The Red Rose Box by Brenda Woods
On her tenth birthday, Leah receives a surprise gift from glamorous Aunt Olivia, Mama's only sister, who lives in Los Angeles. It is a red rose box. Not many people in 1958 Louisiana have seen such a beautiful traveling case, covered with red roses, filled with jewelry, silk bedclothes, expensive soaps.and train tickets to California. Soon after, Leah and her sister, Ruth, find themselves in Hollywood, far away from cotton fields and Jim Crow laws. To Leah, California feels like freedom. But when disaster strikes back home, Leah and Ruth have to stay with Aunt Olivia permanently. Will freedom ever feel like home?| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780399237027 |
| ISBN 10 | 039923702X |
| Title | The Red Rose Box |
| Author | Brenda Woods |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Publisher | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Year published | 2002-05-27 |
| Number of pages | 144 |
| Prizes | Commended for Coretta Scott King Award (Author) 2003, Short-listed for Georgia Children's Book Award (Children's Book) 2006 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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