Hold Them Close: A Love Letter to Black Children series-Aster The magicians are divided

The magicians are divided

to an institution if Sophie does not comply

how could her family possibly afford to lose the money she earns working with her Abba in a rich family’s kitchen

depression to deliverance

Mystery-book aficionado Birdie Lindberg has an overactive imagination

Hold Them Close: A Love Letter to Black Children series-Aster The magicians are dividedHold Them Close, a love letter to Black children, is a picture book celebration of African American past, present, and future, written by celebrated author of Your Name Is a Song, Jamilah Thompkins Bigelow, with gorgeous collage artwork by celebrated Brooklyn based artist Patrick Dougher and photography by renowned Brooklyn photographer Jamel Shabazz. This lyrical and poignant treasure honors the glory, triumph, and pride of African American history