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“fine dramatic storytelling”

— Booklist 11/15/2016 Starred Review 

“A powerful and riveting account of an American couple in love when that love was ruled illegal”

— Kirkus Review 11/14/16 Starred Review 

“well-researched novel-in-verse…excellent starter book…Civil Rights Movement…”

— Publishers Weekly 11/14/16

“Filled with small, quietly eloquent moments and honest emotion…this documentary novel brings the past to life.”

— School Library Journal 2/14/17

1. Lift As You Climb: The Story of Ella Baker

   Author: Patricia Hruby Powell
   Illustrator: R. Gregory Christie

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2. White Water

   Author: Eric Stein, Michael Bandy
   Illustrator: Shadra Strickland

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3. Roman Bathing

   Author: Patricia Hruby Powell

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4. Why Rabbit Is As Rabbit Is

   Author: Patricia Hruby Powell

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5. The Diary of B. B. Bright, Possible Princess

   Author: Shadra Strickland
   Illustrator: Shadra Strickland

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6. Struttin' With Some Barbecue: Lil Hardin Armstrong Becomes the First Lady of Jazz

   Author: Patricia Hruby Powell

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7. Sunday Shopping

   
   Illustrator: Shadra Strickland, Sally Derby

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8. Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker

   Author: Patricia Hruby Powell

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9. Shaking Things Up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World

   Author: Susan Hood
   Illustrator: Selina Alko, Sophie Blackall, Lisa Brown, Julie Morstad, Sara Palacios, LeUyen Pham, Isabel Roxas, Shadra Strickland, Melissa Sweet

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10. Please, Louise

    
    Illustrator: Shadra Strickland, Toni Morrison

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11. Tour of the Palaces

    Author: Patricia Hruby Powell

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12. White Water

    Author: Shadra Strickland
    Illustrator: Shadra Strickland

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13. Eliza's Freedom Road: An Underground Railroad Diary

    Author: Shadra Strickland
    Illustrator: Shadra Strickland

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14. A Place Where Hurricanes Happen

    Author: Shadra Strickland
    Illustrator: Shadra Strickland

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15. Frog Brings Rain

    Author: Patricia Hruby Powell

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16. Story of the Stars: A tale from the Tukano of Columbia

    Author: Patricia Hruby Powell

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17. Our Children Can Soar

    Author: Shadra Strickland
    Illustrator: Shadra Strickland

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18. Zinnia: How the Corn Was Saved

    Author: Patricia Hruby Powell

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19. Why Should We Tell Personal Experience Stories? Why Should We Listen to Them?

    Author: Patricia Hruby Powell

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20. Bird

    Author: Shadra Strickland
    Illustrator: Shadra Strickland

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21. Blossom Tales: Flower Stories of Many Folk

    Author: Patricia Hruby Powell
    Illustrator: Sarah Dillard

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22. Hans & Gret; Bella & Beastly

    Author: Patricia Hruby Powell

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