Tar Beach
Author:
Faith Ringgold
Illustrator:
Faith Ringgold
Publication:
1991 by Knopf Books for Young Readers
Genre:
Fiction, Picture Books
Pages:
32
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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 dream comes true. The stars lift her up, and Cassie Louise Lightfoot is flying.
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Faith Ringgold
1930 -American
Faith Ringgold grew up in Harlem, has a master's degree in education, and has taught art in New York City public schools. Deeply influenced by the B... See more
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