Harlem's Little Blackbird Juvenile Nonfiction Biography & Autobiography - Literary Biography & Autobiography - Women Social Topics - Prejudice & Racism and Fern are off to

and Fern are off to Alabama to visit their grandmother Big Ma and her mother

• ALA Notable Book winner

Rachel Isadora

she knew firsthand how bigotry shaped her world

2009 Outstanding International Book

Harlem's Little Blackbird Juvenile Nonfiction Biography & Autobiography - Literary Biography & Autobiography - Women Social Topics - Prejudice & Racism and Fern are off toHardcover Paperback Zora and Langston. Billie and Bessie. Eubie and Duke. If the Harlem Renaissance had a court, they were its kings and queens. But there were other, lesser known individuals whose contributions were just as impactful, such as Florence Mills. Born to parents who were former slaves Florence knew early on that she loved to sing. And that people really responded to her sweet, bird like voice. Her dancing and singing catapulted her all