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babayagareads's review
4.0
I'm happy to have purchased this for the collection at my public library. There is very little information available about Rustin below a middle school reading level/accessibility point, which makes bridge reading hard if you're trying to read something like Troublemaker, or expand LGBTQ+ representation in your civil rights readings.
I'm going to be thinking of this particular title though for future displays and discussions at the library, because it does everything else so amazingly well. Highest points were the timeline, the glossary, the Rourke page, and the GORGEOUS artwork.
Some parts of it felt a little jumpy, but that is literally my only negative thought. I just felt like a kid would need a little more backstory before jumping right into the March on Washington, to understand why Rustin would be there, be so nervous, and just general framing. I'm clearly an over-explainer, so what do I know?
Based upon this book, I am definitely ordering the rest in the series for the juvenile non-fiction collection, and I especially can't wait to read Sister Rosetta Tharpe's edition.
I'm going to be thinking of this particular title though for future displays and discussions at the library, because it does everything else so amazingly well. Highest points were the timeline, the glossary, the Rourke page, and the GORGEOUS artwork.
Some parts of it felt a little jumpy, but that is literally my only negative thought. I just felt like a kid would need a little more backstory before jumping right into the March on Washington, to understand why Rustin would be there, be so nervous, and just general framing. I'm clearly an over-explainer, so what do I know?
Based upon this book, I am definitely ordering the rest in the series for the juvenile non-fiction collection, and I especially can't wait to read Sister Rosetta Tharpe's edition.
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