Gwendolyn Hooks Books

A biography of Vivien Thomas, an African American surgical technician who developed the first procedure used to perform open-heart surgery on children.

Block party

By Gwendolyn Hooks

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"The neighborhood is having a block party and everyone is expected to bring food to share. Padma's mother decides to bring a pot of homemade soup, and Padma worries that her friends will not like i...

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