Finding Family - Softcover

- (A Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Book of the Year)

- (A BookPage Best Book of the Year)

Richly lyrical and historically persuasive....Period photographic portraits from Bolden's personal collection illustrate the book. Each carefully posed subject is a fascinating enigma. (Kirkus Reviews, starred review)

This moving, first-person narrative is told in the convincing voice of an educated child using the language of the time....Much more than just a tale of finding oneself or one's family, this novel is a powerful, unique and satisfying story of African American lives. (Booklist, starred review)

Delana has never known her parents. Raised by her aunt and a reclusive grandfather, Delana has lived a sheltered existence, nurtured on her aunt's wild family stories. But when her aunt dies, Delana embarks on a quest to unravel the truth. This moving fictional story is imagined from real antique photographs.