# Fighting with Love: The Legacy of John Lewis - Hardcover

by **Lesa Cline-Ransome** (Author), **James E. Ransome** (Illustrator)

**Five starred reviews!**

**The "informative, resounding" (_Booklist,_ starred review), and "inspiring" (_The Horn Book_, starred review) story of a groundbreaking civil rights leader John Lewis comes to life in this compelling and beautifully told, "excellent" (_Kirkus Reviews_, starred review) nonfiction picture book by the award-winning team Lesa Cline-Ransome and James E. Ransome.**

John Lewis left a cotton farm in Alabama to join the fight for civil rights when he was only a teenager. He soon became a leader of a movement that changed the nation. Walking at the side of his mentor, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Lewis was led by his belief in peaceful action and voting rights. Today and always his work and legacy live on.

### Author Biography

Lesa Cline-Ransome is the author of numerous nonfiction and historical fiction titles for picture book, chapter book, middle grade, and young adult readers including _Game Changers: The Story of Venus and Serena Williams_ and _The Power of Her Pen: The Story of Groundbreaking Journalist Ethel L. Payne._ Her verse biography of Harriet Tubman, _Before She Was Harriet_ was nominated for an NAACP Image Award and received a Jane Addams Children's Book Honor, Christopher Award, and Coretta Scott King Honor for Illustration. Her debut middle grade novel, _Finding Langston_, won the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction and received the Coretta Scott King Award Author Honor. She lives in the Hudson Valley region of New York with her husband and frequent collaborator, James Ransome, and their family. Visit her at LesaClineRansome.com.

James E. Ransome's highly acclaimed illustrations for _Before She Was Harriet_ received the 2018 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor. His other award-winning titles include the Coretta Scott King winner _The Creation_; Coretta Scott King Honor Book _Uncle Jed's Barbershop_; _Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt_; and _Let My People Go_, winner of the NAACP Image Award. James is also a recipient of the ALA Children's Literature Legacy Award. He frequently collaborates with his wife, author Lesa Cline-Ransome, and their books include _Game Changers: The Story of Venus and Serena Williams_ and _Fighting with Love: The Legacy of John Lewis_. James is a professor and coordinator of the MFA Illustration Graduate Program at Syracuse University. He lives in New York's Hudson River Valley region with his family. Visit James at JamesRansome.com.

**Number of Pages:** 48

**Dimensions:** 0.8 x 9.5 x 11.5 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** January 09, 2024

## Details

- **Price:** 19.99 USD
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- **Type:** Books
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