Jewell Parker Rhodes

From award-winning author Jewell Parker Rhodes comes a powerful novel set fifteen years after the 9/11 attacks in a classroom of students who cannot remember the event but live through the aftermath of its cultural shift. When her fifth-grade... Lire la suite

From Jewell Parker Rhodes, the author of Towers Falling and Ninth Ward (a Coretta Scott King Honor Book and a Today show Al's Book Club for Kids pick) comes a tale of a strong, spirited young girl who rises beyond her circumstances and inspires... Lire la suite

A magical coming-of-age story from Coretta Scott King honor author Jewell Parker Rhodes, rich with Southern folklore, friendship, family, fireflies and mermaids– plus an environmental twist. It's city-girl Maddy's first summer in the bayou, and she... Lire la suite

Donte, douze ans, aimerait parfois être invisible. Disparaître loin de son école. Loin d’Alan, le «  Roi  » du club d’escrime, qui le harcèle. Loin des professeurs et du directeur qui l’accusent en permanence, en raison de sa couleur de peau. Et ce,... Lire la suite

In the stunning conclusion to award-winning author Jewell Parker Rhodes’s mystery trilogy begun in Voodoo Dreams and Moon, Dr. Marie Lavant, descendent of Voodoo queen Marie Laveau, must confront a murderous evil in New Orleans. Dr. Marie Levant aka... Lire la suite

A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection! From award-winning and bestselling author, Jewell Parker Rhodes comes a powerful coming-of-age story about two brothers, one who presents as white, the other as black, and the complex ways in which... Lire la suite

From the critically acclaimed author of Voodoo Dreams, a powerful and provocative fictional account of the private life of an American icon, Frederick Douglass, and the passionate relationships he held with the two women he loved. Frederick Douglass... Lire la suite

Award-winning author of fiction and nonfiction Jewell Parker Rhodes is a master of her craft, under-standing how both real and imagined stories can serve as a pathway to enlightenment. Porch Stories is Rhodes's tribute to her beloved grandmother, a... Lire la suite

En Louisiane, tout le monde croit aux esprits. Lanesha, elle, a le don de les voir. « Tu es comme moi, ma chérie, tu as un don de double vue », lui a expliqué Mama Ya-Ya, la sage-femme qui l'a recueillie à sa naissance. Mama Ya-Ya savait qu'un... Lire la suite

A Bird by Bird for the African-American market--A top-notch writer's guide filled with practical guidance, essays, and journal exercises for the African-American writer including advice from E.Lynn Harris, Charles Johnson, and Yolanda Joe. In her... Lire la suite

A New York Times Bestseller This was one of my most anticipated 2018 books and I was not disappointed. A must read." -Angie Thomas, author of The Hate U Give 'tender, timely ... surprising and hopeful' - Observer A heartbreaking and powerful story... Lire la suite

A powerful coming-of-age story about two brothers - one who presents as white, the other as Black - and the ways they are forced to navigate a world that doesn't treat them equally. Donte wishes he were invisible. As one of the few black boys at his... Lire la suite

Donte, seul collégien noir de sa nouvelle école, ne parvient pas à s’intégrer, tandis que Trey, son frère aîné à la peau claire, y est tout de suite devenu populaire. Les professeurs de Donte se méfient de lui, ses camarades de classe le rejettent.... Lire la suite

Season
In Season (formerly titled Voodoo Season), Jewell Parker Rhodes revisits the sensual, magical landscape of her highly acclaimed debut novel, Voodoo Dreams. Moon
In the second part of the New Orleans trilogy that began with Voodoo... Lire la suite

In college and graduate school, Jewell Parker Rhodes never encountered a single reading assignment or exercise that featured a person of color. Now she has made it her mission to rectify the situation, gathering advice and inspiring tips tailored... Lire la suite

"A compelling
page-turner that will keep readers hoping against hope that everything will
somehow, magically, turn out for the best." — Atlanta
Journal-Constitution With a new Afterword from the author reflecting on the 100th anniversary... Lire la suite

Em O livro das pessoas malvadas, a consagrada escritora Toni Morrison e seu filho Slade nos brindam com um olhar perspicaz e muito bem-humorado sobre a maneira como as crianças enxergam e lidam com a maldade: ela pode estar num sussurro ou num grito... Lire la suite

From New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Jewell Parker Rhodes comes a heartbreaking and uplifting tale of survival in the face of Hurricane Katrina. Twelve-year-old Lanesha lives in a tight-knit community in New Orleans' Ninth Ward.... Lire la suite

From award-winning and bestselling author Jewell Parker Rhodes comes a powerful coming-of-age survival tale exploring issues of race, class, and climate change. Addy is haunted by the tragic fire that killed her parents, leaving her to be raised by... Lire la suite

Jewell Parker Rhodes, who has earned legions of fans with her masterful fiction, launched her career as an award-winning novelist with Voodoo Dreams, based on the legend of New Orleans's most famous voodoo priestess, Marie Laveau.
Voodoo Season,... Lire la suite