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Snow like ashes trilogy volume 1
Language
English
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Orphaned Meira, a fierce chakram-wielding warrior from the Kingdom of Winter, must struggle to free her people from the tyranny of an opposing kingdom while also protecting her own destiny.
Author
Series
Stormlight archive volume 1
Language
English
Description
A new epic series by the best-selling writer of Robert Jordan's final Wheel of Time novels introduces the world of Roshar through the experiences of a war-weary royal compelled by visions, a highborn youth condemned to military slavery and a woman who would save her impoverished house.
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Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Let Us Descend is a reimagining of American slavery, a journey from the rice fields of the Carolinas to the slave markets of New Orleans and into the fearsome heart of a Louisiana sugar plantation. Annis, sold south by the white enslaver who fathered her, is the reader's guide through this hellscape. As she struggles through the miles-long march, Annis turns inward, seeking comfort from memories of her mother and stories of her African warrior grandmother....
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English
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In this story based on true events, Jalani, a freed slave, gives the lock that held him in chains to his eldest child as a symbol of his enslavement. Includes information about African Burial Ground Memorial Sculpture in New York City created by Jalani's descendent, Lorenzo Pace.
11) Freewater
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Language
English
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ALA Youth Media Awards 2023 - Children
Black History Month - Tweens
Día Booklist (Grades 6-8) 2023
Newbery Medal Winners & Honor Books - Present to 1922
Black History Month - Tweens
Día Booklist (Grades 6-8) 2023
Newbery Medal Winners & Honor Books - Present to 1922
Description
After fleeing the plantation where they were enslaved, siblings Ada and Homer discover the secret community of Freewater, and work with freeborn Sanzi to protect their new home from the encroaching dangers of the outside world.
15) White stag
Author
Series
Permafrost volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
After a century of service to goblin lord Soren, Janneke, seventeen, the only mortal in the Permafrost, clings to her humanity as she faces difficult choices.
17) Freedom stone
Author
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
With the help of a magical stone from Africa, a thirteen-year-old slave travels to the battle of Vicksburg to clear her father's name and free her family from bondage.
18) Big Jabe
Author
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
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Storytime @ Home: Celebrate Black Authors, Illustrators, Stories, and Experiences
Storytime @ Home: Tails and Tales Summer Reading Challenge
Storytime @ Home: Tails and Tales Summer Reading Challenge
Description
Momma Mary tells stories about a special young man who does wondrous things, especially for the slaves on the Plenty Plantation.
19) The bell rang
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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1st Grade Rocks
National Poetry Month - Kids
Storytime @ Home: Celebrate Black Authors, Illustrators, Stories, and Experiences
National Poetry Month - Kids
Storytime @ Home: Celebrate Black Authors, Illustrators, Stories, and Experiences
Description
A slave family is distressed when they discover their son Ben has run away.
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