Sorrow’s Kitchen: The Life and Folklore of Zora Neale Hurston

This nonfiction middle grade biography explores the life and work of one of the greatest African American woman writers, Zora Neale Hurston.

Zora Neale Hurston was a prominent figure of the Harlem Renaissance whose stories, plays, essays, and articles recorded black folklore and portrayed the struggles of life in the South—including Their Eyes Were Watching God .