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Your friend, Parker / by Curry, Parker.; Curry, Jessica.; Jackson, Bea,1986-; Keith, Tajae.;
When Parker goes on a trip with her family, she writes letters to her best friend, Gia, so they can stay in touch.LSC
Subjects: Curry, Parker; Best friends; Families; African Americans; Vacations; Letter writing;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Star of the week / by O'Neal, Shaquille.; Taylor, Theodore,III.;
Little Shaq has always wanted his own kitten, but his parents aren't sure he's responsible enough. When Little Shaq is chosen as his class's Star of the Week, he knows that this is his moment to prove to his parents that they can count on him. Will Little Shaq be able to show he's ready for his very own pet?LSC
Subjects: O'Neal, Shaquille; Responsibility; Pets; African Americans; Families;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Act like you got some sense : and other things my daughters taught me / by Foxx, Jamie,author.; Chiles, Nick,author.;
From Academy Award-winning actor, comedian, and musician Jamie Foxx comes a candid and funny book about the tough love and old-school values he learned growing in up humble Terrell, Texas, as well as the joys and pitfalls of being the father of two daughters with very different personalities. Please Note: The following title was included in a previous Bestseller list; libraries may need to re-order.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Foxx, Jamie.; Foxx, Jamie; African American motion picture actors and actresses; Fathers and daughters.; Motion picture actors and actresses; Singers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Act like you got some sense [sound recording] : and other things my daughters taught me / by Foxx, Jamie,author,narrator.; Foxx, Corinne,1994-narrator.; Chiles, Nick,author.; Hachette Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Jamie Foxx, Corinne Foxx.In this hilarious and heartfelt memoir, award-winning, multi-talented entertainer Jamie Foxx shares the story of being raised by his no-nonsense grandmother, the glamour and pitfalls of life in Hollywood, and the lessons he took from both worlds to raise his two daughters.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Foxx, Jamie.; Foxx, Jamie; African American motion picture actors and actresses; Fathers and daughters.; Motion picture actors and actresses; Singers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Pulling the chariot of the sun : a memoir of a kidnapping / by McCrae, Shane,1975-author.;
"An unforgettable memoir by an award-winning poet about being kidnapped from his Black father and raised by his white supremacist grandparents"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; McCrae, Shane, 1975-; Abused children; African American children; Dysfunctional families.; Kidnapping victims; Racism.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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From the desk of Zoe Washington / by Marks, Janae.;
"Avid baker Zoe Washington receives a letter on her twelfth birthday from her biological father, who is in prison for a terrible crime"--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Fathers and daughters; Prisoners' families; Bakers and bakeries; African Americans;
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Opal Watson : private eye / by Thurman, Brittany.;
Twelve-year-old African American Opal investigates the disturbances in her apartment building that are interfering with the vital renovations.Ages 8-12.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Apartment houses; Historic preservation; Families; African Americans; Detectives;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Ruby Lee & me / by Hitchcock, Shannon.;
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Subjects: Historical fiction.; Sisters; School integration; Schools; Race relations; African American teachers; Families;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Crook manifesto : a novel / by Whitehead, Colson,1969-author.;
PREVIOUS BOOK IN SERIES: HARLEM SHUFFLE, ISBN 9780385693998. Two-time Pulitzer Prize winning Colson Whitehead continues his 'Harlem' saga in a powerful and hugely-entertaining novel that summons 1970s New York in all its seedy glory.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; African American families; American Revolution Bicentennial, 1976; Arson; Blaxploitation films; Corruption; Organized crime; Receiving stolen goods; Sales personnel; Theft;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Crook manifesto [text (large print)] : a novel / by Whitehead, Colson,1969-author.;
Two-time Pulitzer Prize winning Colson Whitehead continues his 'Harlem' saga in a powerful and hugely-entertaining novel that summons 1970s New York in all its seedy glory.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Large print books.; Novels.; African American families; American Revolution Bicentennial, 1976; Arson; Blaxploitation films; Corruption; Organized crime; Receiving stolen goods; Sales personnel; Theft;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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