Sweet Justice by Mara Rockliff and R. Gregory Christie - ADVISABLE

Sweet Justice: Georgia Gilmore and the Montgomery Bus Boycott by Mara Rockliff, illustrated by R. Gregory Christie. NON-FICTION PICTURE BOOK. Random House, 2022. $19. 9781524720643 

BUYING ADVISORY: MS, HS - ADVISABLE 

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE 

When Rosa Parks was arrested for sitting in the “Whites Only” section of the public bus, Georgia joined all of the other Blacks of Montgomery in boycotting the buses. Using her mad cooking skills, she supported her friends and neighbors, including Martin Luther King Jr. as they worked a whole and walked a whole year before the Supreme Court ordered public buses be integrated. 

 I love the discovery of new heroes and more facets of important events! Georgia’s story is so indicative of the time – and she was right there along with MLK and Rosa Parks who are already so well known. I can’t wait to see these stories from the Black Lives Matter work too. 

Cindy, Library Teacher, MLS