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Film, Video Family Day: Juneteenth Author Program with Jewell Parker Rhodes

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Title

  • Family Day: Juneteenth Author Program with Jewell Parker Rhodes

Summary

  • As part of Family Day, bestselling and award-winning author Jewell Parker Rhodes discussed her new middle grade novel, “Will’s Race for Home,” a thrilling adventure story about a boy and his father who set out to win land during the Oklahoma Land Rush – if they can survive the journey. Set in 1889, twenty-five years after the Emancipation Proclamation, this story will resonate with anyone chasing the promises of freedom and a place to call home.

    Dr. Jewell Parker Rhodes is the bestselling author of a number of books for youth, including “Ghost Boys,” “Black Brother, Black Brother” and “Paradise on Fire.” She is the recipient of many distinguished awards and honors, including the Coretta Scott King Author Honor, the Green Earth Book Award, an NAACP Image Award nomination, the Jane Addams Children’s Book Award and the Octavia E. Butler Award. Rhodes is the Founding Artistic Director of the Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing and Chair at Arizona State University.

Event Date

  • Saturday, June 21, 2025

Running Time

  • 55 minutes, 13 seconds

Online Format

  • image
  • online text
  • video

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