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In this resonant debut novel, is the year that Willie Tarrant, a young black girl in Turner, Va., turns Thulani Davis, Author Grove/Atlantic $ (p) ISBN Thulani Davis's is a rare combination of power and poignance, recalling Carson McCullers as strongly as it does James Baldwin. In its honesty and its deep generosity of spirit, brings to live a pivotal moment in American history, with all its violence, surprise, and glorious hope. On the surface, the novel "" by Thulani Davis narrates the custom of passage of Katherine "Willie" Tarrant. By using a first-person narrator, Thulani Davis presents a suggestive description of a young African American teenager living in the 's, which was a period weighed down by injustice and increasing ethnic conflict.

On the surface, the novel “” by Thulani Davis narrates the custom of passage of Katherine “Willie” Tarrant. By using a first-person narrator, Thulani Davis presents a suggestive description of a young African American teenager living in the ’s, which was a period weighed down by injustice and increasing ethnic conflict. On the surface, recounts the rite of passage of Katherine “Willie” Tarrant. Through the use of a first-person narrator, Davis presents an evocative portrait of a young African American. Thulani Davis's is a powerful, poignant coming-of-age novel that captures a dramatic moment in American history as clearly as a photograph. It's the summer of and Willie Tarrant of Turner, Virginia, is twelve.