Laura (Illustrator) Freeman
3) Nikki & Deja
Author
Series
Nikki and Deja volume 1
Language
English
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Description
When an arrogant new girl comes to school, third-graders and best friends Nikki and Deja decide to form a club that would exclude her but find the results not what they expected.
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Language
English
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Description
A picture book portrait of the first Black justice on the Supreme Court, presented by two Coretta Scott King Honor winners, includes coverage of Thurgood Marshall's upbringing in segregated Baltimore, achievements with the NAACP and contributions to landmark equality rulings.
5) Dog days
Author
Series
Carver chronicles volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Gavin wants to make a good impression at Carver Elementary, where no one knows he excels at soccer and skateboarding, but an annoying big sister, a bully, and his great aunt's Pomeranian are not helping.
Author
Series
Carver chronicles volume 2
Language
English
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Description
"Richard can't wait to show off his skills at a friend's skateboard birthday party, but a note home from his teacher threatens to ruin his plans"--
8) The new kid
Author
Series
Carver chronicles volume 5
Language
English
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Description
"Third-grader Gavin and his friends aren't sure what to make of the new boy in their class, Khufu. He doesn't look or act like other kids. When Gavin's bike goes missing, they think Khufu stole it, but did he?"--
Author
Publisher
little bee books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Georgia decided to help the best way she knew how. She worked together with a group of women and together they purchased the supplies they needed--bread, lettuce, and chickens. And off they went to cook. The women brought food to the mass meetings that followed at the church. They sold sandwiches. They sold dinners in their neighborhoods. As the boycotters walked and walked, Georgia cooked and cooked. Georgia Gilmore was a cook at the National Lunch...
Author
Series
Nikki and Deja volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Deja's birthday is coming up, and she and her best friend, Nikki, have been planning the perfect party for weeks. But just before the big day, Auntie Dee gets called away on a business trip, and Deja has to stay with old Miss Ida ... who cooks turnips for dinner and doesn't even have a color TV! Worse, a sneaky scheme hatched by Antonia threatens to ruin Deja's party plans. -- P. [4] of cover.
Author
Series
Carver chronicles volume 4
Language
English
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Description
"Third grader Calvin is dealing with his next door neighbors moving away--and the school bully moving in. Meanwhile, competition at the school science fair is heating up, and Calvin must decide what to do when his data doesn't prove his theory"--
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Language
English
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Description
"Ketanji Brown Jackson is no stranger to overcoming obstacles. When a high school guidance counselor told her she should set her sights lower than Harvard, she decided to go to Harvard for college and law school. When she became a public defender and saw inequalities in the justice system, she used her legal skills to advocate for people who needed help, but couldn't afford an attorney. Ketanji's path to the Supreme Court was unique: She's the only...
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"An inspiring picture book biography of Ida B. Wells-who was an educator, journalist, feminist, businesswoman, newspaper owner, public speaker, suffragist, civil rights activist, and women's club leader-as told by her great-granddaughter, Michelle Duster"--
Author
Series
Carver chronicles volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Bernardo comes to live with Carlos temporarily, taking over his top bunk, his spot on the school soccer team, and even his Papi's attention, Carlos knows he is not happy, but worse, Bernardo starts messing with Carlos's pet geckos, so Carlos tries to see past his cousin's annoying ways and keep the peace for his family's sake.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Stacey Abrams, politician and Nobel peace prize nominee, is brought to life in this poetic picture book biography that follows Abrams's fight for voters' rights. Narrated by Sojourner Truth, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Septima Clark, and Fannie Lou Hamer, this powerful story tells how Abrams's work was inspired by those luminaries before her." --
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Set in 1865, a young girl named Lettie saves her money so she and her uncle can place an advertisement to find the members of their family that were separated under slavery.