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Jewell Parker Rhodes
Dr. Jewell Parker Rhodes is the author of six adult novels: Voodoo Dreams, Magic City, Douglass’ Women, Season, Moon, and Hurricane, as well as the memoir Porch Stories: A Grandmot...view moreDr. Jewell Parker Rhodes is the author of six adult novels: Voodoo Dreams, Magic City, Douglass’ Women, Season, Moon, and Hurricane, as well as the memoir Porch Stories: A Grandmother’s Guide to Happiness and two writing guides, Free within Ourselves: Fiction Lessons for Black Authors and The African American Guide to Writing and Publishing Nonfiction. Jewell is also the author of seven books for youth, including the New York Times bestsellers Ghost Boys and Black Brother, Black Brother. She has won the American Book Award, the Black Caucus of the American Library Award for Literary Excellence, and the Jane Addams Peace Association Book Award. Jewell is the founding artistic director of the Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing and narrative studies professor and Virginia G. Piper endowed chair at Arizona State University. She was awarded an honorary doctorate of humane letters from Carnegie-Mellon University. She lives in Seattle, Washington.view less
Books by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Treasure Island: Runaway Gold Season: A Marie Laveau Mystery Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Douglass' Women: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Free Within Ourselves: Fiction Lessons For Black Authors Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHurricane: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Moon: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Porch Stories: A Grandmother's Guide to Happiness Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The African American Guide to Writing & Publishing Non Fiction Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Audiobooks by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Ghost Boys Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Paradise on Fire Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Will's Race for Home Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSugar Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Towers Falling Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Black Brother, Black Brother Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Bayou Magic Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Voodoo Dreams: A Novel of Marie Laveau Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Voodoo Season: A Marie Laveau Mystery Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ninth Ward Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Treasure Island: Runaway Gold Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5