Tag search:AFRICAN AMERICAN

My Name Is Tani . . . and I Believe in Miracles: The Amazing True Story of One Boy’s Journey from Refugee to Chess Champion

by Tanitoluwa Adewumi
Hardcover, 2020
Tags
Refugees, Africa, *Africa, Chess, Champions, RED DOT, Biography, Autobiography, Memoir, *Nigeria, AFRICAN AMERICAN — 2 more, AFRICAN AMERICAN_BIOGRAPHY, Middle School
Status
Available

LOUIS ARMSTRONG

by Collier
Hardcover, 1985
Tags
Biography, AFRICAN AMERICAN, Jazz
Collection
HS/Stone House Library
Barcode
10232
Status
Available

Across That Bridge: A Vision for Change and the Future of America

by John Lewis
Paperback, 2017
Tags
Biography, African American, Civil Rights
Collection
HS/Stone House Library
Barcode
10230
Status
Available

Black Heroes of the Wild West

by Ruth Pelz
Hardcover, 1990
Tags
AFRICAN AMERICAN, Black History Month
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
6197
Status
Available

Anthony Burns: The Defeat and Triumph of a Fugitive Slave

by Virginia Hamilton
Paperback, 1989
Tags
AFRICAN AMERICAN, Fugitive Slaves, Black History Month
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
6104
Status
Available

Flying Lessons & Other Stories

by Ellen Oh Editor
Hardcover, 2017
Tags
PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2019-20, INVENTORY LS 2022_23, Diversity, investigation, Short Stories, Middle School, Basketball, *Native American, Realistic Fiction, AFRICAN AMERICAN, Black History Month — 1 more, GRADE 6_to_8: Library on Wheels_Reading Book
Collections
LS/FICTION [F], MS_REALISTIC FICTION
Barcode
5812
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

The Day You Begin

by Jacqueline Woodson
Hardcover, 2018
Tags
AFRICAN AMERICAN, Diversity, Bravery, Multicultural, Individuality, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2019-20, Realistic Fiction, inclusion, GRADE 5 Reading BOOK, INVENTORY LS 2022_23, Black History Month
Collection
LS/EASY BOOKS [E]
Barcode
5714
Status
Available

Make Lemonade

by Virginia Euwer Wolff
Paperback, 1994
Tags
AFRICAN AMERICAN, *African American, Babysitters, Novel in Verse, Realistic Fiction, Series, Poetry, teenage girls, teen, pregnancy, Poverty — 2 more, RED DOT, Middle School
Collections
LS/PAPERBACKS [PB], MS_REALISTIC FICTION
Series
Make Lemonade Trilogy (1)
Barcode
1797
Status
Available
Call number
PB Wol

Keena Ford and the Second-Grade Mix-Up

by Melissa Thomson
Paperback, 2009
Tags
AFRICAN AMERICAN, Grade 2, Washington DC, Schools, Humor, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2018-19, Black History Month
Collection
LS/PAPERBACKS [PB]
Series
Keena Ford (1)
Barcode
1726
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 Mouse Rap

by Walter Dean Myers
Paperback, 1992
Tags
AFRICAN AMERICAN, Treasure, Harlem Rap, Black History Month
Collection
LS/PAPERBACKS [PB]
Barcode
1471
Status
Available

Me, Mop, and the Moondance Kid

by Walter Dean Myers
Paperback, 1990
Tags
AFRICAN AMERICAN, Sports, Orphans, Friendship, Black History Month
Collection
LS/PAPERBACKS [PB]
Barcode
1470
Status
Available

Darnell Rock Reporting

by Walter Dean Myers Illustrator
Paperback, 1996
Tags
AFRICAN AMERICAN, Homeless, Realistic Fiction, School Newspaper, Black History Month
Collection
LS/PAPERBACKS [PB]
Barcode
1469
Status
Available

Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria: And Other Conversations About Race

by Beverly Daniel Tatum
Paperback, 2003
Tags
AFRICAN AMERICAN, Diversity, Education, Psychology, Race Relations, sociology, EC Multicultural, EC new collection 2017_18, Parent Library, Black History Month, INVENTORY LS 2022_23
Collection
EC/Parent Library [yellow dot]
Barcode
7054
Status
Available

The Dreamkeepers: Successful Teachers of African American Children

by Gloria Ladson-Billings
Paperback, 1994
Tags
AFRICAN AMERICAN, Education, Multicultural, EC Multicultural, pedagogy, professional, development, Race Relations, sociology, Parent Library, EC new collection 2017_18 — 2 more, Black History Month, INVENTORY LS 2022_23
Collection
EC/Parent Library [yellow dot]
Barcode
7155
Status
Available

If You Come Softly

by Jacqueline Woodson
Hardcover, 1998
Tags
AFRICAN AMERICAN, interracial relationships, intimacy, Love, *New York, Racism, Romance, relationship, RED DOT, Black History Month, Middle School
Collection
LS/FICTION [F]
Series
If You Come Softly (1)
Barcode
635
Status
Available

Children of Promise: African-American Literature and Art for Young People

by Charles Sullivan
Hardcover, 2001
Tags
AFRICAN AMERICAN_ART, ART-AFRICAN AMERICAN, AFRICAN AMERICAN_POETRY, POETRY-AFRICAN AMERICAN, PHOTOGRAPHY-AFRICAN AMERICAN, AFRICAN AMERICAN_PHOTOGRAPHY, Harlem Renaissance, Art, Art History, Poetry, Painting — 9 more, Photography, AFRICAN AMERICAN, Literature, Anthology, American History, Civil Rights, Black History Month, Black History, Biography
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
5271
Status
Available

The Story Of Ruby Bridges

by Robert Coles
Hardcover, 1995
Tags
BRIDGES, RUBY, Civil Rights, AFRICAN AMERICAN, Courage, Black History Month, Segregation, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2017-18, INVENTORY LS 2022_23
Collection
LS/EASY BOOKS [E]
Barcode
2188
Status
Available

Jackie Robinson (Black Americans of Achievement)

by Richard Scott
Hardcover, 1987
Tags
Jackie Robinson 1919-1972, AFRICAN AMERICAN, Baseball, Sports, Athletes, Black History Month, Black History, Civil Rights, Segregation, Heroes, (921) BIOGRAPHY
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
Black Americans of Achievement
Barcode
6233
Status
Available

Who Is Barack Obama? (Who Was?)

by Roberta Edwards
Paperback, 2009
Tags
Presidents, AFRICAN AMERICAN, American History, (921) BIOGRAPHY, Short Biography (Small Green Dot), PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2017-18, Barack Obama, Black History Month
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
Who Was ...? (Who HQ) (37)
Barcode
5436
Status
Available

Escape North!: The Story of Harriet Tubman (Step into Reading, Level 3)

by Monica Kulling
Paperback, 2000
Tags
Harriet Tubman 1820?-1913, Slaves, Slavery, AFRICAN AMERICAN, Women, Women's History, Underground Railroad, American History, Short Biography (Small Green Dot), Small Green Dot, Biography — 4 more, GRADE 8 Curriculum: NORTH AMERICAN HISTORY, (900) GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY, (921) BIOGRAPHY, Black History Month
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
5580
Status
Available

Small Steps

by Louis Sachar
Hardcover, 2006
Tags
Disability, Cerebral Palsy, Series, Singers, AFRICAN AMERICAN, Sequel to Holes, Black History Month, INVENTORY LS 2022_23, Middle School, Realistic Fiction, Friendship
Collections
LS/FICTION [F], MS_REALISTIC FICTION
Series
Holes (2)
Barcode
523
Status
Available

Pink and Say

by Patricia Polacco
Hardcover, 1994
Tags
Historical Fiction, Civil War, AFRICAN AMERICAN, Friendship, Slavery, Death, Soldiers, War, Racism, American History, Civil Rights — 2 more, Black History Month, INVENTORY LS 2022_23
Collection
LS/FICTION [F]
Barcode
419
Status
Available

Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.?

by Bonnie Bader
Paperback, 2008
Tags
MLK_Martin Luther King Jr, AFRICAN AMERICAN_BIOGRAPHY, Activists, Civil Rights, (921) BIOGRAPHY, Short Biography (Small Green Dot), Small Green Dot, AFRICAN AMERICAN, Equality, American History, Assassination — 3 more, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2017-18, Martin Luther King Jr., Black History Month
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
Who Was ...? (Who HQ) (29)
Barcode
5431
Status
Available

I, Dred Scott: A Fictional Slave Narrative Based on the Life and Legal Precedent of Dred Scott

by Shelia P. Moses
Hardcover, 2005
Tags
Dred Scott 1809-1858, Historical Fiction, AFRICAN AMERICAN, Slavery, Trials, Narratives, Freedom, Supreme Court, American History, US History, Black History Month — 1 more, INVENTORY LS 2022_23
Collection
LS/FICTION [F]
Barcode
371
Status
Available

Nightwalkers

by Judy K. Morris
Hardcover, 1996
Tags
Animals, Elephants, AFRICAN AMERICAN, Foster Care, Black History Month, INVENTORY LS 2022_23
Collection
LS/FICTION [F]
Barcode
369
Status
Available

Sweet Clara and The Freedom Quilt

by Deborah Hopkinson
Paperback, 1993
Tags
Slavery, Picture Books, Underground Railroad, Freedom, AFRICAN AMERICAN, Courage, Quilting, Historical Fiction, Sewing, American History, US History — 2 more, INVENTORY LS 2022_23, Black History Month
Collection
LS/EASY BOOKS [E]
Barcode
2229
Status
Available

Wake Up Our Souls: A Celebration of African American Artists

by Tonya Bolden
Hardcover, 2004
Tags
AFRICAN AMERICAN_ART, ART-AFRICAN AMERICAN, ARTISTS-AFRICAN AMERICAN, Harlem Renaissance, Art History, Art, AFRICAN AMERICAN, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2017-18, Biography, ARTISTS, Black History Month — 5 more, Black History, Painting, Painters, Sculpture, Sculptors
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
4922
Status
Available

Bucking the Sarge

by Christopher Paul Curtis
Hardcover, 2004
Tags
AFRICAN AMERICAN, *Michigan, Flint, Group Homes, Mothers, Mothers and Sons, Poverty, Black History Month, INVENTORY LS 2022_23
Collection
LS/FICTION [F]
Barcode
115
Status
Available

The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963

by Christopher Paul Curtis
Hardcover, 1995
Tags
Historical Fiction, AFRICAN AMERICAN, Family, Birmingham, *Alabama, Racism, Civil Rights, Newbery Honor, *Michigan, Flint, 1960s — 2 more, Black History Month, INVENTORY LS 2022_23
Collection
LS/FICTION [F]
Barcode
117
Status
Available

Bud, Not Buddy

by Christopher Paul Curtis
Paperback, 1999
Tags
Newbery Medal, Coretta Scott King Awards, AFRICAN AMERICAN, Great Depression 1929, Musicians, Runaways, Jazz, Orphans, *Michigan, Historical Fiction, Flint — 3 more, Black History Month, GRADE 6_to_8: Library on Wheels_Reading Book, Middle School
Collections
LS/PAPERBACKS [PB], MS_HISTORICAL FICTION
Barcode
787
Status
Available

Bud, Not Buddy

by Christopher Paul Curtis
Hardcover, 1999
Tags
Newbery Medal, Coretta Scott King Awards, AFRICAN AMERICAN, Great Depression 1929, Musicians, Runaways, Jazz, Orphans, *Michigan, Historical Fiction, Flint — 3 more, Black History Month, GRADE 6_to_8: Library on Wheels_Reading Book, Middle School
Collections
LS/FICTION [F], MS_HISTORICAL FICTION
Barcode
116
Status
Available

Mystery of the Dark Tower: a Bessie Mystery (American Girl History Mysteries #6)

by American Girl History Mysteries Series
Paperback, 2000
Tags
AFRICAN AMERICAN_FICTION, Harlem Renaissance, Harlem, Mystery, Series, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2017-18, AFRICAN AMERICAN, Historical Fiction, *New York, Musicians, historical mystery — 3 more, Black History Month, INVENTORY LS 2022_23, Middle School
Collections
LS/PAPERBACKS [PB], MS_HISTORICAL FICTION
Series
American Girl History Mysteries (6), American Girls (History Mysteries 6)
Barcode
709
Status
Available

Dave at Night

by Gail Carson Levine
Hardcover, 1999
Tags
AFRICAN AMERICAN_FICTION, Jewish, Harlem Renaissance, Jazz, AFRICAN AMERICAN, *New York, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2017-18, Black History Month, INVENTORY LS 2022_23, GRADE 6_to_8: Library on Wheels_Reading Book, Middle School
Collection
LS/FICTION [F]
Barcode
319
Status
Available

Yolonda's Genius

by Carol Fenner
Paperback, 1997
Tags
AFRICAN AMERICAN_FICTION, Musicians, Genius, AFRICAN AMERICAN, Newbery Honor, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2017-18, Music, Brothers and Sisters, Siblings, Black History Month
Collection
LS/PAPERBACKS [PB]
Barcode
877
Status
Available

M.C. Higgins the Great

by Virginia Hamilton
Hardcover, 1999
Tags
AFRICAN AMERICAN_FICTION, Newbery Medal, Historical Fiction, AFRICAN AMERICAN, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2017-18, Black History Month, INVENTORY LS 2022_23
Collection
LS/FICTION [F]
Barcode
244
Status
Available

The Entrance Place of Wonders: Poems of the Harlem Renaissance

by Daphne Muse
Hardcover, 2006
Tags
POETRY-AFRICAN AMERICAN, AFRICAN AMERICAN_POETRY, Harlem Renaissance, POETRY-HARLEM RENAISSANCE, Poetry, AFRICAN AMERICAN, Picture Books, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2017-18, Black History Month
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
5246
Status
Available

Stars in the Shadows: The Negro League All-Star Game of 1934

by Charles R. Smith Jr.
Hardcover, 2012
Tags
Baseball, AFRICAN AMERICAN_SPORTS, NEGRO LEAGUES-HISTORY, Sports, Segregation, AFRICAN AMERICAN, Civil Rights, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2017-18, Black History Month
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
5135
Status
Available

The Hundred Penny Box

by Sharon Bell Mathis
Paperback, 1989
Tags
Short Chapter Books (Lavender Dot), AFRICAN AMERICAN, Newbery Honor, Historical Fiction, Grandmothers, Lavender Dot, Black History Month, INVENTORY LS 2022_23
Collection
LS/PAPERBACKS [PB]
Barcode
3273
Status
Available

A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin (Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children (Awards))

by Jen Bryant
Hardcover, 2013
Tags
Short Biography (Small Green Dot), Picture Book Biography, PIPPIN-HORACE 1888-1946-BIOGRAPHY, AFRICAN AMERICAN_ART, ARTISTS-AFRICAN AMERICAN-BIOGRAPHY, PAINTERS, ARTISTS, Horace Pippin, Art, Painters, AFRICAN AMERICAN — 9 more, Disability, Harlem Renaissance, Perseverance, World War I, Small Green Dot, Art History, Painting, (921) BIOGRAPHY, Black History Month
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
5557
Status
Available

Meet Maya Angelou (Landmark Books)

by Valerie Spain
Paperback, 2003
Tags
(921) BIOGRAPHY, Maya Angelou, Poets, AFRICAN AMERICAN, Women, Writers, Women's History, RED DOT, Black History Month
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
5605
Status
Available

Muhammad Ali (Black Americans of Achievement)

by Jack Rummel
Paperback, 2005
Tags
ALI-MUHAMMED 1942-1916, BOXERS, Athletes, Sports, Boxing, (921) BIOGRAPHY, AFRICAN AMERICAN, Black History Month
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
Black Americans of Achievement
Barcode
5601
Status
Available

Muhammad Ali (Baa) (Black Americans of Achievement)

by Jack Rummel
Hardcover, 1988
Tags
ALI-MUHAMMED 1942-1916, BOXERS, Athletes, Sports, Boxing, (921) BIOGRAPHY, AFRICAN AMERICAN, Black History Month
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
Black Americans of Achievement
Barcode
5602
Status
Available

Wilma Rudolph: Olympic Runner (Childhood of Famous Americans)

by Jo Harper
Paperback, 2004
Tags
(921) BIOGRAPHY, Short Biography (Small Green Dot), American History, Historical Fiction, RUDOLPH-WILMA 1940-1994-BIOGRAPHY, Athletes, Track and Field, OLYMPICS-BIOGRAPHY, Sports_Biography, Sports, Olympics — 8 more, AFRICAN AMERICAN, Women, WOMEN_SPORTS, Women's History, Small Green Dot, Pentathlon, Greek Games, Black History Month
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
Childhood of Famous Americans II
Barcode
5567
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
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
5028
Status
Available

Cherries and Cherry Pits

by Vera B. Williams
Paperback, 1991
Tags
DRAWING-FICTION, Cherries, Picture Books, Imagination, Art, AFRICAN AMERICAN, INVENTORY LS 2022_23, Black History Month
Collection
LS/EASY BOOKS [E]
Barcode
2364
Status
Available

Joe Louis (Black American Series)

by Rugio Vitale
Paperback, 1991
Tags
LOUIS-JOE 1914-1981, Athletes, Boxing, Harlem Renaissance, Sports, AFRICAN AMERICAN, (921) BIOGRAPHY, Black History Month
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Status
Available

Romare Bearden: Collage of Memories

by Jan Greenberg
Hardcover, 2003
Tags
BEARDEN-ROMARE 1911-1988, ARTISTS-AFRICAN AMERICAN, AFRICAN AMERICAN_ART, Harlem Renaissance, Collage, ARTISTS, Biography, Art, Art History, Black History Month, AFRICAN AMERICAN — 2 more, Jazz, Romare Bearden
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
4934
Status
Available

Story Painter: The Life of Jacob Lawrence

by John Duggleby
Hardcover, 1998
Tags
LAWRENCE-JACOB 1917-2000, ARTISTS-AFRICAN AMERICAN, AFRICAN AMERICAN_ART, Harlem Renaissance, ARTISTS, PAINTERS, AFRICAN AMERICAN, Biography, Black History Month
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
4977
Status
Available
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