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African American Interest Books - Junior High and Up KEYWORDS: African American, south, slavery, black, african american interest, Jamaica, Africa

Farrar, Straus and Giroux Books for Young Readers has published a number of titles which promote a sense of cultural pride through positive portrayal of African-American figures.

BUY Hardcover : 16.00

Frances Foster Books

Brother Hood

Nate Whitely's life at a prestigious prep school in upstate New York takes him far from his Harlem home but not so far as to sever the strong bond he has to...

"...and waited at the four-faced clock. A young woman with long black hair and a cashmere coat asked him how..."

Janet McDonald

Janet McDonald (1953-2007) was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. She is the author of the award-winning Chill Wind, Spellbound, and Twists and Turns, an ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers and a Booklist Editors' Choice. more

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Bulletin-Center for Children's Books
Horn Book
Kirkus Reviews
VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates)

BUY Trade Paperback : 7.99

Farrar, Straus and Giroux BYR Paper

Chill Wind

A tough and funny project girl manages to make that chill wind blow away The good life, according to Aisha Ingram, is easy. It's hanging with friends,...

"...and tenderness, of black project girl Aisha Ingram . . . The truth of the characters and their talk..."

Janet McDonald

Janet McDonald (1953-2007) was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, and has set two other books in the Brooklyn projects, Spellbound, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, and Twists and Turns, an ALA Quick Pick for Young Adults. more

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Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award - Author
IRA Young Adult Choices
Books for the Teen Age, New York Public Library

Booklist
Bulletin-Center for Children's Books
Horn Book
Kirkus Reviews
Publishers Weekly
School Library Journal
VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates)

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Awards

BUY Hardcover : 16.99

Frances Foster Books

Harlem Hustle

Hustle’s personal Harlem was sorely in need of a renaissance. For him, it was the place where a scared kid named Eric Samson had been ditched by druggy parents...

Janet McDonald

JANET MCDONALD 91953-2007) was the author of three books set in the Brooklyn projects: Chill Wind, for which she received the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award for New Talent; Spellbound, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults; and Twists and Turns, an ALA Quick Pick for... more

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Booklist
Bulletin-Center for Children's Books
Horn Book
Kirkus Reviews
School Library Journal
VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates)
Washington Post Book World

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Audio

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Frances Foster Books

Off-Color

Spunky and headstrong, Cameron blasts music, challenges adults, and cuts class when she feels like it. She lives with her single mom in Brooklyn and hangs out...

"...in the projects. Can a white girl from across town hope to be accepted by the black girls in the projects..."

Janet McDonald

JANET MCDONALD (1953-2007) was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. She is the author of the adult memoir Project Girl and many acclaimed books for teens, including Chill Wind, for which she received the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award for New Talent, and, most... more

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Books for the Teen Age, New York Public Library

Booklist
Booklist
Chicago Tribune
Kirkus Reviews
Publishers Weekly
VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates)

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Awards

BUY Hardcover : 16.00

Frances Foster Books

Spellbound

A fresh new voice on the YA scene. Raven's life has been derailed. She never expected she'd be a mother at sixteen like her best friend, Aisha, and she's...

Janet McDonald

Janet McDonald (1953-2007) is the author of the adult memoir Project Girl. This was her first novel for young adults. more

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American Library Association Best Books for Young Adults
IRA Young Adult Choices
NCSS-CBC Notable Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies
Georgia Peach Book Award Master List

Booklist
Bulletin-Center for Children's Books
School Library Journal
VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates)

Bonus

Awards

BUY Hardcover : 16.00

Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Standing Against the Wind

Patrice Williams was happy living in Georgia with her grandmother, who called her “cocoa grandbaby.” Then her mother lured her to Chicago and ended up in jail....

Traci L. Jones

TRACI L. JONES lives with her husband and children in Denver, Colorado. more

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Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award - Author
Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year
NCSS-CBC Notable Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies
Nevada YR Award Master List
New Jersey Garden State Teen Book Award Master List
New York Charlotte Award Master List
Oklahoma Sequoyah Young Adult Book Award Master List
Tennessee Intermediate Volunteer State Book Award Master List

Booklist
Bulletin-Center for Children's Books
Kirkus Reviews
School Library Journal
VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates)

Bonus

Awards

BUY Hardcover : 17.00

Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Time's Memory

Amma is the creator god, the master of life and death, and he is worried. His people have always known how to take care of the spirits of the dead – the nyama...

"...the chaos of the African slave trade and the brutality of American slavery, too many of his people are dying..."

Julius Lester

JULIUS LESTER has written more than forty books of fiction,nonfiction, and poetry for children and adults. He lives inBelchertown, Massachusetts. more

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Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year
Parents' Choice Award Winner
NCSS-CBC Notable Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies

Booklist
Bulletin-Center for Children's Books
Chicago Tribune
Kirkus Reviews
Publishers Weekly
School Library Journal
VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates)
Washington Post Book World

Bonus

BUY Hardcover : 16.00

Frances Foster Books

Twists and Turns

The Washington sisters make good in the ’hood It may have taken them an extra year or two to do it, but the Washington sisters finally graduated high...

Janet McDonald

Janet McDonald (1953-2007), a lawyer, was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. In addition to her previous young adult novels set in Hillbrook Houses, Chill Wind, for which she received the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award, and Spellbound, an ALA Best Book... more

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