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Babygirl
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Username: Babygirl

Post Number: 129
Registered: 04-2005

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Posted on Monday, October 17, 2005 - 11:42 pm:   Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

I love children's books. If anyone is looking for a great one for the holiday's, I highly recommend this one. The illustrations are exquisite.

Bessie Smith and the Night Riders

Written by Sue Stauffacher and illustrated by John Holyfield

Based on a true incident, Bessie Smith and the Night Riders is an empowering story of standing up for what's right. With John Holyfield's evocative paintings setting the stage, readers will be cheering for Bessie and Emmarene all the way to their final bow.

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Snakegirl
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Post Number: 31
Registered: 05-2005

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Posted on Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - 12:45 am:   Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

How interesting.

Especially considering that in real life these women were lesbian lovers.....and the NightRiders were raided so often by Police in hotels...and caught in lesbian orgies.

I'm a HUGE Bessie Smith fan, so I'm not putting Bessie down or her lifestyle.

But I just find it "bombastic" and "deliberate" that someone turned this into a children's fable.





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