My Name Is Blessing Poetry " Cupcake tries everything to

" Cupcake tries everything to avoid her first day—from pretending to be sick to even hiding

The impact of slavery on the Black psyche is explored and questions are raised about our education system

In Notes From a Coach

A powerful novel about friendship

You don’t know them at all

My Name Is Blessing Poetry " Cupcake tries everything toBased on the life of a real boy, this warm hearted, beautifully illustrated book tells the story of Baraka, a young Kenyan boy with a physical disability. Baraka and eight cousins live with their grandmother. She gives them boundless love, but there is never enough money or food, and life is hard love doesn't feed hungry stomachs or clothe growing bodies, or school keen minds. Baraka is too young, and, with his disability, needs too much, and she is