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1) Juba!
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English
Description
In Five Points, New York, in the 1840s, African American teenager William Henry "Juba" Lane works hard to achieve his dream of becoming a professional dancer but his real break comes when he is invited to perform in England. Based on the life of Master Juba; includes historical note.
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Language
English
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Black Authors: Chapter Books & Graphic Novels (SCPL-YS)
Black Lives Fiction
Celebrating Black Creators
Black Lives Fiction
Celebrating Black Creators
Description
Amara visits her father's family in Harlem for her twelfth birthday, hoping to better understand her family and herself, but New York City is not what she expected.
4) Street love
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Language
English
Description
This story told in free verse is set against a background of street gangs and poverty in Harlem in which seventeen-year-old African American Damien takes a bold step to ensure that he and his new love will not be separated.
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Series
Heaven trilogy volume 2
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English
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Description
Bobby's carefree teenage life changes forever when he becomes a father and must care for his adored baby daughter.
6) Color me in
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Language
English
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Description
Fifteen-year-old Nevaeh Levitz is torn between two worlds, passing for white while living in Harlem, being called Jewish while attending her mother's Baptist church, and experiencing first love while watching her parents' marriage crumble.
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Sugar plum ballerinas volume 1
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English
Description
When her mother moves the family to Harlem and enrolls her in the Nutcracker School of Ballet, reluctant dancer Alexandrea is picked to be the Sugar Plum Fairy in the big recital.
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Series
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English
Description
Plum Fantastic: When her mother moves the family to Harlem and enrolls her in the Nutcracker School of Ballet, reluctant dancer Alexandrea is picked to be the Sugar Plum Fairy in the big recital.
Toeshoe Trouble: Brenda Black prides herself on her logical and orderly mind, but when her spoiled cousin Tiffany visits, Brenda tells a lie and must rely on the help of her Sugar Plum Sisters to help make things right.
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