March

The Trilogy

Authors: John Lewis and Andrew Aydin

Illustrator: Nate Powell

Publisher: Top Shelf Publications, 2016

Publisher’s recommended age: 13+

This powerful retelling of the late Congressman John Lewis’s journey as a social justice activist advocates for good trouble even as those same rights continue to be under threat today. Created in the image of the 1950s underground comic Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story, this vivid rendering of Lewis’ story stimulates both robust learning about the past and critical thinking about current and future events. Illustrator Powell deftly uses contrast, negative space, sharp angles, and lettering to relay violent emotions. This was the first graphic novel to win the National Book Award.

Available Languages: English, Italian, Spanish