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1) John Henry
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Retells the life of the legendary African American hero who raced against a steam drill to cut through a mountain.
3) Day of tears
Author
Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Emma has taken care of the Butler children since Sarah and Frances's mother, Fanny, left. Emma wants to raise the girls to have good hearts, as a rift over slavery has ripped the Butler household apart. Now, to pay off debts, Pierce Butler wants to cash in his slave "assets", possibly including Emma.
4) Guardian
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
In a rural southern town in 1946, a white man and his son witness the lynching of an innocent black man. Includes historical note on lynching.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Formats
Description
Ekundayo, a Dogon spirit brought to America from Africa, inhabits the body of a young African American slave on a Virginia plantation, where he experiences loss, sorrow, and reconciliation in the months preceding the Civil War.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When people and animals try to climb ladders to Heaven to escape problems with snakes, God, His secretary Bruce, and the angel Shaniqua decide that Heaven needs to be much further away.
12) Black folktales
Author
Publisher
R. W. Baron
Pub. Date
1969
Language
English
Description
Twelve tales of African and Afro-American origin include "How God Made the Butterflies," "The Girl With the Large Eyes," "Stagolee," and "People Who Could Fly."
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