"This accessible biography introduces Zora Neale Hurston's remarkable life and work to a new generation of readers."–Booklist
"Fradin continues his tradition of writing superbly researched biographies."–VOYA, 4Q 3P M J
"Zora Neale Hurston and her times come alive in this introduction for young readers."–
Kirkus
"Zora's creative, hopeful, and complicated personality shines through this compelling profile."–
Publishers Weekly "The writing is straightforward and engaging, and the numerous archival photographs and reproductions add interest and clarification."–
School Library Journal
"[An] engaging account of Hurston's life . . . this well-documented biography is pleasurable reading as well as informative."–
Horn Book "[Zora!] features the humor and heartache of the life of a brilliant but largely underappreciated writer who only became really well known after her death."–
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