The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales Binding:Hardcover At its center is a

At its center is a father who just wants his son to thrive in a broken world

and accepted what her mother will not admit: that sometimes what is corrupt cannot be cleansed

Within the halls of Holy Trinity High

Accompanied by gorgeous photographs

She returns to her childhood home in Brunswick

The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales Binding:Hardcover At its center is a"The well known author retells 24 black American folk tales in sure storytelling voice: animal tales, supernatural tales, fanciful and cautionary tales, and slave tales of freedom. All are beautifully readable. With the added attraction of 40 wonderfully expressive paintings by the Dillons, this collection should be snapped up." (starred) School Library Journal. This book has been selected as a Common Core State Standards text Exemplar (Grade 6 8,