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Johnson, Angela, 1961-
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In the summertime Charlie goes fishing with her friends, investigates the mysterious disappearance of the entire Carter family, meets new neighbors, and finds that she and her older brother can be friends.| Year: | 2000. |
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| Subject: | Friendship -- Fiction. African Americans -- Fiction. |
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| User Tags: | african american, juvenile, 0046aaaf, african american fiction, fantasy, friendship, multicultural, young adult |
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Lyons, Mary E.
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A fictionalized look at the life of Joseph Jacobs, son of a slave, told in the form of letters that he might have written during his life in pre-Civil War North Carolina, on a whaling expedition, in New York, New England, and finally in California during the Gold Rush.| Year: | c2007. |
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| Subject: | Slavery -- Fiction. African Americans -- Fiction. Letters -- Fiction. |
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| User Tags: | historical fiction, african american, letters, slavery, 0046aaaf, civil war, joseph, slaves, ya |
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Cameron, Ann, 1943-
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A chance meeting with a woman astronaut encourages Gloria to try to be her best self, even with her difficult fourth-grade teacher, Mrs. Yardley.| Year: | c2002. |
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| Subject: | Self-realization -- Fiction. African Americans -- Fiction. Schools -- Fiction. |
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| User Tags: | 0046aaaf, astronauts, children's, children's literature, class library, fantasy, girls, green, picture book, school stories, space |
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Myers, Walter Dean, 1937-
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During a summer in Harlem, David relies on his mother and a close friend and on an old man he meets in the park to help him come to terms with his father's outbursts and unstable behavior.| Year: | c2003. |
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| Subject: | African Americans -- Fiction. Fathers and sons -- Fiction. Families -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction. |
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| User Tags: | african american, family, father-son relationships, teen, ya, 0046aaaf, anger, depressing, emotional, family life, fantasy, fathers and sons, harlem, juvenile, mental illness, multicultural, overcoming obstacles, realistic fiction, weird |
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Hamilton, Virginia, 1934-2002.
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Valena, her family, and dog live in rural Ohio, where she and her cousin Melinda share experiences that include seeing the aurora borealis, surviving a tornado, and going to an amazing circus.| Year: | c2002. |
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| Subject: | Families -- Ohio -- Fiction. Cousins -- Fiction. African Americans -- Fiction. |
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| User Tags: | african american, children's books, cousins, dogs, family, multicultural, young adult literature, 0046aaaf, african-american literature, collies, country life, family life, family stories, historical fiction, slavery, ya, young adult |
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