Racism

The Best Bad Luck I Ever Had

Margaret Hannon | 16 December 2012
An appealing young adult novel about race relations in the early twentieth century.

Mildred D. Taylor’s Short Stories

Jennifer Minicus | 24 June 2012
Mildred Talyor has written several books based on her family's history.

The Land

Jennifer Minicus | 14 January 2012
This Coretta Scott King Award winner is a prequel to "Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry."

Benjamin and the Paradise Project

Jennifer Minicus | 15 August 2011
Eleven-year-old Benjamin discovers the truth about himself in this science fiction mystery.

The Wonder of Charlie Anne

Jennifer Minicus | 01 June 2011
Sometimes being a good friend means taking risks.

Amos Fortune, Free Man

Jennifer Minicus | 16 September 2010
In this biography of an African slave, Yates demonstrates that to forgive can sometimes be human as well as divine.
  
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