Claudette Carrida Jeffrey
Claire isnâ€™t comforted in knowing that although she canâ€™t pass for White, she can pass the â€œbrown paper bag test.â€ Doesnâ€™t that make her people as prejudiced as the Whites?, ,A coming of age story about a young Creole of color who, by age seventeen, is left without a family either by abandonment or death. Sheâ€™s taken in by an elderly White woman whom sheâ€™s befriended and confided in over a period of years when she makes drugstore deliveries to the womanâ€™s home. Sera Menard helps to give Claire the most important thing she wants in life: a college education. When Sera dies, she leaves Claire an envelope containing several family heirlooms and a note. Claire discovers why Sera had been mysterious and kept her past hidden.
Historical,Historical Fiction,American,African American Literature
A Brown Paper Bag and a Fine Tooth Comb