The Red Rose Box
$16.37
- Paperback
144 pages
- Release Date
29 December 2003
Summary
On her tenth birthday, Leah receives a surprise gift from glamorous Aunt Olivia, Mama’s only sister, who lives in Los Angeles. It is a red rose box. Not many people in 1958 Louisiana have seen such a beautiful traveling case, covered with red roses, filled with jewelry, silk bedclothes, expensive soaps…and train tickets to California. Soon after, Leah and her sister, Ruth, find themselves in Hollywood, far away from cotton fields and Jim Crow laws. To Leah, California feels like freedom. But …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780142501511 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0142501514 |
| Author: | Brenda Woods |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 144 |
| Release Date: | 29 December 2003 |
| Weight: | 119g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 130mm x 10mm |
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“A timeless universal tale of young girl’s road to maturity. An impressive debut.” - Kirkus Reviews
“A timeless universal tale of young girl’s road to maturity. An impressive debut.” -Kirkus Reviews
About The Author
Brenda Woods
Brenda Woods was born in Ohio, grew up in Southern California, and attended California State University, Northridge. Her award-winning books for young readers include The Blossoming Universe of Violet Diamond (a CCBC choice and a Kirkus Reviews Best Book); the Coretta Scott King Honor winner The Red Rose Box; the ALAN Pick Saint Louis Armstrong Beach; and VOYA Top Shelf Fiction selection Emako Blue. Woods’s numerous awards and honors include the Judy Lopez Memorial Book Award, the FOCAL International Award, and the ILA Children’s Choice Young Adult Fiction Award. She lives in the Los Angeles area.
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