Sharee Miller

BIO

SHAREE MILLER is the author and illustrator of the picture books Princess Hair, Don’t Touch My Hair!, and Michelle’s Garden. She is also the award-winning creator of the Curlfriends graphic novel series and the illustrator of the Shai and Emmie series written by Quvenzhané Wallis and Nancy Ohlin as well as Sam’s Super Seats by Keah Brown.  She  is the illustrator of  One Crazy Summer written by Rita Williams Garcia. Miller lives in Jersey City with her spouse, son, and two cats, Pumpkin and Spice.

 

ONE CRAZY SUMMER:The Graphic Novel, Sharee Miller, illustrator

It’s 1968 and sisters Delphina,11, Vonetta, 9, and Fern, 7, arrive in Oakland to spend the summer with the mother who abandoned them seven years ago.  Their mother, Cecile, is less than welcoming and sends the girls to the People’s Center for breakfast and to keep them out of her hair.  At the People’s Center run by the Black Panthers the sisters feel the importance of community and gain a sense of empowerment.   However, it’s inside Cecile’s green stucco house where the sisters begin to form a much-needed connection with their distant mother.

Says Williams-Garcia, “The novel, One Crazy Summer, invites everyone from eight to eighty into the past with history, heart, and humor.  One Crazy Summer: The Graphic Novel invites readers of all abilities into an unforgettable visual experience.”

 

CURLFRIENDS: BACK IN BUSINESS

Nola Washington has never met a problem she can’t solve. She’s a fashionista and an honor roll student, and she knows her way around a comb. When she’s not helping her mom at their family’s hair salon, Nola’s hanging out with her besties, the Curlfriends! This time, Ella has signed them up for the school talent show, and who better to lead them in a dance routine than Nola, with her amazing moves? All she needs is a stylish new outfit to perform in, but when one of the salon’s hair dryers breaks down, Nola finds out her mom is having money trouble. If they can’t pay the bills, will the salon go out of business?

Not on Nola’s watch! She’ll do anything to help, but her mom keeps shutting her out. It’s hard to focus on dance practice with her girls, let alone school, when life at home is nowhere near perfect anymore. This doesn’t feel like something Nola can fix on her own, but with the Curlfriends by her side, there’s no problem they can’t solve together!