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Author:
Tony Gentry
Reading Level:
Late Elementary School,Middle School,High School
Genre:
Non Fiction
A biography of Dizzy Gillespie, as an ambassador of jazz who introduced the world to bebop.
Author:
Laurence Yep
Reading Level:
Late Elementary School,Middle School
Genre:
Fiction
Inspired by the pioneering professional Chinese American basketball team the Hong Wah kues, Yep recreates a colorful era of barnstorming basketball.
Author:
Martin W. Sandler
Reading Level:
Late Elementary School
Genre:
Non Fiction
A historical account of the impact of the automobile on society.
Author:
Andrea Davis Pinkney
Reading Level:
Late Elementary School,Early Elementary School
Genre:
Biography
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A brief picture book on the career of this jazz musician and composer who, along with his orchestra, created music that was beyond category.
Author:
Tanya lee Stone
Reading Level:
Late Elementary School,Middle School
Genre:
Non Fiction
The inspiring story of an Elizabeth Cady Stanton, an extraordinary woman who changed American forever because she wouldn't take no for an answer.
Author:
Beatrice Gormley
Reading Level:
Late Elementary School,Middle School
Genre:
Non Fiction
A collection of portraits of America's First Ladies recounts the lives and contributions of such figures as Bess Truman, Jacqueline Kennedy, and Eleanor Roosevelt, and is complemented by large-size photographs.
Author:
Amy Pastan
Reading Level:
Late Elementary School,Middle School
Genre:
Non Fiction
A look at the First Ladies and biographies of those highlighted.
Author:
Harriette Robinet
Reading Level:
Late Elementary School,Middle School
Genre:
Fiction
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A fine historical novel that explores the immediate postwar period for African Americans and their white friends and neighbors.
Author:
Amy Littlesugar
Reading Level:
Late Elementary School,Middle School
Genre:
Fiction
A children's story illustrating what happens when a southern black school gains a young white teacher from the north during the Civil Rights era.
Author:
Deborah Wiles
Reading Level:
Late Elementary School,Middle School
Genre:
Fiction
Awards:

Best friends, one black one white, experience the negatives of segregation during summer vacation when they are prohibited from doing what they love like swimming, and eating together.
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Award Key

Caldecott Medal

Most distinguished American picture book for children (annually).

Coretta Scott King Award

Distinguished books by authors and illustrators of African descent which promote an understanding and appreciation of the American dream (annually).

Golden Kite Award

Outstanding examples of text, illustration, fiction and nonfiction (four awards annually).

Newbery Medal

Most distinguished contribution to American literature for children (annually).

Scott O'Dell Historical Fiction Award

Outstanding work of historical fiction published by a U.S. publisher set in the New World.