Willie Pearl Series

An historical fiction for families, set in a Depression-era coal-mining town in Eastern Kentucky. The series centers around a 10-year-old Black girl who is raised in a poor, but loving, whole family environment. Willie Pearl will serve as the first-ever literature series featuring a Black central character. The goal of the Willie Pearl literature series is to create a positive self-image & role model for Black youth, to stress a return to basic family values, & to fill a void in the children's book market with regard to minority readers. Additionally, it is a model of whole language literature. UNDER THE MOUNTAIN involves a daring adventure in which Willie Pearl falls into a mining break days before the coal company is due to seal off a mining chamber. Thematically, the book deals with the challenge we all have, children as well as adults, of confronting our fears. WILLIE PEARL: UNDER THE MOUNTAIN (ISBN 0-9627697-1-1) is the second in the six-part Willie Pearl book series for families, written by Michelle Y. Green, & published by William Ruth & Company (301-899-3434). The first book in the series, WILLIE PEARL (ISBN 0-9627697-0-3) is also available. Order from: William Ruth & Co., 3202 Brinkley Rd., Temple Hills, MD 20748-6302. 301-899-3434.