An 8 yo African American girl and her brother embark on a fantastic flying journey and meet Harriet Tubman, who teaches them about Underground Railroad. Illustrated by the author, this is a sequel to Tar Beach, about Ringgold’s childhood in NYC.
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The American Story: 100 True Tales from American History
Short non-fiction stories of both well-known and obscure people and events from American history
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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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Abraham Lincoln: Letters from a Slave Girl
A fact-filled fictional correspondence between President Abraham Lincoln and a 12 yo African American slave girl during the American Civil War. A Dear Mr. President Book.
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True North
14 yo white Bostonian girl helps an African American runaway slave girl, told in alternating points of view.
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Elijah of Buxton
Clever and slightly mischievous 11 yo African American boy is born free in Canada to former slave parents. He risks everything by chasing a thief into America.
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