Black Cake holidays Aya and Pete explore the

Aya and Pete explore the foods

Approximately 2” D x 4” H *

Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

KEY NOTES Chamomile

filmmaker Ava DuVernay

Black Cake holidays Aya and Pete explore theWe cant choose what we inherit. But can we choose who we become? In present day California, Eleanor Bennetts death leaves behind a puzzling inheritance for her two children, Byron and Benny: a black cake, made from a family recipe with a long history, and a voice recording. In her message, Eleanor shares a tumultuous story about a headstrong young swimmer who escapes her island home under suspicion of murder. The heartbreaking tale Eleanor unfolds,