by Brenda Woods · Giunti Junior · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788809749757
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«Vorrei essere libera» is the young adult novel by Brenda Woods, published by Giunti Junior in paperback (224 pages, in Italian).
In the segregated Louisiana of the 1950s, Leah, a ten-year-old African American girl, dreams of becoming a teacher and leaving Sulphur. The suitcase with red roses that her aunt Olivia gives her anticipates another future, but a hurricane changes her life: she and her sister move to Los Angeles, where grief mingles with the hope of a freer life.
GRU collection (Giunti ragazzi universale). Translation by Duccio Viani. Original title: The Red Rose Box (2002).
For young readers from 12 years old, especially those seeking stories about racism, personal growth and hope.
