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Happy land / by Perkins-Valdez, Dolen,author.;
"A woman learns the astonishing truth of her family's ties to a real-life American kingdom in this transporting and riveting new novel from the New York Times bestselling, NAACP Award-winning author of Take My Hand. In the hills of Appalachia, there once existed a land ruled by a king and a queen. Inspired by distant memories of African kingdoms, a community of formerly enslaved men and women grasped freedom and started lives on mountain land that they owned. They worked hard, lived well, and loved there. For a time the kingdom thrived ... and then it disappeared. Present Day. Nikki hasn't seen her grandmother in years, due to a mysterious estrangement inherited from her mother. So when the elder calls out of the blue with an urgent request for Nikki to visit her in the hills of western North Carolina, Nikki hesitates only for a moment. After years of silence in her family, she's determined to get answers while she still can. But instead of answers about the recent past, Mother Rita tells Nikki a shocking story about her great-great-great-grandmother Queen Luella and the very land they are standing on. Land that Mother Rita says must be protected. The more Nikki learns about the Kingdom of the Happy Land and the lives of those who dwelled in the ruins she finds in the woods-who are buried beneath stone grave markers-the more she understands that sometimes, atonement for the previous generations' mistakes falls squarely on the shoulders of the descendants. And it's up to her to make things right"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; African Americans; Families; Freed persons; Grandmothers;
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Matchmaker / by Lyons, Kelly Starling.; Spencer, Wayne,1980-;
Miles and his friend Jada both plan on inviting their grandparents to help in science class, and with Valentine's Day approaching, they realize Miles's Nana and Jada's Pop Pop might be a perfect match.Ages 6-8.LSC
Subjects: Friendship; African Americans; Dating services; Valentine's Day; Interpersonal relations; Grandparents;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Note to self [videorecording] / by LeToya.; Brown, Nd.; Evans, Brely.; Haley, Trey,1975-; Jackson, J. T.; Jones, Richard T.,1972-; Keyes, Christian.; McKnight, Brian,1969-; Neal, Keith.; Nichols, Veronica.; Tomosunas, Eric.; Weaver, Jason,1979-; Image Entertainment (Firm); One Village Entertainment (Firm); Swirl Films (Firm); Tri Destined Studios (Firm);
Edited by, Trey Haley.Christian Keyes, Richard T. Jones, Letoya Luckett, Brian McKnight, Eve Marcille, Jason Weaver, Brely Evans, J.T. Jackson, Clifton Powell and Valarie Pettiford.Curtis King, a handsome and popular student athlete may know his way around the court, but his heart still needs a game plan. When he decides to keep a journal to give his life a new direction, the path leads him to the love he needed most. A fresh and romantic look at growing up and finding your destiny -- Container.PG.DVD, NTSC, widescreen presentation 1.78:1 aspect ratio, enhanced for 16x9 TVs; Dolby Digital.
Subjects: African American basketball players; Couples; Feature films.; High school students; Interpersonal relations; Man-woman relationships;
© c2012., Swirl Films ; Distributed by Image Entertainment,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Jayla jumps in / by Jones, Joy,1954-;
After learning that her mother was a Double Dutch champion, eleven-year-old Jayla forms a team hoping to stand out in her big, quirky family, and finds her life changed in ways she never imagined.LSC
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Families; Double dutch (Rope skipping); Mothers and daughters; African Americans; Rope skipping;
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Roots [videorecording] / by T. I.,1980-actor.; Beresford, Bruce,television director.; Carter, Thomas,1953-television director.; Coleman, Chad,actor.; Corinealdi, Emayatzi,actor.; Fishburne, Laurence,1961-actor.; Goode, Matthew,1978-actor.; Kantrow, Alissa M.(Alissa Miller),1969-television producer.; Kirby, Malachi,actor.; Konner, Lawrence,screenwriter.; Luke, Derek,1974-actor.; McDonald, Alison(Screenwriter),screenwriter.; Murray, Charles(Screenwriter),screenwriter.; Noyce, Phillip,television director.; Page, Regé-Jean,actor.; Paquin, Anna,actor.; Phifer, Mekhi,1975-actor.; Purefoy, James,1964-actor.; Rhys-Meyers, Jonathan,1977-actor.; Rose, Anika Noni,1972-actor.; Rosenthal, Mark D,screenwriter.; Tazel, Erica,actor.; Threatt, Sedale,actor.; Van Peebles, Mario,television director.; Whitaker, Forest,actor.; Television adaptation of (work):Haley, Alex.Roots.; A+E Studios,production company.; Arts and Entertainment Network,publisher.; History (Television network),presenter.; Lions Gate Entertainment (Firm),film distributor.; Marc Toberoff Productions,production company.; Wolper Organization,production company.;
Chad Coleman, Emayatzi Corinealdi, Laurence Fishburne, Matthew Goode, Tip 'TI' Harris, Malachi Kirby, Derek Luke, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Regé-Jean Page, Anna Paquin, Mekhi Phifer, James Purefoy, Anika Noni Rose, Erica Tazel, Sedale Threatt, Jr., Forest Whitaker.Originally broadcast as a television mini-series in 2016.The gripping story is told through four generations, from the capture of Kunta Kinte in Africa to his transport to Colonial America in brutal conditions through successive generations fighting to win their freedom in the Civil War. Based on Alex Haley's best-selling novel which has resonated with millions of Americans, it reveals powerful, universal truths about the resilience of the human spirit.PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Biographical television programs.; Historical television programs.; Television mini-series.; Television programs.; Haley, Alex.; Haley family; Kinte family; Abolitionists; African American families; African Americans; Slavery; Slaves;
For private home use only.
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Journey to you / by Bouchard, Natasha.; Disney Storybook Artists.;
"Can Joe Gardner escape the cosmic realm and find his way back to Earth?"--Provided by publisher.Grades 1-3.LSC
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Movie novels.; Music teachers; Jazz musicians; African Americans; Soul; Future life; Cats; Conduct of life;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The last house on the street / by Chamberlain, Diane,1950-author.;
"From bestselling author Diane Chamberlain comes an irresistible new novel that perfectly interweaves history, mystery, and social justice. When Kayla Carter's husband dies in an accident while building their dream house, she knows she has to stay strong for their four-year-old daughter. But the trophy home in Shadow Ridge Estates, a new development in sleepy Round Hill, North Carolina, will always hold tragic memories. When she is confronted by an odd, older woman telling her not to move in, she almost agrees. It's clear this woman has some kind of connection to the area ... and a connection to Kayla herself. Kayla's elderly new neighbor, Ellie Hockley, is more welcoming, but it's clear she, too, has secrets that stretch back almost fifty years. Is Ellie on a quest to right the wrongs of the past? And does the house at the end of the street hold the key? Told in dual time periods, The Last House on the Street is a novel of shocking prejudice and violence, forbidden love, the search for justice, and the tangled vines of two families"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Social problem fiction.; African Americans; Civil rights movements; Dwellings; Neighbors; Racism; Secrecy; Widows;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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We are all welcome here : a novel / by Berg, Elizabeth;
Subjects: African Americans; Caregivers; Civil rights movements; Girls; Mothers and daughters; Poliomyelitis; Race relations; Domestic fiction; Historical fiction;
© c2006., Random House,
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The dramatic life of Azaleah Lane / by Smith, Nikki Shannon,1971-; Gloria Felix.;
Azaleah's older sister Nia is going to be the star of the school musical but things keep going wrong at the rehearsals (missing batteries, disappearing props, microphones that suddenly do not work); Mr. Guidi, the director, blames the ghost of Thespis, but Azaleah suspects that somebody is actually sabotaging the play--and she is determined to use her detective skills to uncover the culprit, and set things right so the play will be a complete success for her stressed-out sister.Ages 6-8.LSC
Subjects: Mystery fiction.; African American girls; Middle-born children; Sisters; Children's plays; Musicals; Malicious mischief;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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There was a party for Langston / by Reynolds, Jason.; Pumphrey, Jerome.; Pumphrey, Jarrett.;
A celebration of Langston Hughes and African American authors he inspired, told through the lens of the party held at the New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in 1991.Ages 4-8.
Subjects: Picture books.; Biographical fiction.; Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Poets; African Americans; African American authors; Parties; Libraries;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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