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.