| Description |
xiii, 68 pages ; 22 cm |
| Note |
Author states this a work of young adult fiction.--Personal correspondence, 10/20/21. |
| Summary |
The twilight is legendary. It is the first blue moon since 1944 and it arrives at Princeton University on October 31, 2020. And in this moment, you realize, I take you to a place where your mind becomes a book. It is the story of Kingfisher, a savior for Black mankind and Mama, the voice of the lullaby that cries to save him from the knee of the police like George Floyd. Mama cries to protect his life and his breath... And YOU the reader participate in a special quest... |
| Contents |
In this moment -- What lurks in the darkness -- Me -- The cold dungeon floor -- Mama -- The story of breath -- The news and more fake news -- Crumpled paper in your pockets -- Gasp -- As the chains fall away -- The quest -- From ransom to redemption -- Forest of lynching : the dangers within and without, a tale of white sheets -- Stories : a grandma's tale : a warning -- Village of mothers -- The nature of lullabies : an explanation in song -- Profiling -- Lifting the veil -- The sacred tears black -- Fireflies and their light -- YOUR return to Kingfisher at Princeton University -- The unification of the feminine and the masculine -- The lullaby returns -- You awaken -- The true meaning of freedom as the chains disappear -- HE will never leave YOU. |
| Local Note |
Rider Faculty Publications |
| Provenance |
Gift of Paul and Mary Haas. |
| Subject |
African Americans -- Juvenile fiction.
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African Americans -- Social life and customs -- Juvenile fiction.
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Princeton (N.J.) -- Race relations -- Juvenile fiction.
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African Americans. |
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African Americans -- Social life and customs. |
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Race relations. |
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New Jersey -- Princeton. |
| Genre/Form |
American fiction.
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Fiction.
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| ISBN |
9781982269708 (hardback) |
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1982269707 (hardback) |
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9781982269685 |
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1982269685 |
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