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Battle-Lavert, Gwendolyn

Papa's Mark

32 pp. | Holiday | February, 2004 | Trade ISBN 0-8234-1650-X $$16.95
(4) K-3 Illustrated by Colin Bootman. Bootman's somber paintings capture the tenderness of the relationship between Simms and his papa in this story, with an indeterminate setting, about a black community's first exercise in voting. While the story has too many elements and not enough context, its themes shine clear, as the men courageously cast their first ballots.
Reviewer: Henrietta M. Smith

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