Dear Willie Rudd by Libba Moore Gray

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An adult remembers her childhood relationship with a black woman and wishes she could thank her and apologize for any wrongs committed due to race.

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A woman sits in her rocking chair and recalls Willie Rudd, the black housekeeper who raised her fifty years earlier, and then the woman goes into her house and writes Willie a letter.

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NCTE Adventuring with Books: A Booklist for Pre-K—Grade 6 (11th Edition: 1993-1995)

Read Aloud Indiana Book Award (Ageless – 1995)

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