Smith had been a self-taught pianist before abandoning the instrument in 1954 in favor of the organ
As the devastating truth about her uncle dawns on Rayne
the Quinns gird themselves for a media-saturated trial
Eli Ward hasn't been back to his suffocating hometown of New Port Stephen
Tales Our Abuelitas Told: A Hispanic Folktale Collection -- Alma Flor Ada, Hardcover Franklyn Ajaye Smith had been a self-taughtOnce upon a time, in a land far away These stories have journeyed far over mountains, deserts, and oceans carried by wind, passed on to us by our ancestors. Now they have found their way to you. A sly fox, a bird of a thousand colors, a magical set of bagpipes, and an audacious young girl A mixture of popular tales and literary lore, this anthology celebrates Hispanic culture and its many roots Indigenous, African, Arab, Hebrew, and Spanish. F. Isabel