Myles to Go - Book Two

Question for you. Are you from the south? Perhaps an immigrant from another country? Have you heard stories about your homeland from parents grandparents or your ancestors? If so then Myles to Go Book Two - Beginnings like its predecessor ...Myles to Go was written with you in mind. Between 1916 and 1970 approximately six million African-Americans left the south for the northeast Midwest and the west coast. ...Myles to Go tells the story of a fictional family that leaves Georgia in 1962 for a better life on the south side of Chicago. The novel focuses on the Myles clan an African-American family who as part of the Great Migration pulls up stakes for the Windy City. With father Jacob and mother Dottie at the helm the Myleses head north with their five children to start a new life in Chicago. ...Myles to Go Book Two - Beginnings continues the story of L'il Daddy Molly Beth and their forbidden love. The reader also gets a glimpse into the origins of Matthews Groceries and the bourgeoning relationship between teens from different sides of the tracks Robert 'Bobby' Matthews and Brittany 'Cookie' Abernathy. Book Two - Beginnings also introduces new characters: a neighbor of the Myleses who may or may not be starving their only child; an old friend of Jacob's whose daughter is a cause of anguish for Jacob Myles Jr.; and pre-teen Frankie Myles gets in over his head regarding sexual matters when making a discovery in the family attic. Book Two also answers questions from Book One regarding the relationship between despicable Fredrick Dupree and his shy and lovable young son Fredrick Dupree the fourth. ...Myles to Go and ...Myles to Go Book Two - Beginnings provide a stepping stone to a myriad of topics. Both novels speak on the Great Migration sharecropping the Jim Crow era segregated facilities lack of diversity in early television interracial relationships self-hatred and so much more. Both novels show how issues of the past a