Rob Sanders is an elementary school creative writing teacher and writes fiction and non-fiction. He is the author of such acclaimed titles as PRIDE: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag, STONEWALL: A Building. An Uprising. A Revolution, and PEACEFUL FIGHTS FOR EQUAL RIGHTS. He lives in Brandon, Florida. Visit RobSandersWrites.com. Jamey Christoph has created illustrations that have appeared in the New York Times and the San Francisco Chronicle, and has received distinguished recognition from the Society of Illustrators for his work on Gordon Parks: How the Photographer Captured Black and White America. Jamey lives in Ohio with his partner. Visit jameychristoph.com, @JameyChristoph.Ilustration on Facebook, and @JameyChristoph on Instagram.
Cleve Jones' extraordinary life was pieced together, then stitched tightly into different types of quilts. From the blanket that his great-grandmother made for him as a boy, to the friends he gathered in San Francisco as young man, it is almost as if he was destined to bring the art of quilting to a new public awareness. Mentored by Harvey Milk, Jones debuted idea for the AIDS Memorial Quilt during a candlelight memorial for Milk in 1985 and created the first panel for the quilt in 1987. The AIDS memorial quilt, one of the largest public arts projects ever and an iconic symbol of hope that remembers 94,000 lost souls, is Jones' shining achievement. It has since toured the world and been seen by millions of people. This evocative biography is a touching tribute to Jones' life of advocacy and an inspiring message for young readers to take away. Includes a timeline of the quilt and other useful backmatter.