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Toni Morrison
(89,026)
Summary: Milkman Dead was born shortly after a neighborhood eccentric hurled himself off a rooftop in a vain attempt at flight. For the rest of his life he, too, will be trying to fly. With this novel, Toni...
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Irene Smalls
(70)
Summary: Kevin feels excitement, pride, pleasure, and love as he spends an entire day working and playing with his father.
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Call #: E SMALLS
Location: Picture Books
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Marcia K Vaughan
(106)
Summary: Great Aunt Lucy tells a story of her days as a slave, when she and her brother, Albert, learned the quilt code to help direct other slaves and, eventually, Albert himself, to freedom in the North.
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Call #: E VAUGHAN
Location: Picture Books
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Jacqueline Woodson
(3,140)
Summary: The making of "Show ways," or quilts which once served as secret maps for freedom-seeking slaves, is a tradition passed from mother to daughter in the author's family.
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Call #: E WOODSON
Location: Picture Books
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Christopher Paul Curtis (read by LeVar Burton )
(60,970)
Summary: The ordinary interactions and everyday routines of the Watsons, an African American family living in Flint, Michigan, are drastically changed after they go to visit Grandma in Alabama in the summer of 1963.
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Location: Junior CD Books Fiction
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Pearl Cleage
(1,371)
Summary: When Regina Burns married Blue Hamilton, she knew he was no ordinary man. Regina enjoyed a circle of engaging friends and her own work as communications consultant, but she especially relished the...
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Christopher Paul Curtis
(1,693)
Summary: Luther T. Farrell has got to get out of Flint, Michigan. As his best friend, Sparky, says, "Flint's nothing but the Titanic." And as Luther's mother, aka the Sarge, says, "Take my advice and stay off...
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Mildred D Taylor
(114,625)
Summary: The story of one African American family fighting to stay together and strong in the faceof brutal racist attacks, illness, poverty, and betrayal in the Deep South of the 1930s.
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Christopher Paul Curtis
(99,710)
Summary: It's 1936, in Flint, Michigan. Ten-year-old Bud may be a motherless boy on the run, but he's on a mission. His momma never told him who his father was, but she left a clue: posters of Herman E....
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E. L Konigsburg
(4,295)
Summary: Two fifth-grade girls, one of whom is the first black child in a middle-income suburb, play at being apprentice witches.
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Gail Carson Levine
(3,261)
Summary: If nobody wants him, that's fine. He'll just take care of himself. When his father dies, Dave knows nothing will ever be the same. And then it happens. Dave lands in an orphanage -- the cold and...
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Christopher Paul Curtis
(60,970)
Summary: Enter the world of ten-year-old Kenny and his family, the "weird" Watsons of Flint, Michigan. When Mom and Dad decide to visit Grandma, the Watsons head off to Birmingham, Alabama, where they witness a tragic historic event.
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Pat McKissack
Summary: A story anthology from award-winning author Patricia C. McKissack, who has been credited with changing the face of children's literature with her rich writing that celebrates the expressions of...
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Carol Fenner
Summary: A warm portrayal of an African-American family in a story that moves with mounting intensity to a dramatic, believable, and a wholly satisfying conclusion. Yolanda is a great big girl and strong for...
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Esme Raji Codell
(306)
Summary: Paris has just come for piano lessons, not chopped-liver sandwiches or French lessons or free advice. But when old Mrs. Rosen gives her a little bit more than she can handle, it might be just what...
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by
M. T Anderson
(14,622)
Summary: Octavian Nothing is raised by a group of rational philosophers known only by numbers. He and his mother are the only people in their household assigned names. Young Octavian begins to question the...
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M. T Anderson
(3,869)
Summary: Such is our task, and such lies before us all: Liberty or Death. In the summer of 1775, fleeing from a death sentence, Octavian and his tutor, Dr. Trefusis,...
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Connie Rose Porter
Series:
American Girl Addy Series
(53)
Summary: Meet Addy Walker, a courageous nine-year-old girl growing up during the Civil War. When her poppa and brother are sold to another plantation, Addy and her mother take the terrible risk of escaping to...
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Location: Junior CD Books Fiction
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Esme Raji Codell
(3,412)
Summary: Struggling with school and her feelings since her father left, Sahara gets a fresh start with a new and unique teacher who supports her writing talents and the individuality of each of her classmates.
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Christopher Paul Curtis
Summary: The Flint Future Detectives are back in another hilarious adventure that's filled with more gizmos and gadgets. Steven and his best friend Russell are back! When Russell's dog, Rodney Rodent, jumps...
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James Patterson
(24,685)
Summary: Detective Alex Cross tells the story of an ancestor, Abraham Cross, and his experiences with lawyer Ben Corbett, recounting one man's pursuit of justice in the face of the resurgence of Ku Klux Klan racism and violence in 1906 Eudora, Mississippi.
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Niobia Bryant
(600)
Summary: After surviving an outdoor encounter with adventurous Jade Prince, Kaeden Strong is determined to make her see that he's the right man for her.
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Tanita S Davis
(961)
Summary: Teens Octavia and Tali learn about strength, independence, and courage when they are forced to take a car trip with their grandmother, who tells about growing up Black in 1940s Alabama and serving in...
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Dan Gutman
(1,326)
Summary: With his ability to travel through time using vintage baseball cards, Joe takes Flip with him to find out whether Satchel Paige really was the fastest pitcher ever.
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Jacqueline Woodson
(1,812)
Summary: Through letters to his little sister, who is living in a different foster home, sixth-grader Lonnie, also known as "Locomotion," keeps a record of their lives while they are apart, describing his own...
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Jacqueline Woodson
(6,780)
Summary: 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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Jacqueline Woodson
(3,924)
Summary: In the New York City borough of Queens in 1996, three girls bond over their shared love of Tupac Shakur's music, as together they try to make sense of the unpredictable world in which they live.
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Walter Dean Myers
(795)
Summary: If Harlem high school senior Drew Lawson is going to realize his dream of playing college, then professional, basketball, he will have to improve at being coached and being a team player, especially...
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Freddi Williams Evans
Summary: While Simmy watches for danger from high in a tree, other slaves gather in a hidden spot in the woods to sing and pray together in their own way, risking their lives in pursuit of religious freedom....
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Celeste O Norfleet
(78)
Summary: Special events planner Jacqueline Murphy finds herself unlucky in love, but that may change after she accidentally rear-ends the car of her next-door neighbor, who also happens to be her new boss.
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by
James Patterson
(24,685)
Summary: Detective Alex Cross tells the story of an ancestor, Abraham Cross, and his experiences with lawyer Ben Corbett, recounting one man's pursuit of justice in the face of the resurgence of Ku Klux Klan racism and violence in 1906 Eudora, Mississippi.
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by
Shana Burg
Summary: A bold work of historical fiction about one African American girl who finds her voice in segregated Mississippi. In Kuckachoo, Mississippi, 1963, Addie Ann Pickett worships her brother Elias and...
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Sapphire
(48,454)
Summary: An electrifying first novel that shocks by its language, its circumstances, and its brutal honesty, Push recounts a young black street-girl's horrendous and redemptive journey through a Harlem...
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Christopher Paul Curtis
(1,693)
Summary: Deeply involved in his cold and manipulative mother's shady business dealings in Flint, Michigan, fourteen-year-old Luther keeps a sense of humor while running the Happy Neighbor Group Home For Men,...
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Brenda Jackson
(1,088)
Summary: Sebastian Steele was the kind of man women dreamed about. He was drop-dead gorgeous, wickedly charming and fabulously wealthy. So why wouldn't Jocelyn Mason accept his offer to help her struggling...
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