Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut Ages 9 and up The book details Chilombo's thoughts

The book details Chilombo's thoughts in their most raw and honest form taken directly from a collection of notebooks she has kept since age 12

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profoundly unsettling story of an elderly slave's daring escape into the wild from a plantation in Martinique

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Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut Ages 9 and up The book details Chilombo's thoughtsThe barbershop is where the magic happens. Boys go in as lumps of clay and, with princely robes draped around their shoulders, a dab of cool shaving cream on their foreheads, and a slow, steady cut, they become royalty. That crisp yet subtle line makes boys sharper, more visible, more aware of every great thing that could happen to them when they look good: lesser grades turn into As; girls take notice; even a mothers hug gets a little tighter.