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Call No: [E] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A lyrical, heart-lifting love letter to black and brown children everywhere: reminding them how much they matter, that they have always mattered, and they always will, from powerhouse rising star author Tami Charles and esteemed, award-winning illustrator Bryan Collier.
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2020., Adolescent, Orchard Books Call No: [E] Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Presents a love letter to African American children everywhere reminding them and others that they matter, have always mattered, and will always matter.
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2020., Primary, Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. Call No: [E] Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "A . . . story about a child of color being told by his parents how he matters"--School Library Journal.
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[2019]., Charlesbridge Teen Call No: REALISTIC F CHA Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "In 1984 Newark, Beatriz Mendez navigates romance, gang culture, and her family's past. After her gang-leader brother is killed, Beatriz gives up her dreams of dancing in order to run the gang. But her eyes are reopened to her dream of a career in dance when the school brainiac asks her to compete in a dance competition with him--but will the gang let her go?"--Provided by the publisher.
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2022., Adolescent, Charlesbridge Teen Call No: Historical Fic Charles Edition: First paperback edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: In 1984 New Jersey, fifteen-year-old Beatriz Mendez dreams of becoming a professional dancer like her idol Debbie Allen. Then her gang-leader brother is murdered and the fierce Beatriz is forced to step into her brother's shoes to run the gang at a time when cocaine was the dominant force running the neighborhood. Her dreams of dancing are all but gone, and her mother, grieving over the loss of her son, has turned into a shell of her former self. Then a classmate asks Beatriz to join him in a dance competition and her passion for dance once again sneaks in.
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Ã2019., Adolescent, Charlesbridge Teen Call No: TEEN FIC CHA Edition: 1st pbk. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "In 1984 Newark, Beatriz Mendez navigates romance, gang culture, and her family's past. After her gang-leader brother is killed, Beatriz gives up her dreams of dancing in order to run the gang. But her eyes are reopened to her dream of a career in dance when the school brainiac asks her to compete in a dance competition with him--but will the gang let her go?"--Provided by publisher.
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Ã2019., Adolescent, Charlesbridge Teen Call No: YOUNG ADULT FIC CHA Edition: 1st pbk. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "In 1984 Newark, Beatriz Mendez navigates romance, gang culture, and her family's past. After her gang-leader brother is killed, Beatriz gives up her dreams of dancing in order to run the gang. But her eyes are reopened to her dream of a career in dance when the school brainiac asks her to compete in a dance competition with him--but will the gang let her go?"--Provided by publisher.
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2019., Juvenile, Candlewick Press Call No: E Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Every year, Haitians all over the world ring in the new year by eating a special soup, a tradition dating back to the Haitian Revolution. This year, Ti Gran is teaching Belle how to make the soup--Freedom Soup--just like she was taught when she was a little girl. Together, they dance and clap as they prepare the holiday feast, and Ti Gran tells Belle about the history of the soup, the history of Belle's family, and the history of Haiti, where Belle's family is from. In this celebration of cultural traditions passed from one generation to the next, Jacqueline Alcntara's lush illustrations bring to life both Belle's story and the story of the Haitian Revolution. Tami Charles's lyrical text, as accessible as it is sensory, makes for a tale that readers will enjoy to the last drop"--From the publisher's web site.
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2018, c2018., Pre-adolescent, Charlesbridge Call No: FIC CHARLES Genre: Historical fiction Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: It is 1983 and Vanessa Martin, a thirteen-year-old African American girl in Newark's public housing, dreams of following in the footsteps of the first black Miss America, Vanessa Williams; but with a dysfunctional family (mother in jail, father withdrawn, drunken grandfather, gay cousin) the odds are against her--until a new teacher at school organizes a beauty pageant and encourages Vanessa to enter.
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[2018], Pre-adolescent, Charlesbridge Call No: HISTORICAL F CHA Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: It is 1983 and Vanessa Martin, a thirteen-year-old African American girl in Newark's public housing, dreams of following in the footsteps of the first black Miss America, Vanessa Williams; but with a dysfunctional family (mother in jail, father withdrawn, drunken grandfather, gay cousin) the odds are against her--until a new teacher at school organizes a beauty pageant and encourages Vanessa to enter.
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Ã2018, Pre-adolescent, Charlesbridge Call No: [Fic] Edition: 1st pbk. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: It is 1983 and Vanessa Martin, a thirteen-year-old African American girl in Newark's public housing, dreams of following in the footsteps of the first African American Miss America, Vanessa Williams; but the odds are against her until a new teacher at school organizes a beauty pageant and encourages Vanessa to enter.
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2021., Adolescent, Scholastic Press Call No: YOUNG ADULT FIC CHA Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "For seventeen-year-old Denver, music is everything. Writing, performing, and her ultimate goal: escaping her very small, very white hometown. So Denver is more than ready on the day she and her best friends Dali and Shak sing their way into the orbit of the biggest R&B star in the world, Sean Mercury Ellis. Merc gives them everything: parties, perks, wild nights -- plus hours and hours in the recording studio. Even the painful sacrifices and the lies the girls have to tell are all worth it. Until they're not"--Provided by publisher.
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2021., Juvenile, Candlewick Press Call No: E Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "'To carry the panye, we move gracefully, even under the weight of the sun and the moon.' In the hills above Port-au-Prince, a young girl named Fallon wants more than anything to carry a large woven basket to the market, just like her Manman. As she watches her mother wrap her hair in a mouchwa, Fallon tries to twist her own braids into a scarf and balance the empty panye atop her head, but realizes it's much harder than she thought. BOOM! Is she ready after all? Lyrical and inspiring, with vibrant illustrations highlighting the beauty of Haiti, My Day with the Panye is a story of family legacy, cultural tradition, and hope for the future. Readers who are curious about the art of carrying a panye will find more about this ancient and global practice in an author's note at the end"--Provided by the publisher.
