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Adopted by a wealthy, bed-confined white woman, Shelton, a young African-American boy, is crippled by an accident and taken in by the wily Minou and his family, who offer him guidance in a race-torn world and the secret of his birth. Reprint.
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Shelton Lafleur, an elderly artist, recalls growing up as a young African American orphan in New Orleans during the Depression, the accident that cripples him for life, and his encounter with Minou, who takes him into his home and helps him unravel his haunted past
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