{"id":10217,"date":"2019-01-21T11:40:00","date_gmt":"2019-01-21T17:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=10217"},"modified":"2020-05-01T10:42:38","modified_gmt":"2020-05-01T15:42:38","slug":"a-haunting-past-finds-zora-and-me-the-bitter-ground-by-t-r-simon-book-review-mcbd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=10217","title":{"rendered":"A haunting past finds Zora and Me: the Cursed Ground, by T. R. Simon (book review) #MCBD"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Home is a safe place,
family, friends, shared history –
who is trying to steal it away?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A successful town founded by former slaves in Florida<\/a> nurtured the imagination of Zora Neale Hurston<\/a>, noted African American author who pushed through so many obstacles to gain her education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The unfinished business of eradicating prejudice and inequality caused by slavery and Jim Crow continues today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We read to learn, we read to experience, we read so history doesn’t repeat itself. Read chapter one here<\/a> free, thanks to Candlewick Press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How are you reacting to what you learn?
**kmm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Book info<\/strong>: Zora & Me: The Cursed Ground \/ T.R. Simon. Candlewick Press, 2018. [author site<\/a>] [publisher site<\/a>] Review copy and cover image courtesy of the publisher for Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My Book Talk<\/strong>: There was more to that Florida storm than just weather, as Carrie and Zora discover when their search for a missing horse reveals a dark secret.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Being with Zora’s big family makes only child Carrie feel less alone, and the twelve year olds are free to dream under their favorite tree and visit Mr. Polk who gentles horses (and never speaks) as long as their chores are done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But their town founded by freed slaves after Emancipation is being threatened by white men in 1903, after many years of tolerance – why?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Young Lucia loved her island home, playing and learning with Prisca, both wishing their mothers were alive. Now Prisca’s father is remarrying, and his white daughter and the black girl must travel with him to Florida in 1855.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Servant no longer, Lucia is now a slave, and none of Prisca’s pleading can change it – why didn’t Don Frederico leave her on the island?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lucia’s anguished growing-up story alternates with Carrie and Zora’s worries and adventures – are there patterns and connections?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

T.R. Simon’s second book of historical fiction based on the childhood of famous African American writer Zora Neale Hurston.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Multicultural Children\u2019s Book Day<\/a> 2019 (1\/25\/19) is in its 6th<\/sup> year and was founded by Valarie Budayr from Jump Into A Book<\/a> and Mia Wenjen from PragmaticMom<\/a>.<\/em> Our mission is to raise awareness of the ongoing need to include kids\u2019 books that celebrate diversity in homes and school bookshelves while also working diligently to get more of these types of books into the hands of young readers, parents and educators. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

MCBD 2019 is honored to have the following Medallion Sponsors on board! *View our 2019 Medallion Sponsors here: https:\/\/wp.me\/P5tVud-<\/a>
*View our 2019 MCBD Author Sponsors here: https:\/\/wp.me\/P5tVud-2eN<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Medallion Level Sponsors: Honorary: Children\u2019s Book Council<\/a>, The Junior Library Guild<\/a>,  TheConsciousKid.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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MCBD 2019 is honored to have the following Author Sponsors on board: Honorary: Julie Flett<\/a>, Mehrdokht Amini<\/a>, <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Author Janet Balletta<\/a>, Author Kathleen Burkinshaw<\/a>, Author Josh Funk<\/a>, Chitra Soundar<\/a>, One Globe Kids \u2013 Friendship Stories<\/a>, Sociosights Press and Almost a Minyan<\/a>, Karen Leggett<\/a>, Author Eugenia Chu<\/a>, CultureGroove Books<\/a>, Phelicia Lang and Me On The Page<\/a>, L.L. Walters<\/a>, Author Sarah Stevenson<\/a>, Author Kimberly Gordon Biddle<\/a>, Hayley Barrett<\/a>, Sonia Panigrah<\/a>, Author Carolyn Wilhelm,<\/a> Alva Sachs and Dancing Dreidels<\/a>, Author Susan Bernardo<\/a>, Milind Makwana and A Day in the Life of a Hindu Kid<\/a>, Tara Williams<\/a>, Veronica Appleton<\/a>, Author Crystal Bowe<\/a>, Dr. Claudia May<\/a>, Author\/Illustrator Aram Kim<\/a>, Author Sandra L. Richards<\/a>, Erin Dealey<\/a>, Author Sanya Whittaker Gragg<\/a>, Author Elsa Takaoka<\/a>, Evelyn Sanchez-Toledo<\/a>, Anita Badhwar<\/a>, Author Sylvia Liu<\/a>, Feyi Fay Adventures<\/a>, Author Ann Morris<\/a>, Author Jacqueline Jules<\/a>, CeCe & Roxy Books<\/a>, Sandra Neil Wallace and Rich Wallace<\/a>, LEUYEN PHAM<\/a>, Padma Venkatraman<\/a>, Patricia Newman and Lightswitch Learning<\/a>, Shoumi Sen<\/a>, Valerie Williams-Sanchez and Valorena Publishing,<\/a> Traci Sorell<\/a>, Shereen Rahming<\/a>, Blythe Stanfel<\/a>, Christina Matula<\/a>, Julie Rubini<\/a>, Paula Chase<\/a>, Erin Twamley<\/a>, Afsaneh Moradian<\/a>, Lori DeMonia<\/a>, Claudia Schwam, Terri Birnbaum\/ RealGirls Revolution<\/a>, Soulful Sydney<\/a>, Queen Girls Publications, LLC<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019d like to also give a shout-out to MCBD\u2019s impressive CoHost Team\n who not only hosts the book review link-up on celebration day, but who \nalso works tirelessly to spread the word of this event. View our CoHosts HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Co-Hosts and Global Co-Hosts: A Crafty Arab<\/a>, Agatha Rodi Books<\/a>, All Done Monkey<\/a>, Barefoot Mommy<\/a>, Biracial Bookworms<\/a>,<\/strong> Books My Kids Read, Crafty Moms Share, <\/strong>Colours of Us, <\/strong>Discovering the World Through My Son\u2019s Eyes, Descendant of Poseidon Reads, Educators Spin on it, <\/a> Growing Book by Book<\/a>, Here Wee Read,<\/a> Joy Sun Bear\/ Shearin Lee<\/a>, Jump Into a Book<\/a>, Imagination Soup,<\/a>Jenny Ward\u2019s Class<\/a>, Kid World Citizen<\/a>, Kristi\u2019s Book Nook<\/a>, The Logonauts<\/a>, Mama Smiles<\/a>, Miss Panda Chinese<\/a>, Multicultural Kid Blogs<\/a>, Raising Race Conscious Children<\/a>, Shoumi Sen<\/a>, Spanish Playground<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

TWITTER PARTY Sponsored by Make A Way Media: MCBD\u2019s super-popular (and crazy-fun) annual @McChildsBookDay Twitter Party will be held 1\/25\/19 at 9:00pm.EST. TONS of prizes and book bundles will be given away during the party (a prize every 5 minutes!). GO HERE<\/a> for more details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Connect with us on social media! our official hashtag #ReadYourWorld<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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