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Lillian's Right to Vote
by Jonah Winter
Illustrator: Shane W. Evans
Ages: 9+
Published: 2015
Publisher: Schwartz & Wade Books/Random House
ISBN: 978-0-385-39028-6
Keywords: Picture Books for Older Readers, Diversity, Voting, Read-Aloud, African Americans
En route to vote, 100-year-old Lillian reviews her family's turbulent voting history. Striking, large colorful illustrations bring to life the struggle.