“AbrilliantintroductiontoapowerfulBlackfemalepoliticianandvotingrightsactivist.ToddandFreemanbringthistolifeintheircreativebiographyofGeorgia-basedpoliticianAbrams.“--KirkusReviews(starredreviews)“Freeman’sairbrush-styledigitalartleansintoportraiturewhilevisuallybridgingtheastraldivide,evokingyearning,frustration,andsisterlyprideintheirongoingmissionofpurpose.“--PublishersWeeklyStaceyAbrams,politicianandNobelpeaceprizenominee,isbroughttolifeinthispoeticpicturebookbiographythatfollowsAbrams’sfightforvoters’rights.NarratedbySojournerTruth,IdaB.Wells-Barnett,SeptimaClark,andFannieLouHamer,thispowerfulstorytellshowAbrams’sworkwasinspiredbythoseluminariesbeforeher.“Sometimesshewouldlighttheway.Sometimesherwaywouldbelitbyothers...“StaceyAbramswasalwaysdestinedforbigthings,becauseshealwaysimaginedmore.Nowsheprotectstheleastpowerful,workstowardmakingvotingfairandeasy,anddemandsbetterforGeorgiaandeveryotherstateinthisnation.StaceyAbrams’sdetermination,perseverance,andcouragewillinspireyoungergenerationstomakemeaningfulchangeintheworld.TraciTodd’slyricaltextiscoupledwithstunningartworkfromLauraFreeman,CorettaScottKingHonoreeforHiddenFigures.UsethisbooktoencourageconversationathomeandtheclassroomaboutBlackwomenandvoting.ThisbookisperfectforBlackHistoryMonthandtobesharedalongsidesuchpowerfultitlesasKamalaHarris:RootedInJusticebyNikkiGrimesandIDissentbyDebbieLevy.
