Natasha Anastasia Tarpley
Author
Publisher
Lee & Low Books
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Destiny's favorite place in the world is Mrs. Wade's bookstore, so when she finds out it may close she stirs the community to help out, then works on a special gift of her own to encourage Mrs. Wade.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Seventh-graders Jin, Alexandra, and Elvin come from very different backgrounds and circumstances, but they all live in Harlem, and when Elvin's grandfather is attacked they band together to find out who is responsible--and the search leads them to an enigmatic artist whose missing masterpieces are worth a fortune, and into conflict with an ambitious politician who wants to turn Harlem into an historic amusement park.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company, Hachette Book Group
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"The possibilities are endless in this uplifting ode to the power of potential. With lyrical text by bestselling author Natasha Anastasia Tarpley and images by Regis and Kahran Bethencourt -- the team behind CreativeSoul Photography -- each page of The Me I Choose To Be is an immersive call for self-love that highlights the inherent beauty of all Black and brown children. "--
Author
Publisher
A.A. Knopf
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Forbidden to fly because of their color, Joe-Joe and the men who clean and repair airplanes in the 1920s are so discouraged that the moon cannot even shine, until Joe-Joe's determination lures the moon back. Includes a history of African American pilots.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
©2022
Language
English
Description
Keyana's latest big idea is to have backyard movie soiree for all her relatives; but when her twin cousins' fighting knocks over the projector movie night seems heading for disaster--until Keyana comes up with an even better idea.
11) I love my hair!
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
©1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A young African American girl describes the different, wonderful ways she can wear her hair.