The youth of Marilyn Nelson in the 50s and early 60s, growing up in the shadow of racism, the cold war, the first stirrings of feminism -- but also friends, and boys, and Motown, and the experience of being the daughter of one of the U.S.'s first high-ranked black Air Force officers, constantly movi...
Pemba has just moved from New York to Connecticut because of her mother's new job. Pemba isn't happy about this. She's left all her friends and boyfriend behind to come to some nowhere town in another state.And if that wasn't bad enough, it seems that the house she and her mother are living in is ha...
I'm a sucker for sonnets!! 7th graders are enthralled by Emmett's story.
Evocative and poignant, this story of a dog's faithfulness and patience upon being temporarily abandoned on a lonely atoll, tenderly captures the universal devotion of dogs and their companions. A rep favorite.
Beautiful art that never seems to quite mesh completely with the lyrical story. A lovely, unique work nonetheless.
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