A Change of Heart

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ISBN: 9781771085649

A Change of Heart

 
  Publisher:  Nimbus Publishing

Finally, the remarkable story of honourary Newfoundlander Lanier Phillips is available for young children in this heartwarming picture book.

A young African American and the son of sharecroppers, Lanier Phillips escapes the violence, racism, and segregation of his Georgia home by joining the navy during the Second World War. But tragedy strikes the USS Truxtun one February night off the southeastern coast of Newfoundland, and Lanier is the lone Black survivor of the terrible shipwreck. Covered in oil when he arrives onshore, the community’s kindness and humanity brings him back to health and changes his outlook on life. He would go on to march for Black rights with Martin Luther King, and remained forever grateful to the small town of St. Lawrence, Newfoundland.

With vibrant illustrations by celebrated artist Erin Banks, A Change of Heart vividly depicts Lanier’s life-changing experiences in Newfoundland that fateful February.

Details and Specs
ISBN associated with this title: 9781771085649
Item NB1380
PublisherNimbus Publishing
PublisherNimbus Publishing
Published on April 25 2018
Language eng
Pages 32
Format Paperback
Dimensions8(in) x 10(in)
Shipping weight123(g)
Status ACTIVE TITLE

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Hackmatack Children's Choice Book Awards (English Non-fiction)