Magnolia flower / by Zora Neale Hurston ; adapted by Ibram X. Kendi ; illustrated by Loveis Wise.
Born to parents who fled slavery and the Trail of Tears, Magnolia Flower is a girl with a vibrant spirit. Not to be deterred by rigid ways of the world, she longs to connect with others, who too long for freedom. She finds this in a young man of letters who her father disapproves of. In her quest to be free, Magnolia must make a choice and set off on a journey that will prove just how brave one can be when leading with one's heart.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780063098312
- ISBN: 0063098318
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
- Edition: First illustrated edition.
- Publisher: New York : Amistad Books for Young Readers, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2022.
- Copyright: ©2020
Content descriptions
General Note: | Adapted from a story by Zora Neale Hurston and previously published in the collection Hitting A Straight Lick with A Crooked Stick. |
Target Audience Note: | 004-008. |
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Subject: | Love > Juvenile fiction. African Americans > Juvenile fiction. African American women > Juvenile fiction. |
Genre: | Domestic fiction. Picture books. |
Available copies
- 16 of 17 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at North Kansas City.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 17 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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North Kansas City Public Library | JE HUR (Text) | 0001012491965 | JUV Easy | Available | - |
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Magnolia Flower
A Kirkus and Shelf Awareness Best Book of 2022! A Bank Street College of Education's Children's Book Committee's Best Children's Books of the Year pick! From beloved African American folklorist Zora Neale Hurston comes a moving adaptation by National Book Award winner and #1 New York Times bestselling author of How to Be an Antiracist and Antiracist Baby, Ibram X. Kendi. Magnolia Flower follows a young Afro Indigenous girl who longs for freedom and is gorgeously illustrated by Loveis Wise (The People Remember, Ablaze with Color). Born to parents who fled slavery and the Trail of Tears, Magnolia Flower is a girl with a vibrant spirit. Not to be deterred by rigid ways of the world, she longs to connect with others, who too long for freedom. She finds this in a young man of letters who her father disapproves of. In her quest to be free, Magnolia must make a choice and set off on a journey that will prove just how brave one can be when leading with one's heart. The acclaimed writer of several American classics, Zora Neale Hurston wrote this stirring folktale brimming with poetic prose, culture, and history. It was first published as a short story in The Spokesman in 1925 and later in her collection Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick (2020). Tenderly retold by #1 New York Times bestselling and National Book Award-winning author Ibram X. Kendi, Magnolia Flower is a story of a transformative and radical devotion between generations of Indigenous and Black people in America. With breathtaking illustrations by Loveis Wise, this picture book reminds us that there is no force strong enough to stop love.