Crown of Stories: The Life and Language of Beloved Writer Toni Morrison
Carole Boston Weatherford
Crown of Stories chronicles the life of Toni Morrison, beginning when she was Chloe Ardelia Wofford, a child in Ohio. It recounts people, places, and events that influenced her, including being the only Black pupil in her first-grade class and its only reader. The biography also follows her college years, when she adopted the name Toni, and her work as an editor who nurtured Black writers before she became a major voice in contemporary American literature.
This book appears on 4 reading lists across 2 editions from 4 organizations.
