{"id":8957790388461,"title":"A Flea For Justice","handle":"a-flea-for-justice","description":"\u003ch6\u003eComing September 16, 2025. Pre-order today!\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eA Flea For Justice\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMarian Wright Edelman Stands Up for Change\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR\/ILLUSTRATOR INFO BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/valerie-bolling\"\u003eValerie Bolling\u003c\/a\u003e \/ Illustrated by: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/temika-grooms\"\u003eTeMika Grooms\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER HEADING BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eMake them itch.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER DESCRIPTION BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarian Wright Edelman is a flea for justice. Just like her hero, Sojourner Truth, Marian pushes for change even when it's uncomfortable. 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A Flea For Justice

Coming September 16, 2025. Pre-order today!

A Flea For Justice

Marian Wright Edelman Stands Up for Change

By: Valerie Bolling / Illustrated by: TeMika Grooms

Make them itch.

Marian Wright Edelman is a flea for justice. Just like her hero, Sojourner Truth, Marian pushes for change even when it's uncomfortable. She makes people itch, just like a flea. She becomes the first Black woman lawyer in Mississippi and creates the Children’s Defense Fund, which continues to be a voice for poor children, children of color, and children with disabilities today.

A Flea for Justice is an accessible read with a unique, kid-friendly structure; award-winning educator Vallerie Bolling directly asks the kid readers questions, like “Do you know what Sojourner told that man?” to engage in the story. An inspiring, call-to-action biography that’s sure to make readers itch!

“Marian has spent six decades bending the moral arc of the universe toward justice, and we are all the beneficiaries of her noble mission.”
Hilary Rodham Clinton

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Valerie Bolling, author

Valerie Bolling is an award-winning educator with more than thirty years of experience and the author of many books for children. Her picture books include I See Color; Let’s Dance!; Together We Ride; Together We Swim (a Kirkus Prize finalist); Ride, Roll, Run: Time for Fun!; and Bing, Bop, Bam: Time to Jam! Valerie is also the author of the early reader series Rainbow Days. She is passionate about creating stories in which all children can see themselves and feel seen and heard, valued, and validated. Valerie lives in Connecticut with her husband.

Read more about Valerie.


TeMika Grooms, illustrator

TeMika Grooms is a writer and illustrator passionate about creating stories for young readers. She grew up in a military family rooted in the southern United States. She now lives near Atlanta, Georgia, a city with civil rights justice woven into its fabric. TeMika uses her art for storytelling and building community connections to inspire others to think and improve our world. 

Read more about TeMika.

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Hardcover
ISBN: 978-1-62354-582-6

Ages: 6–9
Page count: 32
11 x 81/2

Publication date: September 16, 2025