Booklist Starred Review!

October 11, 2023

I’m thrilled to share that Jane Jacobs: Champion of Cities, Champion of People received a starred review from Booklist, the book review journal of the American Library Association!

READ THE FULL REVIEW HERE

“I’m not all that different as far as I can see from when I was thirteen years old.”

—Jane Jacobs, age 77

Jane Jacobs was born more than a hundred years ago, yet the ideas she popularized — about cities, people, and creating a more equitable world — remain hugely relevant today. “JANE JACOBS: CHAMPION OF CITIES, CHAMPION OF PEOPLE, the first biography on Jane Jacobs for young readers, paints a vivid picture of a headstrong and principled young girl who committed her life to building cities made for, and by, the people who live in them.

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