Sweet Tea

About the Book

Prepare for a journey through the South and enjoy the delicious food as author T.R. Lankford ushers you to the table in Sweet Tea, a wonderful, coming-of-age tale of a young, African American girl, Amina. Amina is at the ripe age to learn the meaning and importance of getting the family together and preparing for weekly Sunday dinner. Enjoy the deep-fried chicken, ox-tails, whole catfish, twice-baked potatoes, macaroni and cheese, potato salad, cream corn, turnip greens, black-eyed peas, peach cobbler, red velvet cake, Mississippi Mud pie, and sweet tea. As Amina interacts with women of two preceding generations, she understands the significance of becoming a lady.

About the Author

Tanika R. Lankford is a librarian in Meridian, Mississippi. She is a certifi ed teacher, librarian, and school counselor with collegiate degrees from Tuskegee University, University West Alabama, and Mississippi State University. More importantly, she is a Southerner who is full of stories to tell about African American lifestyle, culture, and traditions. She begins her collection of stories with a coming of age tale of a young African American girl, Amina. Amina is at the ripe age to learn the meaning and importance of getting the family together and preparing for weekly Sunday dinner. As she interacts with women of two preceding generations, she understands the signifi cance of becoming a lady.