Too often our students’ understanding of the civil rights movement is limited to the big names of Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, and maybe Ruby Bridges.  This would be a solid addition to any library collection to broaden the picture we offer our students.  Told from the perspective of a young boy reminiscing about his father’s store, this book tells about Harlem’s National Memorial African Bookstore, and the roll it played as a community gathering place.  It also stresses the importance of spreading knowledge through literacy and discussions to empower people to bring about change.  The end papers and the main body of the text are sprinkled with words of wisdom from a man who had little formal schooling himself but knew the power of learning.