We’ve Got a Job: Reviews

Starred Reviews

• Kirkus  (starred review):  “A moving account of young people rising at a pivotal historical moment…”
• Publishers Weekly  (starred review): “…the most compelling component is Levinson’s dramatic re-creation of the courageous children’s crusade and the change it helped bring about in the face of widespread prejudice and brutality.”
• Booklist  (starred review): “Even with the many fine books out there about the role of young people in the Civil Rights era, this highly readable photo-essay will hold YA readers…”
• School Library Journal  (starred review): “This photo-essay stands out for its engrossing content, excellent composition, and riveting use of primary-source material.”
• The Sunday New York Times Book Review (February 12, 2012): ”riveting, significant work of nonfiction.”

Print Publications

• The Sunday New York Times Book Review (February 12, 2012): ”riveting, significant work of nonfiction.”
• The Sunday New York Times Book Review (Editors’ Choice, February 19, 2012)
• The Horn Book Magazine: “Levinson does a superb job of taking readers inside the movement…”
• Southern Poverty Law Center: “…done extraordinarily well” with “a depth of knowledge not often encountered in young people’s books.”
• Wellesley College Alumnae Magazine: “…moving and inspiring…”
• The Austin American-Statesman
• The Columbus Dispatch
• weld for Birmingham
• Boston Globe
• Chicago Tribune
• The Charleston Gazette

Blogs

• Parents’ Choice Gold Award: “…understated by spell-binding prose…”
• ArtsATL
• Boys and Literacy: “…highly recommended with star, and hope that every child and teen will read it… [A]dults will be deeply touched as well.”
• Children’s Literature: “A must have for a school or classroom library.”
• Donna Bowman Bratton: “It’s a must-read.”
• Educating Alice
• Geo Librarian: “Levinson has done an incredible job…”
• Goodreads
• Greg Leitich Smith: “With exceptional research…Levinson brings to life an inspiring moment of history…”
• Guys Lit Wire: “moving and inspiring”
• Kid Lit Review: “…this is a phenomenal book…”
• Kidsmomo:  “…thank goodness for We’ve Got a Job by Cynthia Levinson!”
• Laurie Thompson: “Buy it, read it, recommend it, share it.”
• Linda’s Links to Literature
• Read Brightly: “We all need to read this thorough and thoroughly engrossing account on the 1963 Birmingham Children’s March.”
• ReaderKidZ: “…may well be one of the most fascinating books about the Civil Rights Movement.”
• Richie’s Picks: “a powerful account…a testimony that will stun and inspire young people…”
• School Library Journal (Practically Paradise): “It is amazing and I urge you to rush to purchase this…”
• School Library Journal (Heavy Medal: A Mock Newbery Blog): “…may be the most important historical account of the Civil Rights movement.”
• School Library Journal (Heavy Medal: A Mock Newbery Blog)
• School Library Journal (A Chair, a Fireplace, and a Teacozy): “Levinson does a terrific job of creating the world these children lived in.”
• Teach with Picture Books: “…stunning and moving.”
• TheHappyNappyBookseller: “…intense, honest and overall a great piece of nonfiction.”
• The Nonfiction Detectives: “an empowering read…”
• The Pirate Tree: Social Justice and Children’s Literature: “…gripping…Young readers…will come away from this book with a sense of hope.”
• The YA YA YAs: “…compelling…”

Review of the Audio Version

• Booklist