Ntozake Shange
21) Whitewash
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A young African-American girl is traumatized when a gang attacks her and her brother on their way home from school and spray-paints her face white. Based on a true story.
23) Daddy says
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Twelve-year-old Lucie-Marie and her older sister Annie Sharon attempt to deal with the death of their mother in a rodeo accident, while hoping to follow in her footsteps as championship riders.
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When the Otters move in next door to Mr. Rabbit, he does not know how to act with them. This is the story that highlights how to be a good neighbor and friend--just simply follow the Golden Rule!
An Interview with Laurie Keller for Do Unto Otters: A Book About Manners.
A peaceful settelment of mice is threatened by the ominous shadow of a big cat.
In pursuit of freedom, a band of Rowdies and their leader set sail to an island inhabited by a seemingly...
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Nelson Mandela: the story of a young boy who grew up to become president of South Africa. Each Kindness: with a little help from her teacher, Chloe realizes how kindness can change the world. Coretta Scott: this story captures the movement for civil rights and honors its most elegant inspiration. Mufaro's beautiful daughters: Mufaro's daughters are tested to determine which one is worthy enough to marry the King.
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"Rosa" : On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks boarded a Montgomery, Alabama city bus and refused to give up her seat to a white man. Iconographic (14 minutes) / Lexile [registered trademark] : 900L / GRL: T / Ages 5-12.
"Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story From The Underground Railroad" : Henry dreams of a world where his life belongs to him. But when his family is sold, he risks everything for what he knows is right. With the strength and conviction of...
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This first set of Broadway Theatre Archives Great Performances includes the superb 1966 television adaptation by Arthur Miller of his Pulitzer Prize-winning modern tragedy, Death of a Salesman; Alice at the Palace, a "music hall" version of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland; Uncommon Women and Others, Wendy Wasserstein's play about Mount Holyoke graduates at a reunion assessing whether they have achieved their goals; and For Colored Girls Who Have...