Marcia

by John Steptoe

A fourteen-year-old Black girl living in the city tries to answer some very tough questions about life

Paperback

First published January 1, 1976

About the author

John Steptoe was an award-winning author and illustrator of children's books from New York City. He began working on his first children's book, Stevie, while still a teenager and achieved great success during his tragically short career, encouraging the advancement of African American culture by producing work about the African American experience that children could appreciate. Recipient of two Coretta Scott King Awards and two Caldecott Honors, Steptoe was posthumously honored by the creation of the John Steptoe New Talent Award, an award designated annually by the Coretta Scott King Award Task Force. Steptoe's best known work is Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters, for which he won his second Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award.

Reviews

[Jim · Rating 3 out of 5]

black teen age girls growing up in nyc in the 70s. 'bout nothing there i can relate to. the language is raw. but the book does feel real. i won't reread it, but i'm not sorry i read it.