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Louis, a black student in 1950s Alabama, must find a book for a school assignment but is barred from the public library because of segregation. When a sympathetic librarian invites him after hours, they explore the shelves together and finally locate the elusive volume about Abraham Lincoln. The story is accompanied by an author’s note that provides historical context about library segregation in the South.
First publish date: 2009
Genre: Children's Fiction/Picture Books
Authors: Ann Malaspina
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