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Messy Bessey Messy Bessey Patricia McKissack Summary, Bessey finally cleans up her messyroom. OL13365383W
Messy Bessey's closet Messy Bessey's closet Patricia McKissack Summary, Messy Bessey learns a lesson about sharing when she cleans out her closet. OL13365384W
Nettie Jo's friends Nettie Jo's friends Patricia McKissack Summary, Nettie Jo desperately needs a needle to sew a new wedding dress for her beloved doll, but the three animals she helps during her search do not seem inclined to give her their assistance in r… OL13365389W
African-American scientists African-American scientists Patricia McKissack Examines the lives and achievements of African-American scientists from colonial days to the present, including Benjamin Banneker, George Washington Carver, and several black astronauts. OL14860431W
The Apache The Apache Patricia McKissack Describes the history, customs, religion, government, homes, and day-to-day life of the Apache people of the Southwest. OL14860435W
Away west Away west Patricia McKissack In 1879, thirteen-year-old Everett Turner leaves a life of struggle on his family's farm and runs away to St. Louis, where he works in a livery stable before heading to the all-Black town of Nicodemu… OL14860438W
Cenicienta Cenicienta Patricia McKissack An easy-to-read retelling of Cinderella's trip to a ball at the palace. OL14860449W
Christmas in the big house, Christmas in the quarters Christmas in the big house, Christmas in the quarters Patricia McKissack Describes the customs, recipes, poems, and songs used to celebrate Christmas in the big plantation houses and in the slave quarters just before the Civil War. OL14860452W
Cinderella Cinderella Patricia McKissack An easy-to-read retelling of Cinderella's trip to a ball at the palace. OL14860453W
God makes all things new God makes all things new Patricia McKissack Discusses, in simple text and illustrations, the meaning of life and death and God's promise of eternal life. OL14860461W
The homerun king The homerun king Patricia McKissack During the Depression in Nashville, Tennessee, two baseball-loving brothers host Josh Gibson, a star of the Negro Leagues, in their home, and are motivated to get their own team started as well. OL14860465W
Jesse Owens Jesse Owens Patricia McKissack Describes the life of the sharecroppers' son who became an Olympic legend, and challenged Hitler's dream of Aryan superiority. OL14860471W
King Midas and his gold King Midas and his gold Patricia McKissack King Midas discovers that gold does not make him happy after all especially when he can't eat it or love it. OL14860472W
Let my people go Let my people go Patricia McKissack The daughter of a free black man who worked as a blacksmith in Charleston, South Carolina, in the early 1800s recalls the stories from the Bible that her father shared with her, relating them to the … OL14860474W
A long hard journey A long hard journey Patricia McKissack A chronicle of the first black-controlled union, made up of Pullman porters, who after years of unfair labor practices staged a battle against a corporate giant resulting in a "David and Goliath" end… OL14860476W
Louis Armstrong Louis Armstrong Patricia McKissack Simple text and illustrations describe the life and accomplishments of the jazz trumpeter who was nicknamed Satchmo. OL14860481W
Marian Anderson Marian Anderson Patricia McKissack Tells the story of the African-American singer who struggled against prejudice to become one of the great opera performers of the century. OL14860484W
The story of Booker T. Washington The story of Booker T. Washington Patricia McKissack Traces the life of the African American educator and leader, focusing on his stewardship of Tuskegee Institute. OL14860508W
The three bears The three bears Patricia McKissack An easy-to-read retelling of the encounter a family of bears has with a tired and hungry little girl. OL14860510W
Three billy goats Gruff Three billy goats Gruff Patricia McKissack An easy-to-read retelling of the fairy tale about three clever goats and a nasty troll. OL14860511W
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