Michael Waters

Michael W. Waters is an award-winning author, activist, professor, and pastor. His picture book For Beautiful Black Boys Who Believe in a Better World, illustrated by Keisha Morris, won the 2020 Goddard Riverside CBC Youth Book Prize for Social Justice and was named a Must-Read Book about Race by Essence. A sought-after speaker, he is a frequent commentator for major media outlets and has been honored for his work in peace and justice. Michael W. Waters lives in Dallas, Texas. For more information, visit www.michaelwwaters.com.

Liberty’s Civil Rights Road Trip

An NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People2022 Winner of the Wilbur Award for Children's Book of the YearTime to board the bus! Liberty and her friend Abdullah, with their families and a diverse group of passengers, head off to their first stop: Jackson, Mississippi. Next on their map are Glendora, Memphis, Birmingham, Montgomery, and finally Selma, for a march across the iconic Edmund Pettus Bridge. As told through the innocent view of a child, Liberty’s Civil Rights Road T...

For Beautiful Black Boys Who Believe in a Better World

Winner of the 2020 Goddard Riverside CBC Youth Book Prize for Social Justice2021 Winner of the Wilbur Award for Children's Book of the Year A Top Ten Selection of the 2021 In the Margins Book AwardsA Texas Institute of Letters 2021 Finalist for Best Picture Book A Picture Book Discovery Prize Winner for the 2020 Writers' League of Texas Book Awards“Dad, what happened?”“Why are they shooting?” “What is this vigil for?” The shootings keep coming, and so do Jeremiah’s questions. Dad doesn’t h...

Michael Waters

Liberty’s Civil Rights Road Trip

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