In We're Better Than This: Young Reader's Edition by Elijah Cummings, young readers will learn of the inspiring life of the late U.S. Representative Elijah Cummings, from his childhood in segregated Baltimore through his time as chairman of the House Oversight Committee---and his tireless fight for justice. Elijah fought to overcome the obstacles of poverty and racism to effect change at a time when our country so badly needed it.
Readers will learn that it is our shared responsibility as a nation to keep our democracy intact as it is the only way to pursue freedom, justice and equality for all. Hardcover, 224 pages. Ages 8-12.
