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Product Description: "Covers a period of great creativity in the African-American community, when art, literature, music, and political commentary flourished; centered in Harlem, the era reached its peak in the 1920s and early 1930s"--Provided by publisher.

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9780761426417, titled "The Harlem Renaissance" | Benchmark Books, April 15, 2008, cover price $9.01 | About this edition: "Covers a period of great creativity in the African-American community, when art, literature, music, and political commentary flourished; centered in Harlem, the era reached its peak in the 1920s and early 1930s"--Provided by publisher.

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Follows the dangerous and difficult journey to the North Pole by Robert E. Peary and Matthew Henson, the son of sharecroppers, who spoke Inuit to the natives, mastered the dog sled, and helped lead their party to their successful destination. Reprint.

Hardcover:

9780792279143 | Natl Geographic Soc Childrens books, December 27, 2005, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: Presents the life of the Arctic explorer, who assisted Robert E.

Paperback:

9781426302688 | Reprint edition (Natl Geographic Soc Childrens books, December 26, 2007), cover price $7.95 | About this edition: Follows the dangerous and difficult journey to the North Pole by Robert E.

Prebinding:

9781417818877 | Turtleback Books, December 1, 2007, cover price $18.45 | About this edition: The conquest of the North Pole was an elusive, almost impossible goal at the beginning of the last century.

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Product Description: "Dolores Johnson writes with wit and panache. I love her sense of humor."---Diane Mott Davidson, author of Double Shot In this latest installment of Dolores Johnson's beloved dry-cleaning sleuth series, Mandy Dyer notices the new and improved appearance of her customer Ardith Brewster...read more

Library:

9781585479689 | Large print edition (Center Point Pub, June 1, 2007), cover price $31.95 | About this edition: "Dolores Johnson writes with wit and panache.

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Dry cleaner-turned-sleuth Mandy Dyer investigates the death of one of her customers, Ardith Brewster, a young woman who had met a new but mysterious boyfriend at Dyer Cleaner's open house party, searching for a killer among her male clients, which include a cop, a male model, and a cowboy shirt manufacturer. 15,000 first printing.

Hardcover:

9780312347857 | Minotaur Books, January 9, 2007, cover price $23.95 | About this edition: Dry cleaner-turned-sleuth Mandy Dyer investigates the death of one of her customers, Ardith Brewster, a young woman who had met a new but mysterious boyfriend at Dyer Cleaner's open house party, searching for a killer among her male clients, which include a cop, a male model, and a cowboy shirt manufacturer.

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Follows the dangerous and difficult journey to the North Pole by Robert E. Peary and Matthew Henson, the son of sharecroppers, who spoke Inuit to the natives, mastered the dog sled, and helped lead their party to their successful destination.

Library:

9780792279150 | Natl Geographic Soc Childrens books, December 27, 2005, cover price $27.90 | About this edition: Presents the life of the Arctic explorer, who assisted Robert E.

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Helping a friend whose coat has been taken and replaced by another coat, dry cleaner Mandy Dyer investigates an unfamiliar dry-cleaning mark and is horrified when a dead body is discovered wearing her friend's missing coat.

Hardcover:

9781587249150 | Large print edition (Wheeler Pub Inc, March 2, 2005), cover price $29.95 | About this edition: Helping a friend whose coat has been taken and replaced by another coat, dry cleaner Mandy Dyer investigates an unfamiliar dry-cleaning mark and is horrified when a dead body is discovered wearing her friend's missing coat.
9780312321154 | Minotaur Books, November 1, 2004, cover price $23.95 | About this edition: Helping a friend whose coat has been taken and replaced by another coat, dry cleaner Mandy Dyer investigates an unfamiliar dry-cleaning mark and is horrified when a dead body is discovered wearing her friend's missing coat, in a tale that culminates in a dangerous mountain ambush.

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Hiring a private detective when a favorite customer dies suspiciously, intrepid dry cleaner Mandy Dyer recognizes the detective as a former disreputable who she once stood up in high school, and she becomes suspicious of his claims that he has changed. Reprint.

Hardcover:

9780312283964 | 1 edition (Minotaur Books, August 1, 2002), cover price $22.95 | About this edition: Hiring a private detective when a favorite customer dies suddenly, dry cleaner Mandy Dyer recognizes the detective as a disreputable who she once stood up, and she becomes suspicious of his claims that he has changed.

Paperback:

9780373264872 | Reprint edition (Worldwide Library, March 1, 2004), cover price $5.99 | About this edition: Hiring a private detective when a favorite customer dies suspiciously, intrepid dry cleaner Mandy Dyer recognizes the detective as a former disreputable who she once stood up in high school, and she becomes suspicious of his claims that he has changed.

Paperback:

9781584308195 | Lee & Low Books, June 30, 2002, cover price $3.75

Asked to clean and alter a vintage wedding dress for a young bride Olivia Torkelson, drycleaner Mandy Dyer is disturbed to discover that the prospective groom is her own womanizing ex-husband, a situation that turns lethal when the bride turns up dead and Mandy becomes a prime suspect in the crime. By the author of Wash, Fold, and Die. Original.

Paperback:

9780440235248 | Dell Pub Co, September 1, 2000, cover price $5.99 | About this edition: Asked to clean and alter a vintage wedding dress for young bride Olivia Torkelson, drycleaner Mandy Dyer is disturbed to discover that the prospective groom is her own womanizing ex-husband, a situation that turns lethal when the bride turns up dead.

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The laundry mark on a dead man's shirt leads dry cleaner Mandy Dyer into mystery when she helps the police correctly identify the John Doe as a womanizing artist who supposedly died seven years earlier. Original.

Paperback:

9780440235231 | Dell Pub Co, December 1, 1999, cover price $5.99 | About this edition: The laundry mark on a dead man's shirt leads dry cleaner Mandy Dyer into mystery when she helps the police correctly identify the John Doe as a womanizing artist who supposedly died seven years earlier

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A guide to the origins, principles, symbols, and celebration of the African American holiday (view table of contents)

Prebinding:

9780613047210, titled "The Children's Book of Kwanzaa" | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $15.60 | About this edition: A guide to the origins, principles, symbols, and celebration of the African American holiday

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As David and his mother walk to school on the morning of Parent Show-and-Tell Day, he reminds her of all the things she should not do when she talks to his class. By the creator of Grandma's Hands.

Hardcover:

9780761450412 | Marshall Cavendish Corp/Ccb, April 1, 1999, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: As he and his mother walk to school, a young boy reminds her of all the things she should not do when she talks to his class

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Worried and anxious about starting school, a little girl wonders what her mother will do all day with her daughter at school

School and Library:

9780027478457, titled "What Will Mommy Do When I'm at School" | Atheneum, November 30, 1990, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: A child worries about how her mother will cope at home on her own while she is at school.

Reinforced:

9780606161329, titled "What Will Mommy Do When I'm at School?" | Demco Media, April 1, 1999, cover price $13.70 | About this edition: A child worries about how her mother will cope at home on her own while she is at school.

Prebinding:

9780613122672, titled "What Will Mommy Do When I'm at School?" | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $14.30 | About this edition: A child worries about how her mother will cope at home on her own while she is at school.

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The murder of a friend who owned an antique clothing store sends Mandy Dyer, proprietor of Dyer's Cleaners, scurrying to trace the origins of a blue dress from the twenties, which, it turns out, lie in the secrets of her own past. Original.

Paperback:

9780440223559 | Dell Pub Co, October 1, 1998, cover price $7.99 | About this edition: The murder of a friend who owned an antique clothing store sends Mandy Dyer, proprietor of Dyer's Cleaners, scurrying to trace the origins of a blue dress from the 1920s, which, it turns out, lie in the secrets of her own past

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When Billy is brought to his grandmother's house by his unstable mother, he is originally very upset and wants to return to his home in the city, but with time, he discovers that his grandmother is a very special person and starts to appreciate their time together.
By Dolores Johnson (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9780761450252 | Marshall Cavendish Corp/Ccb, March 1, 1998, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: While staying on his grandmother's farm, an African American boy learns that every child needs a home where there's love, even though that love may be rough and scratchy

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Mandy Dyer becomes the prime suspect in the murder of Farley Mills, her main competitor in the dry-cleaning business in downtown Denver, just as the real killer begins preying on her colorful cast of employees. Original.

Paperback:

9780440223535 | Dell Pub Co, December 1, 1997, cover price $5.99 | About this edition: Mandy Dyer becomes the prime suspect in the murder of Farley Mills, her main competitor in the dry-cleaning business in downtown Denver, just as the real killer begins preying on her colorful cast of employees

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A handsomely illuminated guide to Kwanzaa, which celebrates the African-American culture, their people, and their heritage, explains all aspects of the holiday and features an extensive craft and recipe section. Reprint. SLJ. AB. (view table of contents)

Paperback:

9780689815560 | Reprint edition (Aladdin Paperbacks, October 1, 1997), cover price $12.99 | About this edition: A guide to the origins, principles, symbols, and celebration of the African American holiday

School and Library:

9780689808647 | Atheneum, October 1, 1996, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: A guide to the origins, principles, symbols, and celebration of the African-American holiday

Reinforced:

9780606126564 | Reprint edition (Demco Media, October 1, 1997), cover price $14.91 | About this edition: A guide to the origins, principles, symbols, and celebration of the African American holiday

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A 'cozy' mystery stars a Denver dry cleaner and recent divorcee who comes across a bloody men's suit and, despite the disappearance of potential witness, tries to discover the whereabouts of its owner. Original.

Paperback:

9780440223702 | Dell Pub Co, April 1, 1997, cover price $5.50 | About this edition: A 'cozy' mystery stars a Denver dry cleaner and recent divorcee who comes across a bloody men's suit and, despite the disappearance of potential witness, tries to discover the whereabouts of its owner.

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The story of Minna, snatched as a child from her African village, sold to a plantation owner in America, and stripped of her name and family, offers a personal glimpse of the terrors of slavery

Paperback:

9780689809668 | Reprint edition (Aladdin Paperbacks, January 1, 1997), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: A fictionalized account of the life of Minna, kidnapped as a girl in Africa, as she endures the harsh life of a slave on a Southern plantation in the 1800s and tries to help her family survive.

School and Library:

9780027476996 | Atheneum, October 1, 1993, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: A fictionalized account of the life of Minna, kidnapped as a girl in Africa, as she endures the harsh life of a slave on a Southern plantation in the 1800s and tries to help her family survive.

Reinforced:

9780606116923 | Reprint edition (Demco Media, January 1, 1997), cover price $15.37 | About this edition: A fictionalized account of the life of Minna, kidnapped as a girl in Africa, as she endures the harsh life of a slave on a Southern plantation in the 1800s and tries to help her family survive.

Prebinding:

9780613016681 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $17.40 | About this edition: A fictionalized account of the life of Minna, kidnapped as a girl in Africa, as she endures the harsh life of a slave on a Southern plantation in the 1800s and tries to help her family survive.

A biography of the woman who became the first licensed African-American pilot

Library:

9780761404873 | Benchmark Books, January 1, 1997, cover price $21.36 | About this edition: A biography of the woman who became the first licensed African-American pilot

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Calvin is worried when his friend W.C. tells him there is no Santa Claus, because he wants a Hopalong Cassidy bicycle, and he knows his parents can't afford to buy him one
By Dolores Johnson (illustrator) and Calvin Miles

Paperback:

9780140558661 | Reprint edition (Puffin, October 1, 1996), cover price $4.99 | About this edition: Calvin is worried when his friend W.

School and Library:

9780670842957 | Viking Pr, October 1, 1993, cover price $13.99 | About this edition: Calvin is worried when his friend W.

Reinforced:

9780606101530 | Demco Media, October 1, 1996, cover price $11.20 | About this edition: Calvin is worried when his friend W.

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It is August, and family members from far and wide travel across the wooden bridge at Pigeon Creek to gather with their kin in a special yearly reunion, where the children learn about their roots and are able to nurture a sense of belonging from older generations.
By Dolores Johnson (illustrator) and Dee Parmer Woodtor

School and Library:

9780689319334 | Atheneum, August 1, 1996, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: Family from all over travel to the South to attend 'Big Meeting' at the Bethel A.

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A family of escaped slaves finds refuge with the Seminole Indians and journeys with them to the Oklahoma Territory along the Trail of Tears.

School and Library:

9780027478488 | Atheneum, September 1, 1994, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: An African-American mother and daughter read the diary of their ancestor, a member of a family of escaped slaves who find refuge with the Seminole Indians and journey with them to the Oklahoma Territory

Kari loves all the wonderful ways in which her father changes the stories every time he reads a book to her, until she discovers that Papa cannot read. By the author of Now Let Me Fly.

School and Library:

9780027478471 | Atheneum, March 1, 1994, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Kari loves to have her father read to her, until she discovers that he cannot read and is making the stories up

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