![]() Originally written by Faith Ringgold for her story quilt of the same name, Tar Beach is a seamless weaving of fiction, autobiography, and African-American history and literature. Cover excerpt, Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold, Crown Publishers, New York 1991. This magical story resonates with a universal wish. The next thing you know, you’re flying above the stars.” “All you need is somewhere to go you can’t get to any other way. She claims the buildings as her own–even the union building, so her father won’t have to worry anymore about not being allowed to join just because his father was not a member. ![]() The stars lift her up, and she flies over the city. One night, up on “tar beach” –the rooftop of her family’s Harlem apartment building–her dream comes true. Cassie Louise Lightfoot, eight years old in 1939, has a dream: to be free to go wherever she wants for the rest of her life. (unpaged) : 23 cm Cassie counts all the good things that will be part of a special picnic that she and her family and neighbors share on their rooftop Tar Beach On board pages 'A Tar Beach board book. ![]()
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