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Holding Her Own: The Exceptional Life of Jackie Ormes by Traci N. Todd

April 1, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Once upon a time I found an online reader copy, but it was taken down (time limits you know) and then I found a new one, but waited too long again. So I said, I’m reading this darn book! And to the library I went! Holding Her Own: The Exceptional Life of Jackie Ormes by Traci N. Todd and Shannon Wright (illustrator) had some interesting art for the cover and it felt like it would be a good read. While I immensely enjoyed this book, […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: art, Cartooning, Jackie Ormes, Shannon Wright, Traci N. Todd, women

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:126 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: art, Cartooning, Jackie Ormes, Shannon Wright, Traci N. Todd, women ·
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