Louis needs to write an essay for school about young Abraham Lincoln. But its1951 in Alabama and African Americans cannot use the public library. Mama saysone d... » 

Louis needs to write an essay for school about young Abraham Lincoln. But its1951 in Alabama and African Americans cannot use the public library. Mama saysone day soon theyll be able to check out books but Louis isnt going to waitWhen he makes a brave journey into the whitesonly library somethingsurprising and wonderful happens he meets a brave young librarian. AnnMalaspinas moving story and Colin Bootmans rich paintings evoke the troublesand triumphs of days not long past. Includes a note on the history of racialsegregation in public libraries a brief history of Abraham Lincolns life andan If You Want to Read More listing. «