Stephen Alcorn

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1) Odetta, the queen of folk

Author

Alcorn, Stephen

Publisher

Scholastic Press

Pub. Date

2010

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IL: LG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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An introduction to the life and career of the folk singer Odetta, which traces her Alabama childhood, early musical achievements and role in breaking artistic ground for other musicians.

2) Yours for justice, Ida B. Wells: the daring life of a crusading journalist

Author

Dray, Philip

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IL: LG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1

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English

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Biography of Ida B. Wells-Barnett, a journalist and teacher who wrote about and spoke against the injustices suffered by African-Americans.

3) Deniers of the Holocaust: who they are, what they do, why they do it

Author

Gottfried, Ted

Series

Holocaust

Publisher

Twenty-First Century Books

Pub. Date

Language

English

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Examines why some people deny the historical reality of the Holocaust and what their motives are.

4) My America: a poetry atlas of the United States

Publisher

Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

Pub. Date

[2000]

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IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1

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English

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A collection of poems evocative of seven geographical regions of the United States, including the Northeast, Southeast, Great Lakes, Plains, Mountain, Southwest, and Pacific Coast States.

5) I, too, sing America: three centuries of African-American poetry

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin

Pub. Date

1998

Language

English

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A collection of poems by African-American writers, including Lucy Terry, Gwendolyn Bennett, and Alice Walker.

6) A gift of days: the greatest words to live by

Author

Alcorn, Stephen

Publisher

Atheneum Books for Young Readers

Pub. Date

[2009]

Language

English

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Beginning with January 1 and arranged by birth date, a collection of quotations from 366 noteworthy figures.

7) The book of rock stars: 24 musical icons that shine through history

Author

Krull, Kathleen

Publisher

Hyperion Books for Children

Pub. Date

[2003]

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IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 1

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English

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An illustrated collection of mini-biographies of such rock music legends as Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Bruce Springsteen, and Carlos Santana.

8) Keep on!: the story of Matthew Henson, co-discoverer of the North Pole

Author

Hopkinson, Deborah

Publisher

Peachtree

Pub. Date

c2009

Language

English

9) Let it shine: stories of Black women freedom fighters

Author

Pinkney, Andrea Davis

Publisher

Sandpiper

Pub. Date

[2013], c2000

Language

English

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Profiles ten African American women including Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubman, and Shirley Chisholm, whose courageous acts against oppression made them leaders in the battle for civil rights.

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Stephen Alcorn

1) Odetta, the queen of folk

2) Yours for justice, Ida B. Wells: the daring life of a crusading journalist

3) Deniers of the Holocaust: who they are, what they do, why they do it

4) My America: a poetry atlas of the United States

5) I, too, sing America: three centuries of African-American poetry

6) A gift of days: the greatest words to live by

7) The book of rock stars: 24 musical icons that shine through history

8) Keep on!: the story of Matthew Henson, co-discoverer of the North Pole

9) Let it shine: stories of Black women freedom fighters