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<p>A fifteenth-anniversary edition of the award-winning debut picture book celebrating North Preston, NS, by the Governor General’s Literary Award — shortlisted author of Africville.</p>
<p>Happy memories sparkle in this journey through poet Shauntay Grant’s childhood visits to North Preston, Nova Scotia. Her words bring to life the sights, sounds, rhythms, and people of a joyful place, while Susan Tooke’s vibrant illustrations capture the warmth of one of Canada’s most important black communities. <i>Up Home</i> celebrates the magic of growing up, and the power in remembering our roots, now in a new softcover edition celebrating its fifteenth anniversary.</p>