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Gr 4-7 In 1921, when her father is sent to a tuberculosis sanitarium, motherless 13-year-old Celeste takes the train from her home in Raleigh, NC, to Harlem, NY, to live with her glamorous Aunt Valentina. She soon finds herself scrubbing theater floors with Val and living in a windowless studio apartment. When Val lands a spot in the chorus of a groundbreaking Broadway musical, Celeste mixes with African-American celebrities until she is called back home to care for her abusive Aunt Society, who has suffered a stroke....Log In or Sign Up to Read More

While her father recuperates from tuberculosis, thirteen-year-old Celeste moves from North Carolina to New York to live with her idolized aunt Valentina. The Harlem Renaissance is in full swing, and Aunti Val is a Broadway singer—or at least she aspires to be. Expecting glamorous mansions, Cece is shocked at Aunti's tiny, windowless apartment and irregular employment as a floor-scrubber. As she deals with Aunti's unpredictability, re-evaluates her ambition...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Thirteen-year-old Celeste moves to New York, where the Harlem Renaissance is in full swing, to live with her idolized aunt. Celeste dea...Log In or Sign Up to Read More