One Girl Ages 5 and up They were African-American women living

They were African-American women living during a time when being black and a woman limited what they could do

Philly native Roberta Forest is a precocious rebel with the soul of a poet

emotionally searing

this stunning debut opens a window on a little-known period of history

in the 1990s

One Girl Ages 5 and up They were African-American women livingA meditative picture book about the power of reading and how one child can change the world, from #1 bestselling author Andrea Beaty. One girl. One spark. Faint and fading in the dark. Flicker . . . Flicker . . . Flicker . . . Glow. Tiny ember. Burning low. Inspired by the global movement to empower girls through education, this lyrical story tells of one small girl who reads a book that lights a spark. She shares what she learns with her class, and