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    Gloria Naylor

    Gloria Naylor was born in New York City in 1950. She received her B.A. in English from Brooklyn College and her M.A. in Afro-American studies from Yale. Her books include The Women of Brewster Place, which won both the American Book Award and the National Book Award for first novel, and was also adapted into a television movie by Oprah Winfrey; Linden Hills; Bailey's Cafe; and The Men of Brewster Place. She taught writing and literature at George Washington University, New York University, Boston University, and Cornell University. She died in 2016.
    The Women of Brewster Place
    The Women of Brewster Place
    A Novel in Seven Stories
    Gloria Naylor
    9780143136163
    $26.00 US
    Hardcover
    May 11, 2021
    Penguin Classics
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
    Mama Day
    Mama Day
    Gloria Naylor
    9780679721819
    $18.00 US
    Paperback
    Apr 23, 1989
    Vintage
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
    The Women of Brewster Place
    The Women of Brewster Place
    A Novel in Seven Stories
    Gloria Naylor
    9780140066906
    $17.00 US
    Paperback
    Jun 30, 1983
    Penguin Books
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB

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    The Women of Brewster Place
    The Women of Brewster Place
    A Novel in Seven Stories
    Gloria Naylor
    9780143136163
    $26.00 US
    Hardcover
    May 11, 2021
    Penguin Classics
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
    Mama Day
    Mama Day
    Gloria Naylor
    9780679721819
    $18.00 US
    Paperback
    Apr 23, 1989
    Vintage
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
    The Women of Brewster Place
    The Women of Brewster Place
    A Novel in Seven Stories
    Gloria Naylor
    9780140066906
    $17.00 US
    Paperback
    Jun 30, 1983
    Penguin Books
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB

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