[PDF] Ninth Ward Coretta Scott King Author Honor Title eBook

Author : Jewell Parker Rhodes
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 50,78 MB
Release : 2010-08-16
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0316088412

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From New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Jewell Parker Rhodes comes a heartbreaking and uplifting tale of survival in the face of Hurricane Katrina. Twelve-year-old Lanesha lives in a tight-knit community in New Orleans' Ninth Ward. She doesn't have a fancy house like her uptown family or lots of friends like the other kids on her street. But what she does have is Mama Ya-Ya, her fiercely loving caretaker, wise in the ways of the world and able to predict the future. So when Mama Ya-Ya's visions show a powerful hurricane--Katrina--fast approaching, it's up to Lanesha to call upon the hope and strength Mama Ya-Ya has given her to help them both survive the storm. From the New York Times bestselling author of Ghost Boys and Towers Falling, Ninth Ward is a deeply emotional story about transformation and a celebration of resilience, friendship, and family--as only love can define it.

Author : Jewell Parker Rhodes
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 13,53 MB
Release : 2013-05-07
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0316125784

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From Jewell Parker Rhodes, the author of Towers Falling and Ninth Ward (a Coretta Scott King Honor Book and a Today show Al's Book Club for Kids pick) comes a tale of a strong, spirited young girl who rises beyond her circumstances and inspires others to work toward a brighter future. Ten-year-old Sugar lives on the River Road sugar plantation along the banks of the Mississippi. Slavery is over, but laboring in the fields all day doesn't make her feel very free. Thankfully, Sugar has a knack for finding her own fun, especially when she joins forces with forbidden friend Billy, the white plantation owner's son. Sugar has always yearned to learn more about the world, and she sees her chance when Chinese workers are brought in to help harvest the cane. The older River Road folks feel threatened, but Sugar is fascinated. As she befriends young Beau and elder Master Liu, they introduce her to the traditions of their culture, and she, in turn, shares the ways of plantation life. Sugar soon realizes that she must be the one to bridge the cultural gap and bring the community together. Here is a story of unlikely friendships and how they can change our lives forever.

Author : Jewell Parker Rhodes
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 14,10 MB
Release : 2015-05-12
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0316224863

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A magical coming-of-age story from Coretta Scott King honor author Jewell Parker Rhodes, rich with Southern folklore, friendship, family, fireflies and mermaids, plus an environmental twist. It's city-girl Maddy's first summer in the bayou, and she just falls in love with her new surroundings - the glimmering fireflies, the glorious landscape, and something else, deep within the water, that only she can see. Could it be a mermaid? As her grandmother shares wisdom about sayings and signs, Maddy realizes she may be the only sibling to carry on her family's magical legacy. And when a disastrous oil leak threatens the bayou, she knows she may also be the only one who can help. Does she have what it takes to be a hero? Jewell Parker Rhodes weaves a rich tale celebrating the magic within.

Author : Joseph Theobald
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 44,32 MB
Release : 2014-05-08
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1408838982

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Marvin is not happy. Why are the other sheep bigger than him? And why are they faster than him? And WHY can they jump higher than him? Something has to change, and Marvin knows exactly how to change it . . . by EATING! Because if he's bigger than the other sheep, then surely he will be better, too? And after eating the grass and the flowers and the bushes, Marvin wants more. And after eating the trees and the clouds and the sky, Marvin still wants more! But what happens when there's nothing more left for Marvin to eat? A brilliantly funny picture book about a brilliantly greedy sheep!

Author : Amina Luqman-Dawson
Publisher : Jimmy Patterson
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 25,29 MB
Release : 2022-02-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 031605674X

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Winner of the John Newbery Medal Winner of the Coretta Scott King Author Award Award-winning author Amina Luqman-Dawson pens a lyrical, accessible historical middle-grade novel about two enslaved children’s escape from a plantation and the many ways they find freedom. After an entire young life of enslavement, twelve-year-old Homer escapes Southerland Plantation with his little sister Ada, leaving his beloved mother behind. Much as he adores her and fears for her life, Homer knows there’s no turning back, not with the overseer on their trail. Through tangled vines, secret doorways, and over a sky bridge, the two find a secret community called Freewater, deep in the recesses of the swamp. In this new, free society made up of escaped slaves and some born-free children, Homer cautiously embraces a set of spirited friends, almost forgetting where he came from. But when he learns of a threat that could destroy Freewater, he hatches a plan to return to Southerland plantation, overcome his own cautious nature, and free his mother from enslavement. Loosely based on a little-mined but important piece of history, this is an inspiring and deeply empowering story of survival, love, and courage.

Author : Jewell Parker Rhodes
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 13,40 MB
Release : 2021-09-14
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0316493848

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From award-winning and bestselling author Jewell Parker Rhodes comes a powerful coming-of-age survival tale exploring issues of race, class, and climate change.​ Addy is haunted by the tragic fire that killed her parents, leaving her to be raised by her grandmother. Years later, Addy’s grandmother has enrolled her in a summer wilderness program. There, Addy joins five other Black city kids—each with their own troubles—to spend a summer out west. Deep in the forest the kids learn new (and to them) strange skills: camping, hiking, rock climbing, and how to start and safely put out campfires. Most important, they learn to depend upon each other for companionship and survival. But then comes a devastating forest fire… Addy is face-to-face with her destiny and haunting past. Developing her courage and resiliency against the raging fire, it’s up to Addy to lead her friends to safety. Not all are saved. But remembering her origins and grandmother’s teachings, she’s able to use street smarts, wilderness skills, and her spiritual intuition to survive. BCALA 2021 Best of the Best Book A Cadmus Children’s Fiction Award for the Green Earth Book Award winner

Author : Bernie Cyrus
Publisher : Outskirts Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 44,21 MB
Release : 2016-04-28
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781478767831

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For over a hundred years most historians have relied on the primary writings of Lincoln's male secretaries Nikolay and Hay. Their 10 volume document was embellished to not only preserve the legacy of their mentor, but to secure their future employment in government and railroad industry endeavors. Recently many historians have taken on the deeper reasons behind the great loss of life in such an unnecessary war among Americans. They have a more objective view of the 16th president. This book examines the real political Lincoln.

Author : Kelly Starling Lyons
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 12,31 MB
Release : 2012
Category : African American families
ISBN :

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The broom hanging on the family's cabin wall is a special symbol of Ellen's parents' wedding during slave days, so she carries it to the courthouse when the marriage becomes legal.

Author : Angela Shelf Medearis
Publisher : Puffin
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 31,99 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780141302027

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First published: [New York]: Lodestar Books, 1994.