Early Sunday Morning
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- $14.99
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
In this heartwarming story of love and family, a community comes together to help a young girl find the courage to lift her mighty voice.
Sundays are June’s favorite days because she gets to spend it with Mommy, Daddy, and her brother, Troy. Next Sunday is more special than most, because she will be leading the youth choir in front of her entire church.
June loves to sing. She sings loud, silly songs with Daddy, she sings to herself in front of the bedroom mirror, but performing in front of the entire congregation is another thing altogether. As her special moment approaches, June leans on the support of her whole community to conquer her fear of singing in front of the congregation.
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An African-American girl prepares for her first solo with her church's youth choir in an uplifting story about family, community, and big first steps. The unnamed narrator loves to sing with her father at home, but public performance is a scary prospect. In the days before the solo, the girl listens to suggestions meant to ease her anxiety, and with freshly redone hair and a new dress, she's ready to go. Nervousness strikes as she's about to start singing, but the surprise arrival of her father (who had been planning to skip church, having worked an extra shift) gives her a burst of confidence. Millner (the Hotlanta series) sensitively reflects her heroine's performance anxiety and warmly details the traditions of this churchgoing family including having a big Sunday dinner prepared before service, since sometimes "Pastor Scott gets lost in the rhythm can preach on... and on... and on." Brantley-Newton's (Mary Had a Little Glam) glowing mixed-media images capture the love shared among the members of the girls' family and the jubilant atmosphere of their church. Ages 4 9. Author's)
