Angela Johnson
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Empower young readers to embrace their individuality, reject societal limitations, and follow their dreams. This inspiring picture book brings together a poem by acclaimed author Angela Johnson and Nina Crews's distinctive photocollage illustrations to celebrate girls of color" --
Author
Series
Heaven trilogy volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Bobby's carefree teenage life changes forever when he becomes a father and must care for his adored baby daughter.
Author
Publisher
TumbleBooks.com
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
The story goes ... Grandmama could hit the ball a mile, catch anything that was thrown, and do everything else--just like Josh Gibson. But unfortunately, no matter how well a girl growing up in the 1940s played the game of baseball, she would have faced tremendous challenges. These challenges are not unlike those met by the legendary Josh Gibson, arguably the best Negro-League player to never make it into the majors.
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
1994.
Language
English
Description
On a visit to her grandmother Ola, who is dying of cancer in her house in the desert, fourteen-year-old Emmie hears many stories about the past and her family history and comes to a better understanding of relatives both dead and living.
8) Heaven
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
Fourteen-year-old Marley's seemingly perfect life in the small town of Heaven is disrupted when she discovers that her father and mother are not her real parents.
10) A cool moonlight
Author
Publisher
Puffin Books
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Nine-year-old Lila, born with xeroderma pigmentosum, a skin disease that make her sensitive to sunlight, makes secret plans to feel the sun's rays on her tenth birthday.
14) Bird
Author
Publisher
Dial Books
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Devastated by the loss of a second father, thirteen-year-old Bird follows her stepfather from Cleveland to Alabama in hopes of convincing him to come home, and along the way helps two boys cope with their difficulties.
17) Wind flyers
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
A boy's love of flight takes him on a journey from the dusty dirt roads of Alabama to the war-torn skies of Europe. Introduces young readers to the contributions of the Tuskegee Airmen in World War II.
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
When Josh gets the opportunity of a lifetime to audition for Rainbow Puppy's Broadway musical, Josh and Blue skidoo to New York City! Along with her friends Josh, Steve and Joe, Blue puts her mark on iconic NYC landmarks all while they discover the magic of music and dance and following your dreams!