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Author
Series
Publisher
Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In 1940 Richard Wright wrote his most famous book, Native Son. It was the first best-selling novel by an African American writer. Because the influence of this novel was so far-reaching, Wright is considered one of America's greatest novelists."--Page 4.
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
112 pages, 2 unnumbered pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Ibi Zoboi illuminates the young life of the visionary storyteller Octavia E. Butler in poems and prose. Born into the Space Race, the Red Scare, and the dawning Civil Rights Movement, Butler experienced an American childhood that shaped her into the groundbreaking science-fiction storyteller whose novels continue to challenge and delight readers fifteen years after her death"--
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Born in Missouri in 1928, Maya Angelou had a difficult childhood. Jim Crow laws segregated blacks and whites in the South. Her family life was unstable at times. But much like her poem, "Still I Rise," Angelou was able to lift herself out of her situation and flourish. She moved to California and became the first black and first female streetcar operator before following her interest in dance. She became a professional performer in her twenties and...
9) Maya Angelou
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[1999]
Physical Desc
112 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
A biography of the multi-faceted African-American woman, Maya Angelou, tracing her life from her childhood in the segrated South to her prominence as a well-known writer.
10) Maya Angelou
Author
Series
Publisher
Child's World
Pub. Date
[1999]
Physical Desc
39 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Examines the life and accomplishments of the African American writer, performer, and teacher, as well as her impact on literature and black culture.
Author
Publisher
Enslow Publishers
Pub. Date
[2006]
Edition
[Library edition].
Physical Desc
128 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the life and writing career of the author of "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, " as well as her victory over such obstacles as prejudice, poverty, and rape.
Author
Series
Publisher
Enslow Publishing
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
pages cm.
Language
English
Description
Sharon Draper is a celebrated educator and author. Her readers, from elementary school children to young adults, connect with her characters, who often face real-world challenges such as addiction (in 1995's Tears of a Tiger) and cerebral palsy (in 2010's Out of My Mind). Full of fascinating details, full-color photographs, and insightful quotations from Draper, this simple yet informative text will show readers how a love of books from an early age...
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