Plum Bun: A Novel Without a Moral (Modern Library Torchbearers) Middle Grades not just for ourselves but

not just for ourselves but also for loved ones

Matthew Desmond

” were a haven for and a hub of Black community life

and regaling cultural diversity—also perpetuates the cultural standards that historically justified the dominance of some groups over others

Plum Bun: A Novel Without a Moral (Modern Library Torchbearers) Middle Grades not just for ourselves butA rediscovered classic from the Harlem Renaissance about a young Black womans journey passing as white in 1920s New York City and her quest for self acceptancewith an introduction by Glory Edim, founder and author of Well Read Black Girl. Jessie Redmon Fauset is one of the literary titans and foremost tastemakers of the Harlem Renaissancehired by W. E. B. Du Bois to edit The Crisis, she helped popularize writers like Nella Larsen, Claude McKay,