THE SOUL BROTHERS AND SISTER LOU.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, [1968]. Red cloth, gilt spine. 248 pp. First edition. Crown of spine has light repair, else fine, in a very good wraparound pictorial dust jacket with bottom corner front flap clipped, minor chip on lower panel, chips at crown of spine and closed split at base. This book was awarded the "1968 Award of the Council on Interracial Books for Children for the best book by a Negro for older children."
"The Soul Brothers and Sister Lou tells how Louretta Hawkins, a lonely teenager in a Northern city, discovers her deep identification with her own people and learns to be proud of the positive values of black life, which include deep spirituality, warm personal and family relationships, and a rich cultural heritage," - from the publisher. Fine/very good. Item #718
Price: $70.00