Natasha Tarpley Writes

I LOVE MY HAIR

Keyanna does not like to get her hair combed! But her mom makes hair-combing time fun, by reminding her of all the wonderful ways she can wear her hair. This whimsical story celebrates the qualities that make each of us unique.

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BIPPITY-BOP BARBERSHOP

A touching story about a familiar rite of passage, as Miles’ father takes him to the barbershop for the very first time.

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JOE-JOE’S FIRST FLIGHT

Joe-Joe yearns to learn to fly. In this inspiring story, set in the 1920s, Joe-Joe’s dreams of flight allow him to soar above and beyond obstacles.

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DESTINY’S GIFT

Young people’s words matter! When Destiny learns that her favorite bookstore may have to close, she uses her love of writing to try to save and preserve memories of this special place.

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SELMA TAKES THE STAGE

Selma makes a secret wish at a (possibly) magic fountain. Now everything in her life is going flat as an out-of-tune instrument, and she’ll need more than magic to fix the mess she’s made.

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The Geek Goddesses, Book 1

THE HARLEM CHARADE

A buried painting is discovered. A grandfather is suddenly attacked by an unknown assailant. A greedy politician is developing a plan to take over Harlem and turn it into a ludicrous historic theme park. Alex, Elvin, and Jin must put together the pieces of this mysterious puzzle in order to save their beloved neighborhood, and maybe even their own lives.

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GIRL IN THE MIRROR:
Three Generations of Black Women in Motion

This inspiring, creative memoir reads like a novel as it follows the journeys and stories of three generations of women in the author’s family—her grandmother, her mother, and herself as a young adult in her twenties, as each woman strives to discover and to define who they are and their place in the world.

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For Adults

Natasha Tarpley is the author of the best-selling picture book, I Love My Hair!, as well as other acclaimed titles for children and adults. She is the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship among other awards.