Run: Book One (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781419730696)

First you march, then you run. From the #1 bestselling, award-winning team behind March--Congressman John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell--this is the first book in their groundbreaking graphic novel series, Run: Book One.

Run, the Eisner Award Winner for Best Graphic Memoir, is an essential graphic novel, whether for the home or the classroom:
New York Times Top 5 YA Books of the Year - Top 10 Great Graphic Novels for Teens (Young Adult Library Services Association) - Washington Post Best Books of the Year - Variety Best Books of the Year - School Library Journal Best Books of the Year

The sequel to the #1 New York Times bestselling graphic novel series March--the continuation of the life story of John Lewis and the struggles seen across the United States after the Selma voting rights campaign.

To many, the civil rights movement was capped with the signing of the Voting Rights Act in 1965. All too often, the depiction of history ends with a great victory. But John Lewis knew that victories are just the beginning.

John Lewis was one of the preeminent figures of the movement, leading sit-in protests and fighting segregation on interstate busways as an original Freedom Rider. He became chairman of SNCC (the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee) and was the youngest speaker at the March on Washington. He helped organize the Mississippi Freedom Summer and the ensuing delegate challenge at the 1964 Democratic National Convention. And he co-led the march from Selma to Montgomery on what became known as "Bloody Sunday."

In Run: Book One, John Lewis and longtime collaborator Andrew Aydin reteam with Nate Powell--the award-winning illustrator of the March trilogy--and are joined by L. Fury, making an astonishing graphic novel debut, to tell this often-overlooked chapter of civil rights history.

"In sharing my story, it is my hope that a new generation will be inspired by Run to actively participate in the democratic process and help build a more perfect Union here in America."--Congressman John Lewis

"Run recounts the lost history of what too often follows dramatic change--the pushback of those who refuse it and the resistance of those who believe change has not gone far enough. John Lewis's story has always been a complicated narrative of bravery, loss, and redemption, and Run gives vivid, energetic voice to a chapter of transformation in his young, already extraordinary life." --Stacey Abrams

Author: John Lewis, Andrew Aydin
ISBN-10: 141973069X
ISBN-13: 9781419730696
Publisher: Abrams Comicarts
Language: English
Published: 08/03/2021
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.50lbs
Size: 9.80h x 7.00w x 0.85d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.6
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus
Quiz #/Name: 514311 / Run: Book One


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 05/31/2021
Booklist 06/01/2021 pg. 59
Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2021
Library Journal 08/01/2021 pg. 59
Shelf Awareness 08/03/2021
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2021 pg. 121
School Library Journal 09/01/2021 pg. 119
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2021
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2021 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style