{"product_id":"mama-day-paperback","title":"Mama Day - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGloria Naylor\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA powerful generational saga at once tender and suspenseful, overflowing with magic and common sense, this book \"resonates with genuine excitement ... a big, strong, admirable novel\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn the island of Willow Springs, off the Georgia coast, the powers of healer Mama Day are tested by her great niece, Cocoa, a stubbornly emancipated woman endangered by the island's darker forces.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGLORIA NAYLOR was born in New York City in 1950. She received her B.A. in English from Brooklyn College and her M.A. in Afro-American studies from Yale. Her books include \u003ci\u003eThe Women of Brewster Place\u003c\/i\u003e, which won both the American Book Award and the National Book Award for first novel, and was also adapted into a television movie by Oprah Winfrey; \u003ci\u003eLinden Hills; Bailey's Cafe;\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Men of Brewster Place.\u003c\/i\u003e She taught writing and literature at George Washington University, New York University, Boston University, and Cornell University. She died in 2016.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 23, 1989\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mama Day\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.1\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 21\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42723445080127,"sku":"9780679721819","price":21.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/08d9ffef7aa0c048b90fb552ab9975cc.webp?v=1765099191","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/mama-day-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}