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Momma, Where Are You From?

by Marie Bradby · 2000

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"Momma, where are you from?" a little girl asks. Her mother's reply is filled with rich details as she recounts memories from her childhood. She recalls the cries of the ragman looking to buy worn-out clothes, the tunes of Ellington and Basie, and of the warm family gatherings that took place every Friday night.

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literary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of thishistorical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of this
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diversitydiversityMore like thisLess of thisAfrican AmericanAfrican AmericanMore like thisLess of this
Subject
historyhistoryMore like thisLess of this
Audience
picture bookschildrens
Length
short · 32 pages
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poetrypoetryMore like thisLess of this

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