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Rosa Guy


Born
in Diego Martin, Trinidad and Tobago
September 01, 1925

Died
June 03, 2012

Genre
Literature & Fiction, Young Adult, Fiction


Rosa Cuthbert Guy (1925-2012) was an American writer.

Born in Trinidad, Rosa Guy moved to the United States with her family at the age of seven, where they settled in New York in 1932. Soon after, her parents, Henry and Audrey Cuthbert, died. After, she and her sister went to many foster homes. She quit school at age fourteen and took a job to help support her family.

During World War II she joined the American Negro Theatre. She studied theatre and writing at the University of New York.

Guy wrote a number of books aimed at young adults. Many of her books reflect on the dependability of family members who love and care for one other. Her works include: Bird at My Window (1966), Children of Longing (1971), The Friends (1973), Ruby (1976), Edith ...more

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Average rating: 3.85 · 1,520 ratings · 203 reviews · 29 distinct works • Similar authors
The Friends
3.90 avg rating — 596 ratings — published 1973 — 33 editions
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My Love, My Love or the Pea...
3.69 avg rating — 385 ratings — published 1985 — 8 editions
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Ruby
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3.90 avg rating — 204 ratings — published 1976 — 12 editions
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Edith Jackson
4.15 avg rating — 84 ratings — published 1978 — 14 editions
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The Disappearance
3.81 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 1979 — 12 editions
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A Measure of Time
4.12 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 1983 — 12 editions
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Bird at My Window (Black Ar...
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3.84 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 1987 — 14 editions
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The Music of Summer
3.82 avg rating — 22 ratings — 4 editions
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Mother Crocodile
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3.17 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1981 — 9 editions
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New Guys Around the Block
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 1983 — 8 editions
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Series by Rosa Guy

The Disappearance New Guys Around the Block And I Heard a Bird Sing
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