Rhodes, Jewell Parker

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Description: Starring strong female protagonists and often set in Louisiana, Jewell Parker Rhodes character-driven African-American fiction commingles history, magic, and drama, whether following a voodoo queen detective in New Orleans or recounting an affair between Frederick Douglass and a German intellectual. Rhodes character-driven books for older kids also feature courageous young heroines, sometimes with supernatural abilities, as they negotiate family life and friendship -- as well as terrorist attacks, hurricanes, and Reconstruction -- in traditional coming-of-age tales. Regardless of her audience, though, Rhodes' work invariably comes from a place of empathy and humanity. Start with: Voodoo Season (Adult); Sugar (Older Kids)

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Description: Starring strong female protagonists and often set in Louisiana, Jewell Parker Rhodes character-driven African-American fiction commingles history, magic, and drama, whether following a voodoo queen detective in New Orleans or recounting an affair between Frederick Douglass and a German intellectual. Rhodes character-driven books for older kids also feature courageous young heroines, sometimes with supernatural abilities, as they negotiate family life and friendship -- as well as terrorist attacks, hurricanes, and Reconstruction -- in traditional coming-of-age tales. Regardless of her audience, though, Rhodes' work invariably comes from a place of empathy and humanity. Start with: Voodoo Season (Adult); Sugar (Older Kids)

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