Pass It On by Gloria J.
The details in Purnell\'s (A Homerun for Bunny, 2013, etc.) beautifully realistic paintings and his.
The superb story is full of hope, showing people reaching across boundaries to help one another and provide a better life for the next generation.
Pass it on--the only repayment Faulkner requested--became Ernie\'s motto, which he gave to his daughters, as explained in the author\'s note at the end.
The author changed Ernie\'s life by paying his tuition to Alcorn, a university for black students.
After getting a job as a janitor at the University of Mississippi, he met two professors who introduced him to William Faulkner.
Ernie finished high school, where he met his future wife, Millie.
He wanted to go to college.
His black parents both worked in the cotton fields, and Ernie dreamed of a better life for his family. loved to read anything he could get his hands on.
Mcewen Burgess and illustrated by Gerald PurnellAn author and inspirational speaker offers a picture-book biography of her father that explores segregation and access to education.
Set during the 1930s in a segregated Mississippi, Burgess\' (Flawless Leadership, 2016, etc.) work chronicles how, as a boy, Earnest Mcewen Jr.
Kirkus Review Pass It On by Gloria J.
Ernie made a better life for his family, who continue to live a legacy of life-long learning and service, passing on their blessings to the next generation and the next, creating a ripple effect that will bless generations to come.
His generous financial gift allowed Ernie to go to college, move out of the South, and eventually emerge from poverty.
Faulkner helped Ernie attend college, paying for his tuition and expenses with no strings attached.
One of those significant events was meeting Nobel Laureate and Pulitzer Prize-winning author William Faulkner.
While working as a janitor at Ol\' Miss (the University of Mississippi), Ernie spoke to a professor about his burning desire to go to college, setting in motion a series of events that would change his and his family\'s life for all time.
More than anything, he wanted to go to college.
Mcewen Burgess and illustrated by Gerald Purnell is a children\'s picture book about the author\'s father, Earnest Mcewen Jr., and his life-changing relationship with Nobel Laureate and Pulitzer Prize-winning author William Faulkner.
As a young boy, Ernie (Earnest Mcewen Jr.) dreamed of a better life for his family in the segregated South of the 1930s.
Pass It On by Gloria J
