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"A friendly reminder of how America can be at its best." - Entertainment Weekly If you had to name a statue, any statue, odds are good you'd mention the Statue of Liberty. Have you seen her? She's in New York. She's holding a torch. And she's in mid-stride, moving forward. But why? In this fascinating and fun take on nonfiction, Dave Eggers and Shawn Harris investigate a seemingly small trait of America's most emblematic statue. What they find is about more than history, more than art. What they find in the Statue of Liberty's right foot is the powerful message of acceptance that is essential of an entire country's creation.
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“In a time when immigration is a hot-button issue, it’s good to be reminded that Lady Liberty continues to lift her lamp beside the golden door.”
— Booklist (starred review)
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“A friendly reminder of how America can be at its best.”
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“As enlightening as it is charming.”
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“In Eggers’ telling, Liberty is ready not only to greet travelers coming home and those seeking refuge, but to stride forth to welcome them.”
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“Cool facts about the Statue of Liberty plus a heart-tugging ending.”
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"Her Right Foot appeared at just the right time, serving as a palate cleanser to increasingly caustic headlines around immigration.”
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“Narrator Dion Graham connects with listeners by using an inquisitive tone that encourages reflection.”
— AudioFile
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A 2019 Audie Award Finalist for Best Narration for Young Listeners
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An NPR Best Book of the Year selection
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A Chicago Tribune Best Book of the Year in Children's Book
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A Boston Globe Best Books of the Year pick
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Nominated for the TN Volunteer State Book Award Primary ML
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A Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year selection
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A Junior Library Guild Selection
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A BookPage Best Book of the Year in Children's Literature
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About Dave Eggers
Dave Eggers is the author of children’s fiction, young adult fiction, science fiction, and more. His works have won the Newbery Medal, Dayton Literary Peace Prize, France’s Prix Médicis, Germany’s Albatross Prize, the National Magazine Award, and the American Book Award. He is the founder of McSweeney’s, an independent publishing company based in San Francisco, and is cofounder of 826 National, a network of educational centers around the country offering free tutoring to kids of all backgrounds.
About Dion Graham
Dion Graham is an award-winning narrator named a “Golden Voice” by AudioFile magazine. He has been a recipient of the prestigious Audie Award numerous times, as well as Earphones Awards, the Publishers Weekly Listen Up Awards, IBPA Ben Franklin Awards, and the ALA Odyssey Award. He was nominated in 2015 for a Voice Arts Award for Outstanding Narration. He is also a critically acclaimed actor who has performed on Broadway, off Broadway, internationally, in films, and in several hit television series. He is a graduate of Rutgers University’s Mason Gross School of the Arts, with an MFA degree in acting.