{"product_id":"hattie-mae-begins-again-sharon-g-flake-hardcover","title":"Hattie Mae Begins Again -- Sharon G. Flake, Hardcover","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the three-time Coretta Scott King Honor winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Skin I'm In\u003c\/i\u003e comes a poignant story about a southern girl far from home at an elite girls boarding school in the north, who must find the courage to be herself and to dream of a brighter future, set against the backdrop of the great migration in South Philly.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHattie Mae hails from Seed County, North Carolina. She knows hard work: milking cows, plucking chickens, minding the garden. Her hands are made for manual labor--her feet for dirt--that is according to Lisa and some of the other girls at Miss Abigail's School for Exceptional Young Ladies in Philadelphia. Hattie could never be a doctor or a scientist or anyone worthy cause she's a hick from the south.\u003cbr\u003e Hattie is afraid they might be right. She sticks out like a sore thumb from the way she dresses to the way she eats to the way she carries herself. Hattie has more in common with the hundreds of Black folks pouring into the city looking for better opportunities away from Jim Crow's south. She doesn't belong and doubts that she ever will.\u003cbr\u003e A moving coming-of-age story about finding the courage to be yourself and chasing a better life, lifting other folks up with you along the way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sharon G. Flake\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.81d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593650349\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 9-12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSharon G. Flake is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Skin I'm In, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich has sold over a million copies worldwide and has been translated into numerous languages. Since its publication, Flake has authored over a dozen books, winning multiple Coretta Scott King Honor Awards; ALA Notable and Top Ten Recommended Books citations, and an NAACP Image Award Nomination, among many accolades. She has been writing books from her home (and Panera's) for over twenty years, including \u003ci\u003eOnce in a Blue Moon\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sharon G. Flake","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47471584837860,"sku":"9780593650349","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9780593650349.jpg?v=1777571621","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/hattie-mae-begins-again-sharon-g-flake-hardcover","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}