![]() Marisol McDonald and the Monster/Marisol McDonald y el monstruo by Monica Brown. A much-needed work on a historical court case that made the ultimate difference on mixed race families that will resonate with contemporary civil rights battles. The charming and cheerful mixed media illustrations are done in gouache and acrylic paint with collage and colored pencil, a perfect marriage of Alko and Qualls's art styles. ![]() In legal proceedings that led to a Supreme Court case, their union was finally upheld as constitutional. The couple first met and fell in love in Jim Crow Cedar Point, VA, in 1958, but because Richard was white and Mildred was African American and Cherokee, they were not permitted to marry under Virginia law. Gr 1–5–This debut picture book by husband-and-wife team Alko and Qualls gives the story of Mildred and Richard Loving its due. ![]() The Case for Loving: The Fight for Interracial Marriage by Selina Alko. These picture books and middle grade novels feature multiracial kids as heroes of their own stories. ![]() Self-identifying mixed-race people make up the largest demographic among Americans under 18. ![]()
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