Author
Lillie Patterson
3 books here
Coretta Scott King
Nonfiction · ages 8–12 · 750L · 1977
A solid, straightforward biography that treats Coretta Scott King as a historical figure and activist in her own right, not merely as Martin Luther King Jr.'s wife—a corrective many 1970s biographies lacked.
Benjamin Banneker
Nonfiction · ages 8–12 · 720L · 1978
A solid, straightforward biography that centers Black intellectual achievement in early America—less flashy than modern illustrated biographies but substantive and age-appropriate for curious 8–10-year-olds.
Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Freedom Movement
Nonfiction · ages 8–12 · 720L · 1993
Straightforward, historically grounded biography that doesn't shy from racism or violence but keeps the focus on King's conviction and legacy—solid foundation for understanding the Civil Rights Movement.