It was like a dream for my mother, all that education and escapism in one place. Walls were lined with books so high they had to use a ladder to reach the ones at the top. But she had a teacher who liked her, would give her books to read and took her home to see her library - a space dedicated for nothing but books in her own home. Now I recognize how rare that compliment was for my mother who, raising kids in mostly white spaces back when only white children got the praise and only white mothers got to shine with pride, had never been allowed to experience that.Īs a child, my mother’s family had very little money and none for books. Williams told my mother that one day my name would be on a book cover and I saw my mother’s face light up from within.Īt the time I didn’t think much of it. Williams class that I was first lauded for being a writer. Williams was the first African American teacher I ever had. Teacup Full of Roses Sharon Bell Mathis 3. Some background… It starts with my genetic love affair with the written word… Blind Justice Brenda L Leffler, Teacup Full Of Roses (Puffin Story Books)Sharon Bell Mathis, The Book Of NumbersMichael E.
Teacup Full of Roses by Sharon Bell Mathis was the first fiction novel I ever read written by an African American author.
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