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1) Rosa
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English
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Black Authors: Youth Biographies (SCPL-YS)
Black History Month - Youth
Eisenhower Public Library Kids Black History Month
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Black History Month - Youth
Eisenhower Public Library Kids Black History Month
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Provides the story of the black woman whose refusal to give up her seat on a bus in Alabama set in motion all the events of the civil rights movement that resulted in the end of the segregated South.
2) Paper things
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When Ari's mother died four years ago, she had two final wishes: that Ari and her older brother, Gage, would stay together always, and that Ari would go to Carter, the middle school for gifted students. So when nineteen-year-old Gage decides he can no longer live with their bossy guardian, Janna, Ari knows she has to go with him. But it's been two months, and Gage still hasn't found them an apartment. He and Ari have been "couch surfing," staying...
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English
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Black Authors: Board and Picture Books (SCPL-YS)
Folk & Fairy Tales
OBD Coretta Scott King Award - YOUTH
RLG Caldecott Medal List
Folk & Fairy Tales
OBD Coretta Scott King Award - YOUTH
RLG Caldecott Medal List
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Mufaro's two beautiful daughters, one bad-tempered, one kind and sweet, go before the king, who is choosing a wife.
4) Feathers
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When a new, white student nicknamed "The Jesus Boy" joins her sixth grade class in the winter of 1971, Frannie's growing friendship with him makes her start to see some things in a new light.
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"In 1944 a groundbreaking operation repaired the congenital heart defect known as blue baby syndrome. The operation's success brought the surgeon Alfred Blalock international fame and paved the way for open-heart surgery. But the technique had been painstakingly developed by Vivien Thomas, Blalocks African American lab assistant, who stood behind Blalock in the operating room to give him step-by-step instructions. The stories of this medical and social...
6) Cornrows
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As Mama and Great-Grammaw skillfully weave and braid their children's hair into the intricate cornrow patterns of Africa, they retell fascinating tales of ancestral life in Africa and praise contemporary African American activists.
11) Aïda
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Retells the story of Verdi's opera in which the love of the enslaved Ethiopian princess for an Egyptian general brings tragedy to all involved.
12) I see the rhythm
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Chronicles and captures poetically the history, mood, and movement of African American music. A celebration of African American music and the far-reaching impact it has had on the world, "I See the Rhythm" traces the progression of black music from its traditional roots in Africa to contemporary hip hop.
Chronicles and captures poetically the history, mood, and movement of African American music.
14) Africa dream
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A black child's dreams are filled with the images of the people and places of Africa.
15) My mama needs me
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Jason wants to help, but isn't sure that his mother needs him at all after she brings home a new baby from the hospital.
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In her debut picture book, Misty Copeland tells the story of a young girl-an every girl-whose confidence is fragile and who is questioning her own ability to reach the heights that Misty has reached. Misty encourages this young girl's faith in herself and shows her exactly how, through hard work and dedication, she too can become Firebird.
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