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Celeste's Harlem Renaissance by Eleanora E. Tate

Celeste's Harlem Renaissance

Eleanora E. Tate

Little, Brown Books for Young Readers · Paperback · January 1, 2009

It's 1921, and when Celeste Lassiter Massey goes to stay with her Aunt Valentina in Harlem, she is not thrilled to trade her friends and comfortable North Carolina surroundings for scary big city life with a famous actress.

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U.S. History, US: African American Stories, Girls & Young Women
Published
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, January 1, 2009

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It's 1921, and when Celeste Lassiter Massey goes to stay with her Aunt Valentina in Harlem, she is not thrilled to trade her friends and comfortable North Carolina surroundings for scary big city life with a famous actress. While Celeste absorbs the excitement of the Harlem Renaissance in full swing, she sees as much grit as glamour.

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A passionate writer, talented violinist, and aspiring doctor, Celeste eventually faces a choice between ambition and loyalty, roots and horizons. The decision will change her forever.

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US: African American Stories92%
Girls & Young Women67%
U.S. History66%

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  • US: African American Stories
  • Girls & Young Women
  • Music Stories
Authors
Eleanora E. Tate
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published
January 1, 2009
Format
Paperback
Reading lane
US: African American Stories