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Stitch by Stitch by Connie Schofield-Morrison, illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon
Stitch by Stitch: Elizabeth Hobbs Keckly Sews Her Way to Freedom by Connie Schofield-Morrison, illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon. Holiday House, 2021. 9780823439638 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover picture book Genre: Biography What … Continue reading
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Amber & Clay by Laura Amy Schlitz, illustrated by Julia Iredale
Amber & Clay by Laura Amy Schlitz, illustrated by Julia Iredale. Candlewick Press, (9781536201222), 2021 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Genre: Historical fiction; novel in verse What did you like about the … Continue reading
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Martin Luther King Jr. : Fighting for Civil Rights – Christine Platt, illustrated by David Shephard
Martin Luther King Jr. : Fighting for Civil Rights (Trailblazers) – Christine Platt, illustrated by David Shephard. Random House, 2020. 9780593124550 Format: Paperback Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3.5 Genre: biography What did … Continue reading
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William Still and His Freedom Stories: The Father of the Underground Railroad – written and illustrated by Don Tate
William Still and His Freedom Stories: The Father of the Underground Railroad – written and illustrated by Don Tate, Peachtree Publishing Company, Inc., 9781561459353, 2020 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 What did … Continue reading
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The Story of Civil War Hero ROBERT SMALLS – Janet Halfmann, illustrated by Duane Smith
The Story of Civil War Hero ROBERT SMALLS – Janet Halfmann, illustrated by Duane Smith, Lee & Low Books, 9781643790169, c2008, 2020 Format:Softcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Genre: Biography What did you like about … Continue reading
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Box: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom by Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Michele Wood
Box: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom by Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Michele Wood. Candlewick Press, 9780763691561, 2020 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Genre: Poetry What did you like about the … Continue reading
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Susan B. Anthony: Her Fight for Equal Rights – Monica Kulling, illustrations by Maike Plenzke
Susan B. Anthony: Her Fight for Equal Rights – Monica Kulling, illustrations by Maike Plenzke, Random House, 9780593119839, 2020 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 What did you like about … Continue reading
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Freedom Bird by Jerdine Nolen, illustrated by James E. Ransome
Freedom Bird by Jerdine Nolen, illustrated by James E. Ransome. Simon & Schuster, 9780689871672, 2020 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4.5 Format: Hardcover picture book Genre: Historical fiction What did you like about the book? … Continue reading
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The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read by Rita Lorraine Hubbard, illustrated by Oge Mora
The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read by Rita Lorraine Hubbard, illustrated by Oge Mora, Schwartz & Wade Books (an imprint of Random House), 9781524768287, 2020 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover … Continue reading
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Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky – Kwame Mbalia
Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky – Kwame Mbalia, Disney Hyperion, 2019. 9781368039932 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4.5 Genre: Mythology/Fantasy Fiction What did you like about the book? A host of … Continue reading
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