Alice Faye Duncan, OPAL LEE AND WHAT IT MEANS TO BE FREE: The True Story of the Grandmother of Juneteenth

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Zibby Owens

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🗓️ 20 June 2022

⏱️ 23 minutes

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"We have these predestined moments in life that shape us. They determine the whole trajectory of what we will achieve." Zibby is joined by lifelong librarian and children's book author Alice Faye Duncan to talk about her latest book, Opal Lee and What It Means to Be Free, which shares the story of the grandmother of Juneteenth. The two discuss the main lesson Alice wants to teach young readers about historic heroes who are still alive today, as well as why she has decided to leave teaching after twenty-nine years. Alice also excitedly shares which project she is working on next about a blues fable set in the Mississippi Delta and why she was exceptionally conscious about picking its illustrator.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Zivie Owens, the creator and host of the award-winning podcast that you're listening to right now.
0:07.8	Thank you so much called Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books.
0:10.7	It is a daily podcast 365 days a year, and each day we talk to an author about all of the things related to their career, their book, their life, and more in 30 minutes or
0:21.1	less, because who has time? I am now an author myself, although I wasn't when I started this
0:25.9	podcast, and you can get my new memoir, Bookends, a memoir of Love, Loss, and Literature,
0:31.8	wherever books are sold starting July 1st, and my children's book, Princess Charming. You can
0:37.4	learn more about me at Zibby Owens.com,
0:39.5	but really you're here to learn more about the authors,
0:42.2	and that is what we're going to do.
0:44.4	Also, be sure to check out all the other podcasts
0:46.9	in the ZCast Podcast Network.
0:49.4	You can learn more at ZCastnetwork.com
0:51.9	and definitely check out those shows as well.
0:58.1	Thank you. at Zcastnetwork.com and definitely check out those shows as well. Alice Faye Duncan is the author of Opel Lee and What It Means to Be Free,
1:02.8	The True Story of the Grandmother of Juneteenth.
1:05.8	She is a national board certified teacher who writes for young learners.
1:09.7	Memory is her motivation. She writes to
1:11.8	help children remember important moments from African-American history. Her books are celebrated for
1:16.1	vivid imagery and lyrical texts that sound like music. Alice's most popular titles include
1:21.4	A Song for Gwendolyn Brooks, Just Like a Mama, Honey Baby, Sugar Child, and Memphis Martin and the
1:26.6	Mountain Top, which received a
1:27.9	2019 Coretta Scott King Honor Medal. Alice lives in Memphis, Tennessee, where at a young age,
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