Soul Step - Hardcover

Rhodes, Jewell P; McWilliams, Kelly

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0316562718 ISBN 13: 9780316562713

Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers US, 2024

Synopsis

From mother-daughter duo Jewell Parker Rhodes and Kelly McWilliams comes a stunningly illustrated picture book about sisterhood and the tradition of dance that lets women and girls, and people of all backgrounds, be loud and proud.

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About the Author

Dr. Jewell Parker Rhodes is the New York Times bestselling author of several books for youth, including Ghost Boys; Black Brother, Black Brother; Paradise on Fire; and Treasure Island: Runaway Gold. She is the recipient of many distinguished awards and honors, including the Coretta Scott King Author Honor, the Green Earth Book Award, an NAACP Image Award nomination, the Jane Addams Children's Book Award, and the Octavia E. Butler Award. Rhodes is the Founding Artistic Director of the Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing and Virginia G. Piper Endowed Chair at Arizona State University. She invites you to connect with her at jewellparkerrhodes.com.

Kelly McWilliams is the mixed-race writer of the young adult books Agnes at the End of the World, Mirror Girls, and Your Plantation Prom Is Not Okay. She's written for Time, Publishers Weekly, and Bustle among other outlets. Mirror Girls, about biracial twin sisters growing up under Jim Crow, was a Target Book Club Pick and Barnes & Noble monthly pick, and her debut novel was a finalist for the Golden Kite award. She lives in Seattle with her family. Find her at KellyMcWilliamsAuthor.com.
Briana Mukodiri Uchendu is an illustrator, a visual development artist, and a first-generation Nigerian American. Her work is inspired by her interests in folklore, film, and animation and her passion to highlight voices that usually go unheard. Briana is a graduate of Ringling College of Art and Design, where she majored in illustration. She is the illustrator of The Talk, A Coretta Scott King author honor book. She currently lives in her hometown of Houston, Texas. You can connect with her at mukoart.com

Edition details

• Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers US
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0316562718
• ISBN 13: 9780316562713
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Uchendu Briana M
• Number of pages: 48