Floyd Cooper
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Black History Month - Tweens
Caldecott Medal & Honor Books - Present to 1938
Native American Heritage Month - Tweens
Texas Bluebonnet List 2022-23
Caldecott Medal & Honor Books - Present to 1938
Native American Heritage Month - Tweens
Texas Bluebonnet List 2022-23
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The 1921 Tulsa, Oklahoma, race massacre was one of the worst incidents of racial violence in our nation's history. On May 31 and June 1 an armed mob looted homes and businesses as Black families fled. The police did nothing to protect Greenwood, and as many as three hundred African Americans were killed, most buried in unmarked graves. No official investigation occurred until seventy-five years later. Weatherford helps young readers understand the...
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This is the true story of James Lafayette, a slave who spied for George Washington's army during the American Revolution. But while America celebrated its newfound freedom, James returned to slavery. His service hadn't qualified him for the release he'd been hoping for. For James the fight wasn't over; he'd already helped his country gain its freedom, now it was time to win his own.
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In Charleston, South Carolina, in 1865, ten-year-old Eli and other newly freed slaves gather to honor the memory of fallen Union soldiers, an event considered to be one of the first celebrations of what is now called Memorial Day. Includes author's note.
12) A beach tail
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When his father tells him not to leave the lion he draws on the beach, a little boy makes a very, very long tail as a trail to follow back as he wanders down the beach.
13) Jaguarundi
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[1995]
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English
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Although the other animals also feel threatened by the encroachment of humans, only Rundi and Coati journey north in search of a safer place to live.
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Frederick Douglass was a self-educated slave in the South who grew up to become an icon. He was a leader of the abolitionist movement, a celebrated writer, an esteemed speaker, and a social reformer, proving that, as he said, "Once you learn to read, you will be forever free."
16) Back of the bus
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[2010]
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English
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From the back of the bus, an African American child watches the arrest of Rosa Parks.
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Danitra Brown series volume 2
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[2002]
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Recounts, in a series of poems and letters, Danitra's summer at her aunt's house in the country and her best friend Zuri's summer at home in town.