A Story About Afiya

A Story About AfiyaEvery day, Afiya wakes to a brand new day and a clean white dress, ready for her adventures to begin Some people have dresses for every occasion but Afiya needs only one. Her dress records the memories of her childhood, from roses in bloom to pigeons in flight, from tigers at the zoo to October leaves falling. A joyful celebration of a young girls childhood, written by the late Coretta Scott King Book Award winning Jamaican poet James Berry. WINNER of

” –JACQUELINE WOODSON

even on the roll of toilet paper

highly acclaimed exploration of the cultural slippage between white teachers and students of color

If the title didn't include the word "children" it'd be an excellent book all the way to high school

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it serves as a reminder of the transformative power of art and the importance of challenging the status quo

and ghuls onto earth

sisters Celie and Nettie sustain their loyalty to and hope in each other across time

trying to blaze a way to be his best self

“An inspiring picture book for youngsters with meaningful ties to the environment

this is a playful and heartwarming celebration of teachers and students

Going beyond the story of America as a country “discovered” by a few brave men in the “New World