Join us for conversation with bestselling author Nikki Grimes to celebrate the publication of Kamala Harris: Rooted in Justice. Discover the incredible story of a young daughter of immigrants who would grow up to defend the rights of people everywhere in this moving picture book biography of Senator Kamala Harris.
"Lyrical prose makes the text effortlessly readable . . . In multitextured digital art, Freeman succeeds in creatively capturing a range of Harris’s expressions and experiences, exemplified by a layered portrait of her life and legacy. Notably, Grimes covers Harris’s presidential run and withdrawal, leaving young readers with an uplifting message of perseverance and agency." -- Publisher's Weekly, July 2020
Nikki Grimes, poet and award-winning author of more than 55 books for children and adults, is the recipient of the ALAN Award for outstanding contributions to the field of adolescent literature, the 2017 Children's Literature Legacy Award, the 2016 Virginia Hamilton Literary Award, and the 2006 NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children, among many others. Her memoir Ordinary Hazards won a 2020 Printz Honor for excellence in YA literature.
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