{"product_id":"loving-vs-virginia-a-documentary-novel-of-the-landmark-civil-rights-case-books-about-love-for-kids-civil-rights-history-book-hardcover","title":"Loving vs. Virginia: A Documentary Novel of the Landmark Civil Rights Case - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePatricia Hruby Powell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eShadra Strickland\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom acclaimed author Patricia Hruby Powell comes the story of a landmark civil rights case, told in spare and gorgeous verse. In 1955, in Caroline County, Virginia, amidst segregation and prejudice, injustice and cruelty, two teenagers fell in love. Their life together broke the law, but their determination would change it. Richard and Mildred Loving were at the heart of a Supreme Court case that legalized marriage between races, and a story of the devoted couple who faced discrimination, fought it, and won.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePatricia Hruby Powell's previous book, \u003ci\u003eJosephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker\u003c\/i\u003e, won a Sibert Honor for Nonfiction, a Coretta Scott King Honor, and five starred reviews. She lives in Illinois. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShadra Strickland is an illustrator whose work has won an Ezra Jack Keats Award, a Coretta Scott King\/John Steptoe Award for New Talent, and an NAACP Image Award. She lives in Maryland.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 260\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 10 x 7.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 31, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Loving vs. Virginia: A Documentary Novel of the Landmark Civil Rights Case\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.4\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42169138348167,"sku":"9781452125909","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/1ea70de4eae6c2648c92dd7ef4215c21.webp?v=1733339526","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/loving-vs-virginia-a-documentary-novel-of-the-landmark-civil-rights-case-books-about-love-for-kids-civil-rights-history-book-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}