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(0)Randy DuBurke
Author
Publisher
Hill and Wang
Pub. Date
2006.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
A graphic novel that shows Malcolm Little's transformation from a black youth beaten down by Jim Crow America into Malcolm X, the charismatic, controversial, and doomed national spokesman for the Nation of Islam.
Author
Publisher
Chronicle LLC
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"From acclaimed authors and historians Patricia C. McKissack and Fredrick L. McKissack Jr. comes a thrilling graphic novel based on the true-life adventures of an unforgettable man. Born into slavery in 1854, Nat Love grew up to become the most famous African American cowboy in the Old West. A contemporary and acquaintance of Bat Masterson and Billy the Kid, Nat was widely known as an expert roper and driver, a crack shot, and a real Wild West character....
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure
860L
Language
English
Description
"For most of America's history, rural people and culture have been casually mocked, stereotyped, and, in general, deeply misunderstood. Now an array of short stories, poetry, graphic short stories, and personal essays, along with anecdotes from the authors' real lives, dives deep into the complexity and diversity of rural America and the people who call it home. Fifteen extraordinary authors--diverse in ethnic background, sexual orientation, geographic...
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
2009.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 720L
Language
English
Description
When Jared wakes up in San Francisco at six o'clock in the morning, children in other parts of the world are doing other things, like going to school in Buenos Aires, Argentina, playing soccer in London, England, and eating dinner in Lahore, Pakistan, because of the difference in time zones around the globe. Includes factual material about telling time and time zones.
Author
Publisher
Lee & Low Books
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
GN 510L
Language
English
Description
"A graphic novel based on the true story of Robert "Yummy" Sandifer, an eleven-year old African American gang member from Chicago who shot a young girl and was then shot by his own gang members"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Lee & Low Books
Pub. Date
[2005].
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 640L
Language
English
Description
"A picture book biography highlighting a pivotal event in the childhood of African American baseball player Marcenia "Toni Stone" Lyle Alberga, the woman who broke baseball's gender barrier by becoming the first female roster member of a professional Negro League team"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2020
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Formats
Description
Think you know what rural America is like? Discover a plurality of perspectives in this enlightening anthology of stories that turns preconceptions on their head.
Gracie sees a chance of fitting in at her South Carolina private school, until a "white trash"–themed Halloween party has her steering clear of the rich kids. Samuel's Tejano family has both stood up to oppression and been a source of it, but now he's ready to own his
