Light in the Darkness by Lesa Cline-Ransome barn swallow When I imagine myself all

When I imagine myself all grown up

How do we cultivate hope in our children

A simpler time when neighbors looked out for one another

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Light in the Darkness by Lesa Cline-Ransome barn swallow When I imagine myself allAn enslaved mother and daughter learn to read in spite of great danger in this beautiful testament to the power of literacy, written and illustrated by an award winning author artist team. Rosa and her mama go to school together in the dark of night, silently, afraid that any noise they hear is a patroller on the lookout for escaped slaves. Their school is literally a hole in the ground, where they and other slaves of all ages gather to form letters