People & Places - United States - African American & Black
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The Road to Memphis
$9.99 Add to cartA stunning repackage of a companion to Mildred D. Taylor’s Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, with cover art by two-time Caldecott Honor Award winner Kadir Nelson!
As America hovers on the brink of war, s- Author: Taylor, Mildred D.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: April 12, 2016
- ISBN10: 1101997559
- Language: English
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Zora’s Garden
$25.00 Add to cartIn the Florida town of Eatonville, Zora experiences magic …
With the loving wisdom of her mother, Lucy, Zora learns the perfect recipe for creating stories and growing gardens. Join in the fun as Zor
- Author: Chesny, Rae
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 54
- Publish Date: January 07 2023
- ISBN10: 1953426247
- Language: English
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El Pañuelo de Mamá / Mama’s Sleeping Scarf
$18.95 Add to cartEl primer libro para ni?os de Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, una historia sobre la familia y el v?nculo que nos une
A Chino le encanta el pa?uelo de su mam? est? lleno de c?rculos rojos y azules, es suav… [more below]- Author: Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: February 20 2024
- ISBN10: 8448865995
- Language: Spanish
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Wind Flyers
$19.99 Read moreThree-time Coretta Scott King Award-winning author Angela Johnson and New York Times bestselling illustrator Loren Long introduce readers to a band of under-celebrated World War II heroes–the Tuskege… [more below]
- Author: Johnson, Angela
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 09 2007
- ISBN10: 068984879X
- Language: English
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Samuel’s Choice
$9.99 Add to cartSamuel is a fourteen-year-old enslaved African American in Brooklyn in 1776 when the fighting between the British and the colonists reaches his doorstep. “Liberty ain’t for Africans,” says fellow serv
- Author: Berleth, Richard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: January 01 2012
- ISBN10: 0807572195
- Language: English
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My Hair Is a Garden
$9.99 Read moreNEA’S READ ACROSS AMERICA 2019-2020 CALENDAR
Like every good garden, my hair must be cared for and nourished, tilled, and weeded. After a day of being taunted by classmates about her unruly hair, Mack- Author: Cabrera, Cozbi A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 07 2023
- ISBN10: 0807555215
- Language: English
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My Name Is Truth: The Life of Sojourner Truth
$19.99 Add to cartThe remarkable true story of how former slave Isabella Baumfree transformed herself into the preacher and orator Sojourner Truth, an iconic figure of the abolitionist and women’s rights movements.
Writ
- Author: Turner, Ann
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: January 20 2015
- ISBN10: 60758988
- Language: English
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Celeste’s Harlem Renaissance
$16.99 Add to cartIt’s 1921, and when Celeste Lassiter Massey goes to stay with her Aunt Valentina in Harlem, she is not thrilled to trade her friends and comfortable North Carolina surroundings for scary big city life… [more below]
- Author: Tate, Eleanora E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: January 01 2009
- ISBN10: 031611362X
- Language: English
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Jamaica Tag-Along
$7.99 Read moreJamaica doesn’t want a younger child to play with her, until she remembers how she felt when her older brother excluded her from his games.
- Author: Havill, Juanita
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 24 1990
- ISBN10: 0395549493
- Language: English
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Two Friends: Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass
$18.99 Read moreSusan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass chat over tea about their efforts to win rights for women and African Americans.
Some people had rights, while others had none.Why shouldn’t they have them, too?… [more below]
- Author: Robbins, Dean
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 05 2016
- ISBN10: 545399963
- Language: English
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First Sticker Book Museums
$7.99 Add to cartThis fascinating book is packed full of dinosaur bones, Egyptian mummies and dozens of other curious objects. There are over 120 stickers to complete the scenes and bring each museum to life, includin… [more below]
- Series: First Sticker Books
- Author: Bathie, Holly
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 02 2024
- ISBN10: 180531923X
- Language: English
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The Dramatic Life of Azaleah Lane
$15.99 Read moreAzaleah’s big sister, Nia, has been cast as Willa Wonka in the school musical, and the entire Lane family is looking forward to the show. Azaleah has even helped plan a surprise dinner party for Nia a… [more below]
- Series: Azaleah Lane
- Author: Smith, Nikki Shannon
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: August 01 2020
- ISBN10: 151584465X
- Language: English
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Nowhere to Run
$15.95 Add to cartThis award-winning book of teen urban fiction is high on drama and adrenaline. At just over 100 pages it’s a fast-paced page turner with plenty of dialogue and suspense. Calvin is a track star, but ca
- Author: Griffin, Claire J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: September 29 2023
- ISBN10: 9798218205225
- Language: English
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Storm in the Night
$8.99 Read moreStorm in the night–lights flicker out, rain streams down the windows… This could be a moment to be scared, but Thomas and his grandfather huddle with Ringo the cat on their porch and share stories
- Author: Stolz, Mary
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: June 16 2020
- ISBN10: 0064432564
- Language: English
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Cherries and Cherry Pits
$7.99 Add to cartNo one can tell a story quite like Bidemmi. When she starts to draw, her imagination takes off. Enter her world, look at her pictures, and watch her stories grow and grow–just like the forest of cher
- Author: Williams, Vera B.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: April 29 1991
- ISBN10: 0688104789
- Language: English
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The Dark-Thirty: Southern Tales of the Supernatural
$18.99 Read moreWith an extraordinary gift for suspense, the award-winning author of Mirandy and Brother Wind offers a collection of original spine-tingling tales inspired by African-American history and the oral sto… [more below]
- Author: McKissack, Patricia
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: March 29 2022
- ISBN10: 0679818634
- Language: English
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Harlem
$18.99 Read more“They took the road in Waycross Georgia / Skipped over the tracks in East St. Louis / Took the bus from Holly Springs / Hitched a ride from Gee’s Bend / Took the long way through Memphis / The third d… [more below]
- Author: Myers, Walter Dean
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: February 01 1997
- ISBN10: 0590543407
- Language: English
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Meet Danitra Brown
$7.99 Read moreThis spirited collection of beautifully illustrated poems introduces young readers to Danitra Brown, the most splendiferous girl in town, and her best friend, Zuri Jackson. “The poignant text and love
- Author: Grimes, Nikki
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 22 1997
- ISBN10: 0688154719
- Language: English
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Pizza Party: The Carver Chronicles, Book Six
$7.99 Read moreA new title in a chapter book series featuring African American and Latino boys that’s full of kid-friendly charm and universal appeal
Third-grader Richard and his friends are just four days away fro- Series: Carver Chronicles #6
- Author: English, Karen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: October 22 2019
- ISBN10: 0358097479
- Language: English
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Sadiq and the Perfect Play
$8.99 Add to cartSadiq’s big sister, Aliya, was recently cast in a community theater musical. When Sadiq and his friends hear her practicing, they decide to put on their own play for their friends and family. Sadiq vo… [more below]
- Series: Sadiq
- Author: Nuurali, Siman
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: September 01 2020
- ISBN10: 1515872874
- Language: English
