{"product_id":"the-book-itch-freedom-truth-harlems-greatest-bookstore-9780761339434","title":"The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth \u0026 Harlem's Greatest Bookstore","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eCoretta Scott King Illustrator Honor, ALA Notable Children's Book, CCBC Best Children's Book of the Year, Jane Addams Children's Book Award, Kirkus Best Children's Books, NCTE Notable\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the 1930s, Lewis's dad, Lewis Michaux Sr., had an itch he needed to scratch--a book itch. How to scratch it? He started a bookstore in Harlem and named it the National Memorial African Bookstore. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e And as far as Lewis Michaux Jr. could tell, his father's bookstore was one of a kind. People from all over came to visit the store, even famous people--Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X, and Langston Hughes, to name a few. In his father's bookstore people bought and read books, and they also learned from each other. People swapped and traded ideas and talked about how things could change. They came together here all because of his father's book itch. Read the story of how Lewis Michaux Sr. and his bookstore fostered new ideas and helped people stand up for what they believed in.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNelson, Vaunda Micheaux:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eVaunda Micheaux Nelson\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Book Itch\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as three Coretta Scott King Award-winning books: \u003cem\u003eNo Crystal Stair\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBad News for Outlaws\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eAlmost to Freedom\u003c\/em\u003e. She is a former youth services librarian in New Mexico. Visit her online vaundanelson.com.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristie, R. Gregory:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eR. Gregory Christie\u003c\/strong\u003e's illustrations have earned him many awards, including a Caldecott Honor, many Coretta Scott King Honors, and multiple spots on the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e' annual Best Illustrated Children's Books lists. He lives in Georgia.","brand":"Carolrhoda Books (R)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50614333997330,"sku":"9780761339434","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_30ccf044-0d8f-44f0-ab7a-0850ee1ae1d4.jpg?v=1732439398","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-book-itch-freedom-truth-harlems-greatest-bookstore-9780761339434","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}