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CELESTE'S HARLEM RENAISSANCE,
Tate, Eleanora ~~~ $15.99  
288 pgs. 2007 . Upper elementary, middle school.. When Celeste Lassiter Massey must travel to Harlem to live with her actress Aunt Valentina, she's not thrilled at all to leave her friends, home and Poppa in comfortable Raleigh, North Carolina for New York's 1921 fast life. While Celeste absorbs the grit and glamour of Aunt Valentina's lifestyle and the excitement of the Harlem Renaissance, she constantly wonders and worries about Poppa, her friends, and even her cranky Aunt Society (her Raleigh live-in aunt-in-charge) back home. Talk about dangers, hard work, and romance! What about that fine, bald-headed boy Big Willie from Eagle Rock, NC that she meets on the train to Harlem? Will she ever see him again? And what about Miss D (Miz Ripsey Dillahunt), a Gullah lady from the islands around Charleston, SC, who helps Celeste understand Aunti Val? And what about Miss D's looney 8-year-old granddaughter Gertie, who thinks folks get tapeworms from drinking milk? Will Celeste ever see North Carolina again? And will she ever have to deal with ole Aunt Society again??? When Celeste Lassiter Massey must travel to Harlem to live with her actress Aunt Valentina, she's not thrilled at all to leave her friends, home and Poppa in comfortable Raleigh, North Carolina for New York's 1921 fast life. While Celeste absorbs the grit and glamour of Aunt Valentina's lifestyle and the excitement of the Harlem Renaissance, she constantly wonders and worries about Poppa, her friends, and even her cranky Aunt Society (her Raleigh live-in aunt-in-charge) back home. Talk about dangers, hard work, and romance! What about that fine, bald-headed boy Big Willie from Eagle Rock, NC that she meets on the train to Harlem? Will she ever see him again? And what about Miss D (Miz Ripsey Dillahunt), a Gullah lady from the islands around Charleston, SC, who helps Celeste understand Aunti Val? And what about Miss D's looney 8-year-old granddaughter Gertie, who thinks folks get tapeworms from drinking milk? Will Celeste ever see North Carolina again? And will she ever have to deal with ole Aunt Society again??? NEW! A discussion guide is now available for Celeste's Harlem Renaissance. Go to http://eleanoraetate.com/works.htm
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