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Growl Power! (The Cheetah Girls #8)
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Deborah Gregory,Andrea Davis Pinkney |
When Aquanette and Anginette go home to Houston to visit their mom for Christmas, they are asked to perform for one of the hottest acts in town, and the Cheetah girls will have a chance to prove that… |
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Dear America
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Andrea Davis Pinkney |
Coretta Scott King winner Andrea Davis Pinkney brings her talents to a brand-new Dear America diary about the Civil Rights Movement.
In the fall of 1955, twelve-year-old Dawn Rae Johnson's life tu… |
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Our Special Sweet Potato Pie [big book]
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Andrea Davis Pinkney |
A family decides to make a special sweet potato pie for Daddy's birthday. But when the potatoes begin to roll across the ground, can anyone catch them? |
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Martin rising
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Brian Pinkney,Andrea Davis Pinkney |
In a rich embroidery of visions, musical cadence, and deep emotion, Andrea and Brian Pinkney convey the final months of Martin Luther King's life -- and of his assassination -- through metaphor, spir… |
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Peace warriors
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Andrea Davis Pinkney |
Profiles six men and women who have embraced peaceful solutions to violent conflicts. Includes a timeline and glossary.
This book features six men and women who have worked passionately to pioneer p… |
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The red pencil
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Andrea Davis Pinkney |
"After her tribal village is attacked by militants, Amira, a young Sudanese girl, must flee to safety at a refugee camp, where she finds hope and the chance to pursue an education in the form of a si… |
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Bill Pickett, rodeo-ridin' cowboy
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Andrea Davis Pinkney |
Describes the life and accomplishments of the son of a former slave whose unusual bulldogging style made him a rodeo star. |
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Boycott blues
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Andrea Davis Pinkney |
Illustrations and rhythmic text recall the December, 1955, bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama. |
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Mim's Christmas jam
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Andrea Davis Pinkney |
When Pap goes away to build the New York City subway in 1915, his family sends him Mother's special jam which works magic in returning him home to celebrate Christmas. |
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Peggony Po
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Andrea Davis Pinkney |
Peggony-Po, carved out of wood by his father, a one-legged whaler, determines to catch the huge whale that ate his father's leg. |
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Sit-in
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Andrea Davis Pinkney |
It was February 1, 1960.They didn't need menus. Their order was simple.A doughnut and coffee, with cream on the side.This picture book is a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the momentous Woolwo… |
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Sleeping Cutie
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Andrea Davis Pinkney |
Cutie LaRue is perfect in nearly every way, but her sleeplessness causes problems for her parents until they send for a new toy that introduces Cutie to the Dreamland Nightclub. |
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Ella Fitzgerald
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Andrea Davis Pinkney |
A brief recounting of the career of this jazz musician in the voice of "Scat Cat Monroe." |
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Shake, shake, shake
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Andrea Davis Pinkney |
A mother and her young children enjoy playing with an African insturment called the shekere. |
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Seven candles for Kwanzaa
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Andrea Davis Pinkney |
Describes the origins and practices of Kwanzaa, the seven-day festival during which people of African descent rejoice in their ancestral values. |
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