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1) Roll of thunder, hear my cry

Author

Taylor, Mildred D

Series

Logan family (Mildred D. Taylor) volume 2

Language

English

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Black Lives Matter: Elementary Stories
Newbery Medal Award Winners

Formats

Book, Audiobook on CD, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle

Description

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A black family living in Mississippi during the Depression of the 1930s is faced with prejudice and discrimination which its children do not understand.

2) Henry's freedom box

Author

Levine, Ellen

Publisher

Scholastic Press

Pub. Date

2007.

Language

English

Description

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A fictionalized account of how in 1849 a Virginia slave, Henry "Box" Brown, escapes to freedom by shipping himself in a wooden crate from Richmond to Philadelphia.

3) The real slam dunk

Author

Richardson, Charisse K

Publisher

Puffin Books

Pub. Date

2005.

Language

English

Description

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Ten-year-old Marcus plans to become a professional basketball player, but when he, his twin sister, and their classmates meet a real star on a school field trip, they learn the importance of dreaming more than one career dream.