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The adventures of Peter, a little boy in the city on a very snowy day. No book has captured the magic and sense of possibility of the first snowfall better than this book. With its universal appeal, the story has become a favorite with millions, as it reveals a child's wonder at a new world, and the hope of capturing and keeping that wonder forever. -- Publisher description.
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"Meet Darryl Graham, or as his new neighbors in Jamaica, Queens call him, The Man in 3B. He is the man every woman wants and every man wants to be, so inquiring minds want to know. Unfortunately, in Darryl's world, what you know can hurt you, and when he winds up dead, those inquiring minds become the prime suspects." --Provided by the publisher.
4) Booked
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Crossover (Kwame Alexander) volume 2
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"Twelve-year-old Nick loves soccer and hates books, but soon learns the power of words as he wrestles with problems at home, stands up to a bully, and tries to impress the girl of his dreams"--OCLC.
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Free Anderson thought the war was over. But his battle to survive is only just beginning. An old nemesis has been shadowing his every step, just waiting to take revenge. And sure enough, before long Free finds himself framed for rustling and about to be hanged. There's only one man who can save him--a former army buddy turned mustanger named Parks Scott. Problem is, no one knows exactly where Scott has gone. The effort to find the free-roaming former...
6) Sounder
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A young Negro boy learns the pain of humiliation and anger when his father is given an unjust jail sentence for stealing a ham from a white man. Learning to read and to discover that things do not die but become part of other things brings the youngster new hope.
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Evelyn Del Rey is Daniela's best friend. They do everything together and even live in twin apartments across the street from each other: Daniela with her mami and hamster, and Evelyn with her mami, papi, and cat. But not after today--not after Evelyn moves away. Until then, the girls play amid the moving boxes until it's time to say goodbye, making promises to keep in touch, because they know that their friendship will always be special. The tenderness...
8) Paradise
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This story set in Ruby, Oklahoma is about an African American community.
10) Tar Beach
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Crown Publishers
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c1991
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A young girl dreams of flying above her Harlem home, claiming all she sees for herself and her family. Based on the author's quilt painting of the same name.
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Margaret K. McElderry Books
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c1998
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Dexter, who desperately wants to play a musical instrument, learns to play the harmonica with the help of the old musician Johnny Cotton. Dexter loves the sound of Old Johnny Cotton playing the blues on his clarinet more than almost anything else in the world. After hearing that Dexter's mother can't afford to buy him an instrument, Johnny gives Dexter the silver harmonica his own father used to play. How he learns to blow the music from deep inside...