Bright April
by Marguerite de Angeli
Buy on AmazonA young African-American girl with a bright personality named April who lives in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, experiences racial prejudice.
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"I often talk about my favorite book, which is "Bright April," by Marguerite de Angeli. It was about a young African-American girl who was a Brownie with pigtails. And that was me. It was the first book I remember where I really saw myself."
By the Book: Carla Hayden · nytimes.com