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The Orange Houses The Orange Houses Paul Griffin Meet Tamika Sykes - Mik to her friends (if she had any). She's hearing impaired and way too smart for her West Bronx high school. She copes by reading lips and selling homework answers, and looks for… OL12375447W
Diamonds in the Shadow Diamonds in the Shadow Caroline B. Cooney THE FINCH FAMILY did not know that five refugees landed from Africa on the day they went to the airport to welcome the family sponsored by their church. The Finch family only knew about the four refu… OL12424W
Piedras Ensangrentadas Piedras Ensangrentadas Donna Leon Una fría noche, poco antes de Navidad, un vendedor ambulante africano es asesinado mientras intenta vender imitaciones de bolsos de diseño a unos turistas. ¿Por qué querría alguien matar a un inmigra… OL14968191W
The new African Americans The new African Americans Brent K. Ashabranner Looks at Africans who have immigrated to the United States since the 1890s, examining who they are, why they came, how American laws work for and against them, and how they have fared. OL15001026W
Africans in America Africans in America Catherine Reef Describes the spread of Africans to the western hemisphere and the influences and development of their culture. OL15280986W
Vindens son Vindens son Henning Mankell In the 1870s, Hans Bengler arrives in Cape Town from Sweden, driven by a singular desire: to discover an insect no one has seen before and name it after himself. But then he impulsively adopts a youn… OL158634W
The Negro speaks of rivers The Negro speaks of rivers Langston Hughes The famous poem, taken from The collected poems of Langston Hughes (c1994), illustrated with watercolors. OL16174037W
Shadow Shadow Blaise Cendrars,Marcia Brown Free verse evocation of the eerie, shifting images of Shadow which represents the beliefs and ghosts of the past and is brought to life wherever there is light, fire, and a storyteller. OL1672318W
Dear Baobab Dear Baobab Cheryl Foggo Maiko has left his village in Tanzania far behind, moving to North America with his aunt and uncle. When he thinks of home he thinks of the large Baobab at the centre of the village. Maiko adopts the… OL16793637W
Ghana must go Ghana must go Taiye Selasi,Taiye Selasi "Kweku Sai is dead. A renowned surgeon and failed husband, he succumbs suddenly at dawn outside his home in suburban Accra. The news of Kweku's death sends a ripple around the world, bringing togethe… OL17710238W
Other routes Other routes Tabish Khair Includes primary source material. OL19662710W
Ballerina dreams Ballerina dreams Michaela DePrince "At the age of three, Michaela DePrince found a photo of a ballerina that changed her life. She was living in an orphanage in Sierra Leone at the time, but was soon adopted by a family and brought to… OL19989208W
Sous l'arbre à palabres, mon grand-père disait-- Sous l'arbre à palabres, mon grand-père disait-- Boucar Diouf Une quarantaine de contes et d'anecdotes à saveur autobiographique, acompagnés de proverbes africains : un délicieux mélange de tendresse et d'humour. [SDM]. OL20848745W
Les étrangers illégaux à la recherche de papiers Les étrangers illégaux à la recherche de papiers Ange Bergson Lendja Ngnemzue Ce livre évalue et contourne certaines habitudes de recherche et de pensée sur l'immigration irrégulière pour considérer les enjeux des "papiers" du côté des sans-papiers eux-mêmes. L'enquête s'intér… OL24452706W
Strange new land Strange new land Peter H. Wood Discusses the lives of blacks in the American colonies, from the 16th century when slaves were first brought over by the Spanish to the onset of the American Revolution. OL3752754W
Worldwide interesting people Worldwide interesting people George L. Lee Illustrated capsule biographies of Africans, and those of African descent, who made an impact on history throughout the world. OL4126681W
Think African Think African Jack Sislian "This collection of short essays attempts to depict life, thought and actions indigenous to Black Africa and what has been happening there especially as a result of the White Man's penetration into t… OL5817098W
Les intellectuels africains en France Les intellectuels africains en France Abdoulaye Gueye L'attention des chercheurs s'est portée sur les intellectuels africains des années 50-70. Des études sur les intellectuels de la période postérieure manquent cruellement. L'auteur de ce livre prend e… OL6000373W
Central Africans, Atlantic Creoles, and the making of the Anglo-Dutch Americas, 1585-1660 Central Africans, Atlantic Creoles, and the making of the Anglo-Dutch Americas, 1585-1660 Linda Marinda Heywood,John K. Thornton 331 readable pages of well organized, very well researched African History describing the complicated relationships amongst Angolan Kings, Queens and Lords; Congolese Christian Kings; Catholic Jesuit… OL7796311W
At her majesty's request At her majesty's request Walter Dean Myers Biography of the African princess saved from execution and taken to England where Queen Victoria oversaw her upbringing and where she lived for a time before marrying an African missionary. OL98244W
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