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Stompin' At the Savoy: The Story of Norma Miller
by Governar, Alan,
A personal account of the Jazz Age, the Harlem Renaissance, the Savoy Ballroom, and Whitey's Lindy Hoppers, through the eyes of Norman Miller.
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Topics
African American History,
20th-Century History - Age Group Late Elementary: 4-6
- Book Type Fiction
- Award
- Publisher Candlewick Press, 2006, Cambridge, MA
Story of Ruby Bridges, The
by Coles, Robert
A children's story about the brave little girl who was one of the first students to be integrated into an all white school.
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Topics
African American History,
20th-Century History - Age Groups Late Elementary: 4-6, Middle School
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Scholastic, 1995, New York, NY
Sylvia Stark A Pioneer
by Scott, Victoria and Jones, Ernest
Chronicles the life of a woman who was born a slave in Missouri in 1839, moved with her family to California, and later lived on a small island off the coast of British Columbia until she was 105.
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Topics
African American History,
Women's History,
19th-Century History,
20th-Century History - Age Groups Late Elementary: 4-6, Middle School
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Open Hand Publishing, Inc., 1991, Seattle , WA
Tea Cakes for Tosh
by Lyons, Kelly Starling
This touching story about Tosh, his grandma, and her recipe for tea cakes, reflects how food can connect people to each other and to the past.
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Topics
African American History,
20th-Century History - Age Groups Early Elementary: K-3, Late Elementary: 4-6
- Book Type Fiction
- Award
- Publisher Penguin Young Readers Group, 2012, New York, NY
The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.
by Carson, Clayborne
Carson, director of the Martin Luther King Jr. Papers, has pieced together an incomplete study of King's life by supplementing his extant autobiographies (e.g., Stride Toward Freedom and Where Do We Go from Here) with previously unpublished and published writings, interviews and speeches.
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Topics
African American History,
20th-Century History - Age Groups High School, Adult
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Grand Central Publishing, 2001, 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.