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2023., Adolescent, Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers Call No: 371.82 SLA Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 2 At Location(s) Summary Note: "A young adult nonfiction book on how Albany High School handles a racist social media incident that incurs lasting and devastating consequences."
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By Bates, Gerri2005., Greenwood Press Call No: 813.54 WALKER Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Table of contents Series Title: Critical companions to popular contemporary writers,Summary Note: Provides a biographical profile of author Alice Walker, looks at her work within a larger literary context, and features critical analyses of eight novels published by Walker between 1970 and 2004.
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c2008., Preschool, G.P. Putnam's Sons Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Clementine Hunter's paintings went from hanging on her clothesline to hanging in museums, yet because of the color of her skin, a friend had to sneak her in when the gallery was closed.
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c2008, Preschool, G.P. Putnam's Sons Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Clementine Hunter's paintings went from hanging on her clothesline to hanging in museums, yet because of the color of her skin, a friend had to sneak her in when the gallery was closed.
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2002., Chelsea House Call No: 812.54 WILSON Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Bloom's major dramatistsSummary Note: A guide to reading and understanding four plays by August Wilson that includes a brief introduction to Wilson's life, plot summaries, extracts of major critical essays, an extensive bibliography, and an index of themes and ideas.
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c2003, University Press of America Call No: 811 .52099287 0896073 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Presents a critical assessment of the creative achievements of five African-American women poets of the Harlem Renaissance, including Georgia Douglas Johnson, Anne Spencer, Helen Johnson, Gwen Bennett, and Angelina Grimke, and includes discussion of Zora Neale Hurston's novel "Their Eyes Were Watching God."
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2018., Adolescent, Imprint Call No: FANTASY F MCK Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: A Blade So Black Volume: 1Summary Note: This isn't the Wonderland you remember. The first time the Nightmares came, it nearly cost Alice her life. Now she's trained to battle monstrous creatures in the dark dream realm known as Wonderland with magic weapons and hardcore fighting skills. Yet even warriors have a curfew. Life in real-world Atlanta isn't always so simple, as Alice juggles an overprotective mom, a high-maintenance best friend, and a slipping GPA. Keeping the Nightmares at bay is turning into a full-time job. But when Alice's handsome and mysterious mentor is poisoned, she has to find the antidote by venturing deeper into Wonderland than she's ever gone before. And she'll need to use everything she's learned in both worlds to keep from losing her head...literally.
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-- Brown versus Board of Education.By McNeese, Tim2006., Juvenile, Chelsea House Call No: 344.73 0798 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Table of contents only Series Title: Great Supreme Court decisions.
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-- Call & response[2021]., Pre-adolescent, Versify, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Call No: 323.1196 073 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: This timely book covers the rise of Black Lives Matter and how it has been shaped by United States history, telling the story of how a hashtag became a movement.
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-- TeachingBooks original author programs2003., Adult, Teachingbooks.net Click here to watch Summary Note: Page includes a brief, original movie featuring Christopher Paul Curtis talking about writing his books, an additional movie of Curtis reading from Bud, Not Buddy, a movie transcript, an in-depth written interview, and a comprehensive bibliography. Also includes a collection of off-site links to Curtis's web site, other multimedia interviews with Curtis, book award sites, and publishers' pages.
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-- TeachingBooks original author programs2003., Adult, Teachingbooks.net Click here to watch Summary Note: Page includes a brief, original movie featuring Christopher Paul Curtis talking about writing his books, an additional movie of Curtis reading from Bud, Not Buddy, a movie transcript, an in-depth written interview, and a comprehensive bibliography. Also includes a collection of off-site links to Curtis's web site, other multimedia interviews with Curtis, book award sites, and publishers' pages.
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-- TeachingBooks original author programs2003., Adult, Teachingbooks.net Click here to watch Summary Note: Page includes a brief, original movie featuring Christopher Paul Curtis talking about writing his books, an additional movie of Curtis reading from Bud, Not Buddy, a movie transcript, an in-depth written interview, and a comprehensive bibliography. Also includes a collection of off-site links to Curtis's web site, other multimedia interviews with Curtis, book award sites, and publishers' pages.
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-- TeachingBooks original author programs2003., Adult, Teachingbooks.net Click here to watch Summary Note: Page includes a brief, original movie featuring Christopher Paul Curtis talking about writing his books, an additional movie of Curtis reading from Bud, Not Buddy, a movie transcript, an in-depth written interview, and a comprehensive bibliography. Also includes a collection of off-site links to Curtis's web site, other multimedia interviews with Curtis, book award sites, and publishers' pages.
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2009., Juvenile, Melanie Kroupa Books Call No: B COLVIN Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Presents the life of the Alabama teenager who played an integral but little-known role in the Montgomery bus strike of 1955-1956, once by refusing to give up a bus seat, and again, by becoming a plaintiff in the landmark civil rights case against the bus company.
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2009., Adolescent, Melanie Kroupa Books Call No: 921 COLVIN Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Presents an account of fifteen-year-old Claudette Colvin, an African-American girl who refused to give up her seat to a white woman on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama, nine months before Rosa Parks, and covers her role in a crucial civil rights case.
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2009., Adolescent, Melanie Kroupa Books Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)View cover image provided by Mackin Summary Note: Presents an account of fifteen-year-old Claudette Colvin, an African-American girl who refused to give up her seat to a white woman on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama, nine months before Rosa Parks, and covers her role in a crucial civil rights case.
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2011., Juvenile, Square Fish Call No: HI-INT B COL Edition: First Square Fish edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Presents the life of the Alabama teenager who played an integral role in the Montgomery bus strike, once by refusing to give up a bus seat, and again, by becoming a plaintiff in the landmark civil rights case against the bus company.
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Juvenile Call No: GAMES & SPORTS NF BUR Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Discusses Jackie Robinson's breaking the color barrier in Major League Baseball and an iconic photograph that captured the historic even"--
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-- Harlem literary renaissanceBy Brown, Lois2006., Facts on File Call No: REF 973.915 BRO Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Table of contents Summary Note: Presents a collection of alphabetically arranged entries that cover a variety of topics related to the Harlem Renaissance, including writers, poets, critics, places, events, and more.
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-- Harlem Renaissance2003., Facts on File Call No: 940.2 Abe Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Facts on File library of American historySummary Note: Presents articles on the period known as the Harlem Renaissance, during which African American artists, poets, writers, thinkers, and musicians flourished in Harlem, New York.
