Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Our Gracie Aunt Our Gracie Aunt Jacqueline Woodson When a brother and sister are taken to stay with their mother's sister because their mother neglects them, they wonder if they will see their mother again. OL14952456W
Peace, Locomotion Peace, Locomotion Jacqueline Woodson Twelve-year-old Lonnie is fi nally feeling at home with his foster family. But because he's living apart from his little sister, Lili, he decides it's his job to be the "rememberer"—and write down ev… OL14952466W
Pecan pie baby Pecan pie baby Jacqueline Woodson Gia is tired of hearing everyone talk about the new baby and worries about how her life will change after the baby is born. OL14952471W
Miracle's Boys Miracle's Boys Jacqueline Woodson Lafayette would do anything to have things back the way they used to be—back before their parents died and back before his brother Charlie changed so much. But things have changed and all he can do n… OL15838377W
Another Brooklyn Another Brooklyn Jacqueline Woodson For August, running into a long-ago friend sets in motion resonant memories and transports her to a time and a place she thought she had mislaid: 1970s Brooklyn, where friendship was everything. Augu… OL18020219W
Places I Never Meant to Be Places I Never Meant to Be Walter Dean Myers,Judy Blume,Norma Fox Mazer,Katherine Paterson,Jacqueline Woodson,Rachel Vail,Julius Lester,Harry Mazer A collection of short stories accompanied by short essays on censorship by twelve authors whose works have been challenged in the past. OL1838393W
Harbor me Harbor me Jacqueline Woodson When six middle school classmates are gathered together for a weekly chat, they fear this new unfamiliar situation and wonder what their teacher thinks they are supposed to get out of the experience.… OL19751982W
The other side The other side Jacqueline Woodson Two girls, one white and one black, gradually get to know each other as they sit on the fence that divides their town. OL85363W
Show way Show way Jacqueline Woodson 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. OL85364W
Sweet, Sweet Memory Sweet, Sweet Memory Jacqueline Woodson Now that Grandpa’s gone, Sarah tries to remember what he used to say about the garden. Like us, he would tell her, a part of it never dies. Everything and everyone goes on and on. But Sarah feels ver… OL85366W
We had a picnic this Sunday past We had a picnic this Sunday past Jacqueline Woodson A young girl describes her various relatives and the foods they bring to the annual family picnic. OL85369W
From the notebooks of Melanin Sun From the notebooks of Melanin Sun Jacqueline Woodson Melanin Sun has a lot to say. But sometimes it's hard to speak his mind, so he fills up notebooks with his thoughts instead. He writes about his mom a lotu they're about as close as they can be, beca… OL85370W
The house you pass on the way The house you pass on the way Jacqueline Woodson Thirteen-year-old Staggerlee used to be called Evangeline, but she took on a fiercer name. She's always been different--set apart by the tragic deaths of her grandparents in an anti-civil rights bomb… OL85371W
If You Come Softly If You Come Softly Jacqueline Woodson After meeting at their private school in New York, fifteen-year-old Jeremiah, who is black and whose parents are separated, and Ellie, who is white and whose mother has twice abandoned her, fall in l… OL85372W
Maizon at Blue Hill Maizon at Blue Hill Jacqueline Woodson After winning a scholarship to an academically challenging boarding school, Maizon finds herself one of only five blacks there and wonders if she will ever fit in. Sequel to "Last Summer with Maizon." OL85377W