{"product_id":"free-to-learn-how-alfredo-lopez-fought-for-the-right-to-go-to-school-9781665904278","title":"Free to Learn: How Alfredo Lopez Fought for the Right to Go to School","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of the award-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Youngest Marcher \u003c\/i\u003ecomes a picture book about the true story of Alfredo Lopez, an undocumented boy involved in a landmark Supreme Court case that still ensures children's right to education today.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlfredo Lopez has so many questions before starting second grade! Will his friends be in his class? Will his teacher speak Spanish? But then his parents tell him that he has to stay home, and Alfredo's questions change. Why can't he go to school with the other kids? And why is his family going to the courthouse? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1977, the school district of Tyler, Texas, informed parents that, unless they could provide proof of citizenship, they would have to pay for their children to attend public school. Four undocumented families fought back in a legal battle that went all the way to the Supreme Court. Alfredo was one of the students involved in \u003ci\u003ePlyler v. Doe\u003c\/i\u003e, which made a difference for children all over the country for years to come.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCynthia Levinson is the author of nonfiction books for young readers that focus on social justice, including \u003ci\u003eThe Youngest Marcher\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe People's Painter\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFault Lines in the Constitution\u003c\/i\u003e. Her books have received the Sibert Medal, the Carter G. Woodson Book Award, the Jane Addams Children's Book Award, and numerous other honors. She has two daughters, two sons-in-law, four grandchildren, and two grand-dogs--all of whom are thoroughly splendid. Cynthia and her husband divide their time between Austin and Boston, which, helpfully, rhyme, in case she gets lost. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMirelle Ortega is a Mexican writer and artist based in Los Angeles. She is the author-illustrator of \u003ci\u003eMagic: Once Upon a Faraway Land\u003c\/i\u003e, a Pura Belpré Honor Book, and the illustrator of several books, including \u003ci\u003eSmall Room, Big Dreams: The Journey of Julián and Joaquin Castro \u003c\/i\u003eby Monica Brown and\u003ci\u003e Free to Learn\u003c\/i\u003e by Cynthia Levinson\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eMirelle has a BFA in digital art and 3D animation from the Tecnológico de Monterrey in Mexico and an MFA from Academy of Art University in San Francisco.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Atheneum Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50591521472786,"sku":"9781665904278","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3a9ded91-1281-4b2d-827a-c5888490a29b.jpg?v=1732092548","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/free-to-learn-how-alfredo-lopez-fought-for-the-right-to-go-to-school-9781665904278","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}