The Red Rose Box
By
Brenda Woods
Read by
Asmeret Ghebremichael
Release:
03/26/2019
Runtime:
3h 30m
Unabridged
Quantity:
A timeless universal tale of young girl's road to maturity. An impressive debut.
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Winner of Coretta Scott King Honor
Winner of Judy Lopez Memorial Award
On her tenth birthday, Leah receives a surprise gift from glamorous Aunt Olivia, Mama's only sister, who lives in Los Angeles. It is a red rose box. Not many people in 1958 Louisiana have seen such a beautiful traveling case, covered with red roses, filled with jewelry, silk bedclothes, expensive soaps...and train tickets to California. Soon after, Leah and her sister, Ruth, find themselves in Hollywood, far away from cotton fields and Jim Crow laws. To Leah, California feels like freedom. But when disaster strikes back home, Leah and Ruth have to stay with Aunt Olivia permanently. Will freedom ever feel like home?
Release:
2019-03-26
Runtime:
3h 30m
Format:
audio
Weight:
0.0 lb
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780525628910
Publisher:
Penguin Random House
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