis, one of the original Freedom Riders and currently in his 13th term as a U.S. Representative, recalls his early years-from raising (and preaching to) chickens on an Alabama farm to meeting Martin Luther King Jr. and joining lunch-counter sit-ins in Nashville in 1960. The account flashes back and forth between a conversation with two young visitors in Lewis congressional office just prior to Barack Obamas 2009 inauguration and events five or more decades ago. His education in nonviolence forms the central theme, and both in his frank, self-effacing accounts of rising tides of protest being met with increasingly violent responses and in Powells dark, cinematically angled and sequenced panels, the heroism of those who sat and marched and bore the abuse comes through with vivid, inspiring clarity. The volume closes with the founding of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (which Lewis went on to chair), and its publication is scheduled to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, at which Lewis preceded Dr. King on the podium: "Of everyone who spoke at the march, Im the only one whos still around." A powerful tale of courage and principle igniting sweeping social change, told by a strong-minded, uniquely qualified eyewitness. (Graphic memoir. 11-15) "Congressman John Lewis has been a resounding moral voice in the quest for equality for more than 50 years, and Im so pleased that he is sharing his memories of the Civil Rights Movement with Americas young leaders. In March, he brings a whole new generation with him across the Edmund Pettus Bridge, from a past of clenched fists into a future of outstretched hands." ? President Bill Clinton "Brave acts of civil disobedience... [give] March its educational value even as Powells drawings give Lewiss crisp narration an emotional power."? The New York Times "A riveting and beautiful civil-rights story... Lewiss gripping memoir should be stocked in every school and shelved at every library." ? The Washington Post "Essential reading... March is a moving and important achievement... the story of a true American superhero." ? USA Today "A riveting chronicle of Lewiss extraordinary life... it powerfully illustrates how much perseverance is needed to achieve fundamental social change." ? O, The Oprah Magazine "March offers a poignant portrait of an iconic figure that both entertains and edifies, and deserves to be placed alongside other historical graphic memoirs like Persepolis and Maus." ? Entertainment Weekly "An astonishingly accomplished graphic memoir that brings to life a vivid portrait of the civil rights era, Lewis extraordinary history and accomplishments, and the movement he helped lead... its power, accessibility and artistry destine it for awards, and a well-deserved place at the pinnacle of the comics canon." ? NPR "When a graphic novel tries to interest young readers in an important topic, it often feels forced. Not so with the exhilarating March: Book One... Powerful words and pictures." ? The Boston Globe "The civil rights movement can seem to some like a distant memory... Rep. John Lewis refreshes our memories in dramatic fashion." ? The Chicago Tribune "Superbly told history." ? Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Dazzling... a grand work." ? Booklist (starred review) "A powerful tale of courage and principle igniting sweeping social change, told by a strong-minded, uniquely qualified eyewitness... the heroism of those who sat and marched... comes through with vivid, inspiring clarity." ? Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Lewiss remarkable life has been skillfully translated into graphics... Segregations insult to personhood comes across here with a visual, visceral punch. This version of Lewiss life story belongs in libraries to teach readers about the heroes of America." ? Library Journal (starred review) "This is superb visual storytelling that establishes a convincing, definitive record of a key eyewitness to significant social change, and that leaves readers demanding the second volume." ? School Library Journal (starred review) "Theres something extraordinary about reading a firsthand account of a seminal moment in history from one who not only lived through it but also led it, and this is what ultimately makes this book so essential... nuanced visual storytelling complements Lewiss account beautifully." ? The Horn Book (starred review) "Likely to prove inspirational to readers for years to come." ? Barnes and Noble Review "Probably the most important graphic novel release of the year." ? Mental Floss "Through Powells powerful graphical recreation of Lewiss life, we slip past the political struggles and into the soul of a man of courage and belief." ? Shelf Awareness "Like the acclaimed graphic novels Maus and Persepolis, March is a coming-of-age tale set against a backdrop of violent, historical confrontation. As in those books, the sweep of history is palpable on every page, but it is the prosaic, very human concerns of the protagonist that make the history breathe." ? Chapter 16 "Powell intuitively captures all of the drama inherent in the congressmans gripping, ultimately moving story. Teaming him with Lewis and Aydin has resulted in one of the must-read graphic novels of 2013 (and beyond). If I were King of the World Id certainly put March on Required Reading lists in middle and high schools everywhere." ? The Comics Journal "Yes, its educational. But make no mistake... this is not some corporate-packaged spoonful of vitamin water. Its an extraordinarily effective and artful graphic novel." ? Sequart "The civil rights icon [John Lewis] is a modern Superman, and now he has the book to prove it." ? Atlanta Magazine "Lewiss remarkable life has been skillfully translated into graphics... Segregations insult to personhood comes across here with a visual, visceral punch. This version of Lewiss life story belongs in libraries to teach readers about the heroes of America." -Library Journal (starred review) "Congressman John Lewis has been a resounding moral voice in the quest for equality for more than 50 years, and Im so pleased that he is sharing his memories of the Civil Rights Movement with Americas young leaders. In March, he brings a whole new generation with him across the Edmund Pettus Bridge, from a past of clenched fists into a future of outstretched hands." - President Bill Clinton Prizes Commended for Coretta Scott King Award (Author) 2014 Commended for Cybils (Graphic Novel Elem/Mid) 2013 Short-listed for Georgia Childrens Book Award (Childrens Book) 2015 Short-listed for Virginia Readers Choice Award (High School) 2016 Short-listed for Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers 2014 Short-listed for Volunteer State Book Awards (Middle School) 2015 Short-listed for Volunteer State Book Awards (High School) 2015 Short-listed for Sequoyah Book Awards (High School) 2016 Long Description "Congressman John Lewis has been a resounding moral voice in the quest for equality for more than 50 years, and Im so pleased that he is sharing his memories of the Civil Rights Movement with Americas young leaders. In March, he brings a whole new generation with him across the Edmund Pettus Bridge, from a past of clenched fists into a future of outstretched hands." - President Bill Clinton "Superbly told history." - Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Dazzling... a grand work." - Booklist (starred review) "Lewiss remarkable life has been skillfully translated into graphics... Segregations insult to personhood comes across here with a visual, visceral punch. This version of Lewiss life story belongs in libraries to teach readers about the heroes of America." - Library Journal (starred review) "A powerful tale of courage and principle igniting sweeping social change, told by a strong-minded, uniquely qualified eyewitness... the heroism of those who sat and marched... comes through with vivid, inspiring clarity."- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Congressman John Lewis (GA-5) is an American icon, one of the key figures of the civil rights movement. His commitment to justice and nonviolence has taken him from an Alabama sharecroppers 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. Now, to share his remarkable story with new generations, Lewis presents March, a graphic novel trilogy, in collaboration with co-writer Andrew Aydin and New York Times best-selling artist Nate Powell (winner of the Eisner Award and LA Times Book Prize finalist for Swallow Me Whole). March 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. Book One 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. Many 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. Coretta Scott King Author Honor Books selection: recognizing an African American author and illustrator of outstanding books for children and young adults: "March: Book One," written by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin, illustrated by Nate Powell, and published by Top Shelf Productions. Review Text Congressman Lewis, with Michael DOrsos assistance, told his story mostimpressively in Walking with the Wind (1998). Fortunately, its such agood story-a sharecroppers son rises to eminence by prosecuting the cause ofhis people-that it bears retelling, especially in this graphic novel by Lewis,his aide Aydin, and Powell, one of the finest American comics artists going.After a kicker set on Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, on March 7, 1965(the civil rights movements Bloody Sunday), the story makes January 20, 2009(President Obamas inauguration) a base of operations as it samples Lewis pastvia his reminiscences for two schoolboys and their mother, whove shown up earlyat his office on that milestone day for African Americans. This first of threevolumes of Lewis story brings him from boyhood on the farm, where he doted overthe chickens and dreamed of being a preacher, through high school to college,when he met nonviolent activists who showed him a means of underminingsegregation-to begin with, at the department-store lunch counters of Nashville.Powell is at his dazzling best throughout, changing angle-of-regard from panelto panel while lighting each with appropriate drama. The kineticism of his artrivals that of the most exuberant DC and Marvel adventure comics-and inblack-and-white only, yet! Books Two and Three may not surpass Book One, butwhat a grand work theyll complete. - Ray Olson Review Quote "Lewiss remarkable life has beenskillfully translated into graphics... Segregations insult to personhood comesacross here with a visual, visceral punch. This version of Lewiss life storybelongs in libraries to teach readers about the heroes of America." - Library Journal (starred review) Details ISBN1603093001 Author Nate Powell Publisher Top Shelf Productions Language English ISBN-10 1603093001 ISBN-13 9781603093002 Media Book Format Paperback Illustrations Yes Year 2013 Publication Date 2013-08-13 Short Title MARCH BK ONE Audience Age 13-16 Imprint Top Shelf Productions Place of Publication Georgia Country of Publication United States Illustrator Nate Powell Series March Series Number 1 UK Release Date 2013-08-13 AU Release Date 2013-08-13 NZ Release Date 2013-08-13 US Release Date 2013-08-13 Pages 128 DEWEY 973.92092 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:55491238;

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