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Gloria Rising
by Ann Cameron
JF CAMERON, A.
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.
Pigs Can Fly! : the Adventures of Harriet Pig and Friends
by Deborah M. Newton Chocolate
JF CHOCOLATE, D.
In four stories, Harriet Pig realizes her dream to fly, helps a friend overcome a fear of heights, trains for a swim race against a boastful goose, and more than repays the mouse who saved her life.
Bud, Not Buddy
by Christopher Paul Curtis
JF CURTIS, C.
Set during the Great Depression, ten-year-old Bud escapes a bad foster home and sets out in search of the man he thinks is his father – the renowned bandleader, H.E. Calloway.
Time Pieces : the Book of Times
by Virginia Hamilton
JF HAMILTON, V.
Valena, her family, and dog live in rural Ohio, where she and her cousin survive a tornado, go to an amazing circus, and learn about the struggles of their grandfather on the Underground Railroad.
When Mules Flew on Magnolia Street
by Angela Johnson
JF JOHNSON, A.
In the summertime, Charlie goes swimming with his friends, investigates the mysterious disappearance of the entire Carter family, meets new neighbors and finds that she and her older brother can be friends.
Letters From a Slave Boy : the Story of Joseph Jacobs
by Mary E. Lyons
JF LYONS, M.
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.
Junebug
by Alice Mead
JF MEAD, A.
Having moved out of the housing project and into a new home along with his mother and sister, ten-year-old Junebug discovers that bullies are everywhere and that the elderly can be friends.
The Dream Bearer
by Walter Dean Myers
JF MYERS, W.
During a summer in Harlem, David relies on his mother, a close friend, and an old man he meets in the park to help him come to terms with his father’s outbursts and unstable behavior.
The Journal of Biddy Owens, the Negro Leagues
by Walter Dean Myers
JF MYERS, W.
Biddy Owens is the batboy for the Birmingham Black Barons, one of the best teams in the Negro Leagues. With a supporting cast of characters that includes some of the greatest players ever, Biddy's story covers the games, the grueling road trips, racial segregation, and day-to-day life in Birmingham during this pivotal time in American history.
Walking to the Bus-Rider Blues
by Harriette Gillem Robinet
JF ROBINET, H.
Twelve-year-old Alfa Merryfield, his older sister, and their grandmother struggle for rent money, food, and their dignity as they participate in the Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott in the summer of 1956.
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
by Mildred D. Taylor
JF TAYLOR, M.
A black family living in Mississippi during the Depression of the 1930s is faced with prejudice and discrimination.
Suitcase
by Mildred Pitts Walter
JF WALTER, M.
Despite his love of drawing and his feelings of inadequacy as an athlete, sixth-grader Xander "Suitcase" Bingham works to become a baseball player to win the approval of his father.
Feathers
by Jacqueline Woodson
JF WOODSON, J.
When a new, white boy nicknamed “The Jesus Boy” joins her sixth-grade class in the winter of 1971, Frannie’s friendship with him makes her start to see some things in a new light.
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