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Alicia D. Williams
After spending her early years on her grandparents' farm in Barbados, she returns home to Brooklyn and immediately makes herself known. Shirley kicks butt in school; she breaks her mother's curfew; she plays jazz piano instead of classical.
Jump at the Sun: The True Life Tale of Unstoppable Storycatcher Zora Neale HurstonAlicia D. WilliamsFrom the Newbery Honor–winning author of Genesis Begins Again comes a shimmering picture book that shines the light on Zora Neale Hurston, the extraordinary writer and storycatcher extraordinaire who changed the face of American literature.Zora was a girl who hankered for tales like bees for honey.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Big Bath HouseKyo MaclearA young girl explores tradition and body positivity at a Japanese bath house.Five to NineLexile AD540LATOS 3.6On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Sing with Me: The Story of Selena QuintanillaDiane LópezOvercoming racial and gender discrimination and a genre divide, a Mexican American singer learned Spanish to connect with her people, achieving stardom in the Tejano music world.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details