Virginia Hamilton
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Thomas must keep the treasure of Dies Dear from landing in the wrong hands, but there are many secrets beneath Drear House, and not everyone can be trusted
Thomas Small and his best friend Pesty Darrow have been keeping the secret of the vast treasure that’s hidden in Mr. Pluto’s cave, once a stop on the Underground Railroad. Pesty also has to keep the treasure a secret from her family, who want it for themselves. And there are...
Thomas Small and his best friend Pesty Darrow have been keeping the secret of the vast treasure that’s hidden in Mr. Pluto’s cave, once a stop on the Underground Railroad. Pesty also has to keep the treasure a secret from her family, who want it for themselves. And there are...
11) Cousins
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Concerned that her grandmother may die, Cammy is unprepared for the accidental death of another relative.
12) Zeely
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Geeder's summer at her uncle's farm is made special because of her friendship with a very tall, composed woman who raises hogs and who closely resembles the magazine photograph of a Watutsi queen.
13) The gathering
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Justice and her brothers, the first of a new race with extraordinary powers, return to Dustland in order to destroy the force that retards the growth of their advanced civilization.
14) Dustland
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Justice trilogy volume 2
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Four children, all possessing extraordinary mental powers, are projected far into the future to a bleak region called Dustland.
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Justice trilogy volume 1
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An 11-year-old and her older twin brothers struggle to understand their supersensory powers.
16) Arilla sun down
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An American Library Association Notable Book and a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year: Twelve-year-old Arilla goes on a quest to discover who she is and where she fits into her family-and the world Arilla Adams is tired of being the moon to her older brother's sun. Sixteen-year-old Jack has rejected being part of an interracial family and identifies only with his Native American heritage. But Arilla, also part African American and part Native...
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Black Authors: Board and Picture Books (SCPL-YS)
OBD Black History Month (February) - YOUTH
OBD Coretta Scott King Award - YOUTH
OBD Black History Month (February) - YOUTH
OBD Coretta Scott King Award - YOUTH
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Collection of 19 folktales, legends, and true stories celebrating the heroic cunning, patience, and courage of African-American women and girls.
20) Drylongso
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As a great wall of dust moves across their drought-stricken farm, a family's distress is relieved by a young man called Drylongso, who literally blows into their lives with the storm.