A Ride to Remember - by Sharon Langley & Amy Nathan (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"When Sharon Langley was born, amusement parks were segregated, and African American families were not allowed in. This picture book tells how a community came together--both black and white--to make a change. In the summer of 1963, because of demonstrations and public protests the Gwynn Oak Amusement Park in Maryland became desegregated and opened to all for the first time. Sharon and her parents were the first African American family to walk into the park, and Sharon was the first African American child to ride the merry-go-round. This was on the same day of Martin Luther King Jr.'s March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Sharon's ride to remember demonstrated the possibilities of King's dream ... The carousel, fully functional, now resides on the National Mall, near the Air and Space Museum"--<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>The true story of how a ride on a carousel made a powerful Civil Rights statement</b> <p/><i>A Ride to Remember</i> tells how a community came together--both black and white--to make a change. When Sharon Langley was born in the early 1960s, many amusement parks were segregated, and African-American families were not allowed entry. This book reveals how in the summer of 1963, due to demonstrations and public protests, the Gwynn Oak Amusement Park in Maryland became desegregated and opened to all for the first time. Co-author Sharon Langley was the first African-American child to ride the carousel. This was on the same day of Martin Luther King Jr.'s March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Langley's ride to remember demonstrated the possibilities of King's dream. This book includes photos of Sharon on the carousel, authors' notes, a timeline, and a bibliography.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>**STARRED REVIEW** <br> "Cooper's richly textured illustrations evoke sepia photographs' dreamlike combination of distance and immediacy, complementing the aura of reminiscence that permeates Langley and Nathan's narrative."-- "Publishers Weekly"<br><br>**STARRED REVIEW** <br> "Delivers a beautiful and tender message about equality from the very first page."-- "Kirkus Reviews"<br><br>"A solid addition to U.S. history collections for its subject matter and its first-person historical narrative."-- "School Library Journal"<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Sharon Langley</b> became known around the country in 1963 as the first African-American to ride the carousel at Gwynn Oak Amusement Park. She lives in Los Angeles. <b>Amy Nathan</b> is an award-winning author. Her awards and honors include a Clarion Award and a Washington Post Book of the Week. She lives in Westchester County, New York. <b>Floyd Cooper</b> has won the Coretta Scott King Award and Honor multiple times. He was twice nominated for the NAACP Image Award and has received numerous other awards including the Bank Street College Book of the Year Honor. He lives in Easton, Pennsylvania. <br>
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