Night Rhythms (1)

Zora can’t go back to sleep. Her brain keeps thinking about the bad dream she had and her heart feels as though it’s beating out of her pajamas. That’s when her mother, Mrs. Johnson, gives her a unique blanket called a quilt. Before Zora can figure out what makes the quilt special, it carries her away on a historical journey. Now if only she knew how to get back home. Can she figure it out or will she be stuck in the past forever?

In Night Rhythms, Sims writes with warmth and paints vivid word-pictures, reminding us that every child needs to know where they come from, that knowing is empowering. As Zora discovers her heritage, she realizes that home is much more than a physical space, that many people and places make us whole. Zora is a sweet, loveable character who readers will want to journey with over and over again.
–Renée Watson, author of Piecing Me Together