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Memphis, Martin and the Mountain top is a HF, PB which would be perfect for a RA during black history month. This book explores the assassination of MLK and the experience as emotions that go along with going on the sanitation strike in Memphis through the eyes of a 9 year old girl. This book is a Coretta Scott King award winner in 2019. Alicefayeduncan.com provides a great teacher resource for discussion questions before and after you read.

This Historical Fiction book is about the Memphis Strike of 1968. It talks about Martin Luther King Jr. and how he struggled for freedom and justice. It is told in the eyes of a little girl who marched in the strike with her mother and father. This book is great for this genre because the story is accurate and authentic to telling Martin's life. It also shows a different point of view in Martin's life, because it is told by a young girl.

I would use this book in my classroom as a read aloud, with activities afterwards. It would be more appropriate for students who are older such as third grade. It talks about the Memphis strike of 1968.

“For when people get caught up with that which is right and they are willing to sacrifice for it, there is no stopping point short of victory.“

“We shall overcome! We shall overcome! We shall overcome someday!“

I would use this in my classroom, but of older students maybe second and up only because it is a lengthy book. It talks about real events that occured in the world which is important for children to know because it is something very important to American history.

This is a historical fiction children's book. This book is about people fighting for their freedom and for equal rights, especially MLK. This is a book made from multiple memories of a teacher. She remembers all the rage, fighting, and troubles that this issue brought to African Americans; her daddy marching in protests/rallies. She recalls all this in her book. This book accurately depicts what happened in the real world but adds some fake ideas.

“Sometimes bad people mess things up for people doing good.”

I highly recommend this book. It explores the events of the Memphis Sanitation Strike which led to the murder of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The main character is a woman recounting the events of her childhood and the strike that her father was a part of. Really well written and informative while still appropriate for children!