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Faces Behind the Dust

The Story Told Through the Eyes of a Coal Miner’S Daughter (On the Black Side)

By: CORA L. HAIRSTON

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Faces Behind the Dust

The Story Told Through the Eyes of a Coal Miner’S Daughter (On the Black Side)

By: CORA L. HAIRSTON

This book begins about a precocious, nosey little girl, who has eavesdropping down to a science. The stories surrounding this coal mining community are about family, neighbors and friends. ClaraBy loves her Daddy. The drama of this book will have you laughing and crying, as she grows into womanhood along this journey. She is struck with sorrow at the loss of her best friend, and worries about her father and brothers when tragedy struck. Also sees her father growing weary over the years as his health deteriorates. Her sister is a fast breeder, who seems to be caught by the BIG BIRD every year or so with cute little gremlins. There are racial issues that took place in the early 1950s and 60s during the period of integration. ClaraBy begins to grow into a lovely young lady who is trying hard not to let her hormones get the best of her. This book is the beginning of her life and she has a lot of living to do. HELLO WORLD!! HER COMES CLARABY ROSE!! (book 2).

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ISBN 10

1475958307

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Hello World, Here Comes Claraby Rose

An Adolescent Black Girl Coming of Age

By: Cora L. Hairston

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Hello World, Here Comes Claraby Rose

An Adolescent Black Girl Coming of Age

By: Cora L. Hairston

Faces Behind The Dust changes are coming to this coal mining community. Now that ClaraBys father has retired from the mines, she and her family are preparing to move out of the hollow. ClaraBywho is wrestling with the aches and pains of being a teenage girlis beside herself with joy at the possibility of a new beginning, even though a big part of her wants to stay in the hollow she loves so much. But ClaraBy knows life is knocking at her door and she intends to live it to the fullest. ClaraBy is thrilled when her brother, Junior, surprises the family on a break from the army. After he enlightens her with stories of racism and gives her a heartfelt big brother talk, he returns to serving his country and ClaraBy and her family move away. But it is only after she comes back to visit that she begins to reminisce with the only friend left in the hollow, soon revealing not only unforgettable memories, but also unresolved issues from the past. Hello World, Here Comes ClaraBy Rose is the tale of a black teenage girl as she matures into a beautiful young woman determined to protect her innocence amid the lures of an uncertain world.

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1491764724

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