Braided In My Hair by Tiffany Alexander
By Jennifer Coissiere • Mar 1st, 2008 • Category: Book Review •
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When I was pregnant I was told to be careful and mindful of the things I said, because my unborn child could hear me, could feel my emotions. Do you believe that is true? How many times on television have we seen children recap things that occurred while they were too little to understand what was going on? Do you believe that is possible? Reading Tiffany Alexander’s Braided In My Hair will make you think both are possible, if not true.
Daisy Anna Elizabeth Wray, like her name, was a handful. Her inquisitive mind always had her asking questions no other child would think of asking. She was smart beyond her years, but confused as any child would be trying to learn the ways of the world. Daisy had to learn how to let go and let God. Coming into a family where her mother was a teenager, suffering from the grief of losing her beloved father, when she became pregnant while looking for love; being raised by a grandmother who told you one thing but did something else. Even her intelligence could not shield her from a mean-spirited teacher; children who teased and called her ugly names; dealing with a lost, or the rejection she felt from her mother and sometimes God.
Daisy’s grandmother, Florence “Mama” Wray, was devoted to the church, her family, and her job. Feeling as though she failed in her parenting of Daisy’s mother, Laurel, she questioned if she would be able to raise Daisy properly. Would she be able to offer her what she could not offer her daughter?
Tiffany Alexander showed what is meant when they say it takes a village to raise a child in Braided In My Hair. Daisy had many key role models coming in her life at the right time; that is what I liked most. Even though, her mother was not there, someone was there to show her the way, and her conversations with God truly helped even when she half-believed. The editing toward the end of the book needed to be a little more refined, but I still enjoyed the book. I am passing this book on to my daughter, because I read things I know she could benefit from. I encourage and recommend anyone in a role model position for a young lady to pick this book up. You will be happy that you did.
Jennifer Coissiere
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Jennifer Coissiere is an aspiring author, a mother, and a wife. She has been reading books as far back as her memory will allow her to remember. She has always used books as an escape from her everyday life. Her passion for words became evident to her English teacher in the eighth grade. Since then Jennifer has been writing non-stop, but it was not until 2006 when she finally realized her passion. She reviews books because she truly loves reading, and wants to spread the word to more than just the people she knows.
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