Mama’s Chicken and Dumplings

＂Set in the 1930s in the African American community of Vinegar Hill in Charlottesville, Virginia, this book follows ten-year-old Allie, who devises a secret Man for Mama Plan to find her mama a husband＂--

Dionna L. Mann is an independent researcher and resident of Virginia who loves uncovering human-interest stories hidden within African-American history. As a work for hire author, she’s written for Scholastic Press, Lerner, and Capstone, among others. This is her debut novel. Visit her at dionnalmann.com.