Joyce Carol Thomas
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English
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Black Authors: Poetry (SCPL-YS)
OBD Black History Month (February) - YOUTH
OBD Coretta Scott King Award - YOUTH
Telling a People's Story
OBD Black History Month (February) - YOUTH
OBD Coretta Scott King Award - YOUTH
Telling a People's Story
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A collection of poems, including "Golden Goodness," "Cranberry Red," and "Biscuit Brown," celebrating individuality and Afro-American identity.
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Presents a volume of pourquoi tales collected by Zora Neale Hurston from her field research in the Gulf states in the 1920s. Acclaimed anthropologist, folklorist, and novelist Zora Neale Hurston traveled the back roads of the rural South, collecting stories from men, women, and children in Florida, Alabama, Georgia, and Louisiana so that the spirit and richness of the oral storytelling tradition could be shared and preserved. What's the Hurry, Fox?...
10) Gingerbread days
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English
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Poems for each month of the year celebrate the themes of family love, individuality, and Afro-American identity.
12) Marked by fire
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English
Description
Abyssinia Jackson, born in an Oklahoma cotton field in the wake of a tornado, is the pride and joy of her family, church, and community until a series of natural disasters and personal attacks threaten to break her spirit, but Mother Barker and her lessons in folk medicine help Abby survive.
15) Journey
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English
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Meggie spearheads an investigation into the mysterious disappearances and murders of young people in her town, discovering a plot to rob others of their youth in a horrifying way.
16) Cherish me
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English
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"For children discovering their individuality, this beautiful poem celebrates uniqueness, love, and self-awareness"-- Cover back.
19) Bright shadow
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English
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Abyssinia Jackson must learn to cope with tragedy when peace is shattered in her Oklahoma countryside and her boyfriend Carl Lee disappears.
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English
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A collection of personal reflections, stories and poems of 10 well-known children's authors, who were themselves young people in 1954 when the Supreme Court handed down the decision to desegregate public schools. Their varied experiences and viewpoints offer a window to that period in our history.