| When I am Old with You |
Johnson, Angel |
2.2 |
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| The Patchwork Quilt |
Flournoy, Valerie |
2.8 |
E |
Contemporary |
Family life |
| Storm in the Night |
Stolz, Mary |
2.9 |
E |
Contemporary |
Boy and Grandfather talk while a storm rages |
| Julian, Dream Doctor |
Cameron, Ann |
2.9 |
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Contemporary |
Sequel to The Stories Julian Tells |
| The Drinking Gourd |
Monjo, F. N. |
3.0 |
ER |
Historical |
The Underground RR |
| Smoky Night # |
Bunting, Eve |
3.0 |
E |
Historical |
LA Riots after Rodney King Incident |
| Finding Buck McHenry |
Slote, Alfred |
3.5 |
F |
Contemporary |
Baseball, Negro League History |
| Wilma Unlimited |
Krull, Kathleen |
3.5 |
92 R |
Biography |
Story of Olympic Champion Wilma Rudolph's life |
| Amazing Grace |
Hoffman, Mary |
3.6 |
E |
Contemporary |
Grace longs to play Peter Pan |
| Salt in His Shoes |
Jordan, Delores |
3.6 |
92 J |
Biography |
Biography of basketball great Michael Jordan |
| Mirandy and Brother Wind |
McKissack, Patricia |
3.6 |
E |
Folk/Fairy Tale |
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| Uncle Jed's Barbershop |
Mitchell, Margaree |
3.8 |
E |
Historical |
Great Depression story of persistance |
| John Henry ## |
Lester, Julius |
4.0 |
E |
Tall Tale |
Story of the Steel-driving man |
| Who Owns the Sun? |
Chobosky, Stacy |
4.1 |
E |
Historical |
Slavery |
| Raising Dragons |
Nolen, Jerdine |
4.2 |
E |
Fantasy |
Young girl raises dragons |
| Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters # |
Steptoe, John |
4.3 |
E |
Folk/Fairy Tale |
An African retelling of the Cinderella story |
| Jackie and Me |
Gutman, Dan |
4.3 |
F |
Fantasy |
Time travel to meet Jackie Robinson |
| A Band of Angels |
Hopkinson, Deborah |
4.4 |
E |
Historical |
The Story of the Fisk Uni. Singers |
| The Story of Ruby Bridges |
Coles, Robert |
4.4 |
92 B |
Biography |
Broke color barrier in New Orleans school |
| Scooter |
Williams, Vera |
4.5 |
F |
Contemporary |
NYC housing projectS |
| Big Jabe |
Nolen, Jerdine |
4.5 |
E |
Tall Tale |
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| The Road to Memphis |
Taylor, Mildred |
4.5 |
F |
Historical |
Great Depression era Mississippi |
| Holes * |
Sachar, Louis |
4.6 |
F |
Contemporary |
Interracial friendship |
| Molly Bannaky |
McGill, Alice |
4.8 |
92 B |
Biography |
Biography of Benjamin Banneker's great grandmother |
| Jackie Robinson |
Sabin, Francene |
4.8 |
92 R |
Biography |
Baseball great who broke color barrier in MLB |
| Yolanda's Genius ** |
Fenner, Carol |
4.8 |
F |
Contemporary |
Yolanda helps everyone see her brother's talent |
| Starring Grace |
Hoffman, Mary |
4.8 |
F |
Contemporary |
Sequel to Amazing Grace and Boundless Grace |
| Brown Angels |
Myers, Walter Dean |
4.8 |
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| Duke Ellington ## |
Pickney, Andrea |
5.0 |
92 E |
Biography |
Jazz Music Legend |
| Timothy of the Cay |
Taylor, Theodore |
5.0 |
F |
Historical |
Prequel/Sequel to The Cay |
| The Land |
Taylor, Mildred |
5.0 |
F |
Historical |
Great Depression -- Mississippi |
| A Girl Named Disaster ** |
Farmer, Nancy |
5.1 |
F |
Contemporary |
African Adventure |
| Zeely |
Hamilton, Virginia |
5.2 |
F |
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| Only Passing Through |
Rockwell, Anne |
5.2 |
92 T |
Biography |
Sojourner Truth, Abolitionist and Women's Rights |
| Maniac Magee * |
Spinelli, Jerry |
5.4 |
F |
Contemporary |
Racial Relations in one town |
| Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush |
Hamilton, Virginia |
5.5 |
F |
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| Bud, Not Buddy * |
Curtis, Christopher |
5.9 |
F |
Historical |
Great Depression, Michigan |
| Amos Fortune, Free Man * |
Yates, Elizabeth |
6.0 |
F |
Historical |
Slavery to Freedom |
| The House of Dies Drear |
Hamilton, Virginia |
6.0 |
F |
|
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| Phillip Hall Likes Me, I Reckon Maybe |
Greene, Bette |
6.0 |
F |
|
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| My Brother Sam is Dead ** |
Collier, James |
6.2 |
F |
Historical |
Revolutionary War |
| The Planet of Junior Brown |
Hamilton, Virginia |
6.3 |
F |
Contemporary |
Homelessness in New York CityS |
| Vision of Beauty |
Lasky, Kathryn |
6.3 |
92 W |
Biography |
Story of Sarah Breedlove Walker |
| M.C. Higgins the Great |
Hamilton, Virginia |
6.7 |
F |
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| The Cay |
Taylor, Theodore |
6.7 |
F |
Historical |
Boy and Man are stranded on island during WWII |
| Let the Circle Be Unbroken |
Taylor, Mildred |
6.8 |
F |
Historical |
Great Depression era Mississippi |
| Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry * |
Taylor, Mildred |
7.1 |
F |
Historical |
Great Depression era Mississippi |
| I, Juan de Pareja * |
de Trevino, Elizabeth |
7.9 |
F |
Historical |
Slave to Velasquez longs to paint |