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Thunder Rose

ISBN: 0152164723

Title: Thunder Rose

Author: Jerdine Nolen

KDL Description:

Unusual from the day she is born, Thunder Rose performs all sorts of amazing feats, including building fences, taming a stampeding herd of steers, capturing a gang of rustlers, and turning aside a tornado.

Amazon Description:

On a dark night of howling rain and booming thunder, Jackson and Millicent MacGruder welcome a new baby girl into their lives. Imagine their surprise when she sits up, thanks them for bringing her into the world, and informs them that she’s quite partial to the name Rose.

So begins the story of Thunder Rose, who drinks her milk straight from the cow and prefers the company of her bull, Tater, to any kitten or puppy. Rose is capturing outlaws by the time she’s a teenager, but she always has time to find joy in a song. Jerdine Nolen and Kadir Nelson have created a tall tale—and a powerful new African American heroine—to delight readers of all ages.