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By Author Shirley Sanders

The Principles of Kwanzaa Coloring Book: A Celebration of Heritage

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Coloring for Agility is a delightful collection designed to inspire seniors and individuals of all ages to embrace the joy of movement and the power of positivity. Each page features motivational quotes paired with beautiful, easy-to-color illustrations that encourage an active lifestyle and a healthy mindset.

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Shirley Sanders has taken her life experiences and packed them into Sessy's Journey; a powerful novel of heartache, triumph and lessons of the heart.
Sessy is a vibrant southern girl who challenged life and made the best of the wisdom and strength her mother provided her. Sessy shares sixty years of her life as she raises three generations of her family. Whatever gets Sessy down, she rises to fight the fight again. As you travel with Sessy on her journey, you will encounter periods of laughter and sadness; unrelenting perseverance and her undying faith in God.
Sessy's Journey keeps you flipping the pages to find out what happens next in her tumultuous life of struggles as a Black girl during the late 1930s in the deep south. Sessy goes through racial tensions, survival of spousal abuse, loss, and constant betrayal. Find out what happens when Sessy finally reaches her breaking point.

More Books From Shirley Sanders

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A riveting cultural American fiction, the Kenards and Lockwoods depicts the lives of two southern families, during the early 20th Century, in rural Mississippi, on the Louisiana border. Separated by color, yet bonded by common goals, the Kenards and Lockwoods share many memorable struggles and triumphs. Growing up side by side, Abby and Cola never felt the weight of segregation, but as the years go by their bond is tested by secrets and lies. Shirley Sanders’ epic tale leads the reader on an eye-opening journey of unexpected twists and turns surrounding racism, friendship, and what family really means.

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THE KENARDS & THE LOCKWOODS Book 2 is a continuation of Book1. It is about the lives of a Black and a White family growing up in the Deep South. Their experiences will spur your imagination to find out what the end will be. They resided near the Louisiana/Mississippi state line where they retained most of their culture as normal .

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About Shirley Sanders

Author Shirley Sanders is a vibrant, southern-born woman who has faced harrowing challenges and heartbreaks in her life. She was born in 1931 in Cheraw, Mississippi, to a strong outspoken African-American man and a strong loving African-American and Choctaw Indian mother.

Despite growing up in the uncertain times of the Great Depression, coming of age in the Jim Crow South, and losing six of her seven children at different phases of her life, Shirley managed to rise above it all. She earned a Bachelor's of Art in Child Development, and a Master's Degree in Nutrition. She also has lifetime teaching credentials in Cosmetology and Barbering. Approaching 90 years old, she is continuing her passion of writing novels. Shirley resides in southern Nevada with her adorable Yorkie Louie, and a diverse community that loves her.

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