<p><strong>From beloved African American folklorist Zora Neale Hurston comes a moving adaptation by National Book Award winner and #1 <em>New York Times </em>bestselling author of <em>How to Be an Antiracist </em>and <em>Antiracist Baby</em>, Ibram X. Kendi. <em>Magnolia Flower </em>follows a young Afro Indigenous girl who longs for freedom and is gorgeously illustrated by Loveis Wise (<em>The People Remember</em>, <em>Ablaze with Color</em>).</strong></p><p>Born to parents who fled slavery and the Trail of Tears, Magnolia Flower is a girl with a vibrant spirit. Not to be deterred by rigid ways of the world, she longs to connect with others, who too long for freedom. She finds this in a young man of letters who her father disapproves of. In her quest to be free, Magnolia must make a choice and set off on a journey that will prove just how brave one can be when leading with one's heart.</p><p>The acclaimed writer of several American classics, Zora Neale Hurston wrote this stirring folktale brimming with poetic prose, culture, and history. It was first published as a short story in <em>The Spokesman</em> in 1925 and later in her collection <em>Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick</em> (2020).</p><p>Tenderly retold by #1 <em>New York Times</em> bestselling and National Book Award-winning author Ibram X. Kendi, <em>Magnolia Flower</em> is a story of a transformative and radical devotion between generations of Indigenous and Black people in America. With breathtaking illu