The Red Bicycle: The Extraordinary Story of One Ordinary Bicycle Young Adult Nonfiction African American & Black History - United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) Biography & Autobiography - Women Coretta Scott King Award–winning author

Coretta Scott King Award–winning author Angela Johnson writes a poignant young adult novel of deception

Starting in World War II and moving through to the Cold War

But some opportunities feel more demeaning than helpful

he thinks his life can’t get any better

Age Range:  8 - 15

The Red Bicycle: The Extraordinary Story of One Ordinary Bicycle Young Adult Nonfiction African American & Black History - United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) Biography & Autobiography - Women Coretta Scott King Award–winning authorIn this unique nonfiction picture book, the main character is a bicycle that starts its life like so many bicycles in North America, being owned and ridden by a young boy. The boy, Leo, treasures his bicycle so much he gives it a name Big Red. But eventually Leo outgrows Big Red, and this is where the bicycle's story takes a turn from the everyday, because Leo decides to donate it to an organization that ships bicycles to Africa. Big Red is sent to