when you do sumpum good and you feel warm and shiny all over your body.'' It's a process that encompasses dreaming, creating and making changes in one's life through positive action. The title, derived from Cousin Seatta's philosophy of life, is termed, ``the get up gift. Angie, 10, gets the lead in the school play and faces all manner of repercussions: it will take her away from home, where she is needed she is worried about speaking on stage there are kids at school who constantly put her down and the play opens her up to more of that. This is a remarkable story about self-esteem and achievement, bringing to light the negative images of sexism and racism that face black girls who strive for success in school.
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