King: a life
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Author:
Eig, Jonathan,
Contributors:
Williams, Yohuru, 1971- author.
Long, Michael G., author.
Published:
New York : Farrar, Straus Giroux, 2025.
Format:
Book
Edition:
Young adult edition., First edition.
Physical Desc:
vii, 246 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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Description

Young readers learn about Martin Luther King Jr.'s rise as a civil rights leader, preacher and dreamer, and about his triumphs, flaws, complexities and contradictions, in an adaptation of a Pulitzer Prize-winning biography about King.

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Subjects

LC Subjects
African American Baptists -- Clergy -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African American civil rights workers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Civil rights workers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
King, Martin Luther, -- Jr., -- 1929-1968 -- Juvenile literature.
United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Other Subjects
Biographies.

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Language:
English
ISBN:
9780374393106, 0374393109

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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 226-239) and index.
Description
Young readers learn about Martin Luther King Jr.'s rise as a civil rights leader, preacher and dreamer, and about his triumphs, flaws, complexities and contradictions, in an adaptation of a Pulitzer Prize-winning biography about King.

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APA Citation (style guide)

Eig, J., Williams, Y., & Long, M. G. (2025). King: a life. Young adult edition. Farrar, Straus Giroux.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Eig, Jonathan, Yohuru Williams and Michael G., Long. 2025. King: A Life. Farrar, Straus Giroux.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Eig, Jonathan, Yohuru Williams and Michael G., Long, King: A Life. Farrar, Straus Giroux, 2025.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Eig, Jonathan,, et al. King: A Life. Young adult edition. Farrar, Straus Giroux, 2025.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.

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