Freedom's Gifts by Valerie Wilson Wesley

The popular Tamara Hayle series has gained her a loyal following among mystery fans. Go through the pictures and have students predict what happens next.īring the illustrations to life and use expression when reading.īesides providing good basic information on the holiday, the author sketches nicely the loving relationship between Aunt Marshall and June, and the wary, hostile atmosphere between the cousins, which gradually changes. Valerie Wilson Wesley writes for children and young adults, as well as having penned novels and mysteries for adult audiences. Set in 1943, this novel about African Americans celebrating a holiday commemorating the end of slavery points out that the battle for civil rights isn't over. Her writings, both fiction and non-fiction, have also appeared in numerous publications, including Essence, Family Circle, TV Guide, Ms., The New York Times, and the Swiss weekly magazine Die Weltwoche.Įxtend the book by looking up new vocabulary words or topics. When a girl from New York visits her cousin in Texas, she learns the origin of Juneteenth, a holiday marking the day Texan slaves realized they were free.

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Valerie Wilson Wesley is an African-American author of mysteries, adult-theme novels, and children’s books, and a former executive editor of Essence magazine. Publication Order of Standalone Novels Where Do I Go from Here (1993) Freedoms Gifts, (1997) Aint Nobodys Business If I Do, (1999) No Way of Dying, (.

Freedom's Gifts by Valerie Wilson Wesley