This series introduces children (ages 9-12) to the lives of African Americans who have made their marks in the arts, law, politics, sports, science, business, and other fields.

Johnnie Carr: A Life of Quiet Activism (African American Profiles for the Young)

Children's Books

Williams, Randall

Biographies

Junebug Books

Creek Captives fictionalizes for young readers real events, people, and places from the era when Alabama and Georgia were the “wild west” of a new nation. Author Helen Blackshear tells the stories of the famous and infamous figures who peopled the old frontier in the early days of American independence. Taken from historical archives, these tales of Sam Dale, Alexander McGillivray, and William Weatherford, among others, will thrill young and old alike as fascinating history becomes real. Daring hunting exhibitions, bloodcurdling stagecoach ambushes, terrifying captures by rogue Creek sects, and survival by musket and hatchet make this pulse-pounding collection of young adult stories both fun to read and important to the understanding of the sociopolitical forces of change in pioneer days in the Southeast.

The Creek Captives: Adventure Stories from the Southeastern Frontier Period

Literature & Fiction

Blackshear, Helen F.

Genre Fiction

A Yellow Watermelon

<p>In rural south Alabama in 1948, whites picked on one side of the cotton field and blacks on the other. In A Yellow Watermelon, twelve-year-old Ted meets Poudlum, a black boy his own age, where the fields meet. Poudlum teaches Ted how to endure the hard work while they bond and go on to integrate the field. Ted learns of evil forces gathering to deprive Poudlum's family of their property. The two boys encounter danger and suspense while saving Poudlum's family and discovering a great secret of enlightenment.</p>

Teen & Young Adult

Dunagan, Ted M.

Historical Fiction

Chicken Man

<p>Rody is in charge of the chicken coop on the kibbutz where he lives in Israel's Jezreel Valley. He loves his job so much and makes the work seem so delightful that everyone wants a chance to tend the brood. When they do, Rody is transferred elsewhere. But as Rody moves from job to job, the kibbutz learns it's not what you do but how you do it that makes a difference.</p>

Edwards, Michelle

Animals

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