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Biography:

Anne Broyles grew up in Tuscon, Arizona. As a child, she loved to read, make up stories about her stuffed animals and dolls, ride her bike, and spend time outside. Books were always at the center of her life, and her mother used to joke that even though the family traveled to interesting places in the United States, Mexico, and Canada, Anne never saw any of them because she always had her nose in a book.

After graduating from the University of Arizona, Anne attended the Garret-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Chicago, where she trained to become a United Methodist minister. She served as pastor at churches in Los Angeles and Malibu.

Anne retired from the ministry in 1999 to write for children fulltime. Anne is the author of many books, including Shy Mama's Halloween (Tilbury House), a Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People. Anne discovered Priscilla's story while researching the Cherokee Trail of Tears for a young adult novel she was writing.

Listen to a review of Priscilla and the Hollyhocks at Just One More Book.
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Priscilla & the Hollyhocks

Author: Anne Broyles Illustrator: Anna Alter
ISBN: 978-1-57091-675-5
Ages: 7 - 10
Availability: In stock.
Price: $15.95

Based on a true story, Priscilla and the Hollyhocks follows a young slave girl named Priscilla from her early years on a Southern plantation to her forced march along the Trail of Tears to the chance encounter that leads to her freedom.

"Priscilla and the Hollyhocks tells a story too often ignored or overlooked — a story of how the west was not won but captured. Reading about Priscilla's remarkable life makes all our hearts a bit warmer while filling our heads with a much-needed piece of American history."
— Nikki Giovanni, poet