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A little black boy tries to find out where his people are from.
By Lucille Clifton and John Steptoe (illustrator)

School and Library:

9780030892622 | Henry Holt & Co, June 1, 1973, cover price $5.95 | About this edition: A black boy, confused about his family's country of origin, learns of his African heritage

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Fearful that his father won't remember him after being away in the army, little Amifika looks for a place to hide.

School and Library:

9780525255482 | Dutton Childrens Books, February 1, 1978, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: As his mother makes preparations for his father to come home from the army, young Amifika looks for a place to hide and falls asleep in his yard

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Simple rhymes, drawings, and excerpts from history praise the Black man's contributions to life and his right to dignity and freedom

School and Library:

9780525265962 | Dutton Childrens Books, June 1, 1970, cover price $5.95 | About this edition: A poem for each letter of the alphabet introduces brief discussions of the contributions of black people to American history and culture.

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Product Description: The long-awaited collection by one of the most distinguished poets working today.

Hardcover:

9781880238875 | Boa Editions, May 1, 2000, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: Nineteen new poems as well as selections from the author's earlier collections explore human suffering, the tragedy of violence, and theological mysteries.

Paperback:

9781880238882 | Boa Editions, April 1, 2000, cover price $17.00 | About this edition: Nineteen new poems as well as selections from the author's earlier collections explore human suffering, the tragedy of violence, and theological mysteries.

Prebinding:

9781439503560 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, June 26, 2008), cover price $26.00 | About this edition: The long-awaited collection by one of the most distinguished poets working today.

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A collection of poetry by the Pulitzer Prize-nominated poet features works that locate the eternal sublime amid mundane experience (view table of contents)

Hardcover:

9781556590511 | Copper Canyon Pr, February 1, 1993, cover price $21.00 | About this edition: A collection of poetry by the Pulitzer Prize-nominated poet features works that locate the eternal sublime amid mundane experience

Paperback:

9781556590528 | Copper Canyon Pr, February 1, 1993, cover price $13.00 | About this edition: A collection of poetry by the Pulitzer Prize-nominated poet features works that locate the eternal sublime amid mundane experience

Two skeptical city boys set out to find spring which they've heard is 'just around the corner.'

Paperback:

9780140547399, titled "The Boy Who Didn't Believe in Spring" | Reprint edition (Puffin, March 1, 1988), cover price $5.99 | About this edition: Two skeptical city boys set out to find spring which they've heard is 'just around the corner.

School and Library:

9780525271451, titled "The Boy Who Didn't Believe in Spring" | Dutton Childrens Books, April 1, 1973, cover price $14.99 | About this edition: Two skeptical city boys set out to find spring which they've heard is 'just around the corner.

Reinforced:

9780606037389, titled "The Boy Who Didn't Believe in Spring" | Demco Media, March 1, 1988, cover price $14.70 | About this edition: Two skeptical city boys set out to find spring which they've heard is 'just around the corner'

Prebinding:

9780881032932, titled "The Boy Who Didn't Believe in Spring" | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: Two skeptical city boys set out to find spring which they've heard is 'just around the corner.

A collection of short poems for each of the days of the week, some expressing the point of view of students, others that of teachers.
By Gail Gordon Carter (illustrator) and Lucille Clifton

Hardcover:

9780385321280 | Doubleday, March 1, 2000, cover price $20.01 | About this edition: A collection of short poems for each of the days of the week, some expressing the point of view of students, others that of teachers.

Until her birthday a young girl is convinced everyone makes promises to her that only she remembers.
By Lucille Clifton and Evaline Ness (illustrator)

School and Library:

9780525288404 | Dutton Childrens Books, October 1, 1973, cover price $8.50 | About this edition: The members of Desire Mary Tate's family never seem to remember their promises to her until she begins to feel she's the only person who remembers anything at all

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As a small boy's mother considers remarriage, he considers the numbers one, two, and three--sometimes they're lonely, sometimes crowded, but sometimes just right.

Paperback:

9780805070484, titled "Everett Anderson's 1, 2, 3" | Reprint edition (Owlet, March 1, 2002), cover price $6.95 | About this edition: As a small boy's mother considers remarriage, he considers the numbers one, two, and three--sometimes they're lonely, sometimes crowded, but sometimes just right.

School and Library:

9780805023107, titled "Everett Anderson's 1-2-3" | Reissue edition (Henry Holt & Co, October 1, 1992), cover price $16.95 | About this edition: As a small boy's mother considers remarriage, he considers the numbers one, two, and three--sometimes they're lonely, sometimes crowded, but sometimes just right

Reinforced:

9780606284127, titled "Everett Anderson's 1, 2, 3" | Demco Media, April 1, 2002, cover price $15.80 | About this edition: As a small boy's mother considers remarriage, he considers the numbers one, two, and three--sometimes they're lonely, sometimes crowded, but sometimes just right.

Prebinding:

9780613627481, titled "Everett Anderson's 1-2-3" | Turtleback Books, July 1, 2003, cover price $15.65 | About this edition: As a small boy's mother considers remarriage, he considers the numbers one, two, and three--sometimes they're lonely, sometimes crowded, but sometimes just right.

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Relates, in verse, the excitement and joy of a young boy anticipating as well as celebrating Christmas in the city.

Paperback:

9780805029499, titled "Everett Anderson's Christmas Coming" | Reprint edition (Owlet, October 1, 1993), cover price $4.95 | About this edition: Everett Anderson enjoys all the special joys of the holiday season, the secrets, the falling snow, parties, and a Christmas tree that arrives in the elevator

School and Library:

9780805015492, titled "Everett Anderson's Christmas Coming" | Reissue edition (Henry Holt & Co, October 1, 1991), cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Everett Anderson enjoys all the special joys of the holiday season, the secrets, the falling snow, parties, and a Christmas tree that arrives in the elevator

Prebinding:

9780785720911, titled "Everett Anderson's Christmas Coming" | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $13.10 | About this edition: Everett Anderson enjoys all the special joys of the holiday season, the secrets, the falling snow, parties, and a Christmas tree that arrives in the elevator

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Although he is initially disappointed that the new neighbor is not a boy, Everett Anderson, a young African-American boy living in the city, decides that a girl can be just as much fun. Reissue.
By Lucille Clifton and Ann Grifalconi (illustrator)

School and Library:

9780805022469 | Reissue edition (Henry Holt & Co, October 1, 1992), cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Having eagerly anticipated the new neighbors, a boy is disappointed to get a whole family of girls

Everett Anderson has a difficult time coming to terms with his grief after his father dies.

Paperback:

9780805008005, titled "Everett Anderson's Goodbye" | Reprint edition (Square Fish, March 1, 1988), cover price $8.99 | About this edition: After struggling with conflicting emotions and stages of denial, anger, and depression, Everett Anderson learns to accept his father's death

School and Library:

9780805002355, titled "Everett Anderson's Goodbye" | Henry Holt & Co, August 1, 1983, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: After struggling with conflicting emotions and stages of denial, anger, and depression, Everett Anderson learns to accept his father's death

Reinforced:

9780606349239, titled "Everett Anderson's Goodbye" | Demco Media, March 15, 2006, cover price $15.80 | About this edition: After struggling with conflicting emotions and stages of denial, anger, and depression, Everett Anderson learns to accept his father's death
9780606037792, titled "Everett Anderson's Goodbye" | Demco Media, March 1, 1988, cover price $12.20 | About this edition: After struggling with conflicting emotions and stages of denial, anger, and depression, Everett Anderson learns to accept his father's death

Prebinding:

9780833513625, titled "Everett Anderson's Goodbye" | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $18.40 | About this edition: After struggling with conflicting emotions and stages of denial, anger, and depression, Everett Anderson learns to accept his father's death

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A small boy and his family anticipate the birth of their newest member

Hardcover:

9780805002874 | Henry Holt & Co, June 1, 1978, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: A small boy and his family anticipate the birth of their newest member

Paperback:

9780805002959 | Henry Holt & Co, June 1, 1978, cover price $6.95 | About this edition: A small boy and his family anticipate the birth of their newest member

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Everett Anderson, a young African-American boy living in the city, experiences the joys that each month of the year has to offer, playing in the February snow and enjoying his freedom on a June afternoon. Reissue.
By Lucille Clifton and Ann Grifalconi (illustrator)

School and Library:

9780805022476 | Reissue edition (Henry Holt & Co, October 1, 1992), cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Chronicles, in verse, the month-to-month activities of seven-year-old Everett Anderson throughout the seasons of the year

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A collection of poems focusing on the life of the author

Paperback:

9780918526595 | Boa Editions, November 1, 1987, cover price $18.50 | About this edition: A collection of poems focusing on the life of the author

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This collection of related short stories centers around the lucky stone that brought freedom, love, and good luck to four generations of Black women

Hardcover:

9780844665924 | Peter Smith Pub Inc, June 1, 1992, cover price $17.30 | About this edition: There is nothing Tee enjoys more than sitting out on the porch with her great-greatmother, listening to the fascinating stories about the lucky stone.
9780385285995 | Delacorte Pr, October 1, 1979, cover price $8.95 | About this edition: A lucky stone provides good fortune for its various owners.

Paperback:

9780440451105 | Reprint edition (Yearling Books, June 1, 1986), cover price $3.99 | About this edition: Four interrelated stories focus on a lucky stone which brings freedom, love, and good fortune to its owners, four generations of black women.

Library:

9780385286008 | Delacorte Pr, December 1, 1979, cover price $9.29 | About this edition: A lucky stone provides good fortune for its various owners.

Reinforced:

9780606024075 | Demco Media, June 1, 1986, cover price $12.50 | About this edition: Four interrelated stories focus on a lucky stone which brings freedom, love, and good fortune to its owners, four generations of black women.

Prebinding:

9780808573999 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $13.55 | About this edition: Four interrelated stories focus on a lucky stone which brings freedom, love, and good fortune to its owners, four generations of black women.

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Paperback:

9781929918553 | Boa Editions, August 15, 2004, cover price $14.95

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Hardcover:

9781929918546 | Boa Editions, August 1, 2004, cover price $22.00

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Product Description: The summer Edie Jo meets Cherokee Fish is the summer her whole world changes. Her town is astir with anti-Native American tension, and it seems that her father is the only person in all of North Carolina who believes in integration...read more

Prebinding:

9780613014564 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $13.00 | About this edition: The summer Edie Jo meets Cherokee Fish is the summer her whole world changes.

Jacob is Sam's very best friend despite his mental handicap, and Sam helps Jacob remember things and learn to do something special

School and Library:

9780525354871 | Dutton Childrens Books, May 1, 1980, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: A young boy tells about Jacob, who, though older and mentally slower, helps him a lot and is his very best friend.

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Product Description: Finalist, 1988 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. "Clifton mythologizes herself: that is, she illuminated her surroundings and history from within in a way that casts light on much beyond."--The Women's Review of Books (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Hardcover:

9780918526601 | Bookslinger, June 1, 1987, cover price $18.00 | About this edition: Finalist, 1988 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.

Paperback:

9780918526618 | 1 edition (Boa Editions, September 1, 1987), cover price $12.50 | About this edition: Finalist, 1988 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.

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Two skeptical city boys set out to find spring which they've heard is 'just around the corner'

Prebinding:

9780613055994, titled "Nino Que No Creia En LA Primavera/Boy Who Didn't Believe in Spring" | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $13.00 | About this edition: Two skeptical city boys set out to find spring which they've heard is 'just around the corner'

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Two skeptical city boys set out to find spring which they've heard is 'just around the corner'
By Alma Flor Ada (trans), Lucille Clifton and Brinton Turkle (illustrator)

Paperback:

9780140558920 | Reprint edition (Puffin, July 1, 1996), cover price $4.99 | About this edition: Two skeptical city boys set out to find spring which they've heard is 'just around the corner'

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A heartwarming and bittersweet story follows Everett Anderson, who doesn't know what to do when his friend Greg keeps coming to school with bruises, as he finally tells his mother, who helps him deal with the situation and find a solution. 15,000 first printing.
By Lucille Clifton and Ann Grifalconi (illustrator)

School and Library:

9780805052015 | Henry Holt & Co, September 1, 2001, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Everett Anderson wonders how he can help his friend Greg, who appears to be a victim of child abuse.

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A prizewinning collection of energetic poetry by twenty inner-city children offers moving works, accentuated by heartfelt illustrations, that capture the special joy of African-American culture. Reprint. K.
By Davida Adedjouma (editor), R. Gregory Christie (illustrator) and Lucille Clifton (introduced by)

Paperback:

9781880000762 | Lee & Low Books, September 1, 1998, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: A collection of poems written by Afro-American children celebrating what it means to be Black

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