Sister Friend: A Picture Book A. Andrews Bessie found herself making some

Bessie found herself making some quick exits on the back of her bike to escape Jim Crow

takes her to a party

Determined to survive

It's the summer between middle school and high school

emotionally secure kids

Sister Friend: A Picture Book A. Andrews Bessie found herself making somePerfect for fans of The Day You Begin and Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away, author Jamilah Thompkins Bigelow and illustrator Shahrzad Maydanis Sister Friend is a heartwarming new picture book celebrating the unique joy of cultivating friendships within your cultural community. Ameena feels invisible. Its been that way since she started at her new school. But now there is another new girl in class. Ameena sees her brownness and her hijab, even though the