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2) Class act
Author
Series
Jada Jones volume 2
Language
English
Description
Jada's campaign for class representative leads to rumors about her fear of public speaking, the pressure to make promises she cannot keep, and conflict between friends.
Author
Series
Jada Jones volume 3
Language
English
Description
Hosting her first sleepover, Jada has lots of scientific activities planned, but when her best friends just want to hang out, can Jada figure out the formula for fun and save the sleepover?
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Ty and Corey love to visit the museum. When they step through the doors, they become scientists. They study bugs and hunt for fossils. They catch the wind. When Ty can't participate in a lab activity because of his age, he uses his big imagination at home. Discovering new things is so much fun!"--
Author
Series
Jada Jones volume 4
Language
English
Description
"When the student council decides to host a dance as their next fundraiser, Jada feels nervous and queasy. She's excited to give back, but she can't dance! Still, she's determined to help the cause and show she cares. She practices her moves, gets help from friends, and even does research at the library to prepare--but will it be enough to help her create change in her community?" --
6) Rock star
Author
Series
Jada Jones volume 1
Language
English
Description
Fourth-grader Jada's best friend moved away but a class project on rocks and minerals, her favorite topic, could mean new friends. For Jada, rocks are easier to find than friends. Or are they?
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Ty turns an ordinary day in the sandbox into a fun beach day. He wiggles his toes in the sand, finds seashells, builds a castle, and splashes in the ocean. When his neighbor's beach ball flies into his backyard, Ty learns that a beach day is even better with a friend"--
8) Sky watcher
Author
Series
Jada Jones volume 5
Publisher
Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
82 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Jada is excited to do a school project about her hero Dr. Mae C. Jemison until her research reveals how accomplished her hero truly is, making Jada feel like a failure in comparison.
Author
Series
Miles Lewis volume 1
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
80 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"When his friend RJ bets that Miles will wipe out at the ice rink, he is determined to prove him wrong."--
10) Nature lover
Author
Series
Jada Jones volume 6
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
64 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Jada is thrilled when she gets to go on an outdoor class field trip with her grandfather, a nature lover, as a chaperone, and she looks forward to showing him off to her friends--and showing him what she knows.
Author
Series
Miles Lewis volume 2
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
c2022.
Physical Desc
86 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Miles Lewis has been waiting forever to be part of a city-wide science competition. Now his dream is finally coming true, and he's even part of an all-star team that includes his good friend, Jada. He should be in his element, so he can't seem to figure out why he feels like the weak link instead. While everyone else is rocking the project, Miles keeps messing up, and the team bickers and loses momentum. Miles is filled with self-doubt, and he has...
12) Zip, zoom!
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
30 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Ty cannot wait to ride his new scooter, but when he has a hard time learning and wants to quit, a new friend encourages him to give it another try.
13) Ellen's broom
Author
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
Ellen has always known that the broom hanging on her family's cabin wall is a special symbol of her parents' wedding during slave days, so she proudly carries it to the courthouse when the marriage becomes legal
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
29 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Ty's big imagination takes him and Momma on a trip to the North Pole. Everything is wonderful! A Christmas tree sparkles, a snowman waves, and a polar bear sings. Will Ty's wish to see Santa come true?"--Provided by publisher.
15) Dorothy Height
Author
Series
Publisher
Philomel
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
58 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Growing up as a Black girl in the 1920s and 1930s, Dorothy Height was denied access to a local swimming pool as well as admission to Barnard College because of her race. But she persisted in pushing for change, and became a seminal figure in both the civil rights and women's rights movements. She went on to be awarded the prestigious Presidential Medal of Freedom."--
Author
Publisher
Nancy Paulsen Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"Just in time for the 120th anniversary of the song "Lift Every Voice and Sing"--This stirring book celebrates the Black National Anthem and how it inspired five generations of a family ... In Jacksonville, Florida, two brothers, one of them the principal of a segregated, all-black school, wrote the song "Lift Every Voice and Sing" so his students could sing it for a tribute to Abraham Lincoln's birthday in 1900. From that moment on, the song has...
Author
Series
Publisher
Philomel
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
57 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Coretta Scott King is known for being the wife of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., but she was a civil rights activist and leader in her own right! She was a singer and an author too, and her work made a difference for Black Americans and for all women for decades to come"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Vintage Español
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
80 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
Español
Description
Publisher AnnotationL In this chapter book biography by award-winning author Kelly Starling Lyons, readers learn about the amazing life of Coretta Scott King--and how she persisted. Coretta Scott King is known for being the wife of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., but she was a civil rights activist and leader in her own right! She was a singer and an author too, and her work made a difference for Black Americans and for all women for decades to come....
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