Valiant Vel: Vel Phillips and the Fight for Fairness and Equality - Paperback

by Jerrianne Hayslett (Author), Aaron Boyd (Illustrator)

Author Biography

Jerrianne Hayslett is an award-winning journalist, a writer, and a trial-court information officer. She left her native state of Virginia at age nineteen and lived overseas and in several states before settling in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Valiant Vel is her first book for young readers.

Aaron Boyd knew by age six that he wanted to illustrate children's books. He has illustrated dozens of books, including The Story of Civil Rights Hero John Lewis and the Wisconsin Historical Society Press title Brownie the War Dog. Aaron lives with his family in Milwaukee.