Showing posts with label Black Protagonist. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Black Protagonist. Show all posts
Saturday, June 1, 2019

48. Dread Nation by Justina Ireland

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listened on Audible (borrowed from CCLS) read by Bahni Turpin (great job) Unabridged audio (11.56 - most I listened to at x1.25 because ...
Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Belle, the Last Mule at Gee’s Bend – Calvin Alexander Ramsey & Bettye Stroud

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A Civil Rights Story Illustrated by John Holyfield Candlewick Press, 2011 HC $15.99 32 pages Rating: Wonderful/5 Endpapers: Deep Cra...
Sunday, September 11, 2011

Beatrice's Dream - Karen Lynn Williams

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A Story of Kibera Slum photos by Wendy Stone HC $17.95 Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2011 24 pages Rating:  4 Endpapers:  Purp...
Monday, September 5, 2011

Yuvi's Candy Tree - Lesley Simpson

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illustrated by Janice Lee Porter Kar-Ben Publishing, 2011 HC $17.95 32 pgs. Rating:  3.5 Endpapers:  Gold Title page: all-over gold wi...
Monday, August 22, 2011

48. Where Do You Stay? - Andrea Cheng

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Boyds Mill Press, 2011 HC $17.95 for: Middle Grades 133 pgs. Rating:  4 First line/s:  "Mr. Willie pulls every last weed in the ...
Wednesday, August 17, 2011

MOVIE - The Help

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Wish I'd read the book - the movie was very good. Wide release 8-10-11 PG-13 (2:17) Aug. 16, 2011 at ElCon with Sheila 2nd viewing J...
Monday, February 28, 2011

14. The Jacket - Andrew Clements

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Illustrated by McDavid Henderson Scholastic, 2002 92 pgs, 6 chapters 4.1/640L/Q Rating: 4 Short Phil, a white boy, sees Daniel, an African A...
Saturday, September 18, 2010

Busing Brewster - Richard Michelson

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Illustrated by R. G. Roth Alfred A. Knopf, 2010 $16.99 24 pgs. Rating: 5 (Yup, this is a good one) Endpapers: covered with stick-like figure...
Saturday, July 3, 2010

MOVIE - Just Wright

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Predictable romantic comedy with the wonderful Queen Latifah Released 5-14-10 PG (1 hr. 51 min.) July 2. 2010 at the Cheap movies on Kolb (n...
Monday, May 17, 2010

36. Year of No Rain - Alice Mead

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For: Middle Grades Dell Yearling/Random House, 2003 130 pgs. RL 4.5, ages 9-12 Rating: perfect for my 4th grade Africa Unit Dedication: For ...
Monday, May 3, 2010

The Hallelujah Flight - Phil Bildner

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Illustrated by John Holyfield G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2010 $16.99 32 pgs. Rating: 5 Endpapers: brown & white US map with route and sto...
Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Over the Green Hills - Rachel Isadora

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Greenwillow Books, 1992 32 pages Rating: 3.5 Endpapers: Dark Brown This story was written while apartheid was still in force in South Africa...
Sunday, April 18, 2010

28. Home of the Brave - Katherine Applegate

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Audio read by Dominic Hoffman (wonderfully) Listening Library, 2007 3 unabridged cds 2 hrs 47 min. 256 pgs. Excellent story, great desc...
Saturday, April 17, 2010

Galimoto - Karen Lynn Williams

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Illustrated by Catherine Stock Harper Collins, 1990 32 pages Endpapers: Dusty rose I know, I know....this book is 20 years old and usually i...

The Village That Vanished - Ann Grifalconi

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Illustrated by Kadir Nelson Dial Books for Young Readers, 2002 $16.99/paper $6.99 a tale told in the tradition of African storytelling 40 pa...

My Name is Sangoel - Karen Lynn Williams & Khadra Mohammed

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Illustrated by Catherine Stock Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2009 $17.00 32 pages Tells of the pride of heritage and the heartbreak of l...

The Color of Home - Mary Hoffman

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Illustrated by Karin Littlewood Dial Books for Young Readers, 2002 $17.99 24 pages Lovely book, sad of course Endpapers: Blotches of color a...

Gugu's House - Catherine Stock

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Clarion Books, 2001 $14.00 (probably more, now) 32 pages For: kids, cool book Endpapers: Black and white African designs covering the enti...
Saturday, March 27, 2010

Beatrice's Goat - Page McBrier

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Illutrated by Lori Lohstoeter An Anne Schwartz Book, Atheneum, 2001 32 pages 5 stars Endpapers: Cream, a rooster in the middle of the le...
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My Brother Charlie - Holly Robinson Peete & Ryan Elizabeth Peete

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Illustrated by Jane W. Evans Scholastic, 2010 $16.99 32 pgs. Endpapers: Blue sky with puffy clouds, the corner has the head of the family do...