Sharon Dennis Wyeth Books
The world of Daughter McGuire
Eleven-year-old Daughter, called a "zebra" by a boy at school because she is part black and part white, wonders exactly who and what she is.
Read MoreSomething Beautiful
When she goes looking for "something beautiful" in her city neighborhood, a young girl finds beauty in many different forms.
Read MoreOrphea Proud
While reciting her poetry at a club in Queens, New York, seventeen-year-old Orphea recounts her childhood in Pennsylvania, leaving after her parents and the girl she loves die, and learning about h...
Read MoreFreedom's wings
A nine-year-old slave keeps a diary of his journey to freedom along the Underground Railroad in 1857.
Read MoreFlying free
In 1858, nine-year-old Corey Birdsong and his family, fugitive slaves from Kentucky, build a new life in Amherstburg, Canada, while still hoping to help those they left behind.
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