hurston, zora neale

Profiles the life and career of author and folklorist Zora Neale Hurston, who travelled extensively to study and collect African-American culture and folklore, and became an influential writer of the 1920s Harlem Renaissance.

Provides a collection of critical essays on Zora Neale Hurston's Their eyes were watching God, exploring it from numerous and diverse perspectives, including race, gender, and class.

"When Zora Neale Hurston and her best friend, Carrie Brown, discover that the town mute can speak after all, they think they've uncovered a big secret. But Mr. Polk's silence is just one piece of a larger puzzle that stretches back half a century to the tragic story of an enslaved girl named Lucia. As Zora's curiosity leads a reluctant Carrie deeper into the mystery, the story unfolds through alternating narratives. Lucia's struggle for freedom resonates through the years, threatening the future of America's first incorporated black township--the hometown of author Zora Neale Hurston"--Publisher provided.

Zora Neale Hurston began her career as an anthropologist, observing and documenting the tension of race relations in the American South.

Introduces young readers to the life of Zora Neale Hurston.

"For Carrie and her best friend, Zora, Eatonville--America's first incorporated Black township--has been an idyllic place to live out their childhoods. But when a lynch mob crosses the town's border to pursue a fugitive and a grave robbery resuscitates the ugly sins of the past, the question of who should bear the blame for these trespasses becomes a hard duel between the town's first and only mayor and its charismatic preacher, the Reverend John Hurston, Zora's father. As Carrie and Zora watch their town, their friends, and their families struggle to find footing amid personal tragedy and civic unrest, they recognize that change is coming, whether they like it or not. It is time to leave childish things behind; it is time to take up the mantle of their destinies. For Zora, that means saying goodbye to Eatonville"--Provided by publisher.

"When Zora Neale Hurston and her best friend, Carrie Brown, discover that the town mute can speak after all, they think they've uncovered a big secret. But Mr. Polk's silence is just one piece of a larger puzzle that stretches back half a century to the tragic story of an enslaved girl named Lucia. As Zora's curiosity leads a reluctant Carrie deeper into the mystery, the story unfolds through alternating narratives. Lucia's struggle for freedom resonates through the years, threatening the future of America's first incorporated black township--the hometown of author Zora Neale Hurston"--Publisher provided.

"In this biography, chronological chapters follow Zora Neale Hurston's family, upbringing, education, influences, and of course, her major works, and place these experiences within the context of American history"--Provided by publisher.

"For Carrie and her best friend, Zora, Eatonville--America's first incorporated Black township--has been an idyllic place to live out their childhoods. But when a lynch mob crosses the town's border to pursue a fugitive and a grave robbery resuscitates the ugly sins of the past, the question of who should bear the blame for these trespasses becomes a hard duel between the town's first and only mayor and its charismatic preacher, the Reverend John Hurston, Zora's father. As Carrie and Zora watch their town, their friends, and their families struggle to find footing amid personal tragedy and civic unrest, they recognize that change is coming, whether they like it or not. It is time to leave childish things behind; it is time to take up the mantle of their destinies. For Zora, that means saying goodbye to Eatonville"--Provided by publisher.

A fictionalized account of Zora Neale Hurston's childhood with her best friend Carrie, in Eatonville, Florida, as they learn about life, death, and the differences between truth, lies, and pretending. Includes an annotated bibliography of the works of Zora Neale Hurston, a short biography of the author, and information about Eatonville, Florida.