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Mosquito bite / by Siy, Alexandra; Kunkel, Dennis;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 32), Internet addresses and index.Black-and-white photographs show a children's game of hide-and-seek ending in a mosquito bite, while colour photomicrographs show the life story of Culex pipiens, the common house mosquito, as seen through an electron microscope.
Subjects: Culex pipiens; Mosquitoes; Photomicrography;
© c2005., Charlesbridge,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Black girls must die exhausted : a novel / by Allen, Jayne,1978-author.;
After learning she might not be able to have children, thirty-three-year-old Tabitha Walker, a black woman planning to "have it all," watches her dreams dissolve and must rely on her two best friends to get through.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; African American women journalists; African American women; Female friendship; Infertility;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Glory : magical visions of black beauty / by Bethencourt, Kahran,author.; Bethencourt, Regis,author.;
"From Kahran and Regis Bethencourt, the dynamite husband and wife duo behind CreativeSoul Photography, comes GLORY, a photography book that shatters the conventional standards of beauty for Black children. Featuring a foreword by Amanda Seales With stunning images of natural hair and gorgeous, inventive visual storytelling, Glory puts Black beauty front and center with more than 100 breathtaking photographs and a collection of powerful essays about the children. At its heart, it is a recognition and celebration of the versatility and innate beauty of black hair, and black beauty. The glorious coffee-table book pays homage to the story of our royal past, celebrates the glory of the here and now, and even dares to forecast the future. It brings to life past, present, and future visions of black culture and showcases the power and beauty of recognizing and celebrating oneself. Beauty as an expression of who you are is power. When we define our own standards of beauty, we take back that power. GLORY encourages children around the world to feel that power and harness it"--
Subjects: Blacks; Photography of youth.; Beauty, Personal.; Aesthetics, Black.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Black river / by Roy, Nilanjana S.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.It takes a village to kill a child. The village of Teetarpur outside Delhi, is famous for nothing until one of its children is found dead, hanging from the branch of a Jamun tree. In the largely Hindu village, suspicion quickly falls on an itinerant Muslin man, Mansoor. It's up to the local policeman Sub-Inspector Ombir Singh to get to the truth. With only one officer under him, and only a single working revolver between them, can he bring justice to a grieving father and an angry village - or will Teetarpur demand vengeance instead? This shockingly powerful literary thriller is set in a brilliantly realised modern India simmering with tension and riven by growing religious intolerance.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Children; Ethnic relations; Murder; Muslims; Villages;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Move / by Verdick, Elizabeth.; Lisovskis, Marjorie.; Black, Allison,illustrator.;
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Subjects: Stories in rhyme.; Motor ability in children; Infants; Babies;
© c2013., Free Spirit Pub.,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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On the farm / by Smith, Nikki Shannon,1971-; Quartey, Amanda.;
"A little boy helps his grandpa weed the garden, feed the chicks, fix a fence to stop escaping goats, and so much more in this sweet story. The joyful depiction of Black rural life will allow children to see themselves and encourage interest in their local farming communities!"--
Subjects: Stories in rhyme.; Board books.; African Americans; Farm life; Farms; Farmers; Grandfathers;
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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The black flamingo / by Atta, Dean.;
Includes Internet addresses."Michael is a mixed-race gay teen growing up in London. All his life, he's navigated what it means to be Greek-Cypriot and Jamaican--but never quite feeling Greek or Black enough. As he gets older, Michael's coming out is only the start of learning who he is and where he fits in. When he discovers the Drag Society, he finally finds where he belongs--and the Black Flamingo is born. Told with raw honesty, insight, and lyricism, this debut explores the layers of identity that make us who we are--and allow us to shine"--FantasticFiction.com.LSCStonewall Book Award, Mike Morgan & Larry Romans Children's & Young Adult Literature Award, 2020.
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Novels in verse.; Gay teenagers; Racially mixed people; Gay men; Female impersonators;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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M is for Melanin : a celebration of the black child. / by Rose, Tiffany.;
Each letter of the alphabet contains affirming, Black-positive messages, from A is for Afro, to F is for Fresh, to W is for Worthy. This book teaches children their ABCs while encouraging them to love the skin that they're in.LSC
Subjects: African American children; Success; Conduct of life; Motivation (Psychology); Alphabet books.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Nelson Mandela / by Howell, Izzi.;
Nelson Mandela -- Growing up -- Apartheid -- The ANC -- In trouble -- Prison -- Free at last -- President Mandela -- Remembering Mandela -- Quiz -- Glossary."Find out about the life of Nelson Mandela and his life as an activist against apartheid in South Africa. Jailed for his activisim, he eventually became president. The book has photographs and a simple text suitable for young children"--Provided by publisher.Guided reading: S.LSC
Subjects: Mandela, Nelson, 1918-2013; Presidents; Anti-apartheid activists;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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