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Author
Pub. Date
2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Reveals the history of African American children--from the first recorded birth of a black child in Jamestown, Virginia, to the present day--through historical documents, journal entries, news articles, and interviews.
2) The land
Author
Publisher
Phyllis Fogelman Books
Pub. Date
2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 18
Physical Desc
375 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
After the Civil War, Paul, the son of a white father and a black mother, finds himself caught between the two worlds of colored folks and white folks as he pursues his dream of owning land of his own.
Author
Publisher
Pleasant Company Publications
Pub. Date
2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 5
Physical Desc
163 p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
In 1904, twelve-year-old Orphelia follows her dream by running away from home to join an all-black minstrel show headed for the Saint Louis World's Fair, and learns about her family's troubled past in the process.
Author
Series
Thoroughbred volume 66
Publisher
HarperEntertainment
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 5
Physical Desc
156 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
With the Irish Grand National just weeks away, Samantha is torn between her new sporthorse Finn, a decendant of steeplechasing's great Red Rum, and accompanying her husband Tor who has been urgently called back to his Kentucky home.
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Civil rights activist Ruby Bridges--who, at the age of six, was the first African American to integrate an all-white elementary school in New Orleans--shares her story through text and historical photographs, offering a powerful call to action.
10) New Kid
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"Seventh grader Jordan Banks loves nothing more than drawing cartoons about his life. But instead of sending him to the art school of his dreams, his parents enroll him in a prestigious private school known for its academics, where Jordan is one of the few kids of color in his entire grade. As he makes the daily trip from his Washington Heights apartment to the upscale Riverdale Academy Day School, Jordan soon finds himself torn between two worlds-and...
11) Paperboy
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
When an eleven-year-old boy takes over a friend's newspaper route in July, 1959, in Memphis, his debilitating stutter makes for a memorable month.
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 8
Physical Desc
324 p. : ill., map ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
In 1955 Hadley, Virginia, twelve-year-old Dawnie Rae Johnson, a tomboy who excels at baseball and at her studies, becomes the first African American student to attend the all-white Prettyman Coburn school, turning her world upside down. Includes historical notes about the period.
Author
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 9
Physical Desc
xvii, 254 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A young reader's edition of Candacy Taylor's acclaimed book about the history of the Green Book, the guide for Black travelers Overground Railroad chronicles the history of the Green Book, which was published from 1936 to 1966 and was the "Black travel guide to America." For years, it was dangerous for African Americans to travel in the United States. Because of segregation, Black travelers couldn't eat, sleep, or even get gas at most white-owned...
14) New kid
Author
Series
New Kid volume 1
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Seventh grader Jordan Banks loves nothing more than drawing cartoons about his life. But instead of sending him to the art school of his dreams, his parents enroll him in a prestigious private school known for its academics, where Jordan is one of the few kids of color in his entire grade. As he makes the daily trip from his Washington Heights apartment to the upscale Riverdale Academy Day School, Jordan soon finds himself torn between two worlds--and...
Author
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
39 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Irene Latham, who is white, and Charles Waters, who is black, present paired poems about topics including family dinners, sports, recess, and much more. This relatable collection explores different experiences of race in America.
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press, an imprint of Capstone
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"When 6-year-old Ruby Bridges and her mother went to William Frantz Elementary School on November 14, 1960, they arrived to find an angry crowd of white people shouting racist insults. For her safety, Ruby had to be escorted to school every day by U.S. Marshals. But despite the hateful attitudes of others, Ruby didn't miss a single day of school that year. Discover the incredible bravery of one young Black girl who faced terrible persecution to get...
17) The friendship
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
1987
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
53 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Four children witness a confrontation between an elderly black man and a white storekeeper in rural Mississippi in the 1930s.
Author
Publisher
Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
For twelve history-making days in May 1961, thirteen black and white civil rights activists, also known as the Freedom Riders, traveled by bus into the South to draw attention to the unconstitutional segregation still taking place. Despite their peaceful protests, the Freedom Riders were met with increasing violence as their trip progressed.