Julius Lester

<p>Julius Lester is the author of the Newbery Honor Book <em>To Be a Slave</em>, the Caldecott Honor Book <em>John Henry</em>, the National Book Award finalist <em>The Long Journey Home: Stories from Black History</em>, and the Coretta Scott King Award winner <em>Day of Tears</em>. He is also a National Book Critics Circle nominee and a recipient of the <em>Boston Globe-Horn Book</em> Award. His most recent picture book, <em>Let's Talk About Race</em>, was named to the New York Public Library's "One Hundred Titles for Reading and Sharing." In addition to his critically acclaimed writing career, Mr. Lester has distinguished himself as a civil rights activist, musician, photographer, radio talk-show host, and professor. For thirty-two years he taught at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He lives in western Massachusetts. </p>