The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth & Harlem's Greatest Bookstore

by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson

Book Overview

Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor, ALA Notable Children's Book, CCBC Best Children's Book of the Year, Jane Addams Children's Book Award, Kirkus Best Children's Books, NCTE Notable

In the 1930s, Lewis's dad, Lewis Michaux Sr., had an itch he needed to scratch--a book itch. How to scratch it? He started a bookstore in Harlem and named it the National Memorial African Bookstore.

And as far as Lewis Michaux Jr...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761339434
• ISBN13: 9780761339434
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Carolrhoda Books (R)
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.4" x 11.1"
• Age Range: 7 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 5