| Adoff, Arnold (Editor) |
My Black Me: A Beginning Book of Black Poetry. A collection of reflective poems on being black by such authors as Langston Hughes, Lucille Clifton, Nikki Giovanni, and Imamu Amiri Baraka. Grades 5-8 and older readers.
BR 03093 |
| Adoff, Arnold (Editor) |
I Am the Darker Brother: An Anthology of Modern Poems by African Americans. Anthology of poems by African Americans expressing their views on heritage and race. Junior and Senior High and older readers.
BR 11710 |
| Barber, Barbara E. |
Saturday At The New You. Shauna gets her chance to help her mother at the New You beauty parlor. Preschool-Grade 2.
RC 40544 |
| Belton, Sandra |
From Miss Ida's Porch. Story of Duke Ellington and segregation. Grades 2-4 and older readers.
RC 39513 |
| Berry, James |
Ajeemah and His Son. In 1807, Ajeemah and his son, Atu, are captured by slave traders and shipped in chains from their African village to Jamaica. Grades 6-9 and older readers.
RC 36259 |
| Berry, James |
Classic Poems to Read Aloud. Poetry selected from many cultures. Grades 4-7.
RC 44601 |
| Berry, James |
A Thief in the Village and Other Stories. A collection of nine first-person vignettes about life in rural Jamaica. Grades 6-9 and older readers.
RC 31348 |
| Bolden, Tonya (editor) |
Rites of Passage: Stories About Growing Up by Black Writer From Around the World. Stories about young black people who are growing up in different parts of the world. Strong Language.
Grades 5-8.
BR 10120 |
| Bontemps, Arna Wendell |
Famous Negro Athletes. Follows the careers of nine black athletes who have excelled in professional sports and have advanced the cause of racial equality. Junior and Senior High readers.
BR 00035 |
| Bontemps, Arna Wendell |
Golden Slippers: an Anthology of Negro Poetry for Young Readers. A collection by such poets as Paul Laurence Dunbar, Langston Hughes, Mary Effie Lee Newsome, Countee Cullen and James Weldon Johnson. Grades 4-7.
BRA 14793 |
| Bontemps, Arna Wendell |
Story of the Negro. A history of the Black race, from ancient times to the modern era. Junior and Senior High readers.
BRA 09452 |
| Bontemps, Arna Wendell |
You Can't Pet a Possum. Shine boy lived alone on the farm and had no friends until he found a stray dog. Together Butch and Shine Boy hunt possums for Aunt Cindy's dinner table. Grades 3-6.
BRA 06368 |
| Boyd, Candy Dawson |
Breadsticks and Blessing Places. Twelve-year-old Toni Douglas experiences life's difficulties and a tragedy. Grades 6-9.
RC 27493 |
| Boyd, Candy Dawson |
Charlie Pippin. Spunky eleven-year-old Chartreuse "Charlie" Pippin is a natural businesswoman. Grades 5-8.
RC 27886 |
| Boyd, Candy Dawson |
Chevrolet Saturdays. Fifth grader Joey is learning how to solve his problems at school and at home. Grades 4-7.
RC 40325 |
| Bryan, Ashley |
The Cat's Purr. Based on an old West Indian folk tale, retells the story of how the cat came to purr and why cats and rats are enemies. Preschool-Grade 2.
RC 24597 |
| Bryan, Ashley |
The Adventures of Aku Or, How it Came About That We Shall Always See Okra the Cat Lying on a Velvet Cushion, While Okramam the Dog Sleeps Among the Ashes. An African folk tale. Grades 2-4.
BRA 16155 |
| Bryan, Ashley |
The Ox of the Wonder Horns and Other African Folktales. Five folk tales from Africa retold by Ashley Bryan. Grades 3-6.
RC 40304, RD 6345 |
| Carew, Jan |
The Third Gift. An African tale tells how the Jubas, a clan of herdsmen and warriors, discover the most important gift that can be granted to man. Grades 3-5.
BRA 14130 |
Chesnutt, Charles W.
Retold by
Shepherd, Ray Anthony |
Conjure Tales. Voodoo and black magic play a prominent part in these 7 tales of black life in pre-Civil War North Carolina. Grades 5-9.
RD 07256 |
| Childress, Alice |
A Hero Ain't Nothin' but a Sandwich. The story of Benjie Johnson, a thirteen-year-old heroin addict in Harlem, is told from various viewpoints, including his own. Strong Language. Junior and Senior High readers.
BR 09354, BRA 13822, RC 37215, RD 07472 |
| Childress, Alice |
Rainbow Jordan. Based on the author's experience, this lifelike novel recreates the laughter and tears of four generations of black women. Strong Language. Junior and Senior High readers.
RC 18885 |
| Childress, Alice |
When the Rattlesnake Sounds a Play. A one-act play about the courage of Harriet Tubman and her work for the Underground Railroad. An easy-to-stage drama. Grades 6-9.
BR 03203 |
| Chocolate, Deborah |
Kwanzaa. Introduction to the celebration of Kwanzaa, the African-American holiday of the "first fruits." Grades K-3 and older readers.
BR 8911, RC 33258 |
| Clifton, Lucille |
The Black BC's. Prose and poetry that celebrate the many ways that black men and women have enriched American life. Grades 3-6.
RD 6287 |
| Clifton, Lucille |
The Boy Who Didn't Believe in Spring. A boy doesn't believe there is any such thing as spring until he finds it one day in a vacant lot. Grades K-3.
RD 6880 |
| Clifton, Lucille |
Don't You Remember? Four-year-old Tate remembers all the promises her mother, father, and brothers make to do something "next time," but it seems that "next time" will never come. Preschool-Grade 2.
RD 10268 |
| Clifton, Lucille |
Everett Anderson's Goodbye. A poem describes the pain Everett Anderson goes through after his father dies. Grades K-3.
RC 40475 |
| Clifton, Lucille |
The Times They Used To Be. Mama tells her children about the old days in 1948. Grades 5-8.
RC 8804 |
| Clinton, Catherine |
I, Too, Sing America: Three Centuries of African-American poetry. Thirty-five selections by twenty-five prominent poets spanning American history from colonial days through modern times. Grades 5-8 and older readers.
RC 48399 |
| Coleman, Evelyn |
The Riches of Oseola McCarty. Traces the life of Oseola McCarty, an African-American woman from Hattiesburg, Mississippi, who at the age of 87, donated $150,000 to the University of Southern Mississippi to endow a scholarship fund for needy students. Grades 3-6.
IN PROCESS |
| Cooper, Floyd |
Coming Home: From the Life of Langston Hughes. Story of the man known as "The poet laureate of Black America." Grades K-3.
RC 39530 |
| Cooper, Floyd |
Mandela: From the Life of the South African Statesman. Traces the life of Nelson Mandela from his youth in South Africa to becoming the first black president of his country and a world leader. Grades 2-4.
RC 44755 |
| Cosby, Bill |
The Best Way to Play. Little Bill and his friends prefer playing in a vacant lot to expensive video games. Grades K-3.
RC 45511 |
| Cosby, Bill |
The Meanest Thing to Say. Little Bill makes friends with Michael. Grades K-3.
RC 45512 |
| Cosby, Bill |
The Treasure Hunt. With the help of his great-grandmother, Little Bill discovers his special talent. Grade K-3.
RC 45513 |
| Cox, Clinton |
Mark Twain: America's Humorist, Dreamer, Prophet. A portrait of the celebrated nineteenth-century author and humorist. Grades 5-8.
RC 45656 |
| Crews, Donald |
Bigmama's. Story of a boy's annual trek by train to visit Bigmama and Bigpapa, his grandparents. Preschool-Grade 2.
BR 8966 |
| Cullen, Countee |
The Lost Zoo. Narrated in rhymed verse by the poet and his cat, this describes a few of the strange animals who missed Noah's boat, such as the Sleepa mitemore, the Ha-Ha-Ha, and the Squilililigee. Grades 2-4.
BRA 4106 |
| Cummings, Pat |
Jimmy Lee Did It. A story, told in rhyme, of a little girl's search for the elusive Jimmy Lee who is blamed for mischief around her house. Preschool-Grade 2.
BR 9901 |
Cummings, Pat
and
Cummings, Linda |
Talking with Adventurers. Biographical sketches of twelve men and women who enjoy exploring the world around them in such scientific careers as a rain forest ecologist, an anthropologist, or an underwater photographer. Grades 4-7.
In Process |
| Curtis, Christopher Paul |
The Watsons go to Birmingham. The whole "Weird Watson" family drives from Michigan to visit Grandma Sands in Alabama where they experience segregation and racism. Some strong language. Newberry Honor Book. Grades 5-8.
RC 41921 |
| Davis, Ossie |
Just Like Martin. In 1963 Alabama, thirteen-year-old Isaac idolizes Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his philosophy of nonviolence but Isaac's father, a Korean War veteran, declares nonviolence is "for cowards and sissies." Some strong language. Grades 5-8 and older readers.
RC 36605 |
| Dee, Ruby |
Tower to Heaven. Tale of an African village retold by Ruby Dee. Grades K-3.
RC 40119 |
| Dee, Ruby |
Two Ways to Count to Ten. A Liberian folk tale retold by Ruby Dee. For Grades K-3.
RC 41392 |
| Draper, Sharon M. |
Forged by Fire. Gerald's world changes again the day before his ninth birthday. Companion to Tears of a Tiger (BR 10779). Junior and Senior High readers.
BR 11688 |
| Draper, Sharon M. |
Tears of a Tiger. The tragic story of Andy's inability to deal with his depression. Companion to Forged by Fire (BR 11688). Junior and Senior High readers.
BR 10779 |
| Duncan, Alice Faye |
Willie Jerome. Willie Jerome plays his trumpet up on the tenement rooftop all day long. His sister Judy loves to listen to his "sizzlin' red hot bebop," and can't understand why the rest of her family and neighbors think he's just making loud noise. Grades K-3.
RC 44362 |
| Ellis, Veronica Freeman |
Afro-Bets. First book about Africa, an introduction for younger readers. Grades K-3 and older readers.
RC 37887 |
| Flournoy, Valerie |
The Patchwork Quilt. With scraps cut from the family's old clothing, Tanya and her grandmother make a beautiful quilt that brings back memories from her family's life. Grades 2-4.
BR 7110 |
| Giovanni, Nikki |
Ego-tripping and Other Poems for Young People. The young poet writes of love, childhood, rock stars, Rapp Brown, and the experience of being black in America today. High school readers.
BRA 14454 |
Gloss, Clay
and
Gloss, Linda |
It's Kwanzaa Time! Collection of stories, songs and poems celebrating the seven principles of Kwanzaa. Includes games and recipes. Grades 4-7 and older readers.
RC 42923 |
| Greenfield, Eloise |
Africa Dream. A child tells the story of a dream, a visit to Africa. Preschool-Grade 2.
RC 41928 |
| Greenfield, Eloise |
Alesia. Alesia was nine when she was hit by a car and almost died but she fought to live and has a postive attitude. Grades 6-9 and older readers.
RC 19696 |
Greenfield, Eloise,
and
Little, Lessie Jones
with material by:
Jones, Pattie Ridley |
Childtimes: A Three-Generation Memoir. A grandmother, mother and daughter talk about their childhoods and their past. Grades 6-9.
RC 25458 |
| Greenfield, Eloise |
First Pink Light. Story about a little boy's determination to stay up all night so he can welcome his daddy home in the morning. Preschool-Grade 2.
RD 11636 |
| Greenfield, Eloise |
For the Love of the Game: Michael Jordan and Me. Poems about a child who is inspired by Michael Jordan. Grades K-3 and older readers.
BR 11035 |
| Greenfield, Eloise |
Honey, I Love and Other Love Poems. Fifteen simple poems sketching important people, places, and experiences in the everday life of a little girl. Grades 2-4.
RC 16054 |
| Greenfield, Eloise |
I Can Do it By Myself. Despite obstacles, Donny is determined to buy and deliver his mother's birthday present all by himself. Grades K-3.
RD 13123 |
| Greenfield, Eloise |
Mary McLeod Bethune. Biography of a woman, born shortly after the Civil War, who devoted her life to making education possible for black Americans. Grades 3-6.
RC 12065 |
| Greenfield, Eloise |
Nathaniel Talking. A Collection of poems about the world as seen through the eyes of nine-year-old Nathaniel B. Free. Grades 3-6.
RC 32433 |
| Greenfield, Eloise |
Night on Neighborhood Street. Poems, which weave together the sights, sounds, and smells of neighborhood street. Grades K-3 to share with older readers.
BR 8968 |
| Greenfield, Eloise |
Paul Robeson. Biography of the great artist. Jane Addams Award. Grades 2-4 and older readers.
RC 33247 |
| Greenfield, Eloise |
She Come Bringing Me That Little Baby Girl. Kevin is disgusted when his mother brings a baby girl home from the hospital. Grades K-3.
RC 44361, RD 8223 |
| Greenfield, Eloise |
Sister. Dorothy, a black teenager, is confused about her identify. Grades 6-9.
BRA 15327, RD 9008 |
| Greenfield, Eloise |
Under the Sunday Tree. A collection of poems that celebrate Caribbean island life. Grades 2-4 to share with older readers.
BR 7543 |
| Greenfield, Eloise |
William and the Good Old Days. William, who's grandmother is now sick and blind, imagines a happy day in the future when his grandmother will be able to visit in the garden. Grades K-3.
RC 48014 |
| Grimes, Nikki |
Jazmin's Notebook. Jazmin, a fourteen-year-old high school student in the 1960s, dreams about her future in college. Grades 6-9.
RC 47277 |
| Guy, Rosa |
And I Heard a Bird Sing. Story of Imamu Jones who becomes a suspect for murder. Sequel to New Guys Around the Block (RC 28723). Junior and Senior High and older readers.
RC 28713 |
| Guy, Rosa |
The Disappearance. Sixteen-year old Imanmu Jones, acquitted of murder, is the prime suspect in a missing person case. Prequel to New Guys Around the Block (RC28723). Some Strong Language. Junior and Senior High and older readers.
RC 28734 |
| Guy, Rosa |
Edith Jackson. Edith, A black teenager from Harlem, works hard to keep her family together. Sequel to The Friends (RC 23131). Some Strong Language. Junior and Senior High readers.
RC 23132 |
| Guy, Rosa |
The Friends. Snobbish Phyllisia refuses Edith's love and friendship. Prequel to Edith Jackson (RC 23132). Some Strong Language. Junior and Senior High readers.
RC 23131 |
| Guy, Rosa |
New Guys Around the Block. When Imamu agrees to help the police solve the "phantom" burglaries, he is in for a big surprise. Sequel to The Disappearance (RC 28734). Junior and Senior High readers.
RC 28723 |
| Guy, Rosa |
Paris, Pee Wee, and the Big Dog. Defying his mother, Paris just can resist joining his friends Pee Wee and Big Dog in a roller-state race down Dead Man's Hill. Grades 4-7.
RC 25091 |
| Haley, Alex |
A Different Kind of Christmas. In 1855, Fletcher Randall, whose father is one of the biggest slaveholders in North Carolina, is attending Princeton. He is befriended by three Quaker brothers, who introduce him to the antislavery work of their friends and family in Pennsylvania. Randall himself becomes involved in the Underground Railroad, and in the daring escape attempt of his father's slaves on Christmas Eve. Junior and Senior High and older readers.
RC 30568 |
| Hamilton, Virginia |
Anthony Burns: the Defeat and Triumph of a Fugitive Slave. In 1854, Anthony Burns, a twenty-year-old black man, was put on trial in Boston under the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. Hamilton retells the day-by-day events of the trial, which polarized the city and caused a national furor among abolitionists and those determined to enforce the fugitive slave acts. Junior and Senior High readers.
RC 29316 |
| Hamilton, Virginia |
Arilla Sun Down. Twelve-year-old Arilla strives to earn her own place among her maverick father, a beautiful and talented mother, and a flamboyant older brother. Notable Children's Book. Grades 6-9.
RC 10919 |
| Hamilton, Virginia |
The Bells of Christmas. In 1890 Ohio, Twelve-year-old Jason can not wait for Christmas to arrive. Grades 3-6 and older readers.
RC 32472 |
| Hamilton, Virginia |
Cousins. Eleven-year-old Cammy must face guilt and grief over the drowning death of her spoiled cousin Patty Ann and the reality that her beloved Gram Tut will someday die too. Grades 5-8.
RC 32595 |
| Hamilton, Virginia |
The Dark: Way Stories From the Spirit World. Twenty-five eerie tales from myth, legend, and folklore gathered from around the world are retold in this collection. Grades 5-8 and older readers.
RC 34144 |
| Hamilton, Virginia |
Drylongso. This cautionary tale describes the struggles of young Lindy and her family to survive on their drought-stricken farm during the summer of 1975. Grades 3-6 and older readers.
RC 37156 |
| Hamilton, Virginia |
Her Stories: African American Folktales, Fairy Tales, and True Tales. A Collection of folk tales, fairy tales, and true stories of legendary woman. Laura Ingals Wilder Award and Coretta Scott King Award. Grades 5-8 and older readers.
RC 43189 |
| Hamilton, Virginia |
The House of Dies Drear. A teenage boy moves with his family to Dies Drear, where an abolitionist of the same name once operated an underground station. Prequel to Mystery of Drear House (BR 7008, RC 26358). Edgar Allan Poe Award. Grades 5-8 and older readers.
BRA 15778, RC 33494 |
| Hamilton, Virginia |
Jaguarundi. Rundi Jaguarundi is worried because the rain forest is slowly disappearing. Grades 2-4.
RC 40437 |
| Hamilton, Virginia |
Junius Over Far. Fourteen-year-old Junius misses Grandfather Jackabo, who raised him in Ohio while his parents worked. Now very old, Jackabo has returned to his beloved native Island in the Caribbean. Than Junius and his family receive a letter from Jackabo, indicating that he is in danger and that something is terribly wrong on the island. Some strong language. Junior and Senior High readers.
RC 23741 |
| Hamilton, Virginia |
A Little Love. Sheema has been raised by two loving grandparents, but now, in her teens, she has a growing urge to find her father, who left home when she was born. She convinces her boyfriend to help her track him down--but it is the journey itself, rather than its goal, that proves special. Some descriptions of sex. Junior and Senior High readers.
RC 23302 |
| Hamilton, Virginia |
M. C. Higgins, the Great. Thirteen-year-old M. C. hopes a visiting folklorist can make his mama a recording star so his family can escape the menace of a nearby strip mine. Newbery Medal winner. Grades 6-9.
BR 2749, RC 36699, RD 7696 |
| Hamilton, Virginia |
The Magical Adventures of Pretty Pearl. Pretty Pearl, a spunky African child god, travels to America atop a slave ship to learn more about humankind. She disguises herself as a human and lives with a band of free black folk in their forest stronghold. An Imaginative tale that blends history and mythology. Grades 6-9 and older readers.
RC 23813 |
| Hamilton, Virginia |
Many Thousand Gone African Americans from Slavery to Freedom. Collection of sketches tracing the history of African Americans from the earliest days of slavery to the Emancipation Proclamation. Relates the lives of Ukawsaw Gronniosaw, a prince born in Africa, and other African Americans who struggled for freedom, including Elizabeth Freeman, Nat Turner, Sojourner Truth, Dred Scott, Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglas. Grades 4-7 and older readers.
BR 10492 |
| Hamilton, Virginia |
The Mystery of Drear House. The conclusion of the Dies Drear chronicle. Sequel to House of Dies Drear (BR 15778, RC 33494). Grades 5-8.
BR 7008, RC 26358 |
| Hamilton, Virginia |
The People Could Fly. African-American folk tales. Grades 4-7 and older interested readers.
BR 6518 |
| Hamilton, Virginia |
Plain City. The revelation that her father is not dead turns Buhlaire-Marie Sims' life upside down. Grades 5-8 and older readers.
RC 37904 |
| Hamilton, Virginia |
A Ring of Tricksters. Animal tales form America, the West Indies, and Africa. Grades 3-6.
RC 46349 |
| Hamilton, Virginia |
Second Cousins. In this sequel to Cousins (RC 32595), Cammy and her third cousin Elodie are now twelve and still recovering from the drowning death of their cousin Patty Ann. As the girls eagerly await a family reunion, they meet a New York girl who seems tied to Cammy's divorced dad. Grades 5-8.
RC 48613 |
| Hamilton, Virginia |
Time-Ago Lost: More Tales of Jahdu. Mama Luka, who takes care of Lee Edward in a "fine, good place called Harlem," reaches into the air to catch the stories she tells Lee Edward about the hero Jahdu. Grades 3-5.
RC 08031 |
| Hamilton, Virginia |
The Time-Ago Tales of Jahdu. Each day Mama Luke tells Edward a different story about the mischievous pranks and exciting escapes of magical Jadhu in African jungles in Harlem. Grades 2-4.
BRA 3902, RC 8031 |
| Hamilton, Virginia |
When Birds Could Talk and Bats Could Sing: The Adventures of Bruh Sparrow, Sis Wren, and Their Friends. Based on African American folktales collected by journalist Martha Young. Grades 2-4.
RC 45076 |
| Hamilton, Virginia |
Willie Bea and the Time the Martians Landed. On Halloween night, 1938, an extended black family reunited in Ohio hears the news that Martians have landed in New Jersey. It is the famous Orson Welles hoax, but--like so many others--Willie Bea and her family don't know that. They experience a night of terror in which protective Willie Bea becomes a heroine. Grades 5-8.
RC 23390 |
| Hamilton, Virginia |
The Writings of W. E. B. Du Bois. Selected essays, articles, speeches, and excerpts of social injustice by the eloquent black leader who founded the NAACP. High school and adult readers.
BRA 14080 |
| Hamilton, Virginia |
Zeely. Geeder Perry visits his Uncle Ross for the summer and meets Zeely Tayber; who Geeder is convinced is a queen. Grades 4-7.
RC 43034 |
| Hansen, Joyce |
Between Two Fires; Black Soldiers in the Civil War. History of the 180,000 black men who joined the United States Colored Troops and earned a record of distinction. Junior and Senior readers.
RC 43131 |
| Hansen, Joyce |
The Captive. In 1788 West Africa, twelve-year-old Kofi, an Ashanti boy, is sold into slavery by his father's own slave. After a few years of servitude in Massachusetts, Kofi manages to escape and is rescued by Paul Cuffe, an African-Indian ship captain who abhors injustice. Grades 5-8.
IN PROCESS |
| Hansen, Joyce |
The Gift-Giver. Doris wants to do all the things her friends on 163rd street in the Bronx do--mainly stay out late after school and hang around the playground. It takes a new boy in the neighborhood, a foster child, to teach Doris about loving her family and letting them love her. Grades 4-7 and older readers.
RC 22561 |
| Hansen, Joyce |
Out From This Place. The Civil War and Reconstruction challenges the newly freed African-Americans. Easter, fourteen, must discover for herself where the path away from slavery leads. Sequel to: Which Way Freedom? (25755). Grades 5-8 and older readers.
RC 31802 |
| Hansen, Joyce |
Which Way Freedom. Realistic novel of black participation in the Civil War. When their Southern master decides to sell them at the outbreak of the war, Obi Jennings and a young girl named Easter flee--only to be snared by Confederate Soldiers. Prequel to: Out From This Place (31802). Grades 5-8.
RC 25755 |
| Hansen, Joyce |
Yellow Bird and Me. Sixth-grader Doris misses her best friend Amir, who moved from their Bronx neighborhood into a group home in upstate New York. Meanwhile, basketball-crazy Yellow Bird, who has problems reading even though he's smart, keeps bugging Doris to help him study. Sequel to: Gift Giver (22561). Grades 4-7.
RC 25876 |
| Hardy, James Earl |
Boyz II Men. Describes the development of the singers who in a four-year period became a best-selling vocal group. Their success is credited to had work and a belief in God. Grades 6-9 and older readers.
IN PROCESS |
| Haskins, James |
The Story of Stevie Wonder. Biography of the blind composer, pianist, and singer. Junior and Senior High readers.
RC 11600 |
| Haynes, David |
Right By My Side: A Novel. Marshall must adjust to the changes in his family when his mother deserts them. Strong Language. High school and older readers.
RC 37293 |
| Hodge, Merle |
For the Life of Laetitia. In order to go to high school, twelve- year-old Laetitia "Lacey" Johnson must move to La Puerta to live with her father, whom she hardly knows. Grades 6-9.
RC 48990 |
| Hopkins, Lee Bennett (Compiler) |
On Our Way: Poems of Pride and Love. Selection of twenty-two poems by black writers celebrating pride and love. Includes unknown young writers. Grades 4-8.
RC 12587 |
| Howard, Elizabeth F. |
Chita's Christmas Tree. Christmas of 1900, in Baltimore, as experienced by Chita, the daughter of one of the city's first black doctors. Prequel to Pap Tells Chita a Story (RC 45245). Grades K-3.
RC 32775 |
| Howard, Elizabeth F. |
Papa Tells Chita a Story. In this sequel to Chita's Christmas Tree (RC 32775), Chita's father tells her about his adventure in the Spanish-American War. Grades K-3.
RC 45245 |
| Hru, Dakari |
The Magic Moonberry Jump Ropes. Magical African jump ropes bring new friends. Preschool-Grade 2.
RC 43020 |
| Hughes, Langston |
The Dream Keeper and Other Poems. Hughes selected this collection for young people. Grades 6-9 and older readers.
BR 7847, RC 30158 |
| Hughes, Langston |
The First Book of Jazz. The author relates what jazz is, how it came about, and talks about some jazz musicians. Grades 4-7.
BR 3055, RC 12523 |
| Hughes, Langston |
The Sweet and Sour Animal Book. A book of poems about animals whose names start with every letter of the alphabet except X. Preschool-Grade 2.
RC 41245 |
| Hunter, Kristin |
Boss Cat. When the family cat destroys Mom's wig, she says the cat has to go but than Dad helps Mom make friends with the cat. Grades 4-6.
BR 1971 |
| Hunter, Kristin |
Guests in the Promised Land. Eleven short stories explore what it means to grow up black in a white world. Grades 6-9.
RD 7165 |
| Hunter, Kristin |
The Survivors. Two tough survivors, a thirteen-year old crippled street boy and a respectable black woman, adopt each other. Some strong language. High school and adult readers.
RD 9921 |
| Hurmence, Belinda |
Dixie in the Big Pasture. Twelve-year-old Dixie moves from Chattanooga to the Oklahoma Territory where her parents try homesteading. Grades 5-8.
RC 41226 |
| Hurmence, Belinda |
A Girl Called Boy. A pampered young black girl who gets lost in the mountains of North Carolina is mysteriously transported back to the days of slavery. Based on the oral histories and plantation records of actual slaves. Grades 5-8 and older readers.
RC 24507 |
| Hurmence, Belinda |
Tancy. At the end of the Civil War, Tancy, a young slave girl finally freed, looks for her mother who was mysteriously sold when Tancy was a baby. She discovers the meaning of freedom and the dangers of illusions during her search. Junior and Senior readers.
RC 23328 |
| Hurmence, Belinda |
Tough Tiffany. Eleven-year-old Tiffany is the youngest child in a poor Southern black family. She is tough, but she longs to be cute and sweet like her sisters. Grades 5-8 and older readers.
BR 5274, RC 18883 |
| Igus, Toyomi |
Two Mrs. Gibsons. A girl recalls growing up with a Japanese mother and an African-American grandmother and explains how their love for her overcame racial barriers. Preschool-Grade 2.
BR 11006 |
| Johnson, Angela |
Gone From Home, Short Takes. Twelve short stories about quirky characters who are in need of help. Junior and Senior High readers.
IN PROCESS |
| Johnson, Angela |
Heaven. Fourteen-year-old Marley is content with her life in Heaven, Ohio, until she finds out that her parents are really her aunt and uncle and she feels they have been deceiving her. Coretta Scott King Award. Grades 5-8.
In Process |
| Johnson, Angela |
Julius. Maya's granddaddy brings her a big Alaskan pig. Preschool-Grade 2.
RC 38526 |
| Johnson, Angela |
The Leaving Morning. A family says goodbye to their old house, neighbors, friends and relatives before movers take them to their new home. Preschool-Grade 2 to share with older readers.
BR 8965 |
| Johnson, Angela |
Songs of Faith. Doreen must come to terms with the absence of her father and learns to have faith in the power of love. Grades 5-8.
BR 11724 |
| Johnson, Angela |
Tell Me a Story, Mama. At bedtime, a young girl and her mother remember together their favorite family stories from the mother's childhood. Preschool-Grade 2.
RC 31368 |
| Johnson, Angela |
Toning the Sweep. Emily, her mother and Grandmama Ola come together to close up Ola's house and they find strength to face the past and the future. Grades 6-9 and older readers.
RC 37726 |
| Joseph, Lynn |
An Island Christmas. Rosie prepares to celebrate a Caribbean Christmas on the island of Trinidad. Grades K-3 and older readers.
RC 36424 |
| Joseph, Lynn |
A Wave in Her Pocket: Stories from Trinidad. Six tales from the Caribbean island of Trinidad. Grades 3-6 and older readers.
RC 36290 |
| King, Coretta Scott |
The Words of Martin Luther King, Jr. Selections from King's speeches and writings, including a chronology of his life. Junior and Senior High and older readers.
BR 10758 |
| Lester, Julius |
Black Cowboy, Wild Horses: A True Story. Story based on the life of a former slave, Bob Lemmons, who becomes a cowboy. Grades 2-4 and older readers.
RC 46423 |
| Lester, Julius |
Further Tales of Uncle Remus: the Misadventures of Brer Rabbit, Brer Fox, Brer Wolf, the Doodang, and Other Creatures. This is the third volume of the Brer Rabbit tales, retold in contemporary black dialect. Sequel to More Tales of Uncle Remus (RC 29743). Grades 5-8 and older.
RC 39198 |
| Lester, Julius |
How Many Spots Does a Leopard Have? And Other Tales. Collection of African and Jewish folk tales. Grades 3-6 and older readers.
RC 32394 |
| Lester, Julius |
John Henry. Story of a strong African American man. Grades K-3.
BR 9934 |
| Lester, Julius |
The Knee-High Man, and Other Tales. A collection of six animal tales in black folklore. Grades 3-6.
RC 41039, RD 6345 |
| Lester, Julius |
The Last Tales of Uncle Remus. Fourth volume of the Brer Rabbit tales. Sequel to Further Tales of Brer Rabbit (RC 39198). Grades 5-8 and older readers.
RC 39229 |
| Lester, Julius |
More Tales of Uncle Remus. Modern retelling of thirty-seven Brer Rabbit tales. Sequel to Tales of Uncle Remus (RC 26183). Grades 5-8 and older readers.
RC 29743 |
| Lester, Julius |
The Tales of Uncle Remus: The Adventures of Brer Rabbit. Contemporary retelling of forty-eight Brer Rabbit tales. Prequel to More Tales of Brer Rabbit (RC 29743). Grades 5-8 and older readers.
RC 26183 |
| Lester, Julius |
This Strange New Feeling. Three love stories, based on actual historic incidents, about African American slave couples who gain freedom. Grades 6-9.
RC 44740 |
| Lester, Julius |
To Be A Slave. Excerpts from the words of slaves are arranged chronologically to record the history of black bondage from capture to auction, from servitude to freedom. Grades 6-9 and older readers.
BR 7247, BRA 16729, RC 27538 |
| Lyons, Mary E. |
Letters From a Slave Girl: The Story of Harriet Jacobs. Novel based on Jacobs's autobiography (Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl--RC 31142). Beginning when she is eleven, Jacobs writes letters to both living and dead family members. The letters form a journal of her life. Junior and Senior High readers. |
| Mathis, Sharon Bell |
The Hundred Penny Box. Michael tries hard to save 100-year-old Aunt Dew's most prized possession, an old box containing a penny for each year of her life, when his mother decides to replace it with a new one. Grades 3-6.
RC 10920 |
| Mathis, Sharon Bell |
Listen For the Fig Tree. A 16-year-old black girl's first celebration of Kwanzaa gives her pride and strength enough to deal with her alcoholic mother and her own blindness. Some Strong Language. High School readers.
BRA 14353, RD 8265 |
| Mathis, Sharon Bell |
Ray Charles. Biography of the world-famous musician. Grades 2-5.
BR 4236, RC 9584 |
| Mathis, Sharon Bell |
Sidewalk Story. Nine-year-old Lilly Etta finds a way to help her best friend Tanya and Tanya's family when they are evicted from their apartment. Grades 2-4.
RC 26920 |
| Mathis, Sharon Bell |
Teacup Full of Roses. When Davey's eldest brother, who is addicted to heroine, steals his college tuition money, he confronts his brother's pusher. Junior and Senior High readers.
RD 6689 |
| McKissack, Patricia |
Black Diamond: The Story of the Negro Baseball Leagues. Describes the teams, players, and competition that existed from the nineteenth century until their dismantlement almost 100 years later. Grades 6-9 and older readers.
RC 49035 |
| McKissack, Patricia |
Christmas in the Big House, Christmas in the Quarters. An 1859 Virginia plantation prepares for Christmas amid talk of war and the slaves talk of freedom. Grades 3-6.
RC 40586 |
McKissack, Patricia
and
McKissack, Frederick |
The Civil Rights Movement in America From 1865 to the Present. Beginning just after the Civil War and continuing to the present, the author describes the struggle for civil right for all minorities and people with disabilities. Grades 6-9 and older readers.
BR 7274, RC 27359 |
| McKissack, Patricia |
Flossie and the Fox. Big Mama sends Flossie to deliver a basket of eggs to Miz Viola and warns her about the fox terrorizing Miz Viola's chickens. Flossie has never seen a fox before, so when she meets a strange animal claiming to be one, she insists on proof. Preschool-Grade 2.
RC 26527 |
McKissack, Patricia
and
McKissack, Frederick |
A Long Hard Journey: The Story of the Pullman Porter. The story of the Pullman's sleeping cars and the organization of the first African-American-controlled labor union. Grades 5-8.
RC 32703 |
McKissack, Patricia
and
McKissack, Frederick |
The Royal Kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhay: Life in Medieval Africa. Explains origins, customs, people, and political history of the civilizations that flourished, between A.D. 500 and 1700, on the fertile strip of land south of the Sahara Desert between the Red Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. Grades 6-9.
RC 40660 |
McKissack, Patricia
and
McKissack, Frederick |
Young, Black, and Determined: A Biography of Lorraine Hansberry. Biography of the African American playwright. Grades 5-8 and older readers.
BR 11822 |
Medearis, Angela Shelf
and
Medearis, Michael R. |
Cooking. Discusses the influence of African-based foods and cooking techniques on American food. Includes recipes. Grades 5-8 and older readers.
RC 46931 |
| Medearis, Angela Shelf |
Dare to Dream: Coretta Scott King and the Civil Rights Movement. Biography of Coretta Scott King. Grades 3-6.
RC 41326 |
| Medearis, Angela Shelf |
Poppa's New Pants. Poppa is surprised to receive help hemming his new pants. Preschool-Grade 2.
RC 41905 |
| Medearis, Angela Shelf |
Skin Deep and Other Teenage Reflections Poems. Collection of poems about the problems teenagers face. Grades 6-9 and older readers.
BR 11070 |
| Mitchell, Margaree King |
Uncle Jed's Barbershop. Depsite great hardships and with much hard work over many years, Uncle Jed finally realizes his dream of opening a barbershop. Grades K-3 and older readers.
BR 9921 |
| Mollen, Tololwa |
The Orphan Boy: A Masai Story. The old man is delighted that the orphan boy, Kileken, has come to his compound to live and is overcome with curiosity about the boy's mysterious powers. Grades 2-4.
RC 36511 |
| Mollel, Tololwa |
A Promise to the Sun: An African Story. An African folk tale that explains why bats only come out at night. Grades K-3.
RC 37642 |
| Myers, Walter Dean |
Amistad, A Long Road to Freedom. An account of a group of Africans who seized control of the ship that brought them to the United States in 1839. Describes their lives prior to capture in their homeland, their hopes of returning to Africa, and the struggle that took them to the Supreme Court. Grades 5-8 and older readers.
RC 46426 |
| Myers, Walter Dean |
At Her Majesty's Request: An African Princess in Victorian England. The life of an African princess who was about to be killed in a ritual sacrifice in 1850 when Commander Forbes rescued her, took her to England, and presented her to Queen Victoria as Sarah Forbes Bonita. The queen became Sarah's protector and godmother to her first child. Grades 5-8.
RC 48916 |
| Myers, Walter Dean |
Crystal. Crystal Brown, a beautiful, black, sixteen-year-old girl is a top fashion model and on the brink of becoming a movie star; however, she is being managed out of her youth and integrity by her mother who wants her to succeed at any cost. Junior and Senior High school readers.
RC 27909 |
| Myers, Walter Dean |
Darnell Rock Reporting. Darnell Rock, who is not doing well in middle school, gains confidence when he is encouraged to work on the school paper. Grades 4-7.
BR 10315 |
| Myers, Walter Dean |
Fallen Angels. Ritchie Perry, a black youth from Harlem, enlists in the army and is sent to Vietnam where he struggles to survive racist officers, pitched battles, guerrilla raids, and multiple wounds. Strong Language and Violence. High school and older readers.
RC 29775 |
| Myers, Walter Dean |
Fast Sam, Cool Clyde, and Stuff. When Francis moves to 116th Street, he makes the best friends of his life, gets a cool nickname, lands in jail because of modern science, experiences the death of a friend, and falls in and out of love. Junior and Senior High and older readers.
RC 47033, RD 8483 |
| Myers, Walter Dean |
The Glory Field. Follows the history of a family, beginning in 1753, through the lives of six teenagers. Grades 5-8.
RC 40028 |
| Myers, Walter Dean |
Hoops, A Novel. A father-son relationship develops between Lonnie Jackson and his high school basketball coach. Some strong language and descriptions of sex. Junior and Senior High readers.
BR 6545, RC 34574 |
| Myers, Walter Dean |
It Ain't All For Nothin'. A young black boy must decide whether to go along with his father, a minor-league criminal, or to turn his father in and risk the consequences. Some strong language. Junior and Senior High readers.
RC 15434 |
| Myers, Walter Dean |
The Journal of Joshua Loper: A Black Cowboy. In 1871, sixteen-year-old Joshua Loper goes on his first cattle drive on the Chisholm Trail and must contend with prejudice from the white trail boss along with the physical hardships and dangers of being a cowhand. Grades 4-7.
In Process |
| Myers, Walter Dean |
The Legend of Tarik. To avenge the murder of his family, Tarik must seek a magic sword, a priceless crystal, and a black horse. Some Violence. Junior and Senior High readers.
RC 44203 |
| Myers, Walter Dean |
Malcolm X; By Any Means Necessary: A Biography. Biography of the Nation of Islam leader, a chief critic of the nonviolent tactics of Martin Luther King. Grades 5-8 and older readers.
RC 36735 |
| Myers, Walter Dean |
Me, Mop, and the Moondance Kid. T.J. and his younger brother Moondance, who have recently been happily adopted, are friends with Mop, who is still at the orphanage anxiously awaiting adoption. Grades 4-7.
RC 31502 |
| Myers, Walter Dean |
Mojo and the Russians. Story about a gang of kids in Harlem who get mixed up with black magic and Russian spies. Grades 6-9.
RC 13352 |
| Myers, Walter Dean |
Monster. Sixteen-year-old Steve Harmon sits in jail accused of being a lookout in a deadly robbery. An aspiring filmmaker, Steve, reviews his time in jail as a movie script. He wonders if he has become the monster that the prosecutor has made him out to be. Senior High readers.
In Process |
| Myers, Walter Dean |
Mop, Moondance, and the Nagasaki Knights. While playing a baseball tournament, the characters from Me, Mop, and the Moondance Kid (RC 31502), worry about a mother's pregnancy and a friend who is homeless. Grades 4-7.
RC 36433 |
| Myers, Walter Dean |
Motown and Didi, a Love Story. Romance, adventures, and problems of Motown, a Harlem "street kid," and Didi, a young woman who dreams of going away to college. Strong Language. Junior and Senior High and older readers.
RC 28677 |
| Myers, Walter Dean |
The Mouse Rap. The eventful summer of Mouse, a fourteen-year-old Harlem youth. Grades 6-9.
RC 35328 |
| Myers, Walter Dean |
Now it is Your Time! The African-American Struggle for Freedom. Against the historical backdrop of the constant struggle of African-Americans for freedom and equality, Myers weaves the personal stories of influential and ordinary people--slaves, soldiers, inventors, artists, and political leaders. Coretta Scott King Award. Grades 6-9 and older readers.
BR 9071, RC 35154 |
| Myers, Walter Dean |
The Outside Shot. More basketball action as high school star Lonnie Jackson is recruited by and earns a scholarship to a small Midwestern college. Sequel to Hoops (BR 6545, RC 34574). Junior and Senior High readers.
BR 6647 |
| Myers, Walter Dean |
The Righteous Revenge of Artemis Bonner. Spoof of the wild west. Some Violence. Grades 4-7.
RC 36525 |
| Myers, Walter Dean |
Scorpions. Randy, in prison for robbery, wants his brother Jamal to take his place as gang leader of the Scorpions. Strong Language. Junior and Senior readers.
RC 28940 |
| Myers, Walter Dean |
Slam! When Harlem basketball talent Greg "Slam" Harris transfers to a magnet high school in the Bronx, everyone expects him to do well and go on to college. But Slam is feeling pressure in school and at home, then discovers that his best friend is dealing drugs. Senior High readers.
In Process |
| Myers, Walter Dean |
Somewhere in the Darkness. Jimmy travels from Chicago to Arkansas with his father, Crab, who has escaped from prison in an attempt to clear his name and win his sons respect. Junior and Senior High and older readers.
RC 36958 |
| Myers, Walter Dean |
The Story of the Three Kingdoms. Folk tale explains how humans gained dominion over the three kingdoms of animals. Grades K-3.
RC 42064 |
| Myers, Walter Dean |
The Young Landlords. Members of the "Action Group" are the proud owners of a run-down Harlem apartment building, which they bought for the grand sum of one dollar. Grades 6-9.
RC 23501 |
| Nelson, Vaunda Micheaux |
Always Gramma. A young girl tells of her grandmother's increasing forgetfulness and confusion, to the point when she can no longer take care of herself. But she also remembers the good times when they walked barefoot in the creek and the yellow cakes Gramma always made for birthdays. Preschool-Grade 2 to share with older readers.
RC 40368 |
| Nelson, Vaunda Micheaux |
Mayfield Crossing. When their school closes in 1960, fourth-grader Meg and her friends go to the newer Parkview school where the students don't welcome newcomers and don't want them to join in their baseball games. Especially shunned as the only African American in her class, Meg slowly changes her opinion about someone she has always avoided because he was different. Grades 4-7.
RC 40368 |
| Nelson, Vaunda Micheaux |
Possibles. Shortly before Mary Sheppard Lee (Sheppy) graduates from grammar school, her father dies of cancer. Instead of going to camp with her friend Tess for the summer, Sheppy takes a job helping a young woman, Connie, with a broken leg. Sheppy has a lot of troubles to sort through; her mother, brother, and Tess won't talk about her father; Connie has a secret reason to be crabby; and another friend is having family problems. Grades 3-6.
BR 10657, RC 42811 |
| Olaleye, Isaac |
The Distant Talking Drum: Poems From Nigeria. Fifteen poems about children that celebrate the sights, sounds, food, and life of a farming village in the rain forest. Grades 2-5.
RC 42915 |
| Parks, Rosa |
Rosa Parks: My Story. Biography of the civil rights activist who sparked the Montgomery bus boycott and helped launch the civil rights movement. Grades 4-7 and older readers.
RC 38581 |
| Patterson, Lillie |
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Man of Peace. A biography of Dr. King. Grades 3-5.
BR 01146 |
| Petry, Ann Lane |
The Drugstore Cat. Endearing story about Buzzie, the new drugstore cat, who has a short tail and an even shorter temper that lands him in trouble. Grades 2-5.
RD 13168 |
| Petry, Ann Lane |
Harriet Tubman, Conducter on the Underground Railroad. The life of a black slave woman who helped fellow slaves to freedom by working as a conductor on the Underground Railroad, which transported men and women to the North. Grades 6-9.
BR 7764, BRA 2418, RC 2890 |
| Petry, Ann Lane |
Tituba of Salem Village. Fictionalized biography of the slave soman from Barbados who became a central figure in the Salem witch trials of 1692. The author deals with a story of innocence, malevolence, racial prejudice, and the terror of witchcraft in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Grades 6-9.
BRA 5545, RC 27924 |
| Pinkeye, Andrea Davis |
Dear Benjamin Banneker. A biography of Benjamin Banker who used his knowledge of astronomy and weather to publish an almanac to show that black people could study and learn if they were free. Grades 2-4.
RC 42505 |
| Pinkeye, Andrea Davis |
Duke Ellington: the Piano Prince and his Orchestra. Recounts the life of Edward Kennedy Wellington, who became known as "Duke". Grades 2-4.
RC 47297 |
| Pinkeye, Andrea Davis |
Hold Fast To Dreams. Twelve-year-old Dee Wills moves from Baltimore to Wexford, Connecticut where she must adjust to a new school, friends, and activities. Grades 5-8.
BR 10413 |
| Pinkney, Brian |
Jojo's Flying Sidekick. JoJo learns Tae Kwon Do. Grade K-3.
RC 42920 |
| Pinkney, Jerry |
Rikki-tikki-tavi. Adapted from a story by Rudyard Kipling about a mongoose found by an English family in India whose courage endears him to everyone. Grades 2-4.
BR 11015 |
| Porter, Connie |
Addy Learns a Lesson: A School Story. When Addy Walker and her mother arrive in Philadelphia to befin life as free people, Sarah Moore and her mother meet them. The Moores help Mrs. Walker find a job, and Sarah takkes Addy to school. But will Addy snub Sarah in order to be friends with the rich girls? Sequel to Meet Addy (RC 43821, BR 10881). Grades 2-4.
BR 10882, RC 43822 |
| Porter, Connie |
Addie Saves the Day: A Summer Story. Addy, a former slave now living in post-Civil War Philadelphia, helps with a church fair to benefit families separated by the war. The children plan to make spool puppets and put on a show, but Harriet, Addy's desk partner, thinks that is silly. Then tragedy strikes, and the girls must work together. Sequel to Happy Birthday, Addy! (RC 43824, BR 10884). Grades 2-4.
BR 10885 |
| Porter, Connie |
Addy's Surprise: A Christmas Story. Their first Christmas as free people is approaching, and Addy Walker and her mother are busy helping Mrs. Ford finish her holiday orders. The Walkers have been saving to buy a lamp, but when a boatload of freedmen arrive, Addy and her mother decide to help them instead. Sequel to Addy Learns a Lesson (RC 43822, BR 10882). Grades 2-4.
BR 10883, RC 43823 |
| Porter, Connie |
Changes for Addy: A Winter Story. Addy hopes her family, separated by slavery and the Civil War, can be together for Christmas. Sequel to Addy Saves the Day (RC 43825, BR 10885). Grades 2-4.
BR 10886, RC 43826 |
| Porter, Connie |
Happy Birthday, Addy! A Springtime Story. Addy, Momma, and Poppa are now living as free people in a Philadelphia house. It is like being a family again, except that Sam and baby Esther are still missing. Addy makes friends with the landlord's mother, M'dear, who encourages Addy to select a special day for her birthday. Sequel to Addy's Surprise (RC 43823, BR 10883). Grades 2-4.
BR 10884, RC 43824 |
| Porter, Connie |
Meet Addy, An American Girl. Nine-year-old Addy lives on a North Carolina plantation. In the summer of 1864, when her father and brother are sold and taken away, Addy and her mother leave Addy's baby sister with relative and begin a dangerous trip to freedom. Prequel to Addy Learns a Lesson (RC 43822, BR 10882). Grades 2-4.
BR 10881, RC 43821 |
| Price, Leontyne |
Aida. Retelling of Verdi's opera Aida. Coretta Scott King Award. Grades 4-7.
BR 8936, RC 33189 |
| Ringgold, Faith |
Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad in the Sky. In this sequel to Tar Beach (BR 8940), Cassie meets Harriet Tubman. Grades 2-4.
BR 10381 |
| Ringgold, Faith |
Tar Beach. The author draws upon her childhood in Harlem in this tale of a young black girl who dreams of flying above New York City. Coretta Scott King Award. Grades K-3.
BR 8940 |
| Rochelle, Belinda |
When Jo Louis Won the Title. Jo Louis is unhappy starting school because she knows everyone will make fun of her name. But than her grandfather tells her about the boxer Joe Louis and the night he won the championship. Grades K-3.
RC 40784 |
| Rollins, Charlemae Hill |
Famous American Negro Poets. Biographical sketches and examples of the work of twelve black poets. Grades 5-8.
BR 2016 |
| Ruffins, Reynold |
The Chess Book. A clear text for beginners which explains moves and strategy of a sample game. Grades 4-8.
BR 2596 |
Ruffins, Reynold
and
Sarnoff, Jane |
The Monster Riddle Book. Riddles about vampires, witches, werewolves, ghosts, ghouls, goblins, mummies, and other monsters. Grades 4-7.
BRA 14564, RC 10822 |
Ruffins, Reynold
and
Sarnoff, Jane |
Words: A Book About the Orgins of Everyday Words and Phrases. Traces the origin of common American-English words and phrases. Grades 5-8 and older readers.
RC 18589 |
| Shaik, Fatima |
Melitte. Melitte is a young slave who lives with a couple she calls Monsieur and Madame on their failing farm in Louisiana in the 1700s. Madame's cruelty makes Melitte long to run away, but when Marie is born to the couple, Melitte falls in love with her. Grades 5-8.
BR 11839 |
| Smalls-Hector, Irene |
Irene and the Big, Fine Nickel. When Irene and her friend have a disagreement, Irene remembers what her grandmother told her about being mean. Grades K-3.
RC 47693 |
| Smothers, Ethel Footman |
Down in the Piney Woods. Ten-year-old Annie Rye's experiences on a farm in George where her daddy is a sharecropper. Prequel to Moriah's Pond (RC 41679). Grades 5-8.
RC 41647 |
| Smothers, Ethel Footman |
Moriah's Pond. In this sequel to Down in Piney Woods (RC 41647), Annie Rye stays with her great-grandmother, Moriah. Grades 4-7.
RC 41679 |
| Stepto, Michele (Editor) |
African-American Voices. Excerpts from the works of Langston Hughes, Frederick Douglass, Gwendolyn Brooks, and other selected to illustrate the heritage and tradition of African American literature. High School and older readers.
RC 44756 |
| Steptoe, Javaka (Illustrator) |
In Daddy's Arms I Am Tall: African Americans Celebrating Fathers. Thirteen poems in praise of fathers. Contains short biographical notes about the poets. Coretta Scott King Award. Grades K-3 and older readers.
BR 12035 |
| Tate, Eleanore E. |
A Blessing in Disguise. Twelve-year-old Zambia Brown is being raised by her aunt and uncle in a small South Carolina town, but she longs to join the exciting life of her nightclub-owner father. Grades 6-9.
BR 10248, RC 45827 |
| Tate, Eleanora E. |
The Secret of Gumbo Grove. When Eleven-year-old Raisin helps clean up the old Baptist church cemetery, she discovers a wealth of black history. Grades 5-8.
RC 27484 |
| Tate, Eleanora E. |
Thank You, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.! Fourth grader Mary Eloise Avery learns to be proud of her African-American heritage. Grades 4-7.
RC 37841 |
| Taylor, Mildred D. |
The Friendship. Cassie Logan and her brothers witness a moving confrontation between Mr. Tom Bee, an elderly black man, and Mr. John Wallace, the white storekeeper in Mississippi in the 1930s. Grades 5-8.
BR 7258, RC 27508 |
| Taylor, Mildred D. |
The Gold Cadillac. A young black girl recalls the racial injustice she saw and experienced in 1950, when her father bought a gold Cadillac and drove it south to visit relatives in Mississippi. Grades 3-6 and older readers.
RC 28673 |
| Taylor Mildred D. |
Let the Circle be Unbroken. Cassie Logan continues the story of her Southern black family in the depths of the depression. Sequel to Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. Grades 6-9.
BR 6355, RC 17849 |
| Taylor, Mildred D. |
Mississippi Bridge. A disturbing tale of racism in Mississippi during the 1930s told by Jerry Simms, a ten-year-old white boy. Companion to Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry. Grades 5-7 and older readers.
BR 8560, RC 32807 |
| Taylor, Mildred D. |
Road to Memphis. Cassie Logan, now a senior, recounts the harrowing events of 1941 as she aspires to become a lawyer. Sequel to Let the Circle Be Unbroken. Coretta Scott King Award. Grades 6-9 and older readers.
BR 8470, RC 32965 |
| Taylor, Mildred D. |
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. Cassie Logan tells the story of her family's struggle to survive, with their dignity and independence in tact, in Mississippi during the Great Depression. Newberry Award. Grades 6-9.
BR 6283, BR 11509, RC 10893 |
| Taylor, Mildred D. |
Song of the Trees. Another story of Cassie Logan and her family during the Great Depression. Grades 3-6 and older readers.
RC 40146 |
| Taylor, Mildred D. |
The Well: David's Story. During the 1910 drought, David Logan's family has the only water well working in his part of Mississippi. The black family is willing to share their water with all their neighbors, but Charlie Simms, whose family is white, treats the Logans with disrespect, and soon Charlie's taunting of David's brother, Hammer, results in an explosive situation. Companion to Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. Grades 3-6.
RC 41451 |
| Thomas, Joyce Carol |
Brown Honey in Broomwheat Tea. A dozen poems evoking visions of an African-American home. Grades K-3.
RC 40134 |
| Thomas, Joyce Carol |
The Golden Pasture. Twelve-year-old Carlton Lee Jefferson, the son of a Cherokee mother who disappeared after his birth and a black father who has never forgiven his wife or son, learns to understand his father when he cares for an injured Appaloosa horse on his grandfather's ranch. Junior and Senior High.
RC 26820 |
| Thomas, Joyce Carol |
Marked by Fire. When tragedy strikes Abby, her proud black, rural Oklahoma neighbors gather around to protect her. A celebration of black womanhood. High School and older readers.
RC 21117 |
| Turner, Glennette Tilley |
Take a Walk in Their Shoes. Minibiographies of fourteen notable African-Americans. Grades 3-6 and older readers.
RC 33635 |
| Van Peebles, Melvin |
A Bear for the FBI. A novel about growing up in a Chicago ghetto, through a boy's memories of the terrors and trials of his life from the time he was "the worst fighter in the second grade" through his college years. Junior and Senior High readers.
BR 1164 |
| Vroman, Mary Elizabeth |
Harlem Summer. A novel of a black youth from Alabama who spends the summer working in Harlem where his encounter with the conplexities of life in the North broadens his understanding of his race and his world. Junior and Senior High readers.
BR 00943 |
| Walter, Mildred Pitts |
Brother to the Wind. More than anything else. Emeke wants to fly. Heedless of his father's and his friends' skepticism, he strongly believes that Good Snake, in whom his grandmother has abiding faith, will grant any wish. Grades 2-4.
RC 27480 |
| Walter, Mildred Pitts |
Have a Happy--a Novel. Chris has a happy birthday, a merry Christmas and a wonderful Kwanzaa, even though his father is temporarily out of work. Grades 3-6 and older readers.
RC 33388 |
| Walter, Mildred Pitts |
Justin and the Best Biscuits in the World. Justin hates housework and feels that the reason his mother and two sisters do it better is because it's "women's work." When he visits his grandfather on his ranch, he is taught, to feel differently about cooking and cleaning. He also learns about the history of his family and other "Exodusters" who moved West after the Civil War, and about several famous black cowboys. Grades 3-6.
RC 26053 |
| Walter, Mildred Pitts |
Lillie of Watts: A Birthday Discovery. Although Lillie's 11th birthday begins very happily, she is in disgrace by the end of the day, and hardly anything is her fault. Grades 4-6.
RD 6455 |
| Watts, Mildred Pitts |
Lillie of Watts Takes a Giant Step. A black junior high student joins the African-American Culture Club and develops a new pride in herself. Grades 4-6.
RD 6113 |
| Walter, Mildred Pitts |
Mississippi Challenge. Documents the struggle of African-Americans in Mississippi to overcome pervasive racism and gain the right to vote. Grades 6-9 and older readers.
RC 36631 |
| Walter, Mildred Pitts |
Second Daughter: the Story of a Slave Girl. Fictionalized account of slave Elizabeth Freeman, who in 1781 sued her owner for freedom under the Massachusetts Constitution and won. Grades 6-9.
RC 43000 |
| Walter, Mildred Pitts |
Trouble's Child. Fifteen-year-old Martha, who lives in a small island village in the Louisiana bayous, longs to go to high school to broaden her world. Grades 6-9 and older readers.
BR 7761 |
| Walter, Mildred Pitts |
Ty's One-Man Band. An original American folk tale in which a boy discovers a peg-legged stranger who claims to be a one-man-band. Grades K-3 and older readers.
RC 22727 |
| Wilkinson, Brenda |
Ludell. Portrays Ludell Wilson with her relatives, neighbors, and classmates and the poor, scrappy days in their black community in Georgia. Prequel to Ludell and Willie (RC 12468). Grades 5-8.
RC 12434 |
| Wilkinson, Brenda |
Ludell and Willie. Ludell, a spunky high school senior, is in love with Willie, the boy next door. Their love grows despite the obstacle of Ludell's very strict and ailing grandmother. Junior and Senior High readers.
RC 12468 |
| Williams-Garcia, Rita |
Fast Talk on a Slow Track. Denzel Watson, valedictorian of his senior class, is headed for Princeton. But after spending six weeks of the summer attending the Princeton Experience program for minorities, Denzel wonders if he is cut out for college. Junior and Senior High readers.
RC 40486 |
| Williams-Garcia, Rita |
Like Sisters on the Homefront. Fourteen-year-old Gayle is sent from her home in Jamaica, New York to stay with her minister uncle in Georgia. Her straight-laced relatives disgust Gayle but by summer's end, Gayle's whole world has been turned upside down. Some strong language. Junior and Senior High readers.
RC 43031 |
| Woodson, Jacqueline |
From the Notebooks of Melanin Sun. Thirteen-year-old Melanin Sun is forced to come to terms with differences in sexual preferences and race. Coretta Scott King Award. Junior and Senior High readers.
BR 10808 |
| Woodson, Jacqueline |
I Hadn't Meant to Tell You This. Twelve-year-old Marie helps her friend Lena find a way out of a tragic situation when Lena reveals her father is molesting her. Junior and Senior High and older readers.
BR 9898 |
| Wright, Richard |
Native Son. Classic work shows the plight of victimized blacks fighting against the political and social conditions of Chicago in the 1930s. A frustrated and resentful black man is driven to violence and murder. Senior High and older readers.
RC 25087 |
| Wright, Richard |
Rite of Passage. Johnny Gibbs is feeling good about his life when he is presented with the shocking news that he's a foster child and has to move to a new home. Instead, Johnny takes to the streets, embarking on a crime spree to relieve his rage. Violence and strong language. High school and older readers.
RC 41640 |
| Yarbrough, Camille |
Cornrows. While she braids Shirley Ann's mother's hair, Great-Grammaw explains that braids were an African symbol, that various styles had special meanings, and that cornrows survived slavery to again become a symbol of black pride. Grades K-3 and older readers.
RC 37862 |
| Yarbrough, Camille |
The Shimmershine Queens. Growing up in the city is hard for Angie but when ninety-year old cousin Seatta visits from Alabama, Angie learns to be proud of her heritage. Grades 5-8.
RC 45416 |
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