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Ellen's broom
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Kelly Starling Lyons |
Ellen has always known that the broom hanging on her family's cabin wall is a special symbol of her parents' wedding during slave days, so she proudly carries it to the courthouse when the marriage b… |
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African birthday safari
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Robinson, Sharon |
It is Grandmother Bibi's ninetieth birthday and when she travels to Tanzania from America to visit her son and grandchildren they surprise her with a birthday safari. |
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Squeak! rumble! whomp! whomp! whomp!
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Wynton Marsalis,Paul Rogers |
"Takes readers (and listeners) on a rollicking, clanging, clapping tour through the many sounds that fill a neighborhood"-- |
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EllRay Jakes rocks the holiday
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Sally Warner |
Third-grader EllRay dreads the upcoming Winter Wonderland school assembly in which he must emcee and sing "Jingle Bell Rock." |
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EllRay Jakes stands tall!
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Sally Warner |
Eight-year-old EllRay Jakes, the shortest kid in class and still chosen last at recess, hones his basketball skills with Mr. Havens and earns the respect of his third-grade classmates. |
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Winter Candle
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Jeron Ashford Frame |
"When each family at the diverse Juniper Court apartment complex needs something to light up the dark of winter, the stumpy, lumpy candle provides a glow brighter than the fanciest taper, revealing t… |
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Jamaica's Find
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Juanita Havill,Teresa Mlawer,Anne Sibley O'Brien |
A little girl finds a stuffed dog in the park and decides to take it home. |
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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 stars beneath our feet
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David Barclay Moore |
Unable to celebrate the holidays in the wake of his older brother's death in a gang-related shooting, Lolly Rachpaul struggles to avoid being forced into a gang himself while constructing a fantastic… |
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Ghost boys
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Jewell Parker Rhodes |
"After seventh-grader Jerome is shot by a white police officer, he observes the aftermath of his death and meets the ghosts of other fallen black boys including historical figure Emmett Till"-- |
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Harbor me
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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.… |
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Slump
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Kevin Waltman |
Derrick "D-Bow" Bowman thought sophomore year would be easier, but his girlfriend Jasmine leaves him for putting too much focus on basketball, the jump shot he worked on all summer is not working, an… |
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Hoodoo
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Ronald L. Smith |
With this vivid debut, Zora Neale Hurston meets Stephen King in a supernatural Southern Gothic tale for middle grade readers. |
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Get a hit, Mo!
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David A. Adler,Sam Ricks |
The Mo Jackson series features Mo, a little boy with a big passion for sports. He may not be the biggest, the strongest, or the fastest team member, but he won t let that stop him from playing! In th… |
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Pull
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Kevin Waltman |
D-Bow is a Junior now. He can taste a State Championship, but he pulls his knee after a thunderous dunk. |
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Together for Kwanzaa
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Juwanda G. Ford |
While celebrating Kwanzaa and its many traditions with her parents, Kayla hopes that her big brother Khari will get home from college before the holiday is over. |
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