Jewell Parker Rhodes

Quotes

• “I think it's always natural for children to rebel against their parents and establish their own identity. And also, I th...”
• “I always wanted to write for children. When I was growing up, we were really poor. My mother had left, and it was all a ...”
• “My mother had abandoned the family, so grandmother raised me. And she was instrumental in that she taught me that the wo...”
• “A grandparent can be simply affirming. A grandparent has been there, done that child-raising stuff, and has the wisdom o...”