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Feathers
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Feathers--fine strands intricately connected to make something soft and beautiful, shimmering and uplifting. The musical language and the deliciously real detail would be enough, but the soul of this story is Frannie. She's not smart or pretty or graceful. She's not particularly poetic. She's certainly not religious. But she's good. She looks past what... »
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Henry's Freedom Box (Caldecott Honor Book)
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This story documents the slavery and eventual freedom of one man. Henry and his brothers and sisters work for a good master. However, on his deathbed, the master gives Henry to his son, separating Henry from the rest of his family forever. Henry works well in the master's son's tobacco factory, presumably avoiding the beatings of the foreman. Later... »
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The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963
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The year is 1963, and self-important Byron Watson is the bane of his younger brother Kenny's existence. Constantly in trouble for one thing or another, from straightening his hair into a "conk" to lighting fires to freezing his lips to the mirror of the new family car, Byron finally pushes his family too far. Before this "official juvenile delinque... »
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Monster
"Monster" is what the prosecutor called 16-year-old Steve Harmon for his supposed role in the fatal shooting of a convenience-store owner. But was Steve r... »
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The Hundred Dresses
Wanda Petronski lives way up in shabby Boggins Heights, and she doesn't have any friends. Every day she wears a faded blue dress, which wouldn't be too mu... »
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The Other Side
"Don't you ever cross that fence child!" A little colored girl was playing out on her swing, and then came a white girl. They both looked at eachother in ... »
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The Crayon Box that Talked
A very simple book that demonstrates how we must all get along and accept each other because together we make a better world.... »
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If a Tree Falls at Lunch Period
This book reminded me strongly of "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson, what with the clique dynamics, the dysfunctional family and the tree metaphor. It also... »
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