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Joyce Carol Thomas

Born

in Ponca City, Oklahoma, The United States

May 25, 1938

Died

August 13, 2016

Genre

Children's Books, Literature & Fiction

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Joyce Carol Thomas was an internationally renowned author who received the National Book Award for her first novel, Marked By Fire, and a Coretta Scott King Honor for her first picture book, Brown Honey In Broomwheat Tea. Her other titles include I Have Heard Of A Land, a Coretta Scott King Honor Book; The Gospel Cinderella; cCrowning Glory; Gingerbread Days; and A Gathering Of Flowers. Ms. Thomas lived in Berkeley, California.

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Average rating: 3.94 · 1,798 ratings · 457 reviews · 39 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Blacker the Berry by Joyce Carol Thomas, Floyd Cooper (Illustrator) 4.26 avg rating — 643 ratings — published 2008 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Have Heard of a Land by Joyce Carol Thomas, Floyd Cooper (Illustrator) 3.91 avg rating — 172 ratings — published 1998 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In the Land of Milk and Honey by Joyce Carol Thomas, Floyd Cooper (Illustrator) 3.91 avg rating — 130 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Gospel Cinderella by Joyce Carol Thomas, David Díaz (Illustrator) 3.77 avg rating — 120 ratings — published 2004 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Brown Honey in Broomwheat Tea: A Beautiful Poetry Picture Book About African American Heritage for Kids (Ages 4-8) by Joyce Carol Thomas, Floyd Cooper (Illustrator) 4.14 avg rating — 77 ratings — published 1993 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Marked by Fire 3.65 avg rating — 77 ratings — published 1982 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Three Witches by Joyce Carol Thomas (Adaption), Zora Neale Hurston (Collected by), Faith Ringgold (Illustrator) 3.49 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 2006 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Linda Brown, You Are Not Alone: The Brown vs. Board of Education Decision by Joyce Carol Thomas, Curtis James (Illustrator) 4.07 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 2003 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Gathering of Flowers: Stories About Being Young in America 3.50 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 1990 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	House of Light 2.75 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2001 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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