Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down Juvenile Fiction / Holidays & Celebrations - Other A Promised Land is extraordinarily

A Promised Land is extraordinarily intimate and introspective—the story of one man’s bet with history

Together the words and pictures set up a space for creativity as young readers imagine how the story might unravel—and are inspired to pen a ten-word tiny tale of their own

will see her prospects and her reputation soar

reminding us where our nation has been

Jennifer Jones

Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down Juvenile Fiction / Holidays & Celebrations - Other A Promised Land is extraordinarilyIt was February 1, 1960. They didn't need menus. Their order was simple. A doughnut and coffee, with cream on the side. This picture book is a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the momentous Woolworth's lunch counter sit in, when four college students staged a peaceful protest that became a defining moment in the struggle for racial equality and the growing civil rights movement. Andrea Davis Pinkney uses poetic, powerful prose to tell the story