Eleanora E. Tate

During one special summer night at the schoolhouse, twelve-year-old Margie's father tells a round of ten wonderful stories. Reprint.

Front Porch Stories at the One-room School

In 1904, twelve-year-old Orphelia follows her dream by running away from home to join an all-black minstrel show headed for the Saint Louis World's Fair, and learns about her family's troubled past in the process. Simultaneous.

The Minstrel's Melody

When Celeste Lassiter Massey is forced to live with her actress Aunt Valentina in Harlem, she is not thrilled to trade her friends and comfortable North Carolina for scary, big-city life. While Celeste experiences the Harlem Renaissance in full swing, she sees as much grit as glamour. A passionate writer, talented violinist, and aspiring doctor, she eventually faces a choice between ambition and loyalty, roots and horizons. The decision will change her forever.

Celeste's Harlem Renaissance

Retold African Myths (Retold Myths & Folktales Anthologies)

Just an Overnight Guest

Clinton Cox

Jim Haskins

Brenda Wilkinson

Explains the history of the Harlem Renaissance through biographies of prominent African Americans living in the era, such as Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Zora Neale Hurston, and Dorothy West.

Black Stars of the Harlem Renaissance

AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY COMES TO LIFE Discover why young people all over the country are reading theBlack Stars biographies of African American heroes. Here is whatyou want to know about the lives of great black men and womenduring the fabulous Harlem Renaissance: louis "satchmo" armstrong eubie blake thomas andrew dorsey w. e. b. du bois duke ellington james reese europe jessie redmon fauset marcus garvey w. c. handy fletcher henderson langston hughes zora neale hurston hall johnson henry johnson oscar micheaux philip payton jr. gertrude "ma" rainey paul robeson augusta savage noble sissle bessie smith james van der zee dorothy west carter g. woodson "The books in the Black Stars series are the types of books thatwould have really captivated me as a kid." -Earl G. Graves, Black Enterprise magazine "Inspiring stories that demonstrate what can happen when ingenuityand tenacity are paired with courage and hard work." -Black Books Galore! Guide to Great African American Children'sBooks "Haskins has chosen his subjects well . . . catching a sense of theenormous obstacles they had to overcome. . . . Some names arefamiliar, but most are little-known whom Haskins elevates to theirrightful place in history." -Booklist "The broad coverage makes this an unusual resource-a jumping-offpoint for deeper studies." -Horn Book

While helping restore the cemetery of the old Baptist church, eleven-year-old Raisin solves the mystery surrounding the founding of her home town and gains pride in her family's past.

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