Hang a Thousand Trees with Ribbons: The Story of Phillis Wheatley Criminology and big sister Amira could

and big sister Amira could not be more excited

She is not even forty but she has already rewritten the Beyoncé playbook more than half a dozen times

a Jewish seamstress in Brooklyn

This first organized sit-in in Oklahoma—almost two years before the more famous sit-ins in Greensboro

a tribute to Black joy

Hang a Thousand Trees with Ribbons: The Story of Phillis Wheatley Criminology and big sister Amira couldKidnapped from her home in Senegal and sold as a slave in 1761, a young girl is purchased by the wealthy Wheatley family in Boston. Phillis Wheatleyas she comes to be knownhas an eager mind and it leads her on an unusual path for a slaveshe becomes Americas first published black poet. Strong characterization and perceptive realism mark this thoughtful portrayal.Booklist