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Series
I survived volume 7
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
660L
Language
English
Description
"It's 1863, and Thomas and his little sister, Birdie, have fled the farm where they were born and raised as slaves. Following the North Star, looking for freedom, they soon cross paths with a Union soldier. Everything changes: Corporal Henry Green brings Thomas and Birdie back to his regiment, and suddenly it feels like they've found a new home. Best of all, they don't have to find their way north alone--they're marching with the army. But then orders...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 13
Lexile measure
890L
Language
English
Description
A hurricane is building over the Gulf of Mexico, threatening the coastal town of Bois Sauvage, Mississippi, and Esch's family is stocking food--but there isn't much to save. Over twelve days leading up to the arrival of Hurricane Katrina, the family pulls itself up the lonesome, brutal, and restrictive realities of rural poverty to struggle for another day.
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Features six classic stories including: The Snowy Day, Whistle for Willie, Peter's Chair, Pet Show!, A Letter to Amy, Apt. 3, and The Trip.
Snowy day: One winter morning Peter wakes up to see that snow has fallen, covering everything in the city! What exciting adventures will be have on this snowy day? Whistle for Willie: Wouldn't it be great if Peter could whistle for his dog, Willie? He tries hard, but he can't make a sound. Peter's chair: A little...
Author
Language
English
Description
"The shocking, deeply reported story of a murder-suicide that claimed the lives of six children-and a searing indictment of the American foster care system"--
On March 26, 2018, rescue workers discovered a crumpled SUV and the bodies of two women and several children at the bottom of a cliff beside the Pacific Coast Highway. Investigators soon concluded that the crash was a murder-suicide, but there was more to the story: Jennifer and Sarah Hart,...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
940L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Civil rights activist Ruby Bridges--who, at the age of six, was the first African American to integrate an all-white elementary school in New Orleans--shares her story through text and historical photographs, offering a powerful call to action.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Langston Hughes's inspiring and timeless poem 'Dream Variation' comes joyously to life in a gorgeously illustrated picture book. Follow one child on a walk through his small segregated town in the 1950's. Then watch his mind take flight as he imagines a brighter, more inclusive world" --
11) Big girl
Author
Language
English
Description
"Exquisitely compassionate and witty, Big Girl traces the intergenerational hungers and desires of Black womanhood, as told through the unforgettable voice of Malaya Clondon. In her highly anticipated debut novel, Mecca Jamilah Sullivan explores the perils--and undeniable beauty--of insatiable longing. Growing up in a rapidly changing Harlem, eight-year-old Malaya hates when her mother drags her to Weight Watchers meetings; she'd rather paint alone...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 600L
Language
English
Description
"When Ruby Bridges was six years old, she became the first African American student to integrate an elementary school in the South. Told in the perspective of her six year old self and based on the pivotal events that happened in 1960, Ruby tells her story like never before. Embracing her name and learning that even at six years old she was able to pave the path for future generations, this is a story full of hope, innocence, and courage"--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"When Nigel looks up at the moon, his future is bright. He imagines himself as...an astronaut, a dancer, a superhero, too! Among the stars, he twirls. With pride, his chest swells. And his eyes, they glow. Nigel is the most brilliant body in the sky. But it's Career Week at school, and Nigel can't find the courage to share his dreams. It's easy to whisper them to the moon, but not to his classmates--especially when he already feels out of place"--Verso...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
1130L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Photographs, illustrations, and text describe the experiences of African-American children growing up in the United States from the first African-American baby born in the Jamestown colony through the children growing up in the middle of gang wars at the dawn of the twenty-first century.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Your story begins in Africa. Your African ancestors defied the odds and survived 400 years of slavery in America and passed down an extraordinary legacy to you. Beginning in Africa before 1619, Your Legacy presents an unprecedentedly accessible, empowering, and proud introduction to African American history for children. While your ancestors' freedom was taken from them, their spirit was not; this book celebrates their accomplishments, acknowledges...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
870L
Language
English
Description
"When the electricity goes out, twelve-year-old Eddie and his friends set out to investigate what is going on when they make the startling discovery that they are the only ones left in their neighborhood--and perhaps the only people left anywhere"--WorldCat.
19) Camp-out
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Nonstop rain dampens the family's plans to go camping. But with a boost from Ty, the Camp-Out comes out just fine. Rhythmic text, vibrant art, family love, and Black boy joy shine on every page of this camping adventure"--
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"Let Us Descend is a reimagining of American slavery, as beautifully rendered as it is heart-wrenching. Searching, harrowing, replete with transcendent love, the novel is a journey from the rice fields of the Carolinas to the slave markets of New Orleans and into the fearsome heart of a Louisiana sugar plantation. Annis, sold south by the white enslaver who fathered her, is the reader's guide through this hellscape. As she struggles through the miles-long...
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