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Braided roots
Author: Westbrook, Pasha

Publisher: Orchard Books (2025)

Classification: Easy
Physical Description: [34] p., col. ill., 26 cm

BTSB No: 935814

ISBN: 9781339015385

Ages: 4-8

Grades: K-3

Subjects:
Family life -- Fiction
Father-daughter relationship -- Fiction
Braids (Hairdressing) -- Fiction
Freed persons -- United States -- History -- Fiction
Native Americans -- North America -- Fiction

Price: $23.98

Summary:
As a young girl's father lovingly yet painstakingly braids her hair, he weaves a story about the strength and resilience of their ancestors, Freedmen who walked the Trail of Tears from Mississippi to Oklahoma.

Illustrator:

Goodnight, Madelyn

Accelerated Reader Information:
   Interest Level: LG
   Reading Level: 3.00
   Points: .5   Quiz: 557603

Reviews:
School Library Journal (10/31/25)
Booklist (11/01/25)
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (00/10/25)

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