Walking Home to Rosie Lee

By: A. Lafaye and Keith D. Shepherd

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Synopsis: Young Gabe's is a story of heartache and jubilation. He's a child slave freed after the Civil War. He sets off to reunite himself with his mother who was sold before the war's end. A. LaFaye hopes Walking Home to Rosie Lee will honor all those African American families who struggled to reunite at the end of the Civil War and will pay her respects to those who banded together through the long struggle for freedom. She is the author of the Scott O'Dell Award-winning novel Worth and lives in Tennessee with her daughter Adia. Keith Shepherd is a painter, graphic designer, and educator working out of Kansas City, MO. His painting "Sunday Best" is part of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum's permanent collection. He describes his work as being "motivated by family, religion, history, and music. "" Image descriptions present.

Book Quality:: Excellent
Book Size:: 32 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781933693972
Publisher:: Cinco Puntos Press
Date of Addition:: 03/12/15
Copyrighted By:: A. LaFaye
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: Yes
Categories:: History, Children's Books, Travel, Literature and Fiction, Parenting and Family
Submitted By:: Madeleine Linares
Proofread By:: Sophia
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.