Coretta Scott King Award winner
A young girl's beloved uncle is a talented barber without a shop who
never gives up on his dream in this richly illustrated, stirring picture
book.
Everyone has a favorite relative. For Sarah Jean, it's her Uncle Jed.
Living in the segregated South of the 1920s, where most people are
sharecroppers, Uncle Jed is the only black barber in the county and has
to travel all over the county to cut his customers' hair.
He lives for the day when he could open his very own barbershop. But
there are a lot of setbacks along the way. Will Uncle Jed ever be able
to open a shiny new shop?