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61) The bluest eye
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
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Description
Eleven-year-old Pecola Breedlove, an African-American girl in an America whose love for blonde, blue-eyed children can devastate all others, prays for her eyes to turn blue, so that she will be beautiful, people will notice her, and her world will be different. The story of eleven-year-old Pecola Breedlove, the tragic heroine of Toni Morrison's haunting first novel, grew out of her memory of a girlhood friend who wanted blue eyes. Shunned by the town's...
62) Grandma's hands
Author
Publisher
M. Cavendish
Pub. Date
1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
While staying on his grandmother's farm, an Afro-American boy learns that every child needs a home where there's love, even though that love may be rough and scratchy
63) The first ladies
Author
Language
English
Description
"A novel about the extraordinary partnership between First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune--an unlikely friendship that changed the world, from the New York Times bestselling authors of the Good Morning America Book Club pick The Personal Librarian. The daughter of formerly enslaved parents, Mary McLeod Bethune refuses to back down as white supremacists attempt to thwart her work. She marches on as an activist...
Author
Language
English
Description
"In this impressive anthology, Natalie Baszile brings together essays, poems, photographs, quotes, conversations, and first-person stories to examine black people's connection to the American land from Emancipation to today. In the 1920s, there were over one million black farmers; today there are just 45,000. Baszile explores this crisis, through the farmers' personal experiences. In their own words, middle aged and elderly black farmers explain why...
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Language
English
Description
"Seventeen-year-old Noelle Layne knows horror. Every trope, every warning sign, every survival tactic. She even leads a successful movie club dedicated to the genre. Who better to throw the ultimate, most exclusive Halloween party on all of Long Island? With some of the top influencers in her school on the guest list, including gorgeous singer-songwriter Archer Mitchell, her popularity is bound to spike. She could really use the social boost for an...
68) These hands
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
An African American man tells his grandson about a time when, despite all the wonderful things his hands could do, they could not touch bread at the Wonder Bread factory. Based on stories of bakery union workers; includes historical note
70) Music is history
Author
Language
English
Description
Music Is History combines Questlove's deep musical expertise with his curiosity about history, examining America over the past fifty years
71) To catch a raven
Author
Series
Women who dare volume 3
Language
English
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Description
When the Declaration of Independence is stolen by a former Confederate official, fearless grifter Raven Moreaux, forced by the government to get it back, finds both her life and heart on the line when she falls for her partner who is posing as her husband
Publisher
Chronicle Books LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"In 1920, as art and writing flourished during the Harlem Renaissance, W. E. B. Du Bois published The Brownies' Book: A Monthly Magazine for Children of the Sun-the first periodical for African American youth, collecting original art, stories, letters, and activities to celebrate their identities and inspire their imaginations and ambitions. Building upon Du Bois's mission, esteemed professor and scholar Karida Brown and celebrated artist Charly Palmer...
75) Get a hit, Mo!
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2016
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Mo Jackson is excited for his baseball game, but Coach Marie tells him he is batting last and playing right field, again. Will Mo ever get a hit?"--
76) Langston Hughes
Author
Series
Publisher
Sterling Pub
Pub. Date
[2006], c1994
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A brief profile of African American poet Langston Hughes accompanies some of his better known poems for children
Author
Language
English
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Description
"Using history as a foundation, The Humanity Archive uses storytelling techniques to make history come alive and uncover the truth behind America's whitewashed history. Challenging dominant perspectives, author Jermaine Fowler goes outside the textbooks to find recognizably human stories. Connecting current issues with the heroic struggles of those who have come before us, Fowler brings hidden history to light"--
78) Wild rain
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Series
Language
English
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Description
'"Banished by her grandfather at the age of eighteen, Spring Lee has survived scandal to claim her own little slice of Paradise, Wyoming. She's proud of working her ranch alone and unwilling to share it with a stranger--especially one like Garrett McCray, who makes her second-guess her resolve to avoid men. Garrett escaped slavery years ago and is now a reporter in Washington. He's traveled west to interview Dr. Colton Lee for an article, yet it's...
79) The undefeated
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
"The Newbery Award-winning author of The Crossover pens an ode to black American triumph and tribulation, with art from a two-time Caldecott Honoree. Originally performed for ESPN's The Undefeated, this poem is a love letter to black life in the United States. It highlights the unspeakable trauma of slavery, the faith and fire of the civil rights movement, and the grit, passion, and perseverance of some of the world's greatest heroes. The text is...
80) Blues journey
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Selections from blue music for children. Poetry that both explores and exemplifies the blues tradition. The African experience in America is celebrated with a soulful, affecting blues poem that details the long journey from the Middle Passage to life today. Accompanied by Myers's bold and powerful paintings, "Blues Journey" creates its own resonant music. Full color
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