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HISTORICAL FICTION AMERICA - SLAVERY & THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
Brady (Jean Fritz) $3 PB FC (Cover wear, creases and tanning) A young Pennsylvania boy takes part in the pre-Civil War anti-slavery activities. Brady has never been trusted with secrets, until now. When he discovers an Underground Railroad station near his family's farm, he is forced to make his own decision about the slavery controversy. Whatever his decision may be, he knows that this is one secret that must be kept. 9+
Sarny - A Life Remembered (Gary Paulsen) $4 PB EC The Civil War is over, and Sarny has been released from the shackles of slavery. She's free, but what does that mean? This sequel to Gary Paulsen's acclaimed novel, Nightjohn, follows Sarny as she searches for her children after the war. Though the war is over, hatred and danger lurk around every corner, threatening her efforts to teach others to read. 9+
The Slave Dancer (Paula Fox) $5 HB EC (Has name blotted out with Nikko) $3 PB VGC In a tale at once fascinating and horrible, young Jessie suffers capture and indenture on a slave ship. His job is to "dance" the slaves by playing his fife while they're forced to engage in daily movement. Jessie is sickened by the thought of taking part in the business of trading rum and tobacco for blacks and then selling the ones who survived the frightful sea voyage from Africa. But to the men of the ship a "slave dancer" was necessary to ensure their share of the profit 10+ …….NEWBERY MEDAL
My Name Is Not Angelica (Scott O’Dell) $5 PB EC Raisha, a 16-year-old Senegalese girl, is betrothed to Konje, the young king of her tribe. They are betrayed by a rival ruler, sold to slavers, and taken to the Danish Virgin Islands. 9+
Letters From A Slave Girl – The Story Of Harriet Jacobs (Mary E. Lyons) $4 PB EC Based on Harriet Jacobs's own autobiography, these letters, written to lost relatives and friends, provide a microscopic look at what slavery meant for a young black female in the mid 1800s.
The Autobiography Of Miss Jane Pittman (Ernest J. Gaines) $3 PB VGC Set in rural southern Louisiana, the novel spans 100 years of American history--from the early 1860s to the onset of the civil rights movement in the 1960s--in following the life of the elderly Jane Pittman, who witnessed those years. 11+
Scholastic Biography “Frederick Douglass Fights For Freedom” (Margaret Davidson) $3 PB FC (Tanning and light cover wear) A Scholastic biography of Frederick Douglass, a slave who managed to escape to the North. After reaching freedom, Douglass became an abolitionist, orator, journalist, and one of the most famous freedom fighters of all time. 9+
Goin’ Someplace Special (Patricia C. McKissack) $5 HB EC (Ex lib) Confronted with the indignities and humiliations of segregated Nashville in the 1950s, young 'Tricia Ann holds her head high and remembers that she is "somebody, a human being--no better, no worse than anybody else in this world." For the first time, 'Tricia Ann has been allowed to venture outside her community all by herself. Her grandmother has prepared her well, fortifying her "with enough love, respect, and pride to overcome any situation." 'Tricia Ann, though frustrated by the Jim Crow laws that forbid her, as an African American, to enter certain restaurants and hotels, or even to sit on park benches marked "For Whites Only," rises above her pain and makes her way to one of the only places in the city that welcomes her with open arms: the public library. Lovely picture book for 5-9 YO
Mississippi Bridge (Mildred D. Taylor – Sequel to Roll Of Thunder, Hear My Cry) $3 PB VGC Drawing once again upon her father's stories, the author has created a harsh, disturbing tale of racism in Mississippi during the 1930s. Told from the viewpoint of Jeremy Simms, a ten-year-old white boy who aspires to be friends with the black children of the Logan family, this is the story of a rainy day, an overloaded bus, and the destiny of its passengers after the driver has ordered the black travelers off to make room for latecoming whites. 8+
The Watson’s Go To Birmingham (Christopher Curtis) $3 PB EC Enter the hilarious world of Kenny and his family, black Americans, the weird Watsons of Flint, Michigan. They’re heading south on a trip to Birmingham, Alabama, toward one of the darkest moments in America’s history. In turns comic, tragic and touching. 11+….NEWBERY MEDAL
Jamestown’s American Portraits “This Generation Of Americans – The Story Of The Civil Rights Movement” (Fredrick L. McKissack, Jr.) $4 PB VGC Jamestown’s American Portraits explores the growth of different generations and cultures through the lives of boys and girls coming from different and unique backgrounds that represent America’s own diverse population, spanning from the Jamestown Settlement to the Civil Rights Movement. It is August 1963, and 13-year-old Clayton Banks is a month away from starting high school. If life were simply about playing baseball, Clayton's life would be perfect. But the Civil Rights Movement is changing the world around him, and Clayton not only wants to understand it, he wants to participate.
Abraham Lincoln (Amy Cohen) $6 PB BRAND NEW (But does have a teacher stamp on inturn) A lovely picture-book biography of the American President for younger readers. Ink and watercolor wash illustrations accompany the text. 6-9 YO