Loving vs. Virginia: A Documentary Novel of the Landmark Civil Rights Case

by Patricia Hruby Powell

Book Overview

From acclaimed author Patricia Hruby Powell comes the story of a landmark civil rights case, told in spare and gorgeous verse. In 1955, in Caroline County, Virginia, amidst segregation and prejudice, injustice and cruelty, two teenagers fell in love. Their life together broke the law, but their determination would change it. Richard and Mildred Loving were at the heart of a Supreme Court case that legalized marriage between races, and a story of the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1452125902
• ISBN13: 9781452125909
• Release Date: January 2017
• Publisher: Chronicle Books
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 2.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.6" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 12 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 7 to Postsecondary