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Making Do - Vol. 1: Growing Up Colored in the Jim Crow South During the Great Depression is a YA, faith-based, realistic fiction novel. This coming of age story follows Dee Dee and Charles, two people destined to find each other as they navigate through one of the most turbulent periods of the United States, a nation that is post reconstruction, pre-Civil Rights and on the brink of World War II.
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Join Author - Josan Wright Callender, Sunday, June 29, 2025 at 1PM (Pacific Time) for a writing workshop based on Making Do: Growing Up Colored in the Jim Crow South During the Great Depression! It is “Writing with God.” The workshop gives budding and more mature writers an opportunity to explore the process of writing their own family stories – from a faith-based orientation! You won’t want to miss this informal event (20 spots open at a special price) to learn the tips and tools that I’ll share in writing your own legacy piece! You will also receive a signed copy of “Making Do: Growing Up Colored in the Jim Crow South During the Great Depression.
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Further your enjoyment of Southern cuisine with a twist! These recipes celebrate some of the best southern dishes with various contemporary dietary trends (keto, gluten-free, and dairy-free).
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This great read-aloud as the little truck finds joy in doing his best job!
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Are you interested in purchasing the Teacher's Guide, Student Activity Book, and Vocabulary Cards separately? Click Here.
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This journal is a work in progress. It is the draft of a writing extension to Making Do: Growing Up Colored in the Jim Crow South During the Great Depression as if you had me talking with you about some of the deeper themes. As it is undergoing revising, please feel free to contact me with any additional questions or themes you think should be included.
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Poems of Southern Faith
By: Mattie R. Wright
Faith-inspired poems created over a period of fifty years! -
By: Josan Wright Callender This great read-aloud as the little truck finds joy in doing his best job!