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Aamila spends every summer vacation with her grandparents. Usually, they take road trips to museums and cities that pay homage to the Black experience in the United States of America.

This summer, Aamila is taking a short road trip to downtown Tulsa. She has been told that the area was once called "Black Wall Street" for the variety of businesses and services that were provided to Blacks by Blacks.

Upon reaching "Black Wall Street," Aamila is confused by what she sees. Are her grandparents playing a trick on her?

About the Author

Tara Henderson is a public elementary school principal in Tulsa, OK. She has been in public education for nearly three decades. This is her first children’s book. This story is a work of fiction; however, the Tulsa Race Massacre is a historical event that has impacted the lives of Blacks in Tulsa for many generations. Henderson currently resides in Oklahoma with her husband, Patrick, and has two children, Patrick II & Kiesha.

Abandoned by his father, neglected by his mother, shuttled between foster homes and a boys ranch for most of his formative years, a young man refuses to succumb to the fate that the world says should be his. Alton Carter does not mince words as he describes a childhood full of violence and hunger and isolation. Early on, Alton decides he wants a “normal life”—even if that means standing up to abusive relatives and being teased by his siblings and their friends. Along the way, he keeps an eye out for those who might help to lighten the load, never losing hope that such people exist.