Amelia to Zora: Twenty-Six Women Who Changed the World, Cynthia Chin-Lee

Z is for Zora, novelist, folklorist, and anthropologist. Sassy and proud, Zora Neale Hurston liked to do things her own way. As a little girl, she enjoyed making up stories, and her favorite place was the general store, where she listened to her neighbors swapping tall tales. Zora's English teacher encouraged her writing, and she won a magazine story contest. In 1925 she moved to New York and won a scholarship to study antropology. As an antropologist, Zora traveled to the South and the Caribbean to collect the stories of African-Americans. Zora wrote many articles and books. Other blacks criticized her for her viewpoints on race and for writing folklore, which some thought sterotyped them. Undaunted, Zora wrote true to her own beliefs and is widely admired for her writings.

Starred Review in Booklist and Kirkus Reviews

In this engaging book, Chin-Lee evokes the stories of 26 women, their unique voices, visions, and victories. Young readers will find inspiration and motivaiton in each woman's story and her powerful message. From sports figures like Babe Didrikson Zaharias and Kristi Yamaguchi to scientist, such as Grace Hopper, and writers like Zora Neale Hurston, our world has been influenced by women and their hard work and zeal for the life they love. Beautiful. Intricate collages spotlight each woman and her special gift.

On a first-name basis with great 20th century women, San Francisco Chronicle review of Amelia to Zora, Susan Faust, Dec. 25, 2005

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