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82) For every one
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"Originally performed at the Kennedy Center for the unveiling of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, and later as a tribute to Walter Dean Myers, this stirring and inspirational poem is New York Times bestselling author and National Book Award finalist Jason Reynolds's rallying cry to the dreamers of the world. Jump Anyway is for kids who dream. Kids who dream of being better than they are. Kids who dream of doing more than they almost dare to dream....
83) Lola sleeps over
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Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
2021.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
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"Lola is excited for her first-ever sleepover at her cousin Hani's house where together they play, learn, and try new things"--
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Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2001
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[36] p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm.
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In segregated 1950s Nashville, a young African American girl braves a series of indignities and obstacles to get to one of the few integrated places in town: the public library.
86) Get out
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A young black man meets his white girlfriend's parents at their estate, only to find out that the situation is much more sinister than it appears.
87) One house over
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Neighbors (Mary Monroe) volume 1
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Dafina Books, Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2018.
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289 pages ; 24 cm.
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"A solid marriage, a thriving business, and the esteem of their close-knit Alabama community--Joyce and Odell Watson have every reason to count their blessings. Their marriage has given well-off Joyce a chance at the family she's always wanted--and granted Odell a once-in-a-lifetime shot to escape grinding poverty. But all that respectability and status comes at a cost. Just once, Joyce and Odell want to break loose and taste life's wild side, without...
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Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
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32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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As an elderly woman, Lillian recalls that her great-great-grandparents were sold as slaves in front of a courthouse where only rich white men were allowed to vote, then the long fight that led to her right--and determination--to cast her ballot since the Voting Rights Act gave every American the right to vote.
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Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2008
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1 v. (unpaged.) : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
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Meet one smart chicken chaser. She can catch any chicken on her grandmother's farm except one-- the elusive Miss Hen. In a hilarious battle of wits, the spirited narrator regales readers with her campaign to catch Miss Hen, but this chicken is "fast as a mosquito buzzing and quick as a fleabite." Our chicken chaser has her mind set on winning, until she discovers that sometimes it's just as satisfying not to catch chickens as it is to catch them....
90) I can do it too!
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Handprint Books
Pub. Date
c2003
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1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 25 cm.
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Supported by her family, an African American girl is self confident about what she can do and in turn supports a younger family member.
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Crown Publishers
Pub. Date
c2009
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viii, 438 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
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The distinguished scholar examines the origins and history of African-American ancestry as he profiles nineteen noted African Americans and illuminates their individual family sagas throughout U.S. history.
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Jake the fake volume 2
Publisher
Crown Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2019]
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163 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
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Having discovered his natural talent for comedy at his school's end-of-semester talent show, Jake decides to pursue "his art," but can his comedian-mentor teach Jake humility as well as humor?
94) Get a hit, Mo!
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Pub. Date
2016.
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"Mo Jackson is excited for his baseball game, but Coach Marie tells him he is batting last and playing right field, again. Will Mo ever get a hit?"--
95) My people
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Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2009
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1 v. (unpaged) : ill. ; 24 x 27 cm.
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Hughes's spare yet eloquent tribute to his people has been cherished for generations. Now, acclaimed photographer Smith interprets this beloved poem in vivid sepia photographs that capture the glory, the beauty, and the soul of being a black American today.
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2016
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239 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
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This engaging book provides a chance for young readers to learn about the death-defying attempts of black Americans to gain the inalienable rights promised in the Declaration of Independence.
Step into the shoes of thirteen men and women of color, and discover how the American Revolution rattled the chains of slavery. Woelfle examines the death-defying attempts of black Americans to gain the inalienable rights promised in the Declaration of Independence....
97) Dream street
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Anne Schwartz Books
Pub. Date
2021.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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"Real-life cousins pay gorgeous homage to the street they grew up on and the loving community that made their childhood special"--
98) Rough crossings
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British Broadcasting Corporation
Pub. Date
2008
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1 videodisc (84 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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The astonishing story of the struggle to freedom by thousands of African-American slaves who fled the plantations to fight behind British lines in the American War of Independence.
99) Swim, Mo, swim!
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Series
Mo Jackson series volume 5
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Description
On Field Day, Mo swims a lot faster than he knew he could, not because his team might win but because a fish keeps nibbling his toe.
100) Get on the ice, Mo!
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Penguin Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2022]
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30 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Description
Mo is new to ice hockey and is having trouble staying upright on the ice, but his desire to help the team motivates him to keep getting better.
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