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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 1959 Bernard is a young Red Sox fan, troubled by the lack of Black players in major league baseball, especially as there are none at all on his favorite team--but change is coming in the form of a rookie named Pumpsie Green.
Author
Publisher
Kokila
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Stymied by her unfinished family tree assignment for school, a young girl seeks Grandma's counsel and learns about her ancestors, the consequences of slavery, and the history of Black resistance in the United States.
4) Chains
Author
Series
Seeds of America trilogy volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Formats
Description
After being sold to a cruel couple in New York City, a slave named Isabel spies for the rebels during the Revolutionary War.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
"It's Maine, 1924, and the Ku Klux Klan is on the rise. Davy and Jo Michaud have been recently orphaned. Taken in by a distant relative-a famous aviator-they are now working with a group of stunt pilots who spend their time wing walking, leaping from plane to plane, and flying through fireworks! But though the stunts are dangerous, the real threat is building behind the scenes. The KKK is on the rise in Maine that summer, inspired by the racial fears...
9) Jonrón
Author
Series
Publisher
Calico Kid, an imprint of Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
Español
Description
"Ana & Andrew are finally old enough to play team sports! Andrew tries out for the baseball team. When he is nervous before his first game, Papa tells him to think of Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play modern Major League Baseball"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
Español
Description
"Ana & Andrew think they have seen every fun place in their hometown of Washington, DC. They are surprised when Papa takes the family to a spot they haven't visited. There, they honor an ancestor who fought for freedom"--
11) America ABC
Author
Publisher
Harpercollins Childrens Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"This fun alphabetical tour highlights some of Americas most well-known landmarks, inventions, events, and people, ranging from the Ferris wheel to the Grand Canyon and from July Fourth to Martin Luther King, Jr. Irene Chan's bright, bold, and colorful art will delight the youngest of readers as they learn the alphabet and explore some Amercan highlights. A is for Abraham Lincoln. B is for Baseball..." --