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| Nikki Grimes - Bronx Masquerade |
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After Wesley reads an intimate poem to his high school English class, other students envy this power of self-reflection and start writing their own poetry, causing deep secrets, fears, and feelings to be revealed and fatades to vanish. A Coretta Scott King Award Winner & ALA Best Book for Young Adul ...
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$0.25 - $13.25
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| Taylor - Road to Memphis |
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Set in Mississippi in 1941, The Road to Memphis describes three harrowing, unforgettable days in the life of an African-American high school girl dreaming of law school. Caught up in the center of tense racial dramas unfolding around her, Cassie Logan is forced to confront the adult world as never b ...
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$0.25 - $12.91
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| Angela Johnson - Toning the Sweep |
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On a visit to her grandmother Ola, who is dying of cancer in her house in the desert, fourteen-year-old Emmie hears many stories about the past and her family history and comes to a better understanding of relatives both dead and living.
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$0.25 - $5.99
from 2 stores
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| Eloise Greenfield - Africa Dream |
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An African-American child dreams of Africa, where she sees animals, shops in a marketplace, reads from a strange old book, and returns to the village where her granddaddy welcomed her so long ago.
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$6.99 - $6.99
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| Soul Looks Back in Wonder |
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Artwork and poems by such writers as Maya Angelou, Langston Hughes, and Askia Toure portray the creativity, strength, and beauty of their African American heritage.
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$7.99 - $7.99
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| Ashley Bryan - Beat the Story-Drum, Pum-Pum |
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Five traditional Nigerian tales include "Hen and Frog," "Why Bush Cow and Elephant are Bad Friends," "The Husband Who Counted the Spoonfuls," "Why Frog and Snake Never Play Together," and "How Animals Got Their Tails."
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$8.95 - $8.95
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