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African American English Collection Middle School

This collection includes paperback and hardcover books for both on-grade level and struggling readers. These are sure to engage and offer a range of complexity to meet all students' needs.

Collection of 29 books: $448.55

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  • Front cover for Awakening (Tankborn #2) by Karen Sandler
      Awakening (Tankborn #2)
      A Tankborn Novel
      By Karen Sandler
      Paperback: $16.95
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      Awakening (Tankborn #2)

      Awakening (Tankborn #2)

      A Tankborn Novel
      By Karen Sandler
      Before Kayla can free her fellow GENs from enslavement, she must save them from a deadly virus.

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    • Bird
      By Kristin Rosetta Elliott Hood, Shadra Strickland
      Paperback: $12.95
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      Bird

      Bird

      By Kristin Rosetta Elliott Hood, Shadra Strickland
      In this gentle, award-winning picture book, an African American boy nicknamed Bird uses drawing as a creative outlet as he struggles to make sense of his grandfather's death and his brother's drug addiction.

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    • Brothers in Hope
      The Story of the Lost Boys of the Sudan
      By Mary Williams, R. Gregory Christie
      Hardcover: $20.95
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      Brothers in Hope

      Brothers in Hope

      The Story of the Lost Boys of the Sudan
      By Mary Williams, R. Gregory Christie
      Based on heartbreaking yet inspirational true events in the lives of the Lost Boys of Sudan, Brothers in Hope is a story of remarkable courage, and an amazing testament to the unyielding power of the human spirit.

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    • Celebrate! Connections Among Cultures
      By Jan Reynolds
      Paperback: $11.95
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      Celebrate! Connections Among Cultures

      Celebrate! Connections Among Cultures

      By Jan Reynolds
      A photographic exploration comparing celebrations in seven indigenous world cultures and the United States, highlighting common rituals such as body decoration, music, and dance.

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    • Chess Rumble
      By G. Neri, Jesse Joshua Watson
      Paperback: $12.95
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      Chess Rumble

      Chess Rumble

      By G. Neri, Jesse Joshua Watson
      A story in free verse about a troubled boy who learns to use his mind instead of his fists through the guidance of an unconventional mentor and the game of chess.

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    • Dear Mrs. Parks
      A Dialogue with Today's Youth
      By Rosa Parks
      Paperback: $16.95
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      Dear Mrs. Parks

      Dear Mrs. Parks

      A Dialogue with Today's Youth
      By Rosa Parks
      On a December day in 1955, Rosa Parks changed the course of history when she was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger on a Montgomery, Alabama bus.

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    • Front cover for Diverse Energies by Tobias Buckell; Joe Monti; 11 Speculative Fiction Authors
        Diverse Energies
        By Tobias Buckell, Joe Monti, 11 Speculative Fiction Authors
        Paperback: $13.95
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        Diverse Energies

        Diverse Energies

        By Tobias Buckell, Joe Monti, 11 Speculative Fiction Authors
        A collection of dystopian short stories featuring diverse main characters and by authors of color.

        Audiobook Edition

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      • Dream Builder
        The Story of Architect Philip Freelon
        By Kelly Lyons, Laura Freeman Hines
        Hardcover: $20.95
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        Dream Builder

        Dream Builder

        The Story of Architect Philip Freelon
        By Kelly Lyons, Laura Freeman Hines
        You've seen the building. Now meet the man whose life went into it.

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      • Etched in Clay
        The Life of Dave, Enslaved Potter and Poet
        By James Cheng
        Paperback: $13.95
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        Etched in Clay

        Etched in Clay

        The Life of Dave, Enslaved Potter and Poet
        By James Cheng
        The acclaimed biography-in-verse about the life and times of Dave, an enslaved potter who inscribed his works with short poems during the years leading up to the Civil War.

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      • Front cover for Frederick Douglass by William Miller and Cedric Lucas
          Frederick Douglass
          The Last Day of Slavery
          By William Miller, Cedric Lucas
          Paperback: $10.95
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          Frederick Douglass

          Frederick Douglass

          The Last Day of Slavery
          By William Miller, Cedric Lucas
          The story of the African American abolitionist who, in one dramatic incident, discovered the meaning of freedom.

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        • Game, Set, Match Champion Arthur Ashe
          By Crystal Hubbard, Kevin Belford
          Paperback: $14.95
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          Game, Set, Match Champion Arthur Ashe

          Game, Set, Match Champion Arthur Ashe

          By Crystal Hubbard, Kevin Belford
          A picture book biography of tennis player Arthur Ashe, who began his career playing tennis as a child on the segregated courts as a child in Virginia and went on to become the top tennis player in the world.

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        • George Crum and the Saratoga Chip
          By Gaylia Taylor, Frank Morrison
          Paperback: $11.95
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          George Crum and the Saratoga Chip

          George Crum and the Saratoga Chip

          By Gaylia Taylor, Frank Morrison
          An account of the life and career of George Crum, a biracial chef who is credited with the invention of the potato chip at a Saratoga Springs, New York, restaurant in 1853. Based on historical records.

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        • Growing Peace
          A Story of Farming, Music, and Religious Harmony
          By Richard Sobol
          Paperback: $12.95
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          Growing Peace

          Growing Peace

          A Story of Farming, Music, and Religious Harmony
          By Richard Sobol
          This stunning photo-essay for children is a story of coexistence, focusing on Jewish, Muslim, and Christian families in a Ugandan village who created a Fair Trade Coffee Cooperative and learned to live and work together peacefully.

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        • Hammering for Freedom
          The William Lewis Story
          By Rita Lorraine Hubbard, John Holyfield
          Hardcover: $19.95
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          Hammering for Freedom

          Hammering for Freedom

          The William Lewis Story
          By Rita Lorraine Hubbard, John Holyfield
          The inspirational story of William "Bill" Lewis, a hardworking blacksmith who slowly saved his money and bought the freedom of each and every member of his enslaved family.

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        • How We Are Smart
          By William Nikola, Sean Qualls
          Paperback: $11.95
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          How We Are Smart

          How We Are Smart

          By William Nikola, Sean Qualls
          Musician Tito Puente. Ballerina Maria Tallchief. Explorer Matthew Henson. Congresswoman Patsy Mink. These are some of the people profiled in this book. They are well known for different reasons, but they also have something in common. They were all smart!

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        • I and I Bob Marley
          By Tony Medina, Jesse Joshua Watson
          Paperback: $12.95
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          I and I Bob Marley

          I and I Bob Marley

          By Tony Medina, Jesse Joshua Watson
          A biography in verse of reggae legend Bob Marley, exploring the influences that shaped his life and music on his journey from rural Jamaican childhood to international superstardom.

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        • It Jes' Happened
          When Bill Traylor Started to Draw
          By Don Tate, R. Gregory Christie
          Paperback: $11.95
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          It Jes' Happened

          It Jes' Happened

          When Bill Traylor Started to Draw
          By Don Tate, R. Gregory Christie
          The inspiring biography of self-taught (outsider) artist Bill Traylor, a former slave who at the age of eighty-five began to draw pictures based on his memories and observations of rural and urban life in Alabama.

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        • Front cover for Mama's Window by Lynn Rubright; Patricia C. McKissack
            Mama's Window
            By Lynn Rubright, Patricia C. McKissack
            Paperback: $13.95
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            Mama's Window

            Mama's Window

            By Lynn Rubright, Patricia C. McKissack
            After his mother dies, "Sugar" Martin is sent to live with his gruff uncle Free, a loner who makes his living fishing in a swamp in the Mississippi Delta in the early 1900s.

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          • Only the Mountains Do Not Move
            A Maasai Story of Culture and Conservation
            By Jan Reynolds
            Paperback: $12.95
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            Only the Mountains Do Not Move

            Only the Mountains Do Not Move

            A Maasai Story of Culture and Conservation
            By Jan Reynolds
            A photographic essay about contemporary Maasai--the changes in lifestyle, land, and farming practices they face and how they are adapting to those changes.

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          • Rise!
            From Caged Bird to Poet of the People, Maya Angelou
            By Bethany Hegedus, Tonya Engel
            Hardcover: $21.95
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            Rise!

            Rise!

            From Caged Bird to Poet of the People, Maya Angelou
            By Bethany Hegedus, Tonya Engel
            In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the publication of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, this beautiful biography of Maya Angelou describes how she rose above a childhood of trauma and emotional pain to become one of the most inspiring voices of our lifetime.

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          • Seven Miles to Freedom
            The Robert Smalls Story
            By Janet Halfmann, Duane Smith
            Paperback: $12.95
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            Seven Miles to Freedom

            Seven Miles to Freedom

            The Robert Smalls Story
            By Janet Halfmann, Duane Smith
            The true story of Robert Smalls, a slave steamboat wheelman who commandeered a Confederate ship during the Civil War and escaped with his family and crew to freedom.

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          • Stacey Abrams
            Lift Every Voice
            By Sarah Warren, Monica Mikai
            Hardcover: $20.95
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            Stacey Abrams

            Stacey Abrams

            Lift Every Voice
            By Sarah Warren, Monica Mikai
            How do we move our country forward? Stacey Abrams has an answer in this bright and stirring biography, perfect for discussions of voting rights and how people working together can make a difference.

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