Kids on the March, Michael Long
Kids on the March, Michael Long
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Kids on the March
15 Stories of Speaking Out, Protesting, and Fighting for Justice

Author: Michael Long

Narrator: Zeno Robinson, Sol Madariaga, Janina Edwards

Unabridged: 5 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/23/2021


Synopsis

From the March on Washington to March for Our Lives to Black Lives Matter, the powerful stories of kid-led protest in America. 
  
Kids have always been activists. They have even launched movements. Long before they could vote, kids have spoken up, walked out, gone on strike, and marched for racial justice, climate protection, gun control, world peace, and more.  
 
Kids on the March tells the stories of these protests, from the March of the Mill Children, who walked out of factories in 1903 for a shorter work week, to 1951’s Strike for a Better School, which helped build the case for Brown v. Board of Education, to the twenty-first century’s most iconic movements, including March for Our Lives, the Climate Strike, and the recent Black Lives Matter protests reshaping our nation. 
  
Powerfully told and inspiring, Kids on the March shows how standing up, speaking out, and marching for what you believe in can advance the causes of justice, and that no one is too small or too young to make a difference. 

Reviews

Goodreads review by Reading_ on January 18, 2022

This book is precious! Real, rare pictures backing up the stories retold. Each story has a good historical piece to offer which you will find totally unbelievably convincing. I got sucked in right from page one. The beauty of each story, its importance and its impact: everything is well recorded in s......more

Goodreads review by Amy on March 23, 2021

The future is hopeful. And it's being led by our youngest generation. Walk in the steps of those who protested in 1903 in the March of the Mill Children and see where the fight continues on in those who participated in the George Floyd protests... as well as all of the ones that came between. 15 pow......more

Goodreads review by Nursebookie on March 23, 2021

Kids on the March: 15 Stories of Speaking Out, Protesting, and Fighting for Justice By Michael Long This book was simply amazing! I loved how powerful and truly impactful this read is, where Michael Long deftly tells the stories of how children's voices do make a difference in the world we live in. T......more

Goodreads review by Barbara on January 28, 2021

I would imagine that there are many folks out there, especially teens, who think that activism is the purview of adults and that only recent movements such as the March for Our Lives and Black Lives Matter have involved youngsters. But as this book and Phillip Hoose's 2001 title, We Were There Too!:......more

Goodreads review by Dee Dee on March 19, 2021

At first, I didn't know what to rate this but I think 4 stars seems reasonable. I wholeheartedly recommend this book as a conversation started between parents/guardians and kids to help teach kids how to take charge of their own destiny. It speaks to finding your own sense of agency (there's even a......more


Quotes

"Readers will be inspired by the advocacy, leadership, and determination of the young change agents. The stories are accompanied by photos and primary source documents, breathing life into the subjects and showing a clear connecting thread between young people of different generations."
Kirkus Reviews

“As Long gives background information on each protest, he makes the accounts engaging with a storylike narrative filled with quotes from some of the young protestors. Plenty of period photos help readers imagine the events. … Both historical and timely.”
Booklist
 
“Calling all young revolutionaries and historians! This book is for you.”
Youth Services Book Review