Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick: Stories from the Harlem Renaissance Young Adult Fiction When her father sends her

When her father sends her to Chicago to give birth

Purnell details how multi-racial social movements rooted in rebellion

scary time for Too Small Tola when a new virus separates her family

explores her identity and learns to appreciate her name

for the next fifty years and beyond

Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick: Stories from the Harlem Renaissance Young Adult Fiction When her father sends herFrom one of the greatest writers of our time (Toni Morrison)the author of Barracoon and Their Eyes Were Watching Goda collection of remarkable stories, including eight lost Harlem Renaissance tales now available to a wide audience for the first time. New York Times Books to Watch forBuzzfeeds Most Anticipated BooksNewsweeks Most Anticipated BooksForbes. coms Most Anticipated BooksE!s Top Books to ReadGlamours Best Books Essences Best Books by Black