Standing in the Need of Prayer: A Modern Retelling of the Classic Spiritual by Carole Boston Weatherford, Frank Morrison
Published by Crown Books for Young Readers on September 20, 2022
ISBN: 0593306341
Pages: 32
Format: Picture Book Nonfiction
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This deeply moving book takes the reader from 1916 to today in a beautifully illustrated riveting way. This story takes the reader from the arrival of enslaved people in Jamestown through emancipation, from segregation to Black Lives Matter. The way the text repeats the line “Standing in the need of prayer” multiple times on every page gives the book the feel of a call and response prayer. This book is highly recommended for every classroom and library for grades 2-12.

Reviewed by Erin Scott, MSAD 75, Woodside