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Topic: Christopher Paul Curtis
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Black History Month: 7 wonderful books for kids
Lovely pictures and deft prose bring history to life for young readers first encountering the Civil Rights movement, Gullah heritage, the Underground Railroad, and other chapters of the African American experience.
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Black History Month: 7 great books for teens
From gritty memoir to evocative fiction, these stories offer powerful lessons about race in America.
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Black History Month: 7 wonderful books for kids
Lovely pictures and deft prose bring history to life for young readers first encountering the Civil Rights movement, Gullah heritage, the Underground Railroad, and other chapters of the African American experience.
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Black History Month: 7 great books for teens
From gritty memoir to evocative fiction, these stories offer powerful lessons about race in America.
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5 books for kids of all ages
Five books intended for young readers – but good enough for the rest of us as well.
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Chapter & Verse
What to read while waiting to vote
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A Thousand Never Evers
A coming-of-age story set in the midst of the turmoil of the 1960s and the battle for civil rights.
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A warm, wise story about the lives of freed slaves
Newbery winner Christopher Paul Curtis’s third novel is one of the best books of the year.
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