Books

20+ results found
Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The Leaving Morning The Leaving Morning Angela Johnson On the leaving morning, a child watches for the moving men, has a cup of cocoa in the deli across the street, and leaves lip marks on the window of the apartment before departing for the new home. OL101965W
Vow of Seduction Vow of Seduction Angela Johnson Vow Of GoldSworn to support King Edward, Sir Alex de Beaumont had to leave his new bride on their wedding night to fight in the Crusades. Captured and left to languish in a lonely prison, the warrior… OL15184422W
Songs of faith Songs of faith Angela Johnson Living in a small town in Ohio in 1975 and desperately missing her divorced father, thirteen-year-old Doreen comes to terms with disturbing changes in her family life. OL15411584W
Heaven Heaven Angela Johnson Fourteen-year-old Marley's seemingly perfect life in the small town of Heaven is disrupted when she discovers that her father and mother are not her real parents. OL15430674W
Vow of seduction Vow of seduction Angela Johnson,Angela Johnson Escaping from prison, warrior knight Sir Alex de Beaumont returns home to his bride only to discover that she is preparing to marry another man, and he vows to win her back by any means necessary. OL15449099W
Bird Bird Angela Johnson It's about a girl named Bird who runs away from her home to Alabama to find her stepfather. On her journey she meets new people like a boy named Ethan, a boy named Jay, and a nice lady named Mrs. Pri… OL15859989W
Lottie Paris and the Best Place Lottie Paris and the Best Place Angela Johnson Lottie Paris goes to the library, her favorite place in the world, and makes a new friend for whom the library is also a special place. OL15946572W
The Other Side The Other Side Angela Johnson A collection of poems reminiscent of growing up as an African-American girl in Shorter, Alabama. OL15963965W
A certain October A certain October Angela Johnson "Scotty compares herself to tofu: no flavor unless you add something. And it's true that Scotty's friends, Misha and Faclone, and her brother, Keone, make life delicious. But when a terrible accident… OL16557608W
Looking for Red Looking for Red Angela Johnson A thirteen-year-old girl struggles to cope with the loss of her beloved older brother, who disappeared four months earlier off the coast of Cape Cod. OL17740826W
The aunt in our house The aunt in our house Angela Johnson When The Aunt comes to live with them, the entire family enjoys her company and helps her forget about the home she has lost. OL861785W
Maniac monkeys on Magnolia Street Maniac monkeys on Magnolia Street Angela Johnson Ten-year-old Charlie adjusts to her move to a new neighborhood when she befriends Billy, with whom she hunts maniac monkeys, braves Mr. Pinkbelly's attack cat, and digs for fossils and treasure. OL861805W
Ray Ray Angela Johnson A parade balloon shaped like a sun breaks free of his strings and flies away from the other balloons. OL861809W
Running Back to Ludie Running Back to Ludie Angela Johnson The narrator of a collection of bittersweet verses lives with her father and aunt, but will soon visit the mother she has not seen in years and rediscover how it feels to be her mother's daughter. OL861811W
Songs of faith Songs of faith Angela Johnson Living in a small town in Ohio in 1975 and desperately missing her divorced father, thirteen-year-old Doreen comes to terms with disturbing changes in her family life. OL861813W
Toning The Sweep (Point) Toning The Sweep (Point) Angela Johnson Angela Johnson's Coretta Scott King Award winning novel that traces three generations of African American women as they learn one another's truths. Three generations of African American women, eac… OL861819W
Violet's music Violet's music Angela Johnson From the days she banged her rattle in the crib, Violet has been looking for friends to share her love of music. OL861820W
The wedding The wedding Angela Johnson Daisy describes the preparations leading up to her older sister's wedding and the joyous and bittersweet feelings surrounding the event itself. OL861821W
When mules flew on Magnolia Street When mules flew on Magnolia Street Angela Johnson In the summertime Charlie goes fishing with her friends, investigates the mysterious disappearance of the entire Carter family, meets new neighbors, and finds that she and her older brother can be fr… OL861823W
Daddy calls me man Daddy calls me man Angela Johnson Inspired by his family experiences and his parents' paintings, a young boy creates four poems. OL861825W
Next page