D Veda Pendleton

Prepped: A Memoir (eBook, ePUB)

Coming of Age in Black and White America

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Set in early 1970's America and the aftermath of the Civil Rights Movement, Prepped: A Memoir, is the story of Veda Pendleton's journey from her predominantly black community in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, to The Ethel Walker School (Walker's) in Simsbury, Connecticut. It's the story of a gifted black girl who chose to accept the opportunity to have a better chance at life in America and attend prep school. Veda entered a foreign world fraught with academic, social and emotional challenges as she came of age in both black and white worlds.

A young adult memoir, Prepped is an account of Veda's time at Walker's and how she struggled with self-esteem and a new way of learning. These experiences helped her grow and learn in ways she had never imagined.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Veda Pendleton and Company
• Seitenzahl: 318
• Altersempfehlung: ab 13 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Oktober 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781734228427
• Artikelnr.: 59371565

Autorenporträt

Veda Pendleton grew up in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, in the 1960's and 1970's. Prepped depicts her upbringing in the Deep South and journey to The Ethel Walker School. Veda became an educator and writer and holds degrees from Wesleyan University, the University of Central Arkansas and The University of Georgia. She spent nearly twenty years in higher education teaching teachers how to teach reading and serving as a department chair and dean. Veda also served as a consultant and equity lead for the Kentucky Department of Education. Prepped is Veda's fifth book and first memoir. She also writes for academic journals, local magazines, newsletters, and blogs. Veda lives and writes in Louisville, KY, She has five adult children and seven grandchildren. Each summer she hosts Cousins Camp for her grandchildren.