Built to Last | Minh Lê (Author) Dan Santat (Illustrator) Questioneers Thelonious "Monk" Ellison's writing career

Thelonious "Monk" Ellison's writing career has bottomed out: his latest manuscript has been rejected by seventeen publishers

but not before he delivered tight pencil sketches of the forests he loved

this gripping middle-grade account offers a fresh look at the groundbreaking 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom by spotlighting the protest's radical roots and the underappreciated role of Black women--includes a wealth of contemporary black-and-white photos throughout

They share everything

and even their mutual friend Jordan doesn't know how to keep the group together

Built to Last | Minh Lê (Author) Dan Santat (Illustrator) Questioneers Thelonious "Monk" Ellison's writing careerMeet two friends who think they're building imaginative worlds with blocks but come to realize they've been building something far greater a sturdy, solid friendship in this picture book by award winning creators. Two kids build entire worlds out of blocks, cardboard, and imagination. From boats attacked by a sea creature to a castle crumbling into the ocean. And they don't mind when these creations break apart and CRASH to the floor. In fact, they