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Product Description: After the death of Mattie's father, her mother seems to take out her frustrations on Mattie. But Mattie devises a plan to bring her family back together again. Coretta Scott King Award Honor Book; Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies.

Paperback:

9780590432665 | Reissue edition (Scholastic Paperbacks, November 1, 1984), cover price $5.99 | About this edition: Mattie is determined to get her mother a beautiful gold pin for Mother's Day, even though she has not saved enough money and has just lost her job

School and Library:

9780590494267 | Scholastic, February 1, 1994, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: Mattie is determined to get her mother a beautiful gold pin for Mother's Day, even though she has not saved enough money and has just lost her job

Reinforced:

9780606050616 | Demco Media, November 1, 1984, cover price $13.05 | About this edition: Mattie is determined to get her mother a beautiful gold pin for Mother's Day, even though she has not saved enough money and has just lost her job

Prebinding:

9781442002838 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, April 9, 2009), cover price $13.99 | also contains Circle of Gold | About this edition: After the death of Mattie's father, her mother seems to take out her frustrations on Mattie.

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Hardcover:

9780328075751 | Student edition (Scott Foresman & Co, January 1, 2005), cover price $105.75

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Compelling and lyrical prose combined with emotionally driven artwork reveals the important relationships between children and their fathers in all their joy, possibility, and vulnerability. Reprint. SLJ. PW. K.
By Candy Dawson Boyd and Floyd Cooper (illustrator)

Paperback:

9780698117501 | Reprint edition (Paper Star, September 1, 1998), cover price $5.99 | About this edition: Reveals the important relationships between children and their fathers

School and Library:

9780399227455 | Philomel Books, September 1, 1995, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: Reveals the relationships between children and their fathers through lyrical verse where children make a wish for their fathers to be there

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Jessie soon discovers the difficulties of studying acting at Oakland Performing Arts Middle School, as she copes with a full schedule, the need to keep up her grades, a prejudiced teacher, and an eloquent rival. By the author of Chevrolet Saturdays. Original.

Paperback:

9780140365825 | Puffin, May 1, 1996, cover price $6.99 | About this edition: Jessie develops self-esteem as she proves to herself and to her father that she can succeed both academically and personally at a performing arts middle school

Reinforced:

9780606091909 | Demco Media, May 1, 1996, cover price $11.10 | About this edition: Jessie develops self-esteem as she proves to herself and to her father that she can succeed both academically and personally at a performing arts middle school

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When he enters fifth grade after his mother's remarriage, Joey has trouble adjusting to his new teacher and to his new stepfather

Paperback:

9780140368598 | Reprint edition (Puffin, January 1, 1995), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: When he enters fifth grade after his mother's remarriage, Joey has trouble adjusting to his new teacher and to his new stepfather

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When he enters fifth grade after his mother's remarriage, Joey has trouble adjusting to his new teacher and to his new stepfather

School and Library:

9780027117653 | Simon & Schuster, May 1, 1993, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: When he enters fifth grade after his mother's remarriage, Joey has trouble adjusting to his new teacher and to his new stepfather

Reinforced:

9780606073615 | Demco Media, January 1, 1995, cover price $14.10 | About this edition: When he enters fifth grade after his mother's remarriage, Joey has trouble adjusting to his new teacher and to his new stepfather

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The first volume of a new series follows the adventures of four girls at their first year at a performing arts junior high school, during which Jessie, a spirited young African-American girl, explores racial differences and hides a painful secret. Original.

Paperback:

9780140365832 | Puffin, August 1, 1994, cover price $3.99 | About this edition: In the aftermath of the 1991 firestorm in Oakland, California, sixth grader Jessie enters a performing arts middle school where she pursues her dream of becoming an actress and struggles with feelings of low self-esteem

A twelve-year-old black girl's preparations for the prestigious King Academy's entrance exam are disrupted when her best friend is killed.

Hardcover:

9780844665719 | Peter Smith Pub Inc, January 1, 1992, cover price $17.75 | About this edition: A twelve-year-old black girl's preparations for the prestigious King Academy's entrance exam are disrupted when her best friend is killed.

Paperback:

9780140320770 | Puffin, August 1, 1986, cover price $4.99 | About this edition: A twelve-year-old black girl's preparations for the prestigious King Academy's entrance exam are disrupted when her best friend is killed.

Spunky eleven-year-old Charlie hopes to understand her rigid father by finding out everything she can about the Vietnam War, the war that let him survive but killed his dreams.

Hardcover:

9780027263503 | Simon & Schuster, April 1, 1987, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: Spunky eleven-year-old Charlie hopes to understand her rigid father by finding out everything she can about the Vietnam War, the war that let him survive but killed his dreams

Paperback:

9780140325874 | Puffin, October 1, 1988, cover price $6.99 | About this edition: Spunky eleven-year old Charlie hopes to understand her rigid father by finding out everything she can about the Vietnam War, the war that let him survive but killed his dreams

Reinforced:

9780606037525 | Demco Media, October 1, 1988, cover price $14.09 | About this edition: Spunky eleven-year old Charlie hopes to understand her rigid father by finding out everything she can about the Vietnam War, the war that let him survive but killed his dreams

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Toni Douglas finds it nearly impossible to study for the King Academy entrance exam after her best friend, Susan, is killed in a car accident

Hardcover:

9780027092905 | Atheneum, June 1, 1985, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: A twelve-year-old black girl's preparations for the prestigious King Academy's entrance exam are disrupted when her best friend is killed.

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