Joy Takes Root Cultural Heritage Fiction traces an increasingly audacious commitment

traces an increasingly audacious commitment to exploring the unknowable

But art remained in Ernie’s heart and followed him through high school

the boundaries of Copeland’s life are demarcated from the jump by urban toxicity

and to feel good about the journey

So what if he has to charge a small fee

Joy Takes Root Cultural Heritage Fiction traces an increasingly audacious commitmentIn her grandmother's garden, a young Black girl learns about mindfulness and herbal medicine in this soothing intergenerational story about our connection to nature. It's Joy's first summer in her grandmother's South Carolina gardena rite of passage. In the midst of okra, spinach, and strawberries, Grammy teaches Joy that plants are friends with many uses. Herbs, for example, can be turned into medicine. There in Grammy's abundant backyard, Joy learns