Poem: “Brown at the Brown Borders”
"Brown at the borders are sons and daughters of parents who have escaped violence, wars, weapons, and endless tears..."
"Calpurnia Tate": a girl comes of age in Texas
Jacqueline Kelly's engrossing young adult novel set on on a Texas cotton and pecan farm with 338 pages that seemingly turn themselves, is a coming of age tale with vast relevance for today's readers.
