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[2020]., Juvenile, Abrams Books for Young Readers Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Presents a picture book biography of Hall-of-Fame basketball player, Elgin Baylor from his childhood in Washington, D.C. to his professional career. Discusses how Baylor and his teammates on the Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association boycotted places that practiced segregation when traveling for away games in the 1950s and 1960s.
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[2020]., Juvenile, Abrams Books for Young Readers Call No: PICTURE NF ABO Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Though not as widely known as other basketball legends, hall-of-famer Elgin Baylor was one of the game's all-time greatest players-an innovative athlete, team player, and quiet force for change. A member of the early, scrappy NBA and one of the first professional African American players, Elgin (b. 1934) played in the late 1950s and early 1960s for the Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers, taking risks on and off the court. Known for his acrobatic style of moving and shooting, he inspired others to get creative with their game. But when traveling for away games, hotels and restaurants weren't as welcoming of Elgin as they were of his white teammates. Together, Elgin and his teammates boycotted places practicing segregation until the entire NBA followed suit. From picture book powerhouses Jen Bryant and Frank Morrison, Above the Rim is a peek into the early days of the NBA, a poetic telling of the life of an under-known athlete, and a celebration of standing up for what is right"--
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2017., Pre-adolescent, Amistad Call No: FIC WILLIAMS-GARCIA Genre: Realistic fiction Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: After his grandfather, Cool Papa Byrd, dies and his mother forbids him from playing the blues, Clayton runs away to find his grandfather's blues group, the "Bluesmen," to join them on the road. While on his journey through New York City, Clayton learns things that surprise him and help him find his way home.
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[2017], Pre-adolescent, Amistad Call No: [Fic] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: After his grandfather, Cool Papa Byrd, dies and his mother forbids him from playing the blues, Clayton runs away to find his grandfather's blues group, the "Bluesmen," to join them on the road. While on his journey through New York City, Clayton learns things that surprise him and help him find his way home.
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2006., Juvenile, Lee & Low Books Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: The story of George Crum and the invention of the potato chip at a restaurant in Saratoga Springs, New York.
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2016., Preschool, Jimmy Patterson Books, Little, Brown and Company Call No: E O'RE Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "In this illustrated book written by bestselling authors Bill O'Reilly and James Patterson, a collection of artists each contribute a piece of art demonstrating why the word 'please' makes all the difference in the world"--
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2023., Primary, Candlewick Press Call No: E WEA Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A true story of determination and groundbreaking achievement follows eighth grade African American spelling champion MacNolia Cox, who left Akron, Ohio, in 1936 to compete in the prestigious National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., only to be met with prejudice and discrimination.
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2015., Scholastic Call No: E SCH Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: On a trip to the park with her mother, a young girl hears a rhythm coming from the world around her and begins to move to the beat, finally beginning an impromptu dance in which other childen join her.
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2010, c2009., Primary, Puffin Books Call No: FIC THO Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Keena and her second-grade class go on a field trip to the United States Capitol where they meet a congressman; and Keena makes a big impression, which she documents in her new journal.
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c2008, Primary, Dial Books for Young Readers Call No: [Fic] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Keena Ford chronicles her many mishaps as she begins second grade.
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c2008., Primary, Dial Books for Young Readers Call No: [Fic] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Keena Ford chronicles her many mishaps as she begins second grade.
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c2010., Primary, Dial Books for Young Readers Call No: [Fic] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: When she accidentally leaves her journal in Tiffany's apartment, Keena is afraid that Tiffany will reveal all of her secrets.
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[2018], Juvenile, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Call No: [E] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: Under the leadership of Dr. Martin Luther King, children and teenagers march against segregation in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1963.
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Call No: B Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "A biography of African American musician Melba Doretta Liston, a virtuoso musician who played the trombone and composed and arranged music for many of the great jazz musicians of the twentieth century. Includes afterword, discography, and sources"--
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[2014], Juvenile, Lee & Low Books Inc. Call No: B LIS Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Picture book biography of Melba Liston, famous for her jazz trombone skills.
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c2009., Primary, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Call No: [E] Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Although he is shorter than most of his classmates and everyone discourages him from trying out for the basketball team, eight-year-old Chris just works harder than everyone else so his size will not matter.
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c2009., Primary, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Call No: Easy PAUL Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Although he is shorter than most of his classmates and everyone discourages him from trying out for the basketball team, eight-year-old Chris just works harder than everyone else so his size will not matter.
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[2018], Juvenile, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Call No: B BEALS Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: From the legendary civil rights activist and author of the million-copy selling Warriors Dont Cry comes a powerful, timely new memoir about growing up in the segregated South. Civil rights heroine Melba Patillo Beals puts readers right in her saddle oxfords as she struggles to understandand fight back againstthe laws that told her she was less just because of the color of her skin.
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2018., Juvenile, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Call No: B BEALS Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Beals' autobiography looks at her childhood when she began noticing the injustice of racism. Discusses the impact of her parents who both highly valued education--her mother earning a PhD from University of Arkansas--and her grandmother who understood how to live in a white world but also how to rebel within it.
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2006., Juvenile, Farrar Straus Giroux Call No: [E] Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Sadie, an imaginative young Dominican American, relates her experiences growing up in her grandmother's brownstone house in Harlem.