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Three Wishes
"Find a penny on New Year's Day with your birthday year on it, and you can make three wishes on it and the wishes will come true! It happened to me," explains Nobie. As each of Nobie's wishes comes true, she discovers the really important things in life in this story of faith and friendship.
- GenresPicture BooksFriendship
32 pages, Paperback
First published October 18, 1976
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Lucille Clifton
82 books440 followersLucille Clifton was an American poet, writer, and educator from New York. Common topics in her poetry include the celebration of her African American heritage, and feminist themes, with particular emphasis on the female body.
She was the first person in her family to finish high school and attend college. She started Howard University on scholarship as a drama major but lost the scholarship two years later.
Thus began her writing career.
Good Times, her first book of poems, was published in 1969. She has since been nominated twice for the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry and has been honored as Maryland's Poet Laureate.
Ms. Clifton's foray into writing for children began with Some of the Days of Everett Anderson, published in 1970.
In 1976, Generations: A Memoir was published. In 2000, she won the National Book Award for Poetry, for her work "Poems Seven".
From 1985 to 1989, Clifton was a professor of literature and creative writing at the University of California, Santa Cruz. She was Distinguished Professor of Humanities at St. Mary's College of Maryland. From 1995 to 1999, she was a visiting professor at Columbia University. In 2006, she was a fellow at Dartmouth College.
Clifton received the Robert Frost Medal for lifetime achievement posthumously, from the Poetry Society of America.
She was the first person in her family to finish high school and attend college. She started Howard University on scholarship as a drama major but lost the scholarship two years later.
Thus began her writing career.
Good Times, her first book of poems, was published in 1969. She has since been nominated twice for the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry and has been honored as Maryland's Poet Laureate.
Ms. Clifton's foray into writing for children began with Some of the Days of Everett Anderson, published in 1970.
In 1976, Generations: A Memoir was published. In 2000, she won the National Book Award for Poetry, for her work "Poems Seven".
From 1985 to 1989, Clifton was a professor of literature and creative writing at the University of California, Santa Cruz. She was Distinguished Professor of Humanities at St. Mary's College of Maryland. From 1995 to 1999, she was a visiting professor at Columbia University. In 2006, she was a fellow at Dartmouth College.
Clifton received the Robert Frost Medal for lifetime achievement posthumously, from the Poetry Society of America.
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August 7, 2017
Friends are the best to wish for.
March 23, 2021
Warm, expressive illustrations complement Lucille Clifton's charming story about a girl, her best friend, and what really matters in life. The mother has a strong supporting role. Clifton's story provides an excellent contrast to the European folktales of foolish people wasting magic wishes on which I was raised. Because it is written in Black vernacular speech, I could not do this book justice in a read aloud, but I found a recording on YouTube featuring Tatyana Ali, who is an engaging narrator.
December 2, 2024
The edition that I enjoyed on openlibrary.org (Internet Archive) was illustrated by Stephanie Douglas (I'm pretty sure not the author by that name listed here on GR). Creative art from 1974; those were the days. A simple story, but one likely to stick with a young reader.
Clifton is an acclaimed African-American poet who wrote special books for children who did not often see themselves in the picture-books of the day. Fans of Ezra Jack Keats would do well to seek out her works.
Clifton is an acclaimed African-American poet who wrote special books for children who did not often see themselves in the picture-books of the day. Fans of Ezra Jack Keats would do well to seek out her works.
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October 27, 2023truly amazing illustrations....whew!
February 16, 2012
I want to fish in the pond outside. Maya & Abby
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