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As a slag heap, the result of strip mining, creeps closer to his house in the Ohio hills, fifteen-year-old M. C. is torn between trying to get his family away and fighting for the home they love.

Hardcover:

9780027424805, titled "M.C. Higgins, the Great" | Simon & Schuster, September 1, 1991, cover price $17.00 | also contains M.C. Higgins, the Great | About this edition: As a slag heap, the result of strip mining, creeps closer to his house in the Ohio hills, fifteen-year-old M.

Paperback:

9780914782704 | Albright-Knox Art Gallery, September 1, 1989, cover price $29.95 | About this edition: Looks at works by Albers, Kelly, Stella and Marden, and discusses their approach to art

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Denzel Watson, a star minority student, finds a Princeton summer program unexpectedly tough and his future uncertain, sells candy door-to-door, and becomes a rival to a high-school dropout

Hardcover:

9780525673347, titled "Fast Talk on a Slow Track" | Lodestar Books, March 1, 1991, cover price $15.00 | also contains Fast Talk on a Slow Track | About this edition: Black honors student Denzel Watson spends his last summer before college selling candy door-to-door in New York, competing on many levels with the charismatic Mello, and discovering how to motivate and apply himself.

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Product Description: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. For more than 15 years, The American Girls Collection has captivated readers with its tales of heart, hope and history. Millions of girls have fallen in love with the series' strong, appealing heroines.

Hardcover:

9781562470807, titled "Addy's Surprise: A Christmas Story" | Amer Girl Pub, October 1, 1993, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: Addy and her mother forgo their Christmas plans to help the newly freed slaves arriving in Philadelphia during the Civil War

Paperback:

9781562470791, titled "Addy's Surprise: A Christmas Story" | Amer Girl Pub, October 1, 1993, cover price $6.95 | About this edition: Addy and her mother forgo their Christmas plans to help the newly freed slaves arriving in Philadelphia during the Civil War

Reinforced:

9780606051040, titled "Addy's Surprise: A Christmas Story" | Demco Media, October 1, 1993, cover price $14.70 | About this edition: Addy and her mother forgo their Christmas plans to help the newly freed slaves arriving in Philadelphia during the Civil War

Prebinding:

9781439555255, titled "Addy's Surprise: A Christmas Story" | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, October 1, 2008), cover price $15.95 | About this edition: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY.
9780785710943, titled "Addy's Surprise: A Christmas Story" | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $17.15 | About this edition: Addy and her mother forgo their Christmas plans to help the newly freed slaves arriving in Philadelphia during the Civil War

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At lunchtime Daddy and Jesse play their favorite game, a question and answer game about people who live in Africa and the ways in which they are connected to Jesse
By Vanessa French (illustrator)

Reinforced:

9780606128704 | Reprint edition (Demco Media, January 1, 1998), cover price $13.97 | also contains Africa: Brothers and Sisters | About this edition: At lunchtime Daddy and Jesse play their favorite game, a question and answer game about people who live in Africa and the ways in which they are connected to Jesse

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At lunchtime Daddy and Jesse play their favorite game, a question and answer game about people who live in Africa and the ways in which they are connected to Jesse
By Vanessa French (illustrator)

Paperback:

9780689818165, titled "Africa Brothers and Sisters" | Reprint edition (Aladdin Paperbacks, January 1, 1998), cover price $5.99 | About this edition: At lunchtime Daddy and Jesse play their favorite game, a question and answer game about people who live in Africa and the ways in which they are connected to Jesse

School and Library:

9780027511666 | Simon & Schuster, April 1, 1993, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: At lunchtime Daddy and Jesse play their favorite game, a question and answer game about people who live in Africa and the ways in which they are connected to Jesse

Reinforced:

9780606128704, titled "Africa Brothers and Sisters" | Reprint edition (Demco Media, January 1, 1998), cover price $13.97 | also contains Africa Brothers and Sisters | About this edition: At lunchtime Daddy and Jesse play their favorite game, a question and answer game about people who live in Africa and the ways in which they are connected to Jesse

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At lunchtime Daddy and Jesse play their favorite game, a question and answer game about people who live in Africa and the ways in which they are connected to Jesse
By Vanessa French (photographer) and Virginia L. Kroll

Prebinding:

9780613044400 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $14.30 | About this edition: At lunchtime Daddy and Jesse play their favorite game, a question and answer game about people who live in Africa and the ways in which they are connected to Jesse

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Product Description: Primary and secondary colors are introduced by way of whimsical verse and familiar, attractive images.

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9780940975286, titled "Afro-Bets: Book of Colors" | Just Us Books Inc, October 1, 1991, cover price $3.95 | About this edition: Primary and secondary colors are introduced by way of whimsical verse and familiar, attractive images.

Afrotina, an Afro-American Goldilocks, is reminded of her manners by Papa Bear and Mama Bear when they come home to find that she has broken Baby Bear's chair, eaten his soup, and slept in his bed.

Paperback:

9781555231958 | Winston-Derek Pub, June 1, 1991, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: Afrotina, an Afro-American Goldilocks, is reminded of her manners by Papa Bear and Mama Bear when they come home to find that she has broken Baby Bear's chair, eaten his soup, and slept in his bed.

Hooked on basketball from the moment she first plays, Allie nearly gives up trying to get her girlfriends to play the 'boy's game' with her, but her persistence is finally rewarded
By Barbara E. Barber and Darryl Ligasan (illustrator)

Prebinding:

9780613105569 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $19.60 | About this edition: Determined in her effort to play basketball, a young Afro-American girl gives it one more shot with the support of a special friend.

Hooked on basketball from the moment she first plays, Allie nearly gives up trying to get her girlfriends to play the 'boy's game' with her, but her persistence is finally rewarded
By Barbara E. Barber and Darryl Ligasan (illustrator)

Paperback:

9781880000724, titled "Allie's Basketball Dream" | 1 edition (Lee & Low Books, September 1, 1998), cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Determined in her effort to play basketball, a young Afro-American girl gives it one more shot with the support of a special friend.

School and Library:

9781880000380, titled "Allie's Basketball Dream" | Lee & Low Books, September 1, 1996, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Determined in her effort to play basketball, a young Afro-American girl gives it one more shot with the support of a special friend

Reinforced:

9780606154314, titled "Allie's Basketball Dream" | Demco Media, January 1, 1999, cover price $16.90 | About this edition: Determined in her effort to play basketball, a young Afro-American girl gives it one more shot with the support of a special friend.

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Visiting a petting zoo, an endearing African-American baby boy is introduced to the sounds made by several familiar animals--including a cow, horse, cat, duck, lamb, and pig.

Hardcover:

9780590949194 | Board book edition (Cartwheel Books, March 1, 1997), cover price $4.95 | About this edition: Rhyming text introduces familiar animals and the sounds they make, as a little African American boy visits a petting zoo
9780590480291 | Board book edition (Scholastic, February 1, 1995), cover price $5.95 | About this edition: Rhyming text introduces familiar animals and the sounds they make, as a little African-American boy visits a petting zoo

While spending the summer at the School of American Ballet in New York City, fourteen-year-old Vicki Harris must come to terms with the reality of her parents' divorce, her crush on Mikhail Baryshnikov, and the impact of being an African American on her future as a dancer.While spending the summer at the School of American Ballet in New York City, Vicki Harris must come to terms with her parents' divorce and the impact of being an African American on her future as a dancer

Hardcover:

9780385321914 | Delacorte Pr, November 1, 1996, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: While spending the summer at the School of American Ballet in New York City, fourteen-year-old Vicki Harris must come to terms with the reality of her parents' divorce, her crush on Mikhail Baryshnikov, and the impact of being an African American on her future as a dancer.

Paperback:

9780440219682 | Reprint edition (Laurel Leaf, February 1, 1998), cover price $4.99 | About this edition: While spending the summer at the School of American Ballet in New York City, fourteen-year-old Vicki Harris must come to terms with the reality of her parents' divorce, her crush on Mikhail Baryshnikov, and the impact of being an African American on her f

Reinforced:

9780606128780 | Demco Media, February 1, 1998, cover price $11.76 | About this edition: While spending the summer at the School of American Ballet in New York City, fourteen-year-old Vicki Harris must come to terms with the reality of her parents' divorce, her crush on Mikhail Baryshnikov, and the impact of being an African American on her future as a dancer.

Prebinding:

9780613072632 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $13.00 | About this edition: While spending the summer at the School of American Ballet in New York City, fourteen-year-old Vicki Harris must come to terms with the reality of her parents' divorce, her crush on Mikhail Baryshnikov, and the impact of being an African American on her future as a dancer.

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Believing his father to be dead, Anthony is satisfied with his single-parent upbringing until someone begins sending him expensive presents, forcing Anthony to confront the father he has never known and his mother's reasons for lying to him. Original.

Paperback:

9780940975736 | Just Us Books Inc, October 1, 1998, cover price $5.00 | About this edition: Believing his father to be dead, Anthony is satisfied with his single parent until someone sends him expensive gifts, forcing Anthony to confront the father he has never known and his mother's reasons for lying, while Naimah and his other friends face racial polarization at school.

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Product Description: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work...read more

Hardcover:

9780548514870, titled "Aunt Dorothy: An Old Virginia Plantation-story" | Kessinger Pub Co, September 30, 2007, cover price $33.95 | About this edition: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original.
9780836990508 | Reprint edition (Ayer Co Pub, June 1, 1990), cover price $15.95 | About this edition: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original.

Paperback:

9780548489345, titled "Aunt Dorothy: An Old Virginia Plantation-story" | Kessinger Pub Co, September 30, 2007, cover price $18.95 | About this edition: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original.

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When Annie's brother buys a piano without her parent's approval, the family begins to battle and Annie, who dreams of becoming an astronaut, finds her beautiful dreams disturbed as she ends up in the middle of the family feud. Reprint. PW.

Hardcover:

9780803715868, titled "The Baby Grand, the Moon in July, & Me" | Dial Books for Young Readers, April 1, 1994, cover price $15.99 | About this edition: In 1969, the launching of the Apollo 11 moon rocket fuels ten-year-old Annie's dream of becoming an astronaut, but problems at home make her realize that it will take hard work to make her dream come true

Paperback:

9780141300610 | Reprint edition (Puffin, July 1, 1998), cover price $4.99 | About this edition: In 1969, the launching of the Apollo 11 moon rocket fuels ten-year-old Annie's dream of becoming an astronaut, but problems at home make her realize that it will take hard work to make her dream come true

Library:

9780803716001, titled "The Baby Grand, the Moon in July, & Me" | Dial Books for Young Readers, April 1, 1994, cover price $14.89 | About this edition: In 1969, the launching of the Apollo 11 moon rocket fuels ten-year-old Annie's dream of becoming an astronaut, but problems at home make her realize that it will take hard work to make her dream come true

Reinforced:

9780606131575, titled "The Baby Grand, the Moon in July, and Me" | Reprint edition (Demco Media, July 1, 1998), cover price $12.30 | About this edition: In 1969, the launching of the Apollo 11 moon rocket fuels ten-year-old Annie's dream of becoming an astronaut, but problems at home make her realize that it will take hard work to make her dream come true

In 1969, the launching of the Apollo 11 moon rocket fuels ten-year-old Annie's dream of becoming an astronaut, but problems at home make her realize that it will take hard work to make her dream come true

Prebinding:

9780613072922 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $13.15 | About this edition: In 1969, the launching of the Apollo 11 moon rocket fuels ten-year-old Annie's dream of becoming an astronaut, but problems at home make her realize that it will take hard work to make her dream come true

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A little African American girl points out the many different colors she sees in the world around her every day
By Keaf Holliday (illustrator) and Naomi McMillan

Hardcover:

9780307128737, titled "Baby's Colors" | Board book edition (Golden Pr, January 1, 1996), cover price $4.00 | also contains Politische Kommunikation in Der Demokratischen Gesellschaft: Ein Handbuch Mit Lexikonteil | About this edition: A little African American girl points out the many different colors she sees in the world around her every day

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Eight-year-old Ernestine returns to visit relatives on the North Carolina farm where she was born

Prebinding:

9780613182386 | Turtleback Books, March 1, 2001, cover price $17.20 | About this edition: Eight-year-old Ernestine returns to visit relatives on the North Carolina farm where she was born

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Eight-year-old Ernestine returns to visit relatives on the North Carolina farm where she was born
By Jerry Pinkney (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9780803711686 | Dial Books for Young Readers, September 1, 1992, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: Eight-year-old Ernestine returns to visit relatives on the North Carolina farm where she was born

Paperback:

9780140565478 | Puffin, June 1, 1999, cover price $6.99 | About this edition: Eight-year-old Ernestine returns to visit relatives on the North Carolina farm where she was born

Library:

9780803711693 | Dial Books for Young Readers, September 1, 1992, cover price $14.89 | About this edition: Eight-year-old Ernestine returns to visit relatives on the North Carolina farm where she was born

Reinforced:

9780606167734 | Demco Media, April 1, 1999, cover price $15.85 | About this edition: Eight-year-old Ernestine returns to visit relatives on the North Carolina farm where she was born

Prebinding:

9781439555378 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, October 1, 2008), cover price $15.99

The Barefoot, an escaped slave, must rely on the wisdom of the animals in the forest to guide him to the safety of the Underground Railroad
By Henry Cole (illustrator) and Pamela Duncan Edwards

Hardcover:

9780060271374 | Harpercollins Childrens Books, January 1, 1997, cover price $15.99 | About this edition: In the forest, a group of animals help a runaway slave escape his pursuers

Paperback:

9780064435192 | Reprint edition (Katherine Tegen Books, January 1, 1999), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: In the forest, a group of animals help a runaway slave escape his pursuers.

Library:

9780060271381 | Harpercollins, January 1, 1997, cover price $15.89 | About this edition: In the forest, a group of animals help a runaway slave escape his pursuers

Reinforced:

9780606158473 | Demco Media, April 1, 1999, cover price $14.70 | also contains Barefoot: Escape on the Underground Railroad | About this edition: In the forest, a group of animals help a runaway slave escape his pursuers.

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The Barefoot, an escaped slave, must rely on the wisdom of the animals in the forest to guide him to the safety of the Underground Railroad
By Henry Cole (illustrator) and Pamela Duncan Edwards

Prebinding:

9780613113076 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $17.20 | About this edition: In the forest, a group of animals help a runaway slave escape his pursuers.

The Barefoot, an escaped slave, must rely on the wisdom of the animals in the forest to guide him to the safety of the Underground Railroad
By Henry Cole (illustrator)

Reinforced:

9780606158473 | Demco Media, April 1, 1999, cover price $14.70 | also contains Barefoot: Escape on the Underground Railroad | About this edition: In the forest, a group of animals help a runaway slave escape his pursuers.

Regina Moore and Karen Jackson, best friends since childhood, must offer each other support in restoring their foundering marriages

Paperback:

9781574780055 | Black Classic Pr, September 1, 1997, cover price $14.00 | About this edition: Regina Moore and Karen Jackson, best friends since childhood, must offer each other support in restoring their foundering marriages
9780965347044 | Lenox Pr, October 1, 1996, cover price $12.00

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During the New York Draft Riot of 1863, a young Irish Catholic girl helps an African American make a daring escape from an angry mob

Paperback:

9780590451147 | Point, January 1, 1997, cover price $4.50 | About this edition: During the New York Draft Riot of 1863, a young Irish Catholic girl helps an African American make a daring escape from an angry mob

School and Library:

9780590451130 | Scholastic, April 1, 1994, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: A young Irish immigrant girl risks everything to aid a young Black man who is caught up in New York's brutal draft riots of the 1860's

Reinforced:

9780606111041 | Demco Media, January 1, 1997, cover price $11.76 | About this edition: During the New York Draft Riot of 1863, a young Irish Catholic girl helps an African American make a daring escape from an angry mob

Prebinding:

9780613003278 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $12.40 | About this edition: During the New York Draft Riot of 1863, a young Irish Catholic girl helps an African American make a daring escape from an angry mob

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Product Description: Twelve-year-old Jason Bell waits impatiently for Christmas 1890. Set against the carefully researched background life of a middle-class black family in Ohio a century ago, “Hamilton’s story moves along at an elegant pace, giving readers time to savor the holiday preparations...read more
By Lambert Davis (illustrator)

Prebinding:

9781439554562 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, September 18, 2008), cover price $19.00 | About this edition: Twelve-year-old Jason Bell waits impatiently for Christmas 1890.

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