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Bad Boy
By: Myers, Walter Dean
Published by: Harper Collins
In his own words... As a boy, Walter Dean Myers was quick-tempered and physically strong, always ready for a fight. He also read voraciously-he would check out books from the library and carry them home, hidden in brown paper bags in order to avoid other boys' teasing. He aspired to be a writer. But growing up in a poor family in Harlem, his hope for a successful future diminished as he came to realize fully the class and racial struggles that surrounded him. He began to doubt himself and the values that he had always relied on, attending high school less and less, turning to the streets and his books for comfort. In a memoir that is gripping, funny, and ultimately unforgettable, Walter Dean Myers travels back to his roots in the magical world of Harlem during the 1940s and 1950s. Here is the story of one of the strongest voices in young people's literature today.
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Price: $9.99
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Across the Plains in the Donner Party
By: Zeinert, Karen (ed.)
Published by: SynergEbooks
This tragic story of Virginia Reed’s journey west is told through her memoirs of the twelve years old girl, with supplementary accounts based on her father's letters and the diary of another traveller. Given the sensitive nature of aspects of the journey, young readers will find the background notes and explanatory comments helpful. Maps and numerous reproductions included.
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Price: $6.50
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The Harlem Hellfighters
By: Myers, Walter Dean
Published by: Harper Collins
The story of the Harlem Hellfighters is not simply one. of victory in a war. . . . It is the story of men who. acted as men, and who gave a good account of. themselves when so many people thought,. even hoped, that they would fail. What defines a true hero?. The "Harlem Hellfighters," the African American soldiers of. the 369th Infantry Regiment of. World War I, redefined heroism -- for America, and for the world. At a time of widespread bigotry and racism, these soldiers put their lives on the line in the name of democracy. The Harlem Hellfighters: When Pride Met Courage is a portrait of bravery and honor. With compelling narrative and never-before-published photographs, Michael L. Printz Award winner Walter Dean Myers and renowned filmmaker Bill Miles deftly portray the true story of these unsung American heroes.
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Price: $17.99
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Mississippi Trial, 1955
By: Crowe, Chris
Published by: Dial Books
Emmett Till, a fourteen-year-old black teenager from Chicago, was unused to the mores of the segregated South. While visiting his uncle in the summer of 1955, he allegedly made flirtatious remarks to a white woman. A few days later Emmett was kidnapped and brutally murdered. Although the white murderers were tried and acquitted, they later bragged publicly about the crime. Mississippi Trial, 1955 is a gripping, fictionalized account of this infamous event, which prompted a national outcry at the time, and served as one of the triggers for the Civil Rights Movement. Told through the eyes of a white teenage boy, this book describes the boy's series of revelations about his family and other people of the town, and he forms a clearer view of the evils of racism, and the values he hopes to live up to.
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Abner Doubleday
By: Dunham, Montrew; Morrison, Cathy (ill.)
Published by: Patria Press
Young readers will share Abner Doubleday's enthusiasm and love of baseball and recognize him as a heroic general who fought bravely in two wars in this installation of the Young Patriots series.
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The Abolitionist Movement
By: McNeese, Tim
Published by: Chelsea House Publishers
The abolitionist movement, which was a campaign to end the practice of slavery and the slave trade, began to take shape in the wake of the American Revolution. This book provides an exploration of this seminal movement in American history.
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Price: $30.00
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African American Millionaires
By: Sullivan, Otha Richard
Published by: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Inspiring profiles of successful and philanthropic African Americans Wiley’s Black Stars series introduces children of every background to African Americans who achieved greatness despite the odds. This new volume profiles 30 black entertainers, sports stars, entrepreneurs, and others who have achieved financial success and given back to the community, including notables such as Madam C.
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African Americans during Reconstruction
By: Worth, Richard
Published by: Chelsea House Publishers
The end of the Civil War was a hopeful beginning for African Americans. Although Lincoln left no definite plan for reconstruction, many supported one, and eventually passed the Reconstruction Act of 1867. This book includes topics such as: Lincoln and Reconstruction; the beginning of Reconstruction; the end of Reconstruction; and more.
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Price: $35.00
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African Americans during the Civil War
By: DeFord, Deborah H.
Published by: Chelsea House Publishers
African Americans living in the time period directly preceding the Civil War were influenced by the constant tension between the North and the South. The aftereffects of the Civil War greatly affected African-American life as well. This work explores this intriguing time in American history.
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