My Hair is a Garden Fables - African Short Stories • 2019 Louisiana Young Reader's

• 2019 Louisiana Young Reader's Choice Award

ALI CROSS is following in his father's footsteps

and pick of any girl at West Charleston High

she’s a boxitect too

Unemployment

My Hair is a Garden Fables - African Short Stories • 2019 Louisiana Young Reader'sNEA'S READ ACROSS AMERICA 2019 2020 CALENDAR Like every good garden, my hair must be cared for and nourished, tilled, and weeded. After a day of being taunted by classmates about her unruly hair, Mackenzie can't take any more and she seeks guidance from her wise and comforting neighbor, Miss Tillie. Using the beautiful garden in the backyard as a metaphor, Miss Tillie shows Mackenzie that maintaining healthy hair is not a chore nor is it something to