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Nappy Hair

by Carolivia Herron · 1997

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Now in Dragonfly: a lively, empowering story about Brenda's knotted-up, twisted, nappy hair and how it got to be that way! Told in the African-American "call and response" tradition, this story leaps off the page, along with vibrant illustrations by Joe Cepeda.

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Winner of a Parenting Reading Magic Award

Genre
literary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of this
Themes
diversitydiversityMore like thisLess of thisAfrican AmericanAfrican AmericanMore like thisLess of thisidentityidentityMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1990s1990sMore like thisLess of thiscollegecollegeMore like thisLess of this
Subject
self-helpself-helpMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrenspicture books
Length
short · 32 pages

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