A Blessing in Disguise

Life in "itsy-bitsy, countrified, do-nothing" Deacons Neck, South Carolina, is nothing but dull to twelve-year-old Zambia Brown. No action, hard work, and living with her dirt-poor aunt Limo and uncle Lamar make Zambia feel plain tired and disgusted.But things start looking up when Zambia's father, Vernon "Snake" LaRange, opens a boss new nightclub in town. Though the rest of the community is up in arms, Zambia has visions of living large. Maybe Snake will notice her more -- maybe she can move in with him and her half sisters. So what if her aunt and uncle brought her up when her father didn't? He's family too...right?In this gripping new novel, Eleanora E. Tate explores the decline of a town and the true meaning of family.

Children's Books

Tate, Eleanora

Growing Up & Facts of Life

Delacorte Books for Young Readers

Nine-and-a-half-year-old Russell James finds that "a hard head makes a soft behind" when he tries to catch a catfish by hand. A giant glob of Gurdy's Greasy Grape Groaners Gum attacks eleven-year-old Shaniqua Godette, who learns the hard way that you should "never leave your pocketbook on the floor. " And when twelve-year-old height-challenged Tucker Willis saves a life with the help of a ghost, he proves that "big things come in small packages. " A celebration of storytelling and folk wisdom, this is a perfect collection for sharing and reading aloud. Notes at the end explain the origins of the proverbs and the background of the stories.

Don't Split the Pole

Literature & Fiction

Raisin Stackhouse doesn't mind doing odd jobs for old Miss Effie Pfluggins, but when Miss Effie talks her into cleaning up the old church cemetery, she has no idea what trouble she might dig up. Mama says Miss Effie talks much too much, but Raisin loves hearing her remember the old days--especially when one of her stories puts Raisin smack in the middle of real-life mystery. When Raisin is grounded for sneaking a night out, she not only misses her chance to compete in the Miss Ebony Pageant, but her efforts to uncover the famous person buried in the cemetery are brought to a half, too. Somehow Raisin's got to solve the big mystery no one in town wants to talk about. Will her discovery bring her glory, or is the past better off left buried?

The Secret of Gumbo Grove (Laurel-Leaf Books)

Laurel-Leaf

Front Porch Stories at the One-Room School

Twelve-year-old Margie Carson loves hearing stories. And her daddy loves to tell them. One hot summer night Daddy, Margie, and her seven-year-old cousin Ethel troop over to the old one-room school for round of special storytelling. Daddy tells the girls about the time Aunt Daisy was chased by a scary, eight-foot-tall shadow one Sunday night in her backyard...about the flood that nearly washed away the whole town and left a catfish on a neighbor's pillow...stories about rocks that bite and walnut wars...stories about Mary McLeod Bethune and the time Eleanor Roosevelt came to town...ten wonderful stories in all.

Front Porch Stories: at the One-Room School

Yearling

Life in itsy bitsy countrified do-nothing Deacon's Neck is plain boring to 12-year-old Zambia Brown. Living with Aunt Limo, Uncle Lamar, and nerdy cousin Aretha is all church, chores, and chump change. But when Zambia's father, Vernon (Snake) LaRange, opens a hot new nightclub down the road, things get more interesting. The neighborhood is up in arms, but Zambia has visions of living large now that Snake is nearby. He's got fine cars, flashy jewelry, and loads of cash. And no matter what her aunt and uncle say, Snake must want Zambia in his life, too...right?

Raisin Stackhouse doesn't mind doing odd jobs for old Miss Effie Pfluggins, but when Miss Effie talks her into cleaning up the old church cemetery, she has no idea what trouble she might dig up. Mama says Miss Effie talks much too much, but Raisin loves hearing her remember the old days--especially when one of her stories puts Raisin smack in the middle of real-life mystery. When Raisin is grounded for sneaking a night out, she not only misses her chance to compete in the Miss Ebony Pageant, but her efforts to uncover the famous person buried in the cemetery are brought to a half, too. Somehow Raisin's got to solve the big mystery no one in town wants to talk about. Will her discovery bring her glory, or is the past better off left buried? From the Paperback edition.

The Secret of Gumbo Grove

Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths

Mary Eloise is disappointed that the part she gets in the school play is that of Black History narrator--but two storytellers visit her school and change how she views her heritage.

Thank You, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.!

Biographies

AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY COMES TO LIFE Discover why young people all over the country are reading the Black Stars biographies of African American heroes. Here is what you want to know about the lives of brave black men and women during the Civil War and Reconstruction: dr. alexander t. augusta thomas "blind tom" greene bethune james bland senator blanche kelso bruce francis louis cardozo major martin robison delany frederick douglass sarah mapps douglass sergeant major christian a. fleetwood charlotte forten grimke frances e. w. harper elizabeth keckley elijah mccoy john p. parker governor pinckney benton stewart pinchback dr. charles burleigh purvis congressman robert smalls sojourner truth harriet tubman lieutenant peter vogelsang booker t. washington sergeant george washington williams granville t. woods "The books in the Black Stars series are the types of books that would have really captivated me as a kid." -Earl G. Graves, Black Enterprise magazine "Inspiring stories that demonstrate what can happen when ingenuity and tenacity are paired with courage and hard work." -Black Books Galore! Guide to Great African American Children's Books "Haskins has chosen his subjects well . . . catching a sense of the enormous obstacles they had to overcome. . . . Some names are familiar, but most are little-known whom Haskins elevates to their rightful place in history." -Booklist "The broad coverage makes this an unusual resource-a jumping-off point for deeper studies." -Horn Book

Black Stars of Civil War Times

Cox, Clinton

Sullivan, Otha Richard

WILKINSON, Brenda

wiley

Thank You, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Skylark

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A Blessing in Disguise

Don't Split the Pole

The Secret of Gumbo Grove (Laurel-Leaf Books)

Front Porch Stories: at the One-Room School

A Blessing in Disguise

The Secret of Gumbo Grove

Don't Split the Pole

Thank You, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.!

Black Stars of Civil War Times

Thank You, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.