Coretta Scott Honor Book & Coretta Scott King Honor Book. "Cassie Louise Lightfoot, eight years old in 1939, has a dream: to be free to go wherever she wants for the rest of her life. One night, up on "tar beach" - the rooftop of her family's Harlem apartment building - her dream comes true. The stars life her up, and she flies over the city. She calims the bildings as her own - even the union building, so her father won't ahve to worry anyore about not being allowed to join just because his father wasn't a member. As Cassie learns, anyone can fly. 'All you need is somewhere to go you can't get to any other way. The next thing you know, you're flying among the stars.' Originally written by Faith Ringgold for her story quilt, this is a seamless weaving of fiction, autobiography, and African-American history and literatuare." (publisher) Author - Faith Ringgold. Ages 8 & up