Robert Churchwell: Writing News, Making History

Savannah dislikes being new to Nashville. She feels like her life is a spiraling mess! Needless to say, Savannah is angry.

She’s upset at the unexpected loss of her dad, bitter that she had to leave her old school and feels empty without her friends. Savannah hates the idea of going to Robert Churchwell Elementary. She thinks it is a school she will never learn to love until her mom shares the significance of the man the school is named after – Robert Churchwell. 

Gloria Respress-Churchwell’s stirring American story of Robert Churchwell, her father-in-law, told through a fi ctional character and Michael McBride’s rich illustrations introduce readers to an amazing man who made history by using his gift of writing.

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Robert Churchwell: Writing News, Making History is about the inspirational life of southern journalism pioneer Robert Churchwell. 

Churchwell's story is told through the eyes of a fourth grader named Savannah who loses her dad and moves to a new city where she attends a school that she knows nothing about. Savannah feels she has the worst life on the planet. 

Robert Churchwell’s triumphant true story guides her back on track by: journeying through the Separate but Equal era, trash diving for bones to survive the Great Depression, along with documenting the important contributions of opera singer Marian Anderson, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  and famed boxer Muhammad Ali. 

Connecting dots between Robert Churchwell as a journalism trailblazer and as The Jackie Robinson of Journalism, this book is a rich story that inspires all!