Debbie Levy is the author of more than thirty acclaimed books for young people, including the New York Times best-selling I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark (Sydney Taylor Book Award, National Jewish Book Award, Orbis Pictus Honor); Becoming RBG: Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Journey to Justice (Bank Street College Best Children's Book, Nerdy Book Award for Graphic Novels, 2021 YALSA Great Graphic Novel for Teens); and This Promise of Change: One Girl's Story in the Fight for School Equality (with Jo Ann Allen Boyce) (Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, Robert F. Sibert Honor). In addition to writing books for young people, Debbie has experience as a newspaper editor and a lawyer.
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"The past feels astonishingly present in Debbie Levy's comprehensive and conversational A Dangerous Idea." --Shelf Awareness, starred review

"At first glance, the time period seems far removed from our own. But the issues of the trial remain with us today. . . . [A] fine, thoroughly researched book." --Horn Book, starred review

"A welcome, timely resource." --Booklist, starred review

"Through accessible language, strong and unhurried pacing, and the deft incorporation of human interest into the story, Levy crafts a compelling narrative. . . . This engaging history relates the story of the first significant battle in America's ongoing "culture wars" and is highly recommended for junior high and high school collections." --School Library Journal, starred review

"Ample details and a well-researched backstory paint a picture of a pivotal court case that's both surprising and familiar." --Kirkus Reviews

"[A] riveting work . . . Thorough text depicts [the Scopes Monkey Trial] and its impact, resulting in a look at two combatting schools of thought . . . and the figures who became the face of them." --Publishers Weekly

"Levy ably sets the historical stage . . . lead[ing] into a full (and at times farcically funny) recounting of the events." --Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books