Streetcar to Justice: How Elizabeth Jennings won the Right to Ride in New York

Written by Amy Hill Hearth

Begins with an interesting story of a young woman and her case against the Railway system in New York, but the book is much more than Elizabeth’s story. The rest of the book is full of historical documents about the time Elizabeth was living in New York. I liked the information but felt at times it was too much history and not enough of Elizabeth’s story. Also the book ended not with what happened to Elizabeth but the author’s journey to research her story.

Review by Maria Bucio, Diamond Ridge Elementary Media Center
Rating: ★★★★½ (4.5 stars)
Interest Level: 5th-7th grades

Streetcar to Justice: How Elizabeth Jennings won the Right to Ride in New York
Written by Amy Hill Hearth
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
143 pages
Release Date: January 2, 2018
A review copy was provided by the publisher.

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2018 Children's Nonfiction, 2018 YA Nonfiction, African Americans Biography, Amy Hill Hearth, Biography, Civil Rights, Civil Rights Movement, Civil Rights Workers, Elizabeth Jennings, Maria Bucio, New York, Streetcar to Justice, U.S. History, Women Biography