{"product_id":"the-power-of-her-pen-the-story-of-groundbreaking-journalist-ethel-l-payne-hardcover","title":"The Power of Her Pen: The Story of Groundbreaking Journalist Ethel L. Payne - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLesa Cline-Ransome\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJohn Parra\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A powerful story.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A worthy addition to children's biography collections.\" --\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"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.\" --\u003ci\u003eBCCB\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Cline-Ransome tells  Ethel Payne's] story with economy and drive. 'Somebody had to do the fighting, ' she quotes Payne saying, 'somebody had to speak up.'\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003cb\u003eWeekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRenowned 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"I've had a box seat on history.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEthel 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 wasn't 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.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFearless 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLesa Cline-Ransome is the author of numerous nonfiction and historical fiction titles for picture book, chapter book, middle grade, and young adult readers including \u003ci\u003eGame Changers: The Story of Venus and Serena Williams \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Power of Her Pen: The Story of Groundbreaking Journalist Ethel L. Payne. \u003c\/i\u003eHer verse biography of Harriet Tubman, \u003ci\u003eBefore She Was Harriet \u003c\/i\u003ewas nominated for an NAACP Image Award and received a Jane Addams Children's Book Honor, Christopher Award, and Coretta Scott King Honor for Illustration. Her debut middle grade novel, \u003ci\u003eFinding Langston\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Scott O'Dell 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJohn Parra's illustrations for \u003ci\u003eFrida Kahlo and Her Animalitos\u003c\/i\u003e, written by Monica Brown, earned the book a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Illustrated Book designation. He also illustrated \u003ci\u003eGreen Is a Chile Pepper: A Book of Colors\u003c\/i\u003e by Roseanne Thong, which received a Pura Belpré Honor and the Américas Book Award: Commended; \u003ci\u003eMarvelous Cornelius: Hurricane Katrina and the Spirit of New Orleans\u003c\/i\u003e by Phil Bildner, which won the Golden Kite Award for Picture Book Illustration and was a Bank Street Best Book of the year; and \u003ci\u003eHey, Wall\u003c\/i\u003e, by Susan Verde, which \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e called \"a must-purchase\" in a starred review. Learn more at JohnParraArt.com.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 48\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.7 x 9.4 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 14, 2020\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 Power of Her Pen: The Story of Groundbreaking Journalist Ethel L. 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