Books with author Joanne Johnson

Bette Jean Davis is a young colored girl living in the southern Jim Crow state of Louisiana. she lives with her mother and father and siblings. They are farmers who also pick cotton to make ends meet. Her life is pretty much routine until her father dies. Then she decides to take an extra job to help her mother send her older sister to school. she decides to keep the job in order to help send herself to college, but she soon learns that things don't always go as planned.

There is an art to thread-wrapping hair braids and it has never been made easier than through this unique book. This is a unique book in which you will learn the art of thread-wrapping hair braids, from the most basic form to the most beautiful spiral woven wraps. Have thread wrapping parties with your friends or thread-wrap alone, either way it's fun and fashionable! Teenagers and adults love the craft of thread-wrapping as well. This book contains beautifully colored photos and illustrations, instructions, 10 skeins of colorful embroidery thread and13 beads and charms.

"Enchanting!" -Ellie Ann, New York Times bestseller Many strange things wait inside these pages. There's a fuzzy ball of kindness, camped out on a grumpy man's porch. A chewed piece of gum with a mind of its own. A smart Alec who actually stands in line twice when they're handing out brains. A girl who isn't afraid when all the plants in her neighborhood come to life. This collection of science fiction and fantasy stories for kids by award-winning author Anne E. Johnson is perfect for ages 8-12, or anyone with a child's heart.