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8302) Me and the family tree
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A celebration of family roots from award-winning children's author Carole Boston Weatherford!
I've got my brother's ears
And my sister's big bright eyes.
I've got my grandpa's hands
Though mine are a smaller size.
As a young girl reflects on the characteristics she shares with members of her family, she also notices and appreciates what makes her unique. This sweet and inclusive board book is the perfect
...8304) Games women play
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In this fast-moving, gritty debut novel, one woman learns that even the strictest rules are made to be broken.
8305) The dry grass of August
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In 1954, 13-year-old Jubie, traveling with her family and her family's black maid Mary Luther--who has always been there for her, making up for her father's rages and her mother's neglect--encounters racial tension and tragedy.
8306) Got a man
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The Essence® bestselling author delivers a wildly entertaining tale of colliding hearts, romantic adventures, and hard truths about the bumpy road to love.
Twenty-four-year-old single mom Shonda Robinson may not be the wisest woman around—and she's definitely not the most discreet—but she knows a good thing when she's got it. That good thing is her love for Malik Moore, and she intends to keep it—at...
Twenty-four-year-old single mom Shonda Robinson may not be the wisest woman around—and she's definitely not the most discreet—but she knows a good thing when she's got it. That good thing is her love for Malik Moore, and she intends to keep it—at...
8307) Butterfly
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After meeting her dream man and hoping to settle down, a supermodel discovers beauty has a price in this African American romance.
From her first high-heeled step onto a Paris runway, supermodel Seneca Houston has been a sensation. Ever since, she's been surrounded by couture clothes, glittering celebrities—and the constant glare of the paparazzi. She's become muse to designer Luis Navarro, who christens her Butterfly. Now, at thirty-three,...
From her first high-heeled step onto a Paris runway, supermodel Seneca Houston has been a sensation. Ever since, she's been surrounded by couture clothes, glittering celebrities—and the constant glare of the paparazzi. She's become muse to designer Luis Navarro, who christens her Butterfly. Now, at thirty-three,...
8308) Mad about the man
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"After a devastating love affair broke her heart--and derailed her career--it's taken Brie Grayson a while to recover. Now she's back at a top New York City law firm, determined to rise above it all. And she'll have to--especially when a major new client turns out to be the boy who made the seventh grade a living hell. Luxury hotel magnate Maddox Monroe has clawed his way out of the ruins of his former life to build an empire. He knows what he wants...
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The best of friends.... Since they were five years old, Jasmine Cox Larson Bush and Kyla Blake had a bond that could not be broken. They shared secrets, marked milestones, and held each other up through life's adversities. It was a friendship that they both thought would last forever. But when Jasmine's jealousy led her to seduce Kyla's husband, Dr. Jefferson Blake, that bond was severed and their friendship was damaged forever.... The worst...
8310) Rosa Parks
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Tells the life story of civil rights activist Rosa Parks, describing her arrest for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white man, the resulting Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott, and her later years.
8311) The Harlem charade
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Seventh-graders Jin, Alexandra, and Elvin come from very different backgrounds and circumstances, but they all live in Harlem, and when Elvin's grandfather is attacked they band together to find out who is responsible--and the search leads them to an enigmatic artist whose missing masterpieces are worth a fortune, and into conflict with an ambitious politician who wants to turn Harlem into an historic amusement park.
8312) The Cartel
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When Carter Diamond, the leader of The Cartel, which controls eighty percent of the cocaine industry, dies, his illegitimate son, Carter Jones, takes his place and starts sleeping with the enemy--Miamor, the leader of The Murder Mamas, who wants to take down The Cartel.
8313) Lust
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"From the NAACP Image award winner and national bestselling author Victoria Christopher Murray, a novel inspired by the seven deadly sins about a woman caught between an entertainment mogul with a shady past and his childhood friend who is out for revenge. Tiffanie has lived a sheltered life in a very strict household with her pastor-grandfather and grandmother in Washington, DC. But when she meets Damon King, she falls for the successful entertainment...
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Seventh-grader Tristan Strong feels anything but strong ever since he failed to save his best friend when they were in a bus accident together. All he has left of Eddie is the journal his friend wrote stories in. Tristan is dreading the month he's going to spend on his grandparents' farm. But on his first night there, a sticky creature shows up and steals Eddie's notebook. Tristan chases after it, and a tug-of-war ensues between them underneath a...
8315) Black Dynamite
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This is the story of 1970s African-American action legend called Black Dynamite. The Man killed his brother, pumped heroin into local orphanages, and flooded the ghetto with adulterated malt liquor. Black Dynamite was the one hero willing to fight The Man all the way from the blood-soaked city streets to the hallowed halls of the Honky House. Black Dynamite is ready to seek his revenge and take The Man down.
8318) Until now
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"Never again, she vows. Now that her abusive ex-husband is in prison, Tamara Jackson has finally found some peace. Life can be sweet--as long as she remembers not to lose herself in another relationship. She pledges to remain strong, independent and single. But now change is in the air in the form of a sexy, smoking-hot man. Police detective Marshall Jennings is hardly a stranger--Tamara has known him since college, and now his best friend is married...
8319) Second chance seduction
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Loving and marrying Savannah Carrington came naturally to Edward Talbot. Thanks to his political ambitions, losing his stunning wife was all too easy, as well. Co-parenting their young daughter has been the silver lining in their divorce. Then Savannah surprisingly accepts Edward's invitation to visit his family's Bahamian bed-and-breakfast, and the sultry tropical breezes begin to rekindle their deep, passionate connection....
Loving and marrying Savannah Carrington came naturally to Edward Talbot. Thanks to his political ambitions, losing his stunning wife was all too easy, as well. Co-parenting their young daughter has been the silver lining in their divorce. Then Savannah surprisingly accepts Edward's invitation to visit his family's Bahamian bed-and-breakfast, and the sultry tropical breezes begin to rekindle their deep, passionate connection....
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Ana & Andrew are excited when Grandma comes to stay. During her visit, the family tours the Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture and learns about important African American achievements. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Calico Kid is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO. Professionally translated.
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