Shirley Chisholm Dared Matt de la Peña With lyrical

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Over and Under the Pond

and Santa himself

She’s also written the contemporary young adult novel Angel’s Grace and nine nonfiction books for kids in elementary through high school

making new friends

Shirley Chisholm Dared Matt de la Peña With lyricalDiscover the inspiring story of the first black woman elected to Congress and to run for president in this picture book biography from a Newbery Honor winning author and a Coretta Scott King John Steptoe New Talent Award winning illustrator. Meet Shirley, a little girl who asks way too many questions! After spending her early years on her grandparents farm in Barbados, she returns home to Brooklyn and immediately makes herself known. Shirley kicks