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2) Sail away
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
A celebration of mermaids, wildernesses of waves, and the creatures of the deep through poems by Langston Hughes and cut-paper collage illustrations by multiple Coretta Scott King Award-winner Ashley Bryan.
Author
Series
Logan family (Mildred D. Taylor) volume 4
Pub. Date
[1987]
Language
English
Description
Four children witness a confrontation between an elderly black man and a white storekeeper in rural Mississippi in the 1930s.
Author
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
"In 1934, Chicago was the setting for one of the most fascinating ballgames in history: the second annual East-West Games. Come step back in time to see the best of the best Negro League players take each other on in this All-Star Game. This exhilarating play-by-play is a tour de force: a complete imagining of the radio broadcast of that thrilling game. You'll meet the legendary players, step into the stands with the fans, and even hear the radio...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
"Get ready for sweet togetherness as you snuggle up with your little one and show them how truly extraordinary and beautiful they are. With bouncing, rhythmic text from New York Times bestselling author Andrea Davis Pinkney and tender, charming illustrations from Caldecott Honor and Coretta Scott King Award-winning illustrator Brian Pinkney, this joyful celebration is the perfect way to rejoice and teach your child that they too, can spread their...
10) I have a dream
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Language
English
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Description
Illustrates the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, jr., as they were presented in his "I Have a Dream" speech on August 28, 1963.
Author
Series
Door of no return volume 1
Language
English
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Black History Month - Tweens
Lone Star List 2024 (Gr. 6-8)
NCTE Notable Poetry Books and Verse Novels (ages 3-13) 2023
Summer Reading List ALSC 2023 Gr. 6-8
Lone Star List 2024 (Gr. 6-8)
NCTE Notable Poetry Books and Verse Novels (ages 3-13) 2023
Summer Reading List ALSC 2023 Gr. 6-8
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11-year-old Kofi Offin dreams of water. Its mysterious, immersive quality. The rich, earthy scent of the current. The clearness, its urgent whisper that beckons with promises and secrets... Kofi has heard the call on the banks of Upper Kwanta, in the village where he lives. He loves these things above all else: his family, the fireside tales of his father's father, a girl named Ama, and, of course, swimming. Some say he moves like a minnow, not just...
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