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Feb 9, 2022 · Alice Faye Duncan. The professor said it was very quiet and it did not have conflict,” remembers Duncan. “By that time, I had joined a writers workshop, and they also said I needed more conflict. I kept reshaping the story and I just started mailing my book to publishers, anyone I could find in the children’s book market.
About Alice Faye Duncan. Alice Faye Duncan is the author of multiple children’s books, including Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop, which received a 2019 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor and five starred reviews, and Just Like Mama, which was nominated for the NAACP Image… More about Alice Faye Duncan
I write books for young learners. I speak about Civil Rights, Literacy & Self-Empowerment. I lead writing workshops.
Aug 28, 2018 · ALICE FAYE DUNCAN is a National Board educator, who writes books for young learners. Her books, HONEY BABY SUGAR CHILD & JUST LIKE A MAMA were nominated for an NAACP Image Award in Children's Literature during 2006 and 2020. Alice speaks to children and adults about the American Civil Rights Movement as it happened from 1955 to 1968.
Oct 24, 2023 · With the avowed intent of inspiring readers to “dream big, prepare to win, and keep their luggage packed,” Duncan frames her well-traveled subject’s long career as a free verse highlight reel—beginning at the “starting block” in Mississippi, where she was raised by her grandparents, since her birth parents were unwilling or unable ...
Dec 13, 2023 · Alice Faye Duncan is an author, educator and the official biographer for U.S. Olympian and TSU Tigerbelle, Willye B. White. I miss my mother. Born in the 1930s, she was raised in Jim Crow Memphis ...
Jun 23, 2023 · Rooted in the tradition of an African American spiritual, “ This Train Is Bound for Glory ” by Alice Faye Duncan and illustrated by Paul Kellam, is a mesmerizing picture book that takes readers on a cosmic journey to heaven, celebrating the diversity of life at every stop along the way. The vivid illustrations and snappy text bring the ...
