Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round: My Story of the Making of Martin Luther King Day
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- Author：Kathlyn J. Kirkwood
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Summary
This brilliant memoir-in-verse tells the moving story of how a nation learned to celebrate a hero。 Through years of protests and petition， Kathlyn's story highlights the foot soldiers who fought to make Martin Luther King Jr。's birthday a national holiday。
Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round is a deeply moving middle grade memoir about what it means to be an everyday activist and foot solider for racial justice， as Kathlyn recounts how， drawn to activism from childhood， she went from attending protests as a teenager to fighting for Martin Luther King， Jr。's birthday to become a national holiday as an adult。 A blueprint for kids starting down their own paths to civic awareness， it shows life beyond protests and details the sustained time， passion， and energy it takes to turn an idea into a law。
Deftly weaving together monumental historical events with a heartfelt coming-of-age story and in-depth information on law making， Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round is the perfect engaging example of how history can help inform the present。
Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round is a deeply moving middle grade memoir about what it means to be an everyday activist and foot solider for racial justice， as Kathlyn recounts how， drawn to activism from childhood， she went from attending protests as a teenager to fighting for Martin Luther King， Jr。's birthday to become a national holiday as an adult。 A blueprint for kids starting down their own paths to civic awareness， it shows life beyond protests and details the sustained time， passion， and energy it takes to turn an idea into a law。
Deftly weaving together monumental historical events with a heartfelt coming-of-age story and in-depth information on law making， Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round is the perfect engaging example of how history can help inform the present。
Reviews
Melissa
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A fascinating memoir from activist Kathlyn Kirkwood， who helped make Martin Luther King， Jr。's birthday a federal holiday。 The pictures and stories make this real-life story accessible to middle-grade readers and reminds ALL of us that we can fight for things that matter to us。（I received this book free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。） A fascinating memoir from activist Kathlyn Kirkwood， who helped make Martin Luther King， Jr。's birthday a federal holiday。 The pictures and stories make this real-life story accessible to middle-grade readers and reminds ALL of us that we can fight for things that matter to us。（I received this book free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。） 。。。more
Juliette
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This book has become one of my favorites in a long， long time！ What a moving story with an important message。 I couldn’t put it down。 Run， don’t walk to buy this wonderful book！！
Jordan
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This is a quick， digestible， powerful middle grade memoir in verse about the power of freedom fighters who are not household names to effect change， told through the lens of Kathlyn Kirkwood's real-life advocacy to establish a federal holiday honoring Dr。 King。 Interspersed with photos from her life， Kathlyn tells about her experience with a local workers' strike that drew the attention of Dr。 King and first sparked the flame of her activism。 She talks about her preparation for another strike an This is a quick， digestible， powerful middle grade memoir in verse about the power of freedom fighters who are not household names to effect change， told through the lens of Kathlyn Kirkwood's real-life advocacy to establish a federal holiday honoring Dr。 King。 Interspersed with photos from her life， Kathlyn tells about her experience with a local workers' strike that drew the attention of Dr。 King and first sparked the flame of her activism。 She talks about her preparation for another strike and march， when the devastating news of Dr。 King's assassination hit the airwaves。 She talks about her life after that， along with many others who spent years fighting for recognition for Dr。 King's work， how she stepped off that path for a while to raise a family and then was ultimately drawn back to it。 The most poignant message for me， and I think for many young readers， is that Kathlyn is not a common name that we hear when it comes to civil rights。 And in fact， there are thousands， millions of people who were fighting alongside Kathlyn and whose names we will likely never know。 But those people who are not "famous，" who aren't aiming for performative activism and are focused on the end goal， are so powerful and important to the causes that matter most in society。 What a lovely way to start off the new year。 。。。more
Ziyal
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I received an arc of this book in exchange for a honest review。I do love learning about history as well as books with prose and so I enjoyed this book。 I had never learned about how Martin Luther King Jr’s birthday became a national holiday and I’m glad I was given this opportunity to read and review this book。 With that being said it really did surprise me how long it took to make King’s birthday a national holiday）。 The numerous pictures included was also a nice touch。The book was set up nicel I received an arc of this book in exchange for a honest review。I do love learning about history as well as books with prose and so I enjoyed this book。 I had never learned about how Martin Luther King Jr’s birthday became a national holiday and I’m glad I was given this opportunity to read and review this book。 With that being said it really did surprise me how long it took to make King’s birthday a national holiday）。 The numerous pictures included was also a nice touch。The book was set up nicely。 At first I wasn’t a fan of the format， but I did come to appreciate and I do think the prose was the best way to write this particular story。 tUsing prose to tell this story was a smart idea especially since music and songs were a big part of this story。 Both of the quotes before the story were chosen beautifully and the both set up the story well。 。。。more
Mandy Peterson
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This is an accessible， interesting way to help frame both historical context and provide a call to action for why advocating for others is so important。 It will help children have tough conversations with adults。 Students will enjoy this narrative non-fiction in verse more than a traditional non-fiction books。 Teachers can use it as a fresh take on Martin Luther King Day and a springboard for so many standards。
Laura
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This is a very easy to read story of how Martin Luther King Day became a holiday。It starts with the first march that the author participated in。 In short， simple sentences， she explains why she did it， and how it was。 She also talks about how important it was to have a holiday celebrating Dr。 King， after he was assassinated in her own home town。It was not an easy thing。 It was not cut and dried， and it wasn't until President Reagan that the holiday became law， and even then it had to wait three This is a very easy to read story of how Martin Luther King Day became a holiday。It starts with the first march that the author participated in。 In short， simple sentences， she explains why she did it， and how it was。 She also talks about how important it was to have a holiday celebrating Dr。 King， after he was assassinated in her own home town。It was not an easy thing。 It was not cut and dried， and it wasn't until President Reagan that the holiday became law， and even then it had to wait three more years。What I didn't know， or didn't remember， was that Stevie Wonder was instrument in helping push to have this holiday。 That he did concerts， and kept the foot soldiers going， to push their congressional representatives to pass the law。Well written， and easy to read。 Hopefully this will be a good introduction on how bills are passed， and how people together can make them happen。Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review。 。。。more
Tricia
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I appreciate #NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review Kathlyn J。 Kirkwood's MG novel Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round: My Story of the Making of Marting Luther King Day。 I enjoyed this novel， written in verse。 I feel like I should have known more about the origins of the Martin Luther King holiday。 The photos and artifacts included were especially powerful in getting the author's message across。 I appreciate #NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review Kathlyn J。 Kirkwood's MG novel Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round: My Story of the Making of Marting Luther King Day。 I enjoyed this novel， written in verse。 I feel like I should have known more about the origins of the Martin Luther King holiday。 The photos and artifacts included were especially powerful in getting the author's message across。 。。。more
Bridgette
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This memoir in verse is a quick， powerful read about the fight to Martin Luther King Jr。 recognized as federal holiday。 It's short length will help draw in reluctant readers。 The resources at the back are perfect for classroom use and the casual reader who wants to learn more。 This memoir in verse is a quick， powerful read about the fight to Martin Luther King Jr。 recognized as federal holiday。 It's short length will help draw in reluctant readers。 The resources at the back are perfect for classroom use and the casual reader who wants to learn more。 。。。more
Ms。 Yingling
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E ARC provided by Edelweiss PlusThis was a very interesting in verse memoir， but I wanted to know even more information about this time period。 It was well illustrated and included a lot of background information about the time period。 A good companion to Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom。
Kip
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Absolutely fabulous book！ Loved this so much。
TheNextGenLibrarian
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This MG memoir tells the story of how Martin Luther King， Jr。‘s birthday became a national holiday。📅 Kathlyn Kirkwood tells her story as an activist and foot solider for racial justice。 As a child she was drawn to marches and attended protests as a teenager。 Her passion shown through on every page as she， like many others， fought to get MLK’s birthday turned into a holiday。📅I wanted to read a an appropriate book in honor of Juneteenth becoming a holiday and this one fit the “bill”。 This middle g This MG memoir tells the story of how Martin Luther King， Jr。‘s birthday became a national holiday。📅 Kathlyn Kirkwood tells her story as an activist and foot solider for racial justice。 As a child she was drawn to marches and attended protests as a teenager。 Her passion shown through on every page as she， like many others， fought to get MLK’s birthday turned into a holiday。📅I wanted to read a an appropriate book in honor of Juneteenth becoming a holiday and this one fit the “bill”。 This middle grade novel in verse can show our students what it’s like to take an idea and make it into a law。 It shows passion， fight for justice， and how much energy goes to fighting for rights for yourself and others。 This nonfiction book full of great text features should be in every library。 Thank you Edelweiss for the advanced reader copy。 This title releases in January 2022。 。。。more
Jessica Zannini
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I love how this books shows how people continued to march on after Dr。 Martin Luther King Jr's death。 This one is important in helping readers learn about history and understand that others can carry on the greatness。 I love how this books shows how people continued to march on after Dr。 Martin Luther King Jr's death。 This one is important in helping readers learn about history and understand that others can carry on the greatness。 。。。more
Andréa
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