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DINOSAURS HALLOWEEN LETTERS & SOUNDS WORDS - PARTS OF SPEECH - PUNCTUATION 2009
BOOK OF THE WEEK 2008 BOOK OF THE WEEK 2007 BOOK OF THE WEEK 2006 AUTHOR OF THE MONTH 2005 AUTHOR OF THE MONTH 2004 AUTHOR OF THE MONTH 2003 AUTHOR OF THE MONTH
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Black History and Women in History Months More in Archive 2010
We Troubled the Waters
Jim Crow: Brown v. Board of Education: Bull Connor: KKK: Birmingham: the Lorraine Motel: Rosa: Martin: and Malcolm.
From slavery to the separation of "colored" and "white" and from horrifying oppression to inspiring courage, there are countless stories- both forgotten and immortalized- of everyday and extraordinary people who acted for justice during the civil rights movement that changed our nation. Award winning poet Ntozake Shange and illustrator Rod Brown give voice to all those who fought for their unalienable rights in a triumphant book about the power of the human spirit.
Ages 9-12 In the middle of the night, The Crosswhites—including young Sadie—must flee the Kentucky plantation they work on. Dear January has been beaten and killed by the plantation master, and they fear who may be next. But Sadie must leave behind her most valuable possession, the wooden sparrow carved for her by January. Through the Underground Railroad, the Crosswhites make the slow and arduous journey to Marshall, Michigan, where they finally live in freedom. And there they stay, happily, until the day a mysterious package shows up on their doorsteps. It is January's sparrow, with a note that reads, "I found you."
How the Crosswhites, and the whole town of Marshall, face this threat will leave readers empowered and enthralled. This is a Polacco adventure that will live in the minds of children for years.
Selene Castrovilla Author of Saved by the Music ETC: Your story begins with fifteen-year-old Willow sent off to spend the summer with her free-spirited aunt in a boatyard, on a barge. How did you come up with such a unique setting?
Castrovilla I can't take credit for creating the setting - I lived in it. When I was a child I helped my aunt Olga Bloom transform a dilapidated coffee barge into a floating concert hall. It's called Bargemusic, and it's been offering concerts for more than thirty years. I used this metamorphosis as the premise for my book.
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