The Coretta Scott King Awards, 1970-2009

The Coretta Scott King Awards, 1970-2009 PDF Author: Henrietta M. Smith
Publisher: American Library Association
ISBN: 0838935842
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 165

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Book Description
Gathers together the best African American children's literature.

The Coretta Scott King Awards, 1970-2009

The Coretta Scott King Awards, 1970-2009 PDF Author: Henrietta M. Smith
Publisher: American Library Association
ISBN: 0838935842
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 165

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Book Description
Gathers together the best African American children's literature.

Martin Luther King, Jr

Martin Luther King, Jr PDF Author: Lillie Patterson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 104

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A biography of the minister, orator, and crusader for equal civil rights who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.

The Coretta Scott King Awards, 1970-1999

The Coretta Scott King Awards, 1970-1999 PDF Author: Henrietta M. Smith
Publisher: American Library Association
ISBN: 9780838934968
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 172

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Book Description
Provides annotations of the winning and honor books, biographies of prominent African American authors and illustrators, and interviews with Jerry Pinkney and author Walter Dean Myers.

Bad News for Outlaws

Bad News for Outlaws PDF Author: Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
Publisher: Carolrhoda Books
ISBN: 0761357122
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52

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Sitting tall in the saddle, with a wide-brimmed black hat and twin Colt pistols on his belt, Bass Reeves seemed bigger than life. Outlaws feared him. Law-abiding citizens respected him. As a peace officer, he was cunning and fearless. When a lawbreaker he

Fortune's Bones

Fortune's Bones PDF Author: Marilyn Nelson
Publisher: Boyds Mills Press
ISBN: 1629795887
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 38

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Winner of the Coretta Scott King Book Award For young readers comes a poetic commemoration of the life of an 18th-century slave, from a past poet laureate and three-time National Book Award finalist For over 200 years, the Mattatuck Museum in Connecticut has housed a mysterious skeleton. In 1996, community members decided to find out what they could about it. Historians discovered that the bones were those of an enslaved man named Fortune, who was owned by a local doctor. After Fortune’s death, the doctor rendered the bones. Further research revealed that Fortune had married, had fathered four children, and had been baptized later in life. His bones suggest that after a life of arduous labor, he died in 1798 at about the age of 60. The Manumission Requiem is Marilyn Nelson’s poetic commemoration of Fortune’s life. Detailed notes and archival photographs enhance the reader’s appreciation of the poem.

I See the Rhythm of Gospel

I See the Rhythm of Gospel PDF Author: Toyomi Igus
Publisher: Zondervan
ISBN: 9780310718192
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40

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Book Description
Poetry, art, and music come together to tell the history of gospel music.

Infinite Hope

Infinite Hope PDF Author: Ashley Bryan
Publisher: Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books
ISBN: 1534404902
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 120

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Recipient of a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Award Recipient of a Bologna Ragazzi Non-Fiction Special Mention Honor Award A Kirkus Reviews Best Middle Grade Book of 2019 From celebrated author and illustrator Ashley Bryan comes a deeply moving picture book memoir about serving in the segregated army during World War II, and how love and the pursuit of art sustained him. In May of 1942, at the age of eighteen, Ashley Bryan was drafted to fight in World War II. For the next three years, he would face the horrors of war as a black soldier in a segregated army. He endured the terrible lies white officers told about the black soldiers to isolate them from anyone who showed kindness—including each other. He received worse treatment than even Nazi POWs. He was assigned the grimmest, most horrific tasks, like burying fallen soldiers…but was told to remove the black soldiers first because the media didn’t want them in their newsreels. And he waited and wanted so desperately to go home, watching every white soldier get safe passage back to the United States before black soldiers were even a thought. For the next forty years, Ashley would keep his time in the war a secret. But now, he tells his story. The story of the kind people who supported him. The story of the bright moments that guided him through the dark. And the story of his passion for art that would save him time and time again. Filled with never-before-seen artwork and handwritten letters and diary entries, this illuminating and moving memoir by Newbery Honor–winning illustrator Ashley Bryan is both a lesson in history and a testament to hope.

Somewhere in the Darkness

Somewhere in the Darkness PDF Author: Walter Dean Myers
Publisher: Scholastic
ISBN: 9780439523561
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 180

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Book Description
Jimmy hasn't seen his father in nine years.

Lockdown

Lockdown PDF Author: Raelyn Drake
Publisher: Lerner + ORM
ISBN: 1541531035
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 70

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After aliens attack Earth, Sanjay is trapped inside his high school. A local group puts the school on lockdown, claiming they're looking out for the students. But when the teachers start to mysteriously disappear and no one will give Sanjay and his friends any real answers, they begin worrying that the situation isn't as safe and secure as it seems. What's really going on? Perfect for survival-story enthusiasts, this Attack on Earth novel is packed full of action and drama sure to make even the most reluctant readers fiercely turn the pages.

Tears of a Tiger

Tears of a Tiger PDF Author: Sharon M. Draper
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442489138
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 25

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The death of high school basketball star Rob Washington in an automobile accident affects the lives of his close friend Andy, who was driving the car, and many others in the school.