It is not where your journey starts but where it ends. Buckwheat's Journey gave him a sense of self-realization, mind, body and soul- New Year, New Beginning, and New Dawn!
Buckwheat discovers "Love takes off masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within." _James A. Baldwin
PBS documentary "Walt Disney - American Experience," was enlightening , especially about his film "Uncle Remus - Song of the South." He was a visionary. My fiction novel also explores the subject stereotypes. Check it out. https://www.scbwi.org/display-book-launch-party/?id=362384
.How did I get the idea for my fiction novel? Well, it started when a friend noticed that I had no male dolls, so he gave me Buckwheat and then the journey began.
After viewing the film The Wiz, I reflected on the themes in my fiction novel. The words from the song, "Believe in Yourself" mirrors Buckwheat's transformation at the end of his journey. Ease on down the road with Buckwheat!
http://www.scbwi.org/display-book-launch-party/?id=362384 Beauty is only skin deep. Find out more from Buckwheat. Check out my Book Launch Party and Contest with SCBWI Launch Party. http://www.scbwi.org/display-book-launch-party/?id=362384
On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat. She said, “Have you ever been hurt and the place tries to heal a bit, and you just pull the scar off of it over and over again.” When I wrote the fiction novel Buckwheat’s Journey, the mask we wear is unveiled.
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