Jessie & Jesus & Cousin Claire - Softcover

Andrews, Raymond

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1561450901 ISBN 13: 9781561450909

Publisher: Peachtree, 1994

Synopsis

Look out! Here come Jessie Mitchell Blackshear and her equally dangerous double, Cousin Claire. Sexy, smart, and sassy, these powerful African-American women survive and thrive in the male-dominated world of the rural South. Thoroughly different and equally dedicated to getting their way, Jessie and Claire will entertain and amaze you—if they don't swallow you whole! In these two hilarious and hair-raising novellas, Raymond Andrews has painted portraits of two very different black women whose means and modes of manipulation are mirror-opposites of each other, but whose motivations are frighteningly similar. The results—and their impact on those around them—are equally profound.Welcome to the darkly comic world of Jessie & Jesus & Cousin Claire, vividly presented in the rambunctious and rollicking prose of a master storyteller and inspired seer into human nature. Published shortly before Andrews's death in 1991, Jessie & Jesus & Cousin Claire won a 1992 American Book Award.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Observing, recognizing, and naming things will become an exciting adventure with the help of the Curious Kids! The charming illustrations bring to life the child's everyday vocabulary and encourage children to ask questions and discuss their fears and expectations about preschool or daycare.

About the Author:

Raymond Andrews in the author of a number of books, including The Last Radio Baby and Jessie and Jesus and Cousin Claire. He died in 1991.

About this edition

• Publisher: Peachtree
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 1561450901
• ISBN 13: 9781561450909
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192
• Illustrator: Andrews Benny