Dori Sanders: Clover | Periscope

The setting for her first book, Clover, is a peach farm like the one Dori Sanders grew up on. Clover was published in 1990 and immediately became a best-seller. In the story, Clover is a 10-year-old African-American girl whose father marries a white woman. Immediately after the marriage, her father dies in a car accident leaving Clover to be raised by Sara Kate, her new stepmother. Though Clover and her family are wary of the stranger, Clover and Sara Kate learn to appreciate their differences and form a bond. 

Dori has stated that the reason she began writing was to make sure that her nieces and nephews knew what it was like to live on a farm. Today, Dori continues to write and to raise peaches on her farm in South Carolina.

El escenario de su primer libro, Clover, toma lugar en una granja de duraznos como la que creció Dori Sanders. Clover fue publicado en 1990 e inmediatamente se convirtió en un best-seller (mejor libro vendido). En la historia, Clover es una niña Afroamericana de 10 años cuyo padre se casa con una mujer Blanca. Inmediatamente después del matrimonio, su padre muere en un accidente automovilístico dejando a Clover para ser criada por Sara Kate, su nueva madrastra. Aunque Clover y su familia desconfiaba del extraño, Clover y Sara Kate aprenden a apreciar sus diferencias y formar un vínculo. 

Dori ha declarado que la razón por la que comenzó a escribir fue para asegurarse de que sus sobrinas y sobrinos supieran lo que era vivir en una granja. Hoy en día, Dori continúa escribiendo y criando melocotones en su granja en Carolina del Sur. 

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