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No Crystal Stair: A Documentary Novel of the Life and Work of Lewis Micheaux, Harlem Bookseller

by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson

Nonfiction · ages 10–14 · grades 5–9 · 780L · 192 pages · 2013

Why we'd hand it over

A genuinely moving biography that shows a kid what one person's quiet stubbornness and principle can build—and the author (his daughter) lets primary sources do much of the talking.

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No Crystal Stair: A Documentary Novel of the Life and Work of Lewis Micheaux, Harlem Bookseller by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson (ages 10–14) — ChapterScout