Blessings and Disasters: A Story of Alabama Cover:Hardcover “A compelling story of first

“A compelling story of first love and battling racism with a magical twist

From bestselling children’s biographer Jonah Winter and two-time Caldecott Honoree Marjorie Priceman comes a story of a woman the stage could barely contain

Paul Robeson-athlete

Or so her mother thinks

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Blessings and Disasters: A Story of Alabama Cover:Hardcover “A compelling story of firstFrom a New Yorker staff writer and PEN award winner, a blend of memoir, history, and reportage on one of the most complex and least understood states in America. In Alabama, we exist at the border of blessing and disaster. Alexis Okeowo grew up in Montgomerythe former seat of the Confederacyas the daughter of Nigerian immigrants. Here, she weaves her familys story with Alabamas, defying stereotypes about her endlessly complex, often pigeonholed home