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The Power of Her Pen: The Story of Groundbreaking Journalist Ethel L. Payne

English

By (author): Lesa Cline-Ransome

Illustrated by: John Parra

A powerful story. The Horn Book

A worthy addition to childrens biography collections. Booklist

A solid treatment of an important but little-known figure, and it may prompt kids to think about the role and composition of a free press. BCCB

Cline-Ransome tells [Ethel Paynes] story with economy and drive. Somebody had to do the fighting, she quotes Payne saying, somebody had to speak up. Publishers Weekly

Renowned author Lesa Cline-Ransome and celebrated illustrator John Parra unite to tell the inspiring story of Ethel Payne, a groundbreaking African American journalist known as the First Lady of the Black Press.

Ive had a box seat on history.

Ethel Payne always had an ear for stories. Seeking truth, justice, and equality, Ethel followed stories from her school newspaper in Chicago to Japan during World War II. It even led her to the White House briefing room, where she broke barriers as the only black female journalist. Ethel wasnt afraid to ask the tough questions of presidents, elected officials, or anyone else in charge, earning her the title, First Lady of the Black Press.

Fearless and determined, Ethel Payne shined a light on the darkest moments in history, and her ear for stories sought answers to the questions that mattered most in the fight for Civil Rights. See more
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Product Details
  • Weight: 465g
  • Dimensions: 235 x 241mm
  • Publication Date: 06 Aug 2020
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster
  • Publication City/Country: United States
  • Language: English
  • Age Group: Ages 5-7
  • ISBN13: 9781481462891

About Lesa Cline-Ransome

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 Childrens Book Honor Christopher Award and Coretta Scott King Honor for Illustration. Her debut middle grade novel Finding Langston won the Scott ODell 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.John Parras illustrations for Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos written by Monica Brown earned the book a New York Times Best Illustrated Book designation. He also illustrated Green Is a Chile Pepper: A Book of Colors by Roseanne Thong which received a Pura Belpré Honor and the Américas Book Award: Commended; Marvelous Cornelius: Hurricane Katrina and the Spirit of New Orleans by Phil Bildner which won the Golden Kite Award for Picture Book Illustration and was a Bank Street Best Book of the year; and Hey Wall by Susan Verde which School Library Journal called a must-purchase in a starred review. Learn more at JohnParraArt.com.

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