The Red Rose Box

Leah Hopper is thrilled when, on her 10th birthday, her sophisticated and wealthy Aunt Olivia sends her a beautiful suitcase covered with red roses and filled with all sorts of extraordinary gifts. One of the gifts is a packet of train tickets and an invitation for the entire family to travel from their small, rural southern hometown to the big city of Los Angeles. While there, the family experiences a life far different from the one in their sleepy, racially segregated hometown. But later, when a tragedy forces Leah and her younger sister to relocate to Los Angeles permanently, Leah finds that wealth and material comforts are not what she treasures most in life. A 2003 Coretta Scott King Author Honors book. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.