Jump at the Sun
Title | Jump at the Sun PDF eBook |
Author | Alicia D. Williams |
Publisher | Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books |
Pages | 48 |
Release | 2021-01-12 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1534419136 |
From the Newbery Honor–winning author of Genesis Begins Again comes a shimmering picture book that shines the light on Zora Neale Hurston, the extraordinary writer and storycatcher extraordinaire who changed the face of American literature. Zora was a girl who hankered for tales like bees for honey. Now, her mama always told her that if she wanted something, “to jump at de sun”, because even though you might not land quite that high, at least you’d get off the ground. So Zora jumped from place to place, from the porch of the general store where she listened to folktales, to Howard University, to Harlem. And everywhere she jumped, she shined sunlight on the tales most people hadn’t been bothered to listen to until Zora. The tales no one had written down until Zora. Tales on a whole culture of literature overlooked…until Zora. Until Zora jumped.
Jump at the Sun
Title | Jump at the Sun PDF eBook |
Author | Alicia D. Williams |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 50 |
Release | 2021-01-12 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1534419144 |
From the Newbery Honor–winning author of Genesis Begins Again comes a shimmering picture book that shines the light on Zora Neale Hurston, the extraordinary writer and storycatcher extraordinaire who changed the face of American literature. Zora was a girl who hankered for tales like bees for honey. Now, her mama always told her that if she wanted something, “to jump at de sun”, because even though you might not land quite that high, at least you’d get off the ground. So Zora jumped from place to place, from the porch of the general store where she listened to folktales, to Howard University, to Harlem. And everywhere she jumped, she shined sunlight on the tales most people hadn’t been bothered to listen to until Zora. The tales no one had written down until Zora. Tales on a whole culture of literature overlooked…until Zora. Until Zora jumped.
Jump at de Sun the Story of Zora Neale Hurston
Title | Jump at de Sun the Story of Zora Neale Hurston PDF eBook |
Author | A. P. Porter |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 1992-01 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780605105300 |
Jump at de Sun
Title | Jump at de Sun PDF eBook |
Author | A. P. Porter |
Publisher | Turtleback Books |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1992-04 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780606123709 |
Zora's mother used to tell her to Jump at de sun. She wanted Zora to be proud of herself and to do great things. This biography tells of her courageous struggle to write about the culture she valued. Zora was one of the first scholars to promote African-American culture as a self-contained heritage. Photos.(Y oung Adult)
How It Feels to be Colored Me
Title | How It Feels to be Colored Me PDF eBook |
Author | Zora Neale Hurston |
Publisher | Open Road Media |
Pages | 8 |
Release | 2024-01-01 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 1504081471 |
The acclaimed author of Their Eyes Were Watching God relates her experiences as an African American woman in early-twentieth-century America. In this autobiographical essay, author Zora Neale Hurston recounts episodes from her childhood in different communities in Florida: Eatonville and Jacksonville. She reflects on what those experiences showed her about race, identity, and feeling different. “How It Feels to Be Colored Me” was originally published in 1928 in the magazine The World Tomorrow.
Jump at de Sun; Story of Zora Neale Hurston
Title | Jump at de Sun; Story of Zora Neale Hurston PDF eBook |
Author | A. P. Porter |
Publisher | Everbind |
Pages | |
Release | 2009-07-01 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780784825648 |
A biography of the African American novelist.
Genesis Begins Again
Title | Genesis Begins Again PDF eBook |
Author | Alicia D. Williams |
Publisher | Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books |
Pages | 384 |
Release | 2020-08-18 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1481465813 |
“Reminiscent of Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye.” —The New York Times “One of the best books I have ever read…will live in the hearts of readers for the rest of their lives.” —Colby Sharp, founder of Nerdy Book Club “An emotional, painful, yet still hopeful adolescent journey…one that needed telling.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “I really loved this.” —Sharon M. Draper, author of the New York Times bestseller Out of My Mind This deeply sensitive and “compelling” (BCCB) debut novel tells the story of a thirteen-year-old who must overcome internalized racism and a verbally abusive family to finally learn to love herself. There are ninety-six reasons why thirteen-year-old Genesis dislikes herself. She knows the exact number because she keeps a list: -Because her family is always being put out of their house. -Because her dad has a gambling problem. And maybe a drinking problem too. -Because Genesis knows this is all her fault. -Because she wasn’t born looking like Mama. -Because she is too black. Genesis is determined to fix her family, and she’s willing to try anything to do so…even if it means harming herself in the process. But when Genesis starts to find a thing or two she actually likes about herself, she discovers that changing her own attitude is the first step in helping change others.