Butterfly Jar - Paperback

by Jalondra A. Davis (Author)

With all the rhythm, poetry, and pain of a Black girl's childhood in South Central LA, Jalondra Davis tells the story of Tanis Sutton, a 10 year old girl who dreams of having happy parents, straight hair, and an ice-cream colored house on the west side of town. Mischievous and attention-seeking, Tanis struggles with playground romance and schoolyard cliques in the midst of her family's bitter betrayals, which threaten to unravel them as a city explodes.

Author Biography

Jalondra A. Davis is a writer, scholar, dancer, university lecturer, non-profit development consultant, and the former Miss Black California USA. She holds a BA in English from Loyola Marymount University and a Masters of Professional Writing from the University of Southern California. A native of Inglewood, California, she enjoys reading, writing, dancing, mentoring and teaching, and coordinating educational and cultural programs.