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Reviewed on October 1, 2024 | Elementary
Gr 3–5—This book follows the development of Lorraine Hansberry's writing career. It begins with her childhood goal of writing about the stories happening in her neighborhood, followed by her difficulty in finding the right focus for her writing as she grew older, and ending with successfully writing a play about her family's experience moving from their Black neighborhood in Chicago to a white neighborhood nearby where they were not accepted by their neighbors. H...Log In or Sign Up to Read More