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Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
87 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 20 cm.
Description
For thirteen-year-old Makena, clothes are a way for her to connect with others, but when some people make hurtful assumptions about her because she is Black, she discovers how to use fashion to speak up about injustice.
Author
Series
American girl BeForever. Melody, 1964 volume 2
Melody classic volume 2
American girl BeForever. Melody 1964 volume 2
Melody classic volume 2
American girl BeForever. Melody 1964 volume 2
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
127 pages ; 20 cm.
Description
In 1964, Melody learns that leadership can be difficult when she tries to fix up her neighborhood playground but then gets to help her brother by singing on a recording in a real Motown studio.
Author
Series
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
91 pages, 15 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm
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Description
"Lewis Latimer was one of the greatest inventors of his time. He was also an engineer who transformed the lightbulb at Thomas Edison's company. And he was a gifted artist, too!"--
Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
222 pages ; 20 cm.
Description
Melody Ellison just turned ten, and she's dreaming of new ways to make her community a better place! When her pastor issues a New Year's challenge, she decides to fix up a neighborhood playground and plant a garden. But when her friends put her in charge, Melody finds out just how hard it can be to lead. From opportunities of a lifetime in Motown, to learning what it means to not give up in the face of setbacks and adversity, Melody discovers that...
Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
85 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 23 cm.
Description
Cécile Rey, spending the summer volunteering with her friend Marie-Grace Gardner at a nearby orphanage, forms a special bond with a young girl named Perrine and decides to try and raise money for the children by helping in a huge benefit.
8) John Lewis
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
48 pages 23 cm.
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Description
"From the time John Lewis asked Dr. Martin Luther King to help integrate a segregated school in his hometown as teenager, he never stopped organizing, from Freedom Rides, to the marches in Selma and Washington, and more. Introduce readers to his concept of getting into "good trouble" in this Level 3 Ready-to-Read book"--
Author
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
135 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 20 cm
Description
Melody is excited to sing her first solo and gleans inspiration from her brother's love of Motown and the words of Martin Luther King, Jr., but it soon becomes clear that things in the country are not fair for African Americans like her.
10) Meet Cécile
Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl Pub
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
109 p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm.
Description
With the help of her white friend Marie-Grace, Cecile, a well-to-do black girl in 1853 New Orleans, plans a secret adventure at a Mardi Gras costume ball.
Author
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
189 pages ; 20 cm.
Description
"What if you suddenly found yourself in Addy Walker's world in the middle of the Civil War? Join Addy on adventures as you outrun a slave catcher, raise money for soldiers, and search for Addy's family. Your journey back in time can take whatever twists and turns you choose, as you select from a variety of options in this multiple-ending story"--
Author
Publisher
Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Description
"All rise for Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black female United States Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson knew from the very beginning that "You can do anything. You can be anything." Driven by those powerful words and her parents' love, Ketanji refused to let naysayers stop her from rising to the top. Her perseverance and her wits led her to become the first Black woman to become a US district judge and eventually the first Black female...
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
48 pages ; cm
Description
"When Rosa Parks was a young girl, she had to walk to school. Only white children were allowed to ride the bus. When Rosa grew up, she was told to give up her bus seat to a white person. She decided the time had come to stand up for fairness by staying seated. What happened next changed America."--Back cover.
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