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Black History Month 2023 Children
JEF - Black Voices (Children)
JEF - Historical Fiction - Juvenile
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JEF - Black Voices (Children)
JEF - Historical Fiction - Juvenile
MCL - John Newbery Medal
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A black family living in Mississippi during the Depression of the 1930s is faced with prejudice and discrimination which its children do not understand.
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Logan family (Mildred D. Taylor) volume 4
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Four children witness a confrontation between an elderly black man and a white storekeeper in rural Mississippi in the 1930s.
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Logan family (Mildred D. Taylor) volume 3
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"This dramatic sequel to Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry is a powerful novel - capable of touching readers of any age."
"Winner of the Coretta Scott King Award ; An ALA Best Book for Young Adults ; An NCSS-CBC Notable Children's Book in the Field of Social Studies ; Nominated for the National Book Award."
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Logan family (Mildred D. Taylor) volume 6
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During a heavy rainstorm in 1930s rural Mississippi, a ten-year- old white boy sees a bus driver order all the black passengers off a crowded bus to make room for late-arriving white passengers and then set off across the raging Rosa Lee River.
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"Mark Twain's classic The Adventures of Tom Sawyer has been enjoyed by generations of readers across the world since its publication in 1876. With its humorous glimpses into life in nineteenth-century, small-town America, this novel has provided unique social commentary that continues to be discussed in classrooms today. Tom Sawyer, a mischievous boy growing up in the fictional town of St. Petersburg, Missouri, is constantly getting in and out of...
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