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Leah Henderson

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Leah has always loved getting lost in stories. When she is not scribbling down her characters’ adventures, she is off on her own, exploring new spaces and places around the world.

Leah holds an MFA in Creative Writing. She teaches in Spalding University's graduate writing program and is visiting faculty in Hollins University's MFA program. ...more

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Average rating: 4.13 · 8,683 ratings · 1,685 reviews · 12 distinct works • Similar authors

	Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America – An Acclaimed YA Anthology on Diverse Teen Experiences by Ibi Zoboi (Goodreads Author), Tracey Baptiste (Goodreads Author), Coe Booth 4.13 avg rating — 6,708 ratings — published 2019 — 14 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 Day for Rememberin': Inspired by the True Events of the First Memorial Day by Leah Henderson (Goodreads Author), Floyd Cooper (Illustrator) 4.38 avg rating — 402 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Daddy Speaks Love by Leah Henderson (Goodreads Author), E.B. Lewis (Illustrations) 4.23 avg rating — 326 ratings — published 2022 — 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 Magic in Changing Your Stars 3.93 avg rating — 276 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Calling the Moon by Aida Salazar (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Yamile Saied Méndez (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Hilda Burgus (Contributor) 4.26 avg rating — 226 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	One Shadow on the Wall 4.37 avg rating — 191 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Mamie on the Mound: A Woman in Baseball's Negro Leagues by Leah Henderson (Goodreads Author), George Doutsiopoulos (Illustrations) 4.16 avg rating — 155 ratings — published 2020 — 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 Courage of the Little Hummingbird: A Tale Told Around the World by Leah Henderson (Goodreads Author), Magaly Morales (Illustrator) 4.09 avg rating — 142 ratings — 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
	Your Voice, Your Vote: A Picture Book About Voting Rights, Family Power, and Election Day for Children (Ages 4-8) by Leah Henderson (Goodreads Author), Keisha Morris (Illustrator) 4.10 avg rating — 92 ratings — 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
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Leah’s Quotes

“..she began to stand around the gate and expect things. What things? She didn't know exactly. Her breath was gusty and short. She knew things that nobody ever told her. For instance, the words of the trees and the wind. .. She knew the world was a stallion rolling in the blue pasture of ether. She knew that God tore down the old world every evening and built a new one by sun-up. It was wonderful to see it take form with the sun and emerge from the gray dust of its making. ”
― Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God

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“Like any artist without an art form, she became dangerous.”
― Toni Morrison, Sula

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“Lonely, ain't it?
Yes, but my lonely is mine. Now your lonely is somebody else's. Made by somebody else and handed to you. Ain't that something? A secondhand lonely.”
― Toni Morrison, Sula

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“It is sheer good fortune to miss somebody long before they leave you.”
― Toni Morrison, Sula

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“There's one good thing about getting in trouble: It seems like you do it in steps. It seems like you don't just end up in trouble but that you kind of ease yourself into it. It also seems like the worse the trouble is that you get into, the more steps it takes to get there. Sort of like you're getting a bunch of little warnings on the way; sort of like if you really wanted to you could turn around.”
― Christopher Paul Curtis, The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963

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