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1) Black Beauty
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
A horse in nineteenth-century England recounts his experiences with both good and bad masters. Illustrated notes throughout the text explain the historical background of the story
Author
Series
Everyman's library volume 352
Language
English
Description
Set in the exacting social landscape of New York City at the turn of the century, Washington Square is the tale of a wealthy but shy young woman caught between conflicting family expectations.
Author
Publisher
Page Street Kids
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Celebrate along with this little girl as she proudly proclaims the wonder of her incredible natural hair. People may ask, 'Why is your hair so BIG?' But this girl knows it's because her hair is larger than life and can be so many wonderful things: magical and musical, soft and fearless, rich as her ancestral roots and deep as the Caribbean Sea. For those who already know it and for those who need to hear it, bold verse and vivid, fantastical illustrations...
8) Hot comb
Author
Publisher
Drawn & Quarterly
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Hot Comb offers a poignant glimpse into Black women's lives and coming of age stories as seen across a crowded, ammonia-scented hair salon while ladies gossip and bond over the burn. The titular story "Hot Comb" is about a young girl's first perm--a doomed ploy to look cool and to stop seeming "too white" in the all-black neighborhood her family has just moved to. In "Virgin Hair" taunts of "tender-headed" sting as much as the perm itself. It's a...
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