Her Right Foot
“A friendly reminder of how America can be at its best.”
Entertainment Weekly
A 2019 Audie Award Finalist for Best Narration for Young Listeners
An NPR Best Book of the Year selection
A Chicago Tribune Best Book of the Year in Children's Book
A Boston Globe Best Books of the Year pick
Nominated for the TN Volunteer State Book Award Primary ML
A Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year selection
A Junior Library Guild Selection
A BookPage Best Book of the Year in Children's Literature
If you had to name a statue, any statue, odds are good you’d mention the Statue of Liberty. Have you seen her?
She’s in New York.
She’s holding a torch.
And she’s in mid-stride, moving forward.
But why?
In this fascinating, fun take on nonfiction, Dave Eggers investigates a seemingly small trait of America’s most emblematic statue. What they find is about more than history, more than art. What they find in the Statue of Liberty’s right foot is the powerful message of acceptance that is essential to an entire country’s creation.
A 2018 American Library Association Notable Children’s Book • A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year • A School Library Journal Best Picture Book of the Year • A 2018 Orbis Pictus Award Honor Book • A Junior Library Guild Selection
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