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"""[T]his account of a freed slave boy's search for his mother is distinguished by a vivid narrative voice and page-turning suspense.""—Publishers Weekly ""What a treat! The voices truly sing. Brava!""—Nikki Grimes, author of What is Goodbye?"

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"""What a treat! LaFaye has applied her considerable literary gifts to tell a post-Civil War story we rarely, if ever, hear, and has done so in a style as musical as any poem I've ever read. The voices truly sing. Brava!"" -- Nikki Grimes, author of What is Goodbye? ""A. LaFaye tells the story in an authentic southern voice, with an emotional arc that tugs at the heart. Newcomer Keith D. Shepherd's rich acrylic paintings bring the story to life. A truly wonderful pairing of words and pictures."" -- The Brown Bookshelf ""Set at the end of the Civil War, this account of a freed slave boy's search for his mother is distinguished by a vivid narrative voice and page-turning suspense."" -- Publishers Weekly ""Applying paint in thickly brushed impasto, Shepherd views Gabe's world and encounters from a child's-eye height but gives the barefoot, raggedly clad boy a look of hard-won maturity that points to past sorrows and underscores the depth of his determination. His distinct voice will draw readers into caring about his quest and sharing the tide of joy that accompanies his ultimate success... A deeply felt narrative."" -- Kirkus Reviews ""One of the few titles to describe the cruel breakup of family under slavery from a small child's viewpoint, this honest story also makes clear the anguish of the many loved ones who were lost and never found."" -- Booklist Best Children's Books of the Year, Bank Street College of Education Teacher's Choices, International Literacy Association (ILA) Skipping Stones Honor Award, Skipping Stones Magazine Kentucky Bluegrass Award Nominee Missouri State Teachers Association Reading List"

What a treat! LaFaye has applied her considerable literary gifts to tell a post-Civil War story we rarely, if ever, hear, and has done so in a style as musical as any poem I've ever read. The voices truly sing. Brava! -- Nikki Grimes, author of What is Goodbye? A. LaFaye tells the story in an authentic southern voice, with an emotional arc that tugs at the heart. Newcomer Keith D. Shepherd's rich acrylic paintings bring the story to life. A truly wonderful pairing of words and pictures. -- The Brown Bookshelf Set at the end of the Civil War, this account of a freed slave boy's search for his mother is distinguished by a vivid narrative voice and page-turning suspense. -- Publishers Weekly Applying paint in thickly brushed impasto, Shepherd views Gabe's world and encounters from a child's-eye height but gives the barefoot, raggedly clad boy a look of hard-won maturity that points to past sorrows and underscores the depth of his determination. His distinct voice will draw readers into caring about his quest and sharing the tide of joy that accompanies his ultimate success. . . A deeply felt narrative. -- Kirkus Reviews One of the few titles to describe the cruel breakup of family under slavery from a small child's viewpoint, this honest story also makes clear the anguish of the many loved ones who were lost and never found. -- Booklist Best Children's Books of the Year, Bank Street College of Education Teacher's Choices, International Literacy Association (ILA) Skipping Stones Honor Award, Skipping Stones Magazine Kentucky Bluegrass Award Nominee Missouri State Teachers Association Reading List

"""What a treat! LaFaye has applied her considerable literary gifts to tell a post-Civil War story we rarely, if ever, hear, and has done so in a style as musical as any poem I've ever read. The voices truly sing. Brava!"" -- Nikki Grimes, author of What is Goodbye? ""A. LaFaye tells the story in an authentic southern voice, with an emotional arc that tugs at the heart. Newcomer Keith D. Shepherd's rich acrylic paintings bring the story to life. A truly wonderful pairing of words and pictures."" -- The Brown Bookshelf ""Set at the end of the Civil War, this account of a freed slave boy's search for his mother is distinguished by a vivid narrative voice and page-turning suspense."" -- Publishers Weekly ""Applying paint in thickly brushed impasto, Shepherd views Gabe's world and encounters from a child's-eye height but gives the barefoot, raggedly clad boy a look of hard-won maturity that points to past sorrows and underscores the depth of his determination. His distinct voice will draw readers into caring about his quest and sharing the tide of joy that accompanies his ultimate success. . . A deeply felt narrative."" -- Kirkus Reviews ""One of the few titles to describe the cruel breakup of family under slavery from a small child's viewpoint, this honest story also makes clear the anguish of the many loved ones who were lost and never found."" -- Booklist Best Children's Books of the Year, Bank Street College of Education Teacher's Choices, International Literacy Association (ILA) Skipping Stones Honor Award, Skipping Stones Magazine Kentucky Bluegrass Award Nominee Missouri State Teachers Association Reading List"

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"In writing Walking Home to Rosie Lee, A. LaFaye hopes to honor all those African American families who struggled to reunite at the end of the Civil War, pay her respects those who banded together through the long struggle for freedom, and celebrate the families of today, As an adoptive parent who searched long and hard for the child God intended her to raise, she has a hint of the heartache and jubilation of the journey portrayed in this book. The author of the Scott O'Dell Award winning novel Worth, A. LaFaye is thrilled to be publishing her first picture book. She also teaches creative writing and children's and young adult literatures at Lee University during the year and at Hollins University in the summer. You can visit her at her website www.alafaye.com She lives in Tennessee with her daughter Adia. Keith D. Shepherd is a painter, graphic designer and educator working out of Kansas City, Missouri. Upon graduation from St. Louis Community College at Forest Park with an Associates Degree in Illustration then Washington University in St Louis with a Bachelor Degree in Fine Arts he was recruited by Hallmark Cards, Inc. in Kansas City, Missouri. After 23 years Keith returned to his first love of painting and has since exhibited in various galleries and museums across the country. His piece Sunday Best is part of the Negro League Baseball Museum permanent collection. He describes his work as being ""motivated by family, religion, history and music. Together they combine the passion of a poem yet to be written."" To see more of his work log on to www.artbistro.com and www.fineartamerica.com ."

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