Joyce Carol Thomas è stata un'acclamata autrice celebrata per la sua narrativa suggestiva. Le sue opere esplorano spesso il potere duraturo della famiglia, della cultura e della tradizione, approfondendo le complessità dell'identità e del patrimonio. Thomas ha impiegato una prosa ricca e lirica per catturare l'essenza dei suoi personaggi e dei loro mondi. Le sue narrazioni risuonano con i lettori attraverso la loro profondità emotiva e la celebrazione dello spirito umano.
In this lyrical and luminous poetry collection, Coretta Scott King honorees Joyce Carol Thomas and Floyd Cooper celebrate these many shades of Black beautifully.Included in Brightly's list of recommended diverse poetry picture books for kids.
Lemons as big as oranges, the cool Pacific Ocean, mountains that rise up beyond the outstretched bay--California beckons as one girl makes her way west on a journey filled with excitement, hope, and the promise of a place where people from all paths come together and music fills the air. This is the true story of author Joyce Carol Thomas's trip from Oklahoma to California in 1948, when she moved there as a girl. During that time, many people went west, drawn by warmth and possibility, reflected in the people of all cultures and ethnicities who started a new life there. Coretta Scott King honoree Joyce Carol Thomas and Coretta Scott King Award winner Floyd Cooper capture the anticipation of a bright adventure and a world filled with freedom and opportunity. Included in Brightly's list of recommended diverse poetry picture books for kids. I ease myself back in the window seat and breathe in as the train breathes out We're on our way! On our way to the Land of Milk and Honey
Ava Flynn sometimes feels like the clothes donated to her charity shop have seen more life than her, but 'maximum dedication for a minimal wage' is what it takes to keep her mother's beloved wildlife charity, All Critters Great and Small, running - especially in the village of Dapplebury, where business is certainly not booming.
4e de couverture : Abyssinia est née en Oklahoma, dans un champ de coton, elle a échappé de peu à la tornade qui ravage souvent le village, mais elle a été marquée au visage par une petite braise envolée du feu allumé par le contremaître pour chauffer l'eau de la naissance. C'est une jeune fille noire des années 60, pleine d'énergie, qui aime chanter et faire des lectures à Mère Barker, la vieille femme qui, depuis sa naissance, la protège et va lui apprendre les secrets qui apaisent les maux, parce qu'elle l'aime et trouve qu'il y a en elle de la force et de la droiture. Heureusement qu'Abyssinia a Mère Barker à ses côtés pour faire face aux manigances de Sally la Tremblante - une vieille folle qui la persécute -, pour se remettre du viol qu'elle a subi de la part de Jacobs, qu'on ne savait pas méchant.