num_pages: 40
description: A stunning feat of original storytelling from the recipient of the 2018 John Steptoe New Talent Author Award.In a boldly transportive original tale David Barclay Moore infuses history with wry folk wisdom metaphorical power and a splash of magic. The Civil War may be over but times are not substantially improved for the freed Black citizens of Walkerton Georgia who are shunned by the white folks of the surrounding towns. One day though ol' Rootilla Redgums and her grandson Julius Jefferson arrive. Rootilla teaches the citizens of Walkerton how to make all sorts of beautiful things and the white people can't get enough. But some aren't so happy. When a hooded mob threatens to burn down the town Julius and Rootilla must work wonders to protect Walkerton and its peopleeven if it means moving heaven and earth itself. With exquisite cinematic illustrations by John Holyfield and a generous trim size this portrait of Black endurance draws on the rhythms and traditions of African American storytelling to open a powerful window into the past.
language: English
title: Carrimebac, the Town That Walked
publisher: Candlewick Press