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1) Stella by starlight

Author

Draper, Sharon M

Pub. Date

2015.

Lexile measure

740L

Language

English

Formats

Book, Audiobook CD

Description

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"When a burning cross set by the Klan causes panic and fear in 1932 Bumblebee, North Carolina, fifth-grader Stella must face prejudice and find the strength to demand change in her segregated town." -- Provided by publisher.

2) Glory over everything: beyond the kitchen house

Author

Grissom, Kathleen

Pub. Date

2016.

Language

English

Formats

Book, Audiobook CD, Large Print

Description

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"The Kitchen House continues the story of Jamie Pyke, son of both a slave and master of Tall Oakes, whose deadly secret compels him to take a treacherous journey through the Underground Railroad ... This ... stand-alone novel opens in 1830, and Jamie, who fled from the Virginian plantation he once called home, is passing in Philadelphia society as a wealthy white silversmith. After many years of striving, Jamie has achieved acclaim and security, only...

3) Broken flowers

Series

Focus Features spotlight

Pub. Date

2005

Physical Desc

1 videodisc (approximately 106 min.) : anamorphic, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Language

English

Description

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Confirmed bachelor Don has just been dumped by his latest lover, Sherry. Don begins to resign himself to being alone and left to his own devices. However, he becomes compelled to reflect on his past when he receives a mysterious pink letter by mail. It is from an anonymous former lover and informs him that he has a 19-year-old son who may be looking for his father. Don is urged to investigate the contents of the letter by his closest friend and neighbor,...

4) Silver sparrow

Author

Jones, Tayari

Pub. Date

2011

Edition

1st ed.

Lexile measure

770L

Physical Desc

340 pages ; 22 cm

Language

English

Description

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From the New York Times Bestselling Author of An American Marriage "A love story . . . Full of perverse wisdom and proud joy . . . Jones's skill for wry understatement never wavers." -O: The Oprah Magazine "Silver Sparrow will break your heart before you even know it. Tayari Jones has written a novel filled with characters I'll never forget. This is a book I'll read more than once." -Judy Blume With the opening line of Silver Sparrow,...