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Gaithersburg
Book Festival

May 17, 2025

10am – 6pm

Bohrer Park

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Children's

James Ransome

Latest Title: Fighting with Love: The Legacy of John Lewis
Genre: childrens
Author: James Ransome
Fighting with Love: The Legacy of John Lewis

The story of a groundbreaking civil rights leader, John Lewis, comes to life in this compelling and beautifully told nonfiction picture book.

John Lewis left a cotton farm in Alabama to join the fight for civil rights when he was only a teenager. He soon became a leader of a movement that changed the nation. Walking at the side of his mentor, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Lewis was led by his belief in peaceful action and voting rights. Today and always his work and legacy live on.

About James Ransome

James E. Ransome has been honored with the 2023 Children’s Literature Legacy Award by the American Library Association in recognition of his exceptional contributions to Children’s Literature. With a career spanning over 33 years, James has illustrated more than 70 books. His passion for drawing was kindled in Rich Square, N.C., and as a teenager, he moved to Bergenfield, NJ., before pursuing a B.F.A. from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, N.Y.

James’ remarkable talent has garnered him numerous accolades, including the prestigious Coretta Scott King Awards, a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor, ALA Notables, a Jane Addams Award and NAACP Image awards. He resides in New York.

James will be presenting “Fighting with Love: The Legacy of John Lewis.”

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Author Schedule:

Venue(s):

Jim Henson Pavilion

Presentation Start Time:

1:15 pm

Presentation End Time:

2:05 pm

Signing Time:

2:15 pm

Presentation Authors:

James Ransome

Lesa Cline-Ransome

Author Website:

https://jamesransome.com/