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1) Lazaretto: a novel

Author

McKinney-Whetstone, Diane

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle

Description

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"Vibrant. . . . Completely engaging. . . . A unique blend of poetic language and graphic depictions of the injustices suffered by African Americans in the post-Civil War period."— Booklist (starred review)

Diane McKinney-Whetstone's stunning historical novel, Lazaretto, begins in the chaotic back streets of post-Civil War Philadelphia as a young black woman, Meda, gives birth to a child fathered by her wealthy white

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2) Kevin's Kwanzaa

Author

Bullard, Lisa

Series

Cloverleaf books. Fall and winter holidays

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook, Kindle

Description

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Kevin is excited for his turn to light the candles on the last night of Kwanzaa. As he narrates through the week of Kwanzaa, readers learn about the origins, purpose, and rituals of this holiday.

3) My family celebrates Kwanzaa

Author

Bullard, Lisa

Series

Holiday Time

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook

Description

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Kwanzaa traces its origins to the American Civil Rights era. Critical thinking questions and fast facts prompt young readers to engage with this fun narrative and learn all about Kwanzaa.

4) Black Boy

Author

Wright, Richard

Language

English

Formats

Audiobook, eAudiobook, eBook

Description

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A special 75th anniversary edition of Richard Wright's powerful and unforgettable memoir, with a new foreword by John Edgar Wideman and an afterword by Malcolm Wright, the author's grandson. When it exploded onto the literary scene in 1945, Black Boy was both praised and condemned. Orville Prescott of the New York Times wrote that "if enough such books are written, if enough millions of people read them maybe, someday, in the fullness of time, there...

5) Homemade love

Author

Cooper, J. California

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook

Description

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A collection of short stories about African American love, sex, family, and life, all told in first person and set in both country and city

6) The mayor of Maxwell Street

Author

Cunningham, Avery

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook, Kindle

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"An epic love story that explores the American Dream between the monolith of Jim Crow, the inflexible world of the original Black upper class, and the violence of 1920s Chicago"--

7) Seven candles for Kwanzaa

Author

Pinkney, Andrea Davis

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook

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Describes the origins and practices of Kwanzaa, the seven-day festival during which people of African descent rejoice in their ancestral values

8) The complete Kwanzaa: celebrating our cultural harvest

Author

Riley, D. Winbush

Publisher

HarperCollins [etc.]

Pub. Date

[1995]

Language

English

9) Kwanzaa

Author

Rathburn, Betsy

Series

Blastoff! Beginners. Happy holidays!

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 1.1 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook, eBook

Description

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""Developed by literacy experts and educators for students in PreK through grade two, this book introduces beginning readers to Kwanzaa through simple, predictable text and related photos"--Provided by publisher

10) African American dance: an illustrated history

Author

Glass, Barbara S

Publisher

McFarland & Co

Pub. Date

[2007]

Language

English

11) It's Kwanzaa time!

Author

Goss, Linda

Publisher

G.P. Putnam's Sons

Pub. Date

[1995]

Language

English

Description

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Stories, recipes, and activities introduce the holiday of Kwanzaa and the ways in which it is celebrated

12) Spoonbread and strawberry wine: recipes and reminiscences of a family

Author

Darden, Norma Jean

Publisher

Doubleday [etc.]

Pub. Date

1994.

Language

English

13) My first Kwanzaa book

Author

Chocolate, Deborah M. Newton

Publisher

Scholastic

Pub. Date

[1992]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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Introduces Kwanzaa, the holiday in which Afro-Americans celebrate their cultural heritage

14) The sound of Kwanzaa

Author

Tokunbo, Dimitrea

Publisher

Scholastic Press

Pub. Date

2009.

Language

English

15) They built me for freedom: the story of Juneteenth and Houston's Emancipation Park

Author

Ellis, Tonya Duncan

Publisher

Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers

Pub. Date

[2024]

Language

English

Description

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Bringing to life the 150-year story of Emancipation Park in Houston, Texas, and the origins of Juneteenth, this moving picture book, with lyrical text and vibrant artwork, is an ode to the struggle, triumph, courage and joy of Black America.