7 yo African girl is kidnapped and sold into slavery. She is encouraged by her Boston owners to become literate and becomes a the first published African American woman.
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A Voice of Her Own: The Story of Phillis Wheatley, Slave Poet
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Dear Benjamin Banneker
Picture book biography of self-taught African American man, who publishes an almanac and writes a letter to Thomas Jefferson to accuse him of hypocrisy.
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Adopted by Indians
Author fondly recounts his twelve childhood years living with California Native Americans. Adaptation of book for adults.
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Paddle-to-the-Sea
Young native boy carves figure in a canoe, which then journeys downriver from a creek to the ocean via the St. Lawrence Seaway
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Tree in the Trail
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Adam of the Road
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Zia
Sequel to Island of the Blue Dolphins as told by Karana’s 14 year old mixed-race niece featuring mission life and Karana’s rescue
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Island of the Blue Dolphins
A girl is left behind on her island after the rest of her people were forcilbly relocated to mainland California. Based on the true story of The Lone Woman.
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Justin Morgan Had a Horse
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Minn of the Mississippi
Minn, a snapping turtle, travels down the Mississippi River observing people and wildlife, with historical and natural details.
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