{"product_id":"before-he-was-thurgood-carole-boston-weatherford-9781547601776","title":"Before He Was Thurgood","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe empowering story of how Thurgood Marshall's childhood paved the way for his future as the first African American Supreme Court Justice.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBefore he opened his first law book, Thurgood Marshall was a prankster in school, trying his teachers' patience and doing only enough work to get by. Before he waged war against injustice, Thurgood watched his uncles go off to World War I and return to a country that refused to honor them. Before he represented underdogs in court, Thurgood watched the police station outside his classroom window, seeing the officers' brutal treatment of Black prisoners. Before he made history as the first African American Supreme Court Justice, Thurgood Marshall was a normal kid with a quick wit, inquiring mind, and ready rebuttal. No one told him that he could be a lawyer. But his family and teachers shaped him into one. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eYoung People's Poet Laureate and Children's Literature Legacy Award winner Carole Boston Weatherford and award-winning illustrator Gordon C. James tell the inspiring true story of how one tough, compassionate, gutsy boy grew up to become a groundbreaker, history-maker, and all-around legend.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for readers looking for: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Inspiring stories about American legends\u003cbr\u003e- Childhood experiences of groundbreaking adults\u003cbr\u003e- Books about the Civil Rights movement\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carole Boston Weatherford\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1547601779\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781547601776\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/05\/2027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.04h x 10.04w x 1.00d","brand":"Carole Boston Weatherford","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48874672128255,"sku":"9781547601776","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/before-he-was-thurgood-carole-boston-weatherford-9781547601776","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}