{"product_id":"hattie-mae-begins-again-hardcover","title":"Hattie Mae Begins Again - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSharon G. Flake\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the three-time Coretta Scott King Honor winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Skin I'm In\u003c\/i\u003e comes a poignant story about a southern girl far from home at an elite girls boarding school in the north, who must find the courage to be herself and to dream of a brighter future, set against the backdrop of the great migration in South Philly.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou can be what you want in life.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eClimb as high as you wish.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNothing can stop you, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003enot even pedigree.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHattie Mae is from Seed County, North Carolina. She knows hard work: milking cows, plucking chickens, minding the garden. Her hands are made for manual labor, her feet for dirt--that is, according to Lisa and some of the girls at Miss Abigail's School for Exceptional Young Ladies in Philadelphia. In their eyes, Hattie Mae will never break into upper society and is unworthy of becoming a doctor or a lawyer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThough Hattie Mae sticks out like a sore thumb and has more in common with the hundreds of Black folks pouring into the city looking for better opportunities during the Great Migration, she \u003ci\u003eknows\u003c\/i\u003e that she belongs. She just has to prove it to the rest of the girls--and maybe even to herself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA moving coming-of-age story about finding the courage to be yourself, chasing your dreams, and lending a hand to others along the way.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSharon G. Flake is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Skin I'm In, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich has sold over a million copies worldwide and has been translated into numerous languages. Since its publication, Flake has authored over a dozen books, winning multiple Coretta Scott King Honor Awards; ALA Notable and Top Ten Recommended Books citations, and an NAACP Image Award Nomination, among many accolades. She has been writing books from her home (and Panera's) for over twenty years, including \u003ci\u003eOnce in a Blue Moon\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.21 x 8.48 x 5.89 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 13, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45476462919724,"sku":"9780593650349","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/6260\/8940\/files\/wqeMCZFCnQ9780593650349.webp?v=1776869219","url":"https:\/\/littleredgeneralstore.com\/products\/hattie-mae-begins-again-hardcover","provider":"Little Red General Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}