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(0)Andrea Davis Pinkney
Author
Publisher
Jump at the Sun Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
[2006]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 680L
Language
English
Description
Peggony-Po, carved out of wood by his father, a one-legged whaler, determines to catch the huge whale that ate his father's leg.
22) Peace Warriors
Author
Publisher
Scholastic, Inc
Pub. Date
c2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
1060L
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Harcourt Brace
Pub. Date
[1998]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
780L
Language
English
Description
While twelve-year-old Nell and her fourteen-year-old cousin struggle with the loss of parents and other hardships, both African-American youths learn to rely on themselves.
26) Bird in a box
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
2011.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
670L
Language
English
Description
In 1936, three children meet at the Mercy Home for Negro Orphans in New York State, and while not all three are orphans, they are all dealing with grief and loss which together, along with the help of a sympathetic staff member and the boxing matches of Joe Louis, they manage to overcome. Includes author's notes.
27) Harriet Tubman
Author
Series
Publisher
Philomel
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
NC 930L
Language
English
Description
"Born enslaved, Harriet Tubman rose up to become one of the most successful, determined and well-known conductors of the Underground Railroad. With her family's love planted firmly in her heart, Harriet looked to the North Star for guidance--and its lighthelped guide her way out of slavery. Her courage made it possible for her to help others reach freedom too"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Audiobooks
Pub. Date
[2011]
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.
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Celebrate African American history with this historic collection of stories. Collection include: Duke Ellington; Ellington was not a street; Ella Fitzgerald: the tale of a vocal virtuosa; and John Henry read-along and discussion questions.
Publisher
New Video Group
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
The night before Christmas: Clement C. Moore's classic poem about a visit from St. Nicholas. In the month of Kislev: A rich, arrogant merchant takes the family of a poor peddler to court and learns a lesson about the meaning of Hanukkah. Seven candles for Kwanza: describes the origins and practices of Kwanzaa, the seven-day festival during which people of African descent rejoice in their ancestral values. Too many tamales: Maria feels very grown-up...
