Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
In her hands In her hands Alan Schroeder "A biography of African American sculptor Augusta Savage, who overcame many obstacles as a young woman to become a premier female sculptor of the Harlem Renaissance. Includes an afterword about Savag… OL13745336W
Josephine Baker Josephine Baker Alan Schroeder A biography of Josephine Baker. OL15837453W
Baby Flo Baby Flo Alan Schroeder "A biography of African American entertainer Florence Mills, an internationally renowned dancer, singer, and comedian of the Harlem Renaissance era, focusing on how she began her career as a child. I… OL16142808W
Jack London Jack London Alan Schroeder A biography of the renowned American author focusing on the many adventures of his short, turbulent life and their reflection in his novels and stories. OL2934526W
Satchmo's Blues Satchmo's Blues Alan Schroeder A fictional recreation of the youth of trumpeter Louis Armstrong in New Orleans. OL2934537W
Lily and the Wooden Bowl Lily and the Wooden Bowl Alan Schroeder A young girl who wears a wooden bowl over her face to hide her beauty overcomes a variety of trials and eventually finds love, riches, and happiness. OL2934539W
Smoky Mountain Rose Smoky Mountain Rose Alan Schroeder In this variation on the Cinderella story, based on the Charles Perrault version but set in the Smoky Mountains, Rose loses her glass slipper at a party given by the rich feller on the other side of … OL2934541W
Ragtime Tumpie Ragtime Tumpie Alan Schroeder Tumpie, a young black girl who will later become famous as the dancer Josephine Baker, longs to find the opportunity to dance amid the poverty and vivacious street life of St. Louis in the early 1900… OL2934542W