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1) The Elephanta suite

Author

Theroux, Paul

Language

English

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In this "candid, perceptive and intelligent" trio of novellas, the acclaimed travel writer presents tales of Westerners transformed by sojourns in India (Independent, UK). These three intertwined novellas by the author of The Great Railway Bazaar capture the tumult, ambition, hardship, and serenity that mark today's India. Theroux's Westerners risk venturing far beyond the subcontinent's well-worn paths to discover truth, peace, or woe. A middle-aged...

2) Amazing Grace

Author

Hoffman, Mary

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IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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Although a classmate says that she cannot play Peter Pan in the school play because she is black, Grace discovers that she can do anything she sets her mind to do.

3) Halloween monster

Author

Stock, Catherine

Publisher

Bradbury Press

Pub. Date

c1990

Language

English

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Tommy is reluctant to dress up and go out on Halloween until his mother convinces him that there are no real monsters, ghosts, or witches.

4) Interpreter of maladies: stories

Author

Lahiri, Jhumpa

Language

English

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Contains nine short stories which chart the emotional journeys of characters seeking love beyond the borders of nations and generations.

5) Afterparties: stories

Author

So, Anthony Veasna

Language

English

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Humor

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"A debut story collection about Cambodian-American life-immersive and comic, yet unsparing-that marks the arrival of an indisputable new talent in American fiction"--

6) The snowy day

Author

Keats, Ezra Jack

Series

Picture Puffin

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IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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The adventures of a little boy in the city on a very snowy day.

7) Harbor me

Author

Woodson, Jacqueline

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IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 4

Language

English

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"When six students are chosen to participate in a weekly talk with no adults allowed, they discover that when they're together, it's safe to share the hopes and fears they have to hide from the rest of the world"--

8) Meet Addy: an American girl

Author

Porter, Connie Rose

Publisher

Pleasant Co

Pub. Date

1998

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IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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Nine-year-old Addy Walker escapes from a cruel life of slavery to freedom during the Civil War.

9) Max stays overnight

Author

Klein, Adria F. (Adria Fay)

Series

Read-It! Readers The Life of Max

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IL: LG - BL: 1.4 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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Max is thrilled when he gets a chance to visit his friend DeShawn, who lives far away with his father, on a weekend when DeShawn is staying with his mother.

10) Black Fatigue: How Racism Erodes the Mind, Body, and Spirit

Author

Winters, Mary-Frances

Language

English

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eAudiobook, eBook

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This is the first book to define and explore Black fatigue, the intergenerational impact of systemic racism on the physical and psychological health of Black people -- and explain why and how society needs to collectively do more to combat its pernicious effects. Black people, young and old, are fatigued, says award-winning diversity and inclusion leader Mary-Frances Winters. It is physically, mentally, and emotionally draining to continue to experience...

11) Writings

Author

Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt)

Publisher

Distributed to the trade in the U.S. and Canada by Viking Press

Pub. Date

c1986

Language

English

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The Gilded Age

12) Later works: Black boy (American hunger), The outsider

Author

Wright, Richard

Series

Library of America volume 56

Publisher

Distributed by Viking Press

Pub. Date

1991

Language

English

Description

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This two-volume set presents Wright's major works including notes on significant changes in his texts and a detailed chronology of his life.

13) Early works: Lawd today!, Uncle Tom's children, Native son

Author

Wright, Richard

Publisher

Distributed by Viking Press

Pub. Date

c1991

Language

English

Description

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This two-volume set presents Wright's major works including notes on significant changes in his texts and a detailed chronology of his life.

14) African-American history

Publisher

Macmillan Library Reference USA

Pub. Date

c1998

Language

English

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A collection of biographies, historical essays, and thematic articles that provide information about the people, places, thoughts, ideas, and statistics of African-American history from 1619 through the 1990s; arranged alphabetically by name or topic.

15) I'm new here

Author

O'Brien, Anne Sibley

Series

Live Oak Media eReadalong

Language

English

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Three children from other countries (Somalia, Guatemala, and Korea) struggle to adjust to their new home and school in the United States.

16) Yo! Yes?

Author

Raschka, Christopher

Publisher

Orchard Books

Pub. Date

c1993

Language

English

Description

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Two lonely characters, one black and one white, meet on the street and become friends.

17) Bud, not Buddy

Author

Curtis, Christopher Paul

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IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 8

Language

English

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Ten-year-old Bud, a motherless boy living in Flint, Michigan, during the Great Depression, escapes a bad foster home and sets out in search of the man he believes to be his father--the renowned bandleader, H.E. Calloway of Grand Rapids.

18) The greene book of black knowledge: youth's guide to the future

Author

Heron, Will EL M. STJ

Publisher

Gatekeeper Press

Pub. Date

2022.

Language

English

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What stake do we as Foundational Black Americans really have to claim in the history of this country, this continent, and the world, if any? When you think of Foundational Black Americans (formerly misnomered as African Americans/Negroes/Coloreds/Black) what thought comes to mind and what accomplishments are we known for? Were we slaves brought to this country by force, low-class citizens of a foreign nation with no home to call their own? Or is there...