March Book 1, by Lewis, Aydin, and Powell

Specifics
March: Book one, by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell
Published by Top Shelf Productions, 2013

Target Audience
Lexile level GN760L
This book would be for older students who are learning about the civil rights movement.

Summary
This book is about a young John Lewis, learning about the world around him, and seeing the injustice in society. He meets Martin Luther King, Jr., and becomes an activist at a young age.

Evaluation
This was a great story that will appeal to students who may not like reading as much, and the subject matter draws the reader in. The characters were believable, probably because this book is based off of true events. The factual and historical details accurately portray to the reader the emotions and reasons behind the civil rights movement of the time.

Lesson
The lesson for this book will go along with a history unit about the civil rights movement, and it will probably be in the month of February, Black History Month. There are some great examples of allegory in this text, including the message that the world can be unfair to those of different races, and we need to work to treat all people equally.