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Joyce Carol Thomas (1938–2016)

Autor(a) de I Have Heard of a Land

29+ Works 1,459 Membros 120 Críticas

About the Author

Joyce Carol Thomas was born in Ponca City, Oklahoma in May 1938. She received a bachelor's degree in Spanish and a master's degree in education. She was a poet, playwright, and children's book author. Her first young-adult novel, Marked by Fire, was published in 1982 and won the National Book Award mostrar mais for children's fiction in 1983. Her other young adult novels include Bright Shadow and House of Light. Her illustrated poetry collections include The Blacker the Berry and Brown Honey in Broomwheat Tea, both of which were honored by the Coretta Scott King Book Awards. In 1987, Marked by Fire was adapted into a gospel musical Abyssinia. She died from cirrhosis of the liver August 13, 2016 at the age of 78. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos

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Obras por Joyce Carol Thomas

I Have Heard of a Land (1998) 268 exemplares
The Blacker the Berry: Poems (2008) 210 exemplares
Brown Honey in Broomwheat Tea (1993) 204 exemplares
Marked By Fire (1844) 81 exemplares
The Gospel Cinderella (2004) 73 exemplares
In the Land of Milk and Honey (1999) 71 exemplares
Hush Songs (2000) 62 exemplares
Shouting (2000) 52 exemplares
The Three Witches (2006) 46 exemplares
Gingerbread Days (1995) 35 exemplares
Cherish Me (Harper Growing Tree) (1998) 30 exemplares
Joy! (2001) 22 exemplares
The Golden Pasture (1986) 20 exemplares
Journey (1988) 20 exemplares
When the Nightingale Sings (1992) 19 exemplares
House of Light: A Novel (2001) 14 exemplares
Bright Shadow (1983) 14 exemplares
Water Girl (1986) 11 exemplares
Angels Lullaby, The (2001) 5 exemplares
Blessing (1975) 2 exemplares
Healer (2007) 1 exemplar
Black Child (1981) 1 exemplar

Associated Works

Necessary Noise: Stories About Our Families as They Really Are (2003) — Contribuidor — 81 exemplares
Honey, Hush! An Anthology of African American Women's Humor (1657) — Contribuidor — 76 exemplares
I Believe in Water: Twelve Brushes with Religion (2000) — Contribuidor — 47 exemplares
The Skull Talks Back and Other Haunting Tales (2004) — Adaptor — 26 exemplares

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Independent Reading Level: Preschool - 3rd Grade
Awards: NPR Best Book Of The Year (2012)
 
Assinalado
vflore21 | 7 outras críticas | Dec 5, 2023 |
Includes author’s and illustrator’s notes and African influence on contemporary historically black churches.
 
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VillageProject | 2 outras críticas | Feb 7, 2023 |
It would be welcome if the actual cover of BLACK CHILD was available...very powerful
and evocative as are all the words and drawings inside.
 
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m.belljackson | Oct 7, 2022 |
Lovely poetry. Easy to read again and again and get different pictures in your mind. The last two were my favorites.
 
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BarbF410 | 8 outras críticas | May 22, 2022 |

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Estatísticas

Obras
29
Also by
5
Membros
1,459
Popularidade
#17,609
Avaliação
4.0
Críticas
120
ISBN
78

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