The Empty Place Young Adult Nonfiction History - United States - 19th Century History - United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) African American & Black those Africans and their descendants

those Africans and their descendants have made invaluable contributions to the fabric of humanity

they will always return

supermarket walks and library stops

while her ambitious mother watches with growing disapproval

How do I find a deeper sense of connection and belonging

The Empty Place Young Adult Nonfiction History - United States - 19th Century History - United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) African American & Black those Africans and their descendantsA powerful and imaginative story about a girl fighting to find her way back home from a mind bending land of the lost. When Henrys father goes missing in the forest on her tenth birthday, her entire world shatters. The last thing she expects is for him to emerge from the trees exactly one year later, unharmed and bearing a gift for hera strange necklace. Everyone says her fathers reappearance is a miracle, but Henry wants real answers to her