Middle Grade
2 books, newest first
Etched in Clay2013 · Historical
Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award 2014
Dave, an enslaved potter in South Carolina, learns to read and write in secret and carves short poems into the great jars he throws, an act of defiance against the law.
Where the Steps Were2008 · Contemporary
Five third graders at Pleasant Hill Elementary spend one last year with their teacher, Miss D., before their school is torn down, and learn to speak up when they are turned away from a play.