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Article: The Adventures of Minnie: Minnie Saves the Day. (children's bookshelf).(Children's Review)(Brief Article)
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- Black Issues Book Review
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- March 1, 2002
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The Adventures of Minnie: Minnie Saves the Day by Melodye Benson Rosales Illustrated by Melodye Benson Rosales Little, Brown & Company, April 2001 $12.95, ISBN 0-316-75605-9
Set in the Depression-era 1930s in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood, The Adventures of Minnie: Minnie Saves the Day takes place during a time of unyielding segregation with rigid boundaries separating white neighborhoods from black. The story centers around an African-American family, the Merriweathers and their two daughters--Hester and Anna Julia.
Minnie is a toasty brown, handmade rag doll given to Hester by her grandmother as a gift. Made of scraps from her ...
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Article: Toys for African-American tots.(Brief Article)
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... ... lots of fun. The Minnie Doll is based on the lead character in the charming storybook Minnie Saves the Day, by Melodye Benson Rosales. The book is the first in The Adventures of Minnie series, set in Chicago's celebrated African-American ...
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