Author: Brenda Woods
Title: The Red Rose Box
Illustrator: N/a
Readability: 5.1
Genre: Chapter Book
Subgenre: Historical Fiction
Theme: Perseverance and Pushing through all trials and diversity
Primary and Secondary Characters: Leah Jean, Ruth, Momma, Daddy, Gramma, Elijah, Aunt Olivia, Uncle Bill, Miss Lutherine, Mrs. Redcotton, Miss Lilly, Sister Goodnight, Gilbert Martinez, Mrs. Pittman
Award(s) and Publication date: Coretta Scott - King Honor, Judy Lopez Memorial Award; 2002
Award(s) and Publication date: Coretta Scott - King Honor, Judy Lopez Memorial Award; 2002
Publishing Company: Penguin Young Readers Group
ISBN number: 0-14-250151-4
Summary and how the book will be used with students:
The Red Rose Box is about a young girl name Leah Jean who lives in Sulphur, Louisiana in 1953. On her tenth birthday her Aunt Olivia, who lived in Los Angeles, California, sent her a red rose box that included a lock and key. Inside this red rose box, a suitcase, were satin slippers, silk robe, fashion jewelry, and other items that were not seen in the south, especially for young girls like Leah. Inside this box was also a letter to Leah's mother. The letter included four train tickets to California and an apology, later Leah finds out that her mother no longer talks to her sister anymore over a man and vows that a man would never come between her and her sister. Leah's mother accepted the train tickets to California and her, Leah, Ruth, and Gramma all went to the free state of California. While in California Ruth and Leah were able to experience how it felt to not live under the Jim Crow laws. Aunt Olivia was very well off, her and her husband, and lived in a very nice house and even had a maid. The girls were able to receive whatever they like and wanted and enjoyed every moment of it. After returning back to Louisiana Leah could not help but tell people about here experiences. Leah's friend then thought that she was trying to " not be black" and stop talking to her for a while. One day her mother received a note from her sister saying that she wanted the girl to come visit in New York during the summer. When the girls went to New York they stayed in nice hotel, bought nice clothes, even got a new swim suit. While in New York Aunt Olivia receives word that another hurricane had hit Sulphur and Leah and Ruth's parents were died. Leah and Ruth then move to California to stay with their Aunt and Uncle. The girls were able to start a new life and live in the land of free and live with the best like their parents wanted. Leah even received her first love note. The story ends with Leah dressing up in everything that was sent to her in the red box like her mother saw her, the first time she received it.
The Red Rose Box could be used in many ways in the classroom. A few cool ways that it could be used in the classroom is the students in my classroom could create the own box. Decorate the box then take magazine pictures of what they would like to find in their box. I could also ask my students to think of places they would like to visit with a family member and write a story about it.
The Red Rose Box is about a young girl name Leah Jean who lives in Sulphur, Louisiana in 1953. On her tenth birthday her Aunt Olivia, who lived in Los Angeles, California, sent her a red rose box that included a lock and key. Inside this red rose box, a suitcase, were satin slippers, silk robe, fashion jewelry, and other items that were not seen in the south, especially for young girls like Leah. Inside this box was also a letter to Leah's mother. The letter included four train tickets to California and an apology, later Leah finds out that her mother no longer talks to her sister anymore over a man and vows that a man would never come between her and her sister. Leah's mother accepted the train tickets to California and her, Leah, Ruth, and Gramma all went to the free state of California. While in California Ruth and Leah were able to experience how it felt to not live under the Jim Crow laws. Aunt Olivia was very well off, her and her husband, and lived in a very nice house and even had a maid. The girls were able to receive whatever they like and wanted and enjoyed every moment of it. After returning back to Louisiana Leah could not help but tell people about here experiences. Leah's friend then thought that she was trying to " not be black" and stop talking to her for a while. One day her mother received a note from her sister saying that she wanted the girl to come visit in New York during the summer. When the girls went to New York they stayed in nice hotel, bought nice clothes, even got a new swim suit. While in New York Aunt Olivia receives word that another hurricane had hit Sulphur and Leah and Ruth's parents were died. Leah and Ruth then move to California to stay with their Aunt and Uncle. The girls were able to start a new life and live in the land of free and live with the best like their parents wanted. Leah even received her first love note. The story ends with Leah dressing up in everything that was sent to her in the red box like her mother saw her, the first time she received it.
The Red Rose Box could be used in many ways in the classroom. A few cool ways that it could be used in the classroom is the students in my classroom could create the own box. Decorate the box then take magazine pictures of what they would like to find in their box. I could also ask my students to think of places they would like to visit with a family member and write a story about it.
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