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James McBride is an American author, musician, and screenwriter. He is best known for his National Book Award-winning novel 'The Good Lord Bird' and his memoir 'The Color of Water'.
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The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
Set in the 1930s in the small Pennsylvania town of Chicken Hill, this novel explores the intertwined lives of Jewish and African American residents. When a young boy is found in a well, the mystery unravels a story of community, compassion, and the hidden bonds that unite people across racial and cultural divides.
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Chicken Hill: A Community on the Margins
Chicken Hill was not the kind of neighborhood that anyone moved to by choice. Perched above the more affluent districts of Pottstown, Pennsylvania, it was home to Jewish shopkeepers, African American laborers, recent immigrants, and people scraping their way through the Depression. Yet within its ra...
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The Arrival of Dodo: A Test of Moral Courage
Then came Dodo, a deaf Black boy whose presence would upend the quiet rhythm of Chicken Hill. When social workers sought to institutionalize him — not out of necessity, but out of prejudice and convenience — the people of Chicken Hill faced their defining choice. Would they allow injustice to consum...
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About James McBride
James McBride is an American author, musician, and screenwriter. He is best known for his National Book Award-winning novel 'The Good Lord Bird' and his memoir 'The Color of Water'. His works often explore themes of race, identity, and faith in American life.
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James McBride is an American author, musician, and screenwriter. He is best known for his National Book Award-winning novel 'The Good Lord Bird' and his memoir 'The Color of Water'.
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