Words Set Me Free: The Story of Young Frederick Douglass

Light in the Darkness: A Story about How Slaves Learned in Secret

Rosa and her mama go to school together—in the dark of night, silently, afraid that any noise they hear is a patroller on the lookout for escaped slaves. Their school is literally a hole in the ground, where they and other slaves of all ages gather to f

Uncle Jed's Barbershop

As the only black barber in a county of sharecroppers during the 1920s, Uncle Jed traveled for miles to tend to his customers. Saving his money to build his very own barbershop was a dream that had to be postponed because of his generous heart and the Dep

Under the Quilt of Night

Award-winning duo Deborah Hopkinson and James E. Ransome combine their talents once more for this sequel to the best-selling Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt. Traveling late one night, a runaway slave girl spies a quilt hanging outside a house. The quilt

Aunt Flossie's Hats (and Crab Cakes Later)

This Is the Dream

Our nation was founded on the belief that all men are created equal. Nearly two hundred years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence, slavery had been abolished but America was still segregated.Then: Enter the students who marched into the f

Bruh Rabbit and the Tar Baby Girl

Esteemed author Virginia Hamilton retells the classic trickster tale of Bruh Rabbit and the Tar Baby in her own distinctive, playful vernacular with paintings by acclaimed artist James Ransome.Bruh Rabbit may indeed have met his match when he comes across

Visiting Day

Coretta Scott King Award-winning author Jacqueline Woodson has written a poignant picture book about a little girl who waits hopefully for her father's release from prison.Only on visiting day is there chicken frying in the kitchen at 6 a.m. And Grandma i

Sky Boys: How They Built the Empire State Building

This "Boston Globe Horn Book" Honor Book and ALA-ALSC Notable Children's Book provides a riveting brick-by-brick account of how one of the most amazing accomplishments in American architecture came to be. It s 1930 and times are tough for Pop and his son.

Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt

2013 marks the 20th anniversary of Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt!As a seamstress in the Big House, Clara dreams of a reunion with her Momma, who lives on another plantation--and even of running away to freedom. Then she overhears two slaves talking ab