Description
Pure joy and the power of community radiate from this sweet picture book about a young Black girls perseverance and confidence in following her double Dutch dreams.
Africas grandmother was a double Dutch legend, and Africa knows she can become the same. Her brother scoffs when she signs up for a double Dutch competition, thoughhow can she hope to compete when shes never done it before? But Africa has all the tools she needs: memories of her grandmother, her bestie Biancas dance moves, her friend Omars rhythm, and her classmates Mary Mack timing and cartwheels.
If Africa can pull everything together to jump some winning moves, she might just fly, but its the birthmark in the shape of her name that tells her shes always been a winner.
Author: Brittany J. Thurman
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Atheneum Books
Published: 01/11/2022
Pages: 40
Weight: 1.2lbs
Size: 10.10h x 11.00w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9781534454873
Language: English
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