The item Possibles, Vaunda Micheaux Nelson represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Internet Archive - Open Library. This item is available to borrow from all library branches. Following the death of her father, a twelve-year-old girl takes a summer job instead of going to camp with a friend as planned. Possibles Vaunda Micheaux Nelson, Author Putnam Publishing Group $ (p) ISBN More By and About This Author. OTHER BOOKS. Always Gramma; Don't Call Me Grandma.
June 5, As a child, Vaunda Micheaux Nelson was captivated by the stories her mother read at bedtime. She soaked in the poems her father recited. Those early experiences gave her a deep appreciation for the power of literature and language. Today, part of Nelson's mission is to share that gift with others: "I hope to give children some. Amazon Best Books of the Month, November Tales of the Wild West don't get any better than the life and times of Bass Reeves, the first African-American deputy U.S. marshal and the most successful in American history. Vaunda Micheaux Nelson and illustrator R. Gregory Christie--both Coretta Scott King Award honorees--bring this fascinating historical figure to life in Bad News for Outlaws. Even fewer truly capture its significance, history, and context. Vaunda Micheaux Nelson's book, Juneteenth, is a must-read for children (and adults alike). We are so excited and honored to share that we will be hosting Vaunda doing a reading of her book on our IGTV tomorrow. Please join us and bring the kids!
Vaunda Micheaux Nelson is an American writer known for her fiction and nonfiction books for children and young adults. She was the winner of the Coretta Scott King Award and Gelett Burgess Children's Book Honor for her non-fiction book Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshal about the life of Bass Reeves. Her beloved father recently dead, Sheppy Lee faces a summer of sorrow and diminished means. Instead of going to camp, Sheppy takes a job as a companion to Constance, a young white woman with a broken leg, a crabby disposition, and a mysterious past. At the same time, Sheppy's brother, Ranger, seems to be drifting, no one speaks of her father, and she finds a cache of poetry she never knew he. Possibles Vaunda Micheaux Nelson, Author Putnam Publishing Group $ (p) ISBN More By and About This Author. OTHER BOOKS. Always Gramma; Don't Call Me Grandma.
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