Tag search:*African American

The Crossover

by Kwame Alexander
Paper Book, 2014
Tags
Newbery Medal, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2014-15, 8th grade Reading Assignments (2016/17), *African American, Basketball, Brothers and Sisters, 8th grade: Library on Wheels, Coretta Scott King Awards, INVENTORY LS 2022_23, Black History Month, Middle School — 7 more, Realistic Fiction, 6th grade: Realistic Fiction: African American, Family, Twins, Sports, Novel in Verse, Death
Collections
LS/FICTION [F], MS_REALISTIC FICTION
Series
The Crossover (1)
Barcode
4
Status
Available

Dancing in the Wings

by Debbie Allen
Hardcover, 2000
Tags
*African American, Ballerinas, Ballet, Dance, Confidence, Picture Books, Determination, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2014-15, books to fix, Black History Month
Collection
LS/EASY BOOKS [E]
Barcode
2126
Status
Available
Call number
E All

Addy's Story Collection - Limited Edition (The American Girls Collection)

by American Girls Collection Series
Hardcover, 2004
Tags
PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2014-15, Series, American Girl, *African American, Civil War, Slavery, Historical Fiction, History, Black History Month, *Ethiopia, INVENTORY LS 2022_23
Collection
LS/FICTION [F]
Series
American Girls (Addy Omnibus 1-6), American Girls: Addy (Omnibus 1-6)
Barcode
640
Status
Available
Call number
Fic Ame

Sounder

by William H. Armstrong
Hardcover, 1969
Tags
Newbery Medal, RED DOT, 7th grade: Library on Wheels, Dogs, Poverty, *African American, Black History Month, INVENTORY LS 2022_23, Middle School
Collection
LS/FICTION [F]
Barcode
14
Status
Available

Sounder

by William Howard Armstrong
Paper Book, 1969
Tags
Newbery Medal, RED DOT, 7th grade: Library on Wheels, Dogs, Poverty, *African American, Black History Month, INVENTORY LS 2022_23, Middle School
Collection
LS/PAPERBACKS [PB]
Barcode
1075
Status
Available

Ralph Ellison (Black Americans of Achievement)

by Jack Bishop
Hardcover, 1987
Tags
*African American, (921) BIOGRAPHY, Essays, Black History Month
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
Black Americans of Achievement
Barcode
5674
Status
Available

Nat Turner: Slave Revolt Ldr (Black Americans of Achievement)

by Terry Bisson
Paperback, 2005
Tags
(921) BIOGRAPHY, Nat Turner, Slavery, leaders, *African American, Freedom, Civil Rights, Black History, American History, Black History Month, Age 8-12 — 2 more, Activists, 19th Century
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
Black Americans of Achievement
Barcode
6291
Status
Available

M.L.K.: The Journey of a King

by Tonya Bolden
Hardcover, 2007
Tags
Black History, *African American, Civil Rights, Biography, (900) GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY, (920) BIOGRAPHY_GROUP, (921) BIOGRAPHY, Martin Luther King Jr., INVENTORY LS 2022_23, MLK_Martin Luther King Jr, Black History Month
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
5761
Status
Available

Wagon Wheels (I Can Read History Book)

by Barbara Brenner
Hardcover, 1993
Tags
Pioneers, Kansas, *African American, Black History Month, INVENTORY LS 2022_23
Collection
LS/READERS [R]
Barcode
2794
Status
Available

Ruby Bridges Goes to School: My True Story (Scholastic Reader, Level 2)

by Ruby Bridges
Paperback, 2009
Tags
PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2014-15, BRIDGES, RUBY, *African American, Civil Rights, Biography, Black History, Black History Month, Autobiography, Segregation, Social Studies — 1 more, INVENTORY LS 2022_23
Collection
LS/READERS [R]
Barcode
2795
Status
Available

Through my eyes

by Ruby Bridges
Paper Book, 1999
Tags
*African American, Civil Rights, Autobiography, Black History, Courage, integration, Picture Books, Racism, Segregation, Social Studies, History — 5 more, American History, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2014-15, Short Biography (Small Green Dot), Small Green Dot, Black History Month
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
5626
Status
Available

Free At Last, The Story of Martin Luther King, Jr. (Level 4: Proficient Readers)

by Angela Bull
Paperback, 2000
Tags
MLK_Martin Luther King Jr, Biography, *African American, Black History, Civil Rights, US History, readers, Black History Month, Short Biography (Small Green Dot), Small Green Dot, American History — 1 more, Martin Luther King Jr.
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
5525
Status
Available

Imani's Gift At Kwanzaa (Multicultural Celebrations)

by Denise Burden-Patmon
Paperback, 1993
Tags
Kwanzaa, Holidays, AFRICAN AMERICAN, Black History Month, Family, CHRISTMAS, HOLIDAYS_KWANZAA, HOLIDAYS_AFRICAN AMERICANS, Multicultural, Picture Books, *African American — 3 more, INVENTORY LS 2022_23, (300) SOCIAL SCIENCES, (394.261 2) HOLIDAYS_KWANZAA
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
Multicultural Celebrations
Barcode
3677
Status
Available

Harriet Tubman and the Fight Against Slavery

by Bree Burns
Paperback, 1993
Tags
Harriet Tubman, (921) BIOGRAPHY, Black History, History, *African American, 8th grade Reading Assignments (2016/17), 8th grade: Library on Wheels, Black History Month, GRADE 8 Curriculum: NORTH AMERICAN HISTORY, (900) GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
6290
Status
Available

Sojourner Truth: From Slave to Activist for Freedom (Carter G Woodson Honor Book (Awards))

by Mary G. Butler
Hardcover, 2003
Tags
(921) BIOGRAPHY, 19th Century, abolitionist movement, AFRICAN AMERICAN_BIOGRAPHY, History, Human Rights, American History, *African American, US History, Sojourner Truth, 8th grade Reading Assignments (2016/17) — 3 more, 8th grade: Library on Wheels, GRADE 8 Curriculum: NORTH AMERICAN HISTORY, Black History Month
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
Library of American Lives
Barcode
6285
Status
Available

Finding Langston

by Lesa Cline-Ransome
Hardcover, 2018
Tags
Poetry, Bullying, *African American, Single-Parent Families-Fiction, Langston Hughes, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2018-19, Black History Month, INVENTORY LS 2022_23
Collection
LS/FICTION [F]
Series
Finding Langston (1)
Barcode
97
Status
Available

I, Too, Sing America: Three Centuries of African American Poetry

by Catherine Clinton
Hardcover, 1998
Tags
*African American, (811) POETRY, POETRY-AFRICAN AMERICAN, AFRICAN AMERICAN_POETRY, Harlem Renaissance, Slavery, Civil Rights, Poetry, Black History Month, (800) LITERATURE, INVENTORY LS 2022_23
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
5210
Status
Available
Call number
811 Cli

New Kid: A Newbery Award Winner

by Jerry Craft
Hardcover, 2019
Tags
PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2022-23, Newbery Medal, *African American, Friendship, Graphic Novel, Middle School, Racism, Realistic Fiction, Schools, Prejudice, Diversity — 3 more, Humor, RED DOT, INVENTORY LS 2022_23
Collections
LS/FICTION [F], MS_REALISTIC FICTION
Series
New Kid (1)
Barcode
7139
Status
Available

Life Is So Good: One Man's Extraordinary Journey through the 20th Century and How he Learned to Read at Age 98

by George Dawson
Paperback, 2001
Tags
Biography, *African American, Black History Month
Collection
HS/Stone House Library
Status
Available

Giants of Science: George Washington Carver - Innovator in Agriculture

by Lisa Halvorsen
Hardcover, 2002
Tags
CARVER, George Washington-Carver, *African American, Peanuts, (921) BIOGRAPHY, (900) GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY, Agriculture, Science, History, plant scientist, Scientists — 3 more, Inventors, INVENTORY LS 2022_23, Black History Month
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
5632
Status
Available

Wee Winnie Witch's Skinny

by Virginia Hamilton
Hardcover, 2004
Tags
*African American, Scary Stories, Witches, Folklore, Fantasy, HALLOWEEN, Black History Month, INVENTORY LS 2022_23
Collection
LS/FICTION [F]
Barcode
243
Status
Available
Call number
Fic Ham

Her Stories: African American Folktales, Fairy Tales, and True Tales (Coretta Scott King Author Award Winner)

by Virginia Hamilton
Hardcover, 1995
Tags
*African American, Coretta Scott King Awards, African Folktales, Black History Month, (300) SOCIAL SCIENCES, (398.2) FOLKLORE_FAIRY TALES, INVENTORY LS 2022_23
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
3795
Status
Available

A Ring of Tricksters : Animal Tales from America, the West Indies, And Africa

by Virginia Hamilton
Hardcover, 1997
Tags
PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2014-15, *Africa, *African American, Alligators, Animals, Tricksters, *West Indian, *America, Folklore, (398.2) FOLKLORE_FAIRY TALES, African Folktales — 7 more, *India, (300) SOCIAL SCIENCES, INVENTORY LS 2022_23, Africa, GRADE 7 Curriculum: AFRICA_LEGENDS, Black History Month, ANIMALS_FABLES
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
3796
Status
Available

Women of Hope: African-Americans Who Made a Difference

by Joyce Hansen
Hardcover, 1998
Tags
AFRICAN AMERICAN, Women, Heroes, *African American, Biography, Black History, American History, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2014-15, Women's History, Black History Month, Maya Angelou — 14 more, Mae Jemison, Alice Walker, Toni Morrison, Marian Wright Edelman, Ruby Dee, Fannie Lou Hamer, Ella Josephine Baker, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Photography, WOMEN_RIGHTS, INVENTORY LS 2022_23, (300) SOCIAL SCIENCES, (320) POLITICAL SCIENCE, (323) CIVIL_RIGHTS
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
3535
Status
Available
Call number
323.4 Han

Jackie Joyner-Kerse (Great Achievers: Lives of the Physically Challenged)

by Geri Harrington
Hardcover, 1995
Tags
Athletes, (921) BIOGRAPHY, Sports, *African American, Women, Pentathlon, Asthma, Disability, Determination, Heptathlon, Olympics — 3 more, Sports_Girls, (900) GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY, Black History Month
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
5750
Status
Available

Langston Hughes: Poet of the Harlem Renaissance (African-American Biographies)

by Christine M. Hill
Hardcover, 1997
Tags
*African American, Poetry, POETS-AFRICAN AMERICAN-BIOGRAPHY, Black History Month
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
African-American Biographies
Barcode
5711
Status
Available

I Have A Dream

by Martin Luther King Jr.
Hardcover, 1997
Tags
US History, MLK_Martin Luther King Jr, *African American, Civil Rights, Speeches, Picture Books, Racism, Social Studies, Biography, Black History Month, Coretta Scott King Awards — 8 more, Short Biography (Small Green Dot), Small Green Dot, Black History, Martin Luther King Jr., INVENTORY LS 2022_23, (808) WRITING AND GRAMMAR, (800) LITERATURE, (808.8) SHORT STORIES
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
3525
Status
Available

Susan B. Anthony: Voice for Women's Voting Rights (Historical American Biographies)

by Martha E. Kendall
Hardcover, 1997
Tags
Susan_B_Anthony, voting, WOMEN_RIGHTS, *African American, AFRICAN AMERICAN, Black History Month, (900) GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY, (921) BIOGRAPHY, INVENTORY LS 2022_23, ANTHONY_SUSAN_B.
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
5606
Status
Available

Who Belongs Here?: An American Story

by Margy Burns Knight
Hardcover, 2003
Tags
US History, MLK_Martin Luther King Jr, *African American, Civil Rights, Speeches, Picture Books, Racism, Social Studies, Biography, Black History Month, Coretta Scott King Awards — 6 more, Short Biography (Small Green Dot), Small Green Dot, Black History, Martin Luther King Jr., (300) SOCIAL SCIENCES, INVENTORY LS 2022_23
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
3523
Status
Available

The Knee-high Man and Other Tales

by Julius Lester
Paperback, 1985
Tags
Folklore, *African American, Black History Month, (300) SOCIAL SCIENCES, (398.2) FOLKLORE_FAIRY TALES, INVENTORY LS 2022_23
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
3943
Status
Available

John Henry

by Julius Lester
Hardcover, 1994
Tags
Folklore, *African American, *USA, Black History, Caldecott Honor, Black History Month, (300) SOCIAL SCIENCES, (398.2) FOLKLORE_FAIRY TALES, INVENTORY LS 2022_23
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
3835
Status
Available

Benjamin Banneker: Astronomer and Mathematician (African-American Biographies (Enslow))

by Laura Baskes Litwin
Hardcover, 1999
Tags
Banneker-Benjamin 1731-1806, 7th Grade Curriculum: Math, ASTRONOMY, MATHEMATICIANS, (921) BIOGRAPHY, *African American, AFRICAN AMERICAN, American History, Black History Month, Science, GRADE 6 Curriculum: ASTRONOMY — 2 more, GRADE 7 Curriculum: ASTRONOMY, (520.92) ASTRONOMER_BIOGRAPHIES
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
African-American Biographies
Barcode
5616
Status
Available

Freewater

by Amina Luqman-Dawson
Hardcover, 2022
Tags
PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2022-23, Newbery Medal, *African American, Brothers and Sisters, Historical Fiction, Siblings, Slavery, Survival, Swamps, plantations, Emancipation — 3 more, INVENTORY LS 2022_23, RED DOT, Middle School
Collections
LS/FICTION [F], MS_HISTORICAL FICTION
Barcode
7157
Status
Available

Letters From a Slave Girl: The Story of Harriet Jacobs

by Mary E. Lyons
Paperback, 1996
Tags
*African American, 8th grade Reading Assignments (2016/17), Harriet Jacobs, Slavery, Historical Fiction, 6th grade: Realistic Fiction: African American, 8th grade: Library on Wheels, Black History Month, *North Carolina, INVENTORY LS 2022_23, GRADE 6_to_8: Library on Wheels_Reading Book — 1 more, Middle School
Collections
LS/PAPERBACKS [PB], MS_HISTORICAL FICTION
Barcode
1404
Status
Available

What Was the Underground Railroad?

by Yona Zeldis McDonough
Paperback, 2013
Tags
PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2022-23, *African American, 19th Century, abolitionist movement, Black History Month, Black History, American History, Civil War, Slavery, Harriet Tubman, grade 5 — 8 more, History, US History, Underground Railroad, *Shelved in Who is_Series, What is_series, INVENTORY LS 2022_23, (900) GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY, (973) HISTORY_UNITED STATES
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
6843
Status
Available

In the Hollow of Your Hand: Slave Lullabies

by Alice McGill
Hardcover, 2000
Tags
*African American, Lullabies, Slavery, AFRICAN AMERICAN, Songs, Poetry, Music, (700) ARTS_SPORTS_RECREATION, (780) MUSIC, Black History Month, INVENTORY LS 2022_23
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
5028
Status
Available

Sojourner Truth: Ain't I a Woman?

by Patricia C. McKissack
Paperback, 1994
Tags
Sojourner Truth, 8th grade Reading Assignments (2016/17), (921) BIOGRAPHY, US History, Civil War, Women's History, American History, *African American, 8th grade: Library on Wheels, Coretta Scott King Awards, Black History Month
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
Scholastic Biography
Barcode
6287
Status
Available

Phillis Wheatley: A Revolutionary Poet (The Library of American Lives and Times)

by Jacquelyn Y. McLendon
Hardcover, 2003
Tags
Biography, (921) BIOGRAPHY, *African American, poet, Black History Month
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
Library of American Lives
Barcode
6306
Status
Available

The Story of Harriet Tubman: Conductor of the Underground Railroad (Dell Yearling Biography)

by Kate McMullan
Paperback, 1990
Tags
*African American, Black History, Harriet Tubman, (921) BIOGRAPHY, Civil War, History, Slavery, abolitionist movement, 8th grade Reading Assignments (2016/17), 8th grade: Library on Wheels, Short Biography (Small Green Dot) — 7 more, American History, Underground Railroad, Harriet Tubman 1820?-1913, Small Green Dot, Black History Month, GRADE 8 Curriculum: NORTH AMERICAN HISTORY, (900) GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
Dell Yearling Biographies
Barcode
5579
Status
Available

Langston Hughes

by Milton Meltzer
Hardcover, 1997
Tags
(921) BIOGRAPHY, *African American, Poetry, Harlem Renaissance, POETS-AFRICAN AMERICAN-BIOGRAPHY, Black History Month
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
5712
Status
Available

In Their Own Words: A History of the American Negro 1619-1865

by Milton Meltzer
Hardcover, 1964
Tags
*Africa, *African American, History, Slavery, AFRICAN AMERICAN_HISTORY, Civil Rights, Civil War, (301) SOCIOLOGY_ANTHROPOLOGY, Coretta Scott King Awards, Africa, Freedom — 6 more, INVENTORY LS 2022_23, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, MLK_Martin Luther King Jr, Martin Luther King Jr., (300) SOCIAL SCIENCES, Black History Month
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
In Their Own Words: A History of the American Negro (Volume 1)
Barcode
3518
Status
Available

In Their Own Words: A History of the American Negro, 1916-1966

by Milton Meltzer
Paper Book, 1967
Tags
*Africa, *African American, History, Slavery, AFRICAN AMERICAN_HISTORY, Civil Rights, Civil War, (301) SOCIOLOGY_ANTHROPOLOGY, Coretta Scott King Awards, Africa, Freedom — 6 more, INVENTORY LS 2022_23, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, MLK_Martin Luther King Jr, Martin Luther King Jr., (300) SOCIAL SCIENCES, Black History Month
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
In Their Own Words: A History of the American Negro (Volume 3)
Barcode
3519
Status
Available

In Their Own Words: A History of the American Negro, 1865-1916

by Milton Meltzer
Hardcover, 1965
Tags
*Africa, *African American, History, Slavery, AFRICAN AMERICAN_HISTORY, Civil Rights, Civil War, (301) SOCIOLOGY_ANTHROPOLOGY, Coretta Scott King Awards, Africa, Freedom — 6 more, INVENTORY LS 2022_23, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, MLK_Martin Luther King Jr, Martin Luther King Jr., (300) SOCIAL SCIENCES, Black History Month
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
In Their Own Words: A History of the American Negro (Volume 2)
Barcode
3520
Status
Checked out
Due Feb 22, 2024

Martin Luther King, Jr.: Young Man with a Dream (Childhood of Famous Americans)

by Dharathula H. Millender
Paperback, 1986
Tags
MLK_Martin Luther King Jr, (921) BIOGRAPHY, *African American, Black History, Civil Rights, US History, AFRICAN AMERICAN_BIOGRAPHY, Assassination, Historical Fiction, American History, Short Biography (Small Green Dot) — 3 more, Small Green Dot, Black History Month, Martin Luther King Jr.
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
Childhood of Famous Americans II
Barcode
5524
Status
Available

The Girl With a Mind For Math: The Story of Raye Montague (Amazing Scientists)

by Julia Finley Mosca
Paperback, 2020
Tags
Math, MATHEMATICIANS, MATHEMATICIANS-BIOGRAPHY, Engineering, Short Biography (Small Green Dot), PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2023-24, Raye Montague, Scientists, *African American, History, Segregation — 11 more, Submarines, Women, Black History Month, discrimination, Perseverance, Science, Diversity, Navy, INVENTORY LS 2022_23, (921) BIOGRAPHY, (900) GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
7423
Status
Available

The Young Landlords

by Walter Dean Myers
Paperback, 1989
Tags
Harlem, Realistic Fiction, AFRICAN AMERICAN, Landlords, Black History Month, urban history, Mental Illness, Poverty, Crime, *African American, GRADE 6_to_8: Library on Wheels_Reading Book — 3 more, RED DOT, INVENTORY LS 2022_23, Middle School
Collections
LS/PAPERBACKS [PB], MS_REALISTIC FICTION
Barcode
1473
Status
Available

The Harlem Hellfighters: When Pride Met Courage

by Walter Dean Myers
Hardcover, 2005
Tags
*African American, World War I, History, Military, Black History, Racism, (940) HISTORY_EUROPE, Harlem Renaissance, US Army, AFRICAN AMERICAN, Black History Month — 1 more, GRADE 8 Curriculum: NORTH AMERICAN HISTORY
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
5820
Status
Available

Scorpions, 25th Anniversary Edition

by Walter Dean Myers
Paperback, 2013
Tags
Newbery Honor, *African American, drugs, Family, Gangs, guns, Harlem, Realistic Fiction, teen, Black History Month, violence — 4 more, RED DOT, Multicultural, INVENTORY LS 2022_23, Middle School
Collections
LS/PAPERBACKS [PB], MS_REALISTIC FICTION
Barcode
1472
Status
Available

Harlem (Caldecott Honor Book)

by Walter Dean Myers
Hardcover, 1997
Tags
*African American, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2014-15, AFRICAN AMERICAN_POETRY, POETRY-AFRICAN AMERICAN, Caldecott Honor, Coretta Scott King Awards, Harlem Renaissance, Black History Month, (800) LITERATURE, (811) POETRY, INVENTORY LS 2022_23
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
5248
Status
Available

Angel to Angel: A Mother's Gift of Love

by Walter Dean Myers
Hardcover, 1998
Tags
PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2014-15, *African American, Family, Mothers and Sons, (811) POETRY, Poetry, Black History Month, (800) LITERATURE, INVENTORY LS 2022_23
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
5247
Status
Available
Call number
811 Mye
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