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Product Description: There was a "White's Only" sign on a nearby fountain, but that didn't bother this child--after all, she was wearing her clean white socks. Evelyn Coleman combines memories of her Southern childhood with magical realism to create a story that resonates with power...read more
By Evelyn Coleman and Tyrone Geter (illustrator)

Paperback:

9780807589564 | Albert Whitman & Co, September 1, 1999, cover price $6.99 | About this edition: Grandma tells the story about her first trip alone into town during the days when segregation still existed in Mississippi.

School and Library:

9780807589557 | Albert Whitman & Co, March 1, 1996, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Grandma tells the story about her first trip alone into town during the days when segregation still existed in Mississippi.

Library:

9781489623959 | Weigl Pub Inc, July 15, 2014, cover price $34.28 | About this edition: There was a "White's Only" sign on a nearby fountain, but that didn't bother this child--after all, she was wearing her clean white socks.

Prebinding:

9780613229609 | Turtleback Books, March 1, 2001, cover price $17.20 | About this edition: Grandma tells the story about her first trip alone into town during the days when segregation still existed in Mississippi.

Relates the adventures of a young girl, living in Harlem in the 1950's, on the morning that she finds a nickel in the street
By Tyrone Geter (illustrator) and Irene Smalls

Paperback:

9780316798983 | Reprint edition (Little Brown & Co, April 1, 1996), cover price $5.95 | About this edition: Relates the adventures of a young girl, living in Harlem in the 1950's, on the morning that she finds a nickel in the street

Miscellaneous:

9780316028905 | Little Brown & Co, September 3, 2007, cover price $6.99 | also contains Irene and the Big, Fine Nickel

School and Library:

9780316798716 | 1 edition (Little Brown & Co, April 1, 1991), cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Relates the adventures of a young girl, living in Harlem in the 1950's, on the morning that she finds a nickel in the street

Reinforced:

9780606304726 | Demco Media, April 30, 2004, cover price $14.70 | About this edition: Afther buying a raisin bun with the nickel she finds on the street, seven-year-old Irene, living in 1950s Harlem, New York, must make a decision about friendship.

Prebinding:

9780613717687 | Turtleback Books, September 1, 2003, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: Afther buying a raisin bun with the nickel she finds on the street, seven-year-old Irene, living in 1950s Harlem, New York, must make a decision about friendship.
9780785794813 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $14.10 | About this edition: Relates the adventures of a young girl, living in Harlem in the 1950's, on the morning that she finds a nickel in the street

The author of All Around Town describes the activities that an African-American community of people engage in all week long as they wait for Sunday, the day which is filled with prayer, songs, savory food, country drives, and family togetherness. 15,000 first printing.
By Tyrone Geter (illustrator) and Dinah Johnson

School and Library:

9780805049114 | Henry Holt & Co, March 1, 1999, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Describes the activities that a community of people engage in all week long as they wait for Sunday, the best day of all

Phyllis Mae thinks her little brother gets too much attention, so her Nana and Momma decide to have a special Daughter's Day celebration

Hardcover:

9780803715585 | Penguin USA, June 1, 1996, cover price $20.01 | About this edition: Phyllis Mae thinks her little brother gets too much attention, so her Nana and Momma decide to have a special Daughter's Day celebration

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A history of the African-American spiritual and its unique cultural significance discusses the origins of these songs in the music of slaves who used the songs as expressions of hope, fear, sorrow, and freedom. By the author of Cornrows.
By Tyrone Geter (illustrator) and Camille Yarbrough

Hardcover:

9780399212048 | Putnam Pub Group, January 1, 1996, cover price $18.95 | About this edition: A young African American brother and sister learn how their people came to be enslaved, how they managed to retain their cultural identity despite the many hardships they suffered, and how they finally gained their freedom.

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When Willie Jerome plays his summer jazz on the rooftop, everyone considers it just noise, except his sister Judy, who tries to convince everyone of how good it is and who finally gets Mama to listen to Willie Jerome seriously.
By Alice Faye Duncan and Tyrone Geter (illustrator)

School and Library:

9780027332087 | Atheneum, April 1, 1995, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: Nobody appreciates Willie Jerome's jazz trumpet-playing except his sister, who finally makes Mama listen to the music speak

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A rhythmic text and evocative illustrations spin a spellbinding tale in which Eugenia's father, whose ghost stories always scare their neighbor Mr. Haymon, creates a tale, with Eugenia's help, that cures Mr. Hayman of his fears.
By Tyrone Geter (illustrator) and Melissa Milich

Hardcover:

9780385310529 | Doubleday, February 1, 1995, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Two friends often share a special time in the evenings when ghost stories can sometimes be frightening, but a little girl and a special ghost story help Mr.

Every morning, Dawn hears 'I'll play with you when I get around to it,' and feeling lonely, she makes a drawing that teaches her family the importance of togetherness. By the creators of Dawn's Friends.
By Tyrone Geter (illustrator) and Irene Smalls

School and Library:

9780671871666 | Simon & Schuster, May 1, 1994, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: A young girl wants someone to play with her, but the members of her family are all too busy

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