Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Joseph's Grace Joseph's Grace Shelia P. Moses Now a high school sophomore, Joseph Flood contends with grief over his late cousin Jasmine, his mother's addictions and pleas for money, the distance between himself and his father in Iraq, making th… OL18679377W
I, Dred Scott I, Dred Scott Shelia P. Moses Having served his master in northern states, under the provisions of the Missouri compromise the slave Dred Scott may be eligible for emancipation, but legal obstacles stand in the way of his freedom. OL5706133W
The obituary The obituary Shelia P. Moses Following her grandfather's death in rural North Carolina in 1947, twelve-year-old Pattie Mae learns more about her family after reading her grandmother's collection of obituaries and traveling to Ha… OL5706135W
The Baptism The Baptism Shelia P. Moses In twentieth-century Occoneechee Neck, North Carolina--an area still affected by its history of slavery--twelve-year-old Leon Curry reflects about whether he wants to give up sinning to be baptized a… OL5706138W
The legend of Buddy Bush The legend of Buddy Bush Shelia P. Moses In 1947, twelve-year-old Pattie Mae is sustained by her dreams of escaping Rich Square, North Carolina, and moving to Harlem when her Uncle Buddy is arrested for attempted rape of a white woman and h… OL5706139W