Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold

Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold

CORETTA SCOTT KING AWARD WINNER . CALDECOTT HONOR BOOK . A NEW YORK TIMES BEST ILLUSTRATED BOOK . ONE OF THE ATLANTIC'S 65 ESSENTIAL CHILDREN'S BOOKS

Acclaimed artist Faith Ringgold seamless weaves fiction, autobiography, and African American history into a magical story that resonates with the universal wish for freedom, and will be cherished for generations.

Cassie Louise Lightfoot has a dream- to be free to go wherever she wants for the rest of her life. One night, up on "tar beach," the rooftop of her family's Harlem apartment building, her dreams come true. The stars lift her up, and she flies over the city, claiming the buildings and the city as her own.

As Cassie learns, anyone can fly. "All you need is somewhere to go you can't get to any other way. The next thing you know, you're flying among the stars."

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ISBN 13	9780517885444
ISBN 10	0517885441
Title	Tar Beach
Author	Faith Ringgold
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	1996-12-03
Number of pages	32
Prizes	Winner of Booklist Books for Youth Editors' Choice 1991, Winner of Caldecott Honor Book 1992, Winner of Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award 1992, Winner of Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book 1991, Winner of Horn Book Fanfare 1991, Winner of Library of Congress Children's Books of the Year 1991, Winner of National Parenting Publications Award (NAPPA) 1992, Winner of New York Times Best Illustrated Book 1991, Winner of New York Times Notable Book 1991, Winner of Reading Rainbow Feature Books 1991
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