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"Do you really think she rides with us, Lucie? I mean, when we want to win so bad we can taste it in the back of our mouths and our throats go dry? Is Mama watchin' over us when it's our turn at the gate?"
Annie Sharon and Lucie-Marie, daughters of two African-American rodeo stars, have been raised by their loving but remote father, Tie-Down, since their mother, Twanda, was killed by an out-of-control horse. The girls feel their mother's absence terribly, especially now that they are beginning to get older, but Tie-Down misses her too much to talk about her. Now Tie-Down has started dating Cassie, and the girls resent her intrusion into their lives. But after a close call at the rodeo, it is Cassie who finally brings this family together.
Synopsis
The acclaimed playwright, poet, and author of "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf" pens his first novel for young readers.
Synopsis
Since Twanda Brown died in a rodeo accident, nothing has been the same for her two daughters. When their father, Tie-Down, starts seeing Cassie, the girls resent her -- but it is Cassie who finally makes peace between Tie-Down and his daughters and lets Twanda's memory back into their lives. In this stunning first novel for young readers by acclaimed novelist, playwright, and poet Ntozake Shange, a family's coming together plays out against the backdrop of the world of the African-American rodeo.
About the Author
Ntozake Shange is the author of
for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf, which won the Obie Award for Best Drama, as well as Float Like a Butterfly, illustrated by Edel Rodriguez, and numerous other plays, novels, and poetry collections. Among the many honors she has received are an NEA Fellowship, a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Medal of Excellence from Columbia University, the City of Philadelphia Artist's Award, and several citations from the Texas State legislature, as well as keys to the cities of Cambridge, Massachusetts; Los Angeles, California; and San Antonio and Austin, Texas. Ntozake Shange is professor of drama and English at the University of Florida at Gainesville.