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Copper sun
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Sharon M. Draper |
Two fifteen-year-old girls--one a slave and the other an indentured servant--escape their Carolina plantation and try to make their way to Fort Moses, Florida, a Spanish colony that gives sanctuary t… |
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Voices for freedom
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Gwenyth Swain,Gloria Whelan,Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen,David Geister,Mike Benny |
Features a trio of fictional stories focusing on slavery in America, the Underground Railroad, and the 1963 march on Washington. |
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Day of Tears
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Julius Lester |
In this masterpiece of historical fiction, award-winning novelist Julius Lester tells the story of Emma -- a slave of Pierce Butler and caretaker of his two daughters -- and Pierce, a man with a moun… |
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Stella by starlight
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Sharon M. Draper |
When a burning cross set by the Klan causes panic and fear in 1932 Bumblebee, North Carolina, fifth-grader Stella must face prejudice and find the strength to demand change in her segregated town. |
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Lies we tell ourselves
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Robin Talley |
In 1959 Virginia, Sarah, a black student who is one of the first to attend a newly integrated school, forces Linda, a white integration opponent's daughter, to confront harsh truths when they work to… |
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The amazing adventures of Abiola
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Jeffrey Dean,Debra A. Dean,Jeffrey A. Dean |
An African American boy learns about his African heritage and the accomplishments of other African Americans and is eager to share this information with his friends at school. |
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Walter Mosley,Ossie Davis |
Walter Mosley is one of the best-known writers in America. In his first book for young adults, Mosley deftly weaves historical and speculative fiction into a powerful narrative about the nature of fr… |
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