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Once Upon a Time in Chicago: The Story of Benny Goodman
by Winter, Jonah
Tells the story of Benny Goodman growing up in Chicago, and how his family helped him fufill his dream to play the clarinet.
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Topics
African American History,
20th-Century History - Age Group Early Elementary: K-3
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Hyperion Books for Children, 2000, New York, NY
Other Side, The
by Woodson, Jacqueline
Two young girls form a friendship despite racial barriers.
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Topics
African American History,
20th-Century History - Age Groups Late Elementary: 4-6, Middle School
- Book Type Fiction
- Award
- Publisher Putnam Publishing Group, 2001, New York, NY
Out of the Darkness: The Story of Blacks Moving North, 1890-1940
by Haskins, James, and Kathleen Benson
True life accounts and photographs of the migration of African Americans North after the Civil War, leading up to the Harlem Renaissance.
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Topics
African American History,
19th-Century History,
20th-Century History - Age Group Late Elementary: 4-6
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Benchmark Books, 2000, New York, NY
Out of the Dust
by Hesse, Karen
A free verse novel account of the dust bowl from the eyes of a 14-year-old Oklahoman trying to survive.
- Topic 20th-Century History
- Age Groups Late Elementary: 4-6, Middle School
- Book Type Fiction
- Awards Newberry Medal, Scott O'Dell Historical Fiction Award
- Publisher Scholastic, 1999, New York, NY
Players in Pigtails
by Corey, Shana
This picture book tells a historical fiction story about the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League formed during World War II.
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Topics
Women's History,
20th-Century History - Age Groups Early Elementary: K-3, Late Elementary: 4-6
- Book Type Fiction
- Award
- Publisher Scholastic, 2003, New York, NY
Award Key
- Caldecott Medal
- Most distinguished American picture book for children (annually).
- Newberry Medal
- Most distinguished contribution to American literature for children (annually).
- Coretta Scott King Award
- Distinguished books by authors and illustrators of African descent which promote an understanding and appreciation of the American dream (annually).
- Golden Kite Award
- Outstanding examples of text, illustration, fiction and nonfiction (four awards annually).
- Scott O'Dell Historical Fiction Award
- Outstanding work of historical fiction published by a U.S. publisher set in the New World.
