Denise Lewis Patrick

See Me, Hear Me, Know Me

Makena Williams speaks out for justice in her community.

Selected Works

Picture Books

Ma Dear’s Old Green House

“This heartwarming story is just right for intergenerational sharing.”

–School Library Journal

Middle Grade

See Me, Hear Me, Know Me

Finding Someplace

Hurricane Katrina creates chaos for Reesie Boone and her beloved city of New Orleans.

No Ordinary Sound

In 1960s Detroit, music-lover Melody Ellison learns to lift her voice for justice and equality.

The Adventures of Midnight Son

“In a voice strong and true, Patrick’s narrator easily carries the story, winning readers; hearts…”

–Kirkus Reviews

Y/A

A Matter of Souls

From the shores of Africa to the bowels of a transatlantic ship to a voting booth in Mississippi to the jungles of Vietnam, all human connection is A Matter of Souls.

Non-fiction

A Girl Named Rosa

Mahalia Jackson, Freedom's Voice

Lewis Latimer, Engineering Wizard

Anthology

We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices