Celeste's Harlem Renaissance Juvenile Nonfiction Biography & Autobiography - Science & Technology African American & Black History - United States - 19th Century Acclaimed historian Mary Frances Berry

Acclaimed historian Mary Frances Berry resurrects the remarkable story of ex-slave Callie House who

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Celeste's Harlem Renaissance Juvenile Nonfiction Biography & Autobiography - Science & Technology African American & Black History - United States - 19th Century Acclaimed historian Mary Frances BerryIt's 1921, and when Celeste Lassiter Massey goes to stay with her Aunt Valentina in Harlem, she is not thrilled to trade her friends and comfortable North Carolina surroundings for scary big city life with a famous actress. While Celeste absorbs the excitement of the Harlem Renaissance in full swing, she sees as much grit as glamour. A passionate writer, talented violinist, and aspiring doctor, Celeste eventually faces a choice between ambition and