Mary Williams has lived throughout the United States and Africa. She has held positions with several humanitarian organizations, including the International Rescue Committee and UNESCO. In 2000, Williams created the Lost Boys Foundation, dedicated to raising awareness about The Lost Boys and organizing resources to help them. She is the adopted daughter of Jane Fonda and a trustee of The Fonda Family Foundation. Williams lives in Atlanta, Georgia. This is her first book.
R. Gregory Christie is the recipient of numerous awards including a Caldecott Honor and six Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Honors, and his books have been recognized by The New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books list three times. He currently paints in the evenings while traveling around the country doing school visits. You can visit him online at gas-art.com.
"Powerful and deeply moving. . ." -- Kirkus Reviews "This important
profile in courage is one that belongs in most collections." --
School Library JournalCoretta Scott King Illustrator Award Honor -
American Library Association (ALA)ALSC Notable Children's Books -
American Library Association (ALA)
Best Children's Books of the Year Outstanding - Bank Street College
of Education
Notable Books for a Global Society - International Literacy
Association (ILA)
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