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Eloise Greenfield'Three African-American] women--grandmother, mother, daughter--recall significant aspects of their respective childhoods from the 1800s through the 1950s]. The effect is poignant and moving as familiar patterns develop]: household chores, school life and socials, encounters with prejudice, love of family, pride of heritage.' --H. Notable 1979 Children's Trade Books in Social Studies (NCSS/CBC)1980 Carter G. Woodson Outstanding Merit Book (NCSS)1979 Children's Book Show (American Institute of Graphic Arts)Children's Books of 1979 (Library of Congress)