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Wreath for Emmett Till
Contributor(s): Nelson, Marilyn (Author), Lardy, Philippe (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0618397523 EAN: 9780618397525
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
US SRP: $ 17.00 US
Binding: Hardcover
Pub Date: April 2005
Annotation: Newbery Honor-winning poet Nelson offers an evocative
tribute to a 14-year-old boy whose lynching in 1955 helps spark
the civil rights movement. Full color. In 1955, people all over
the United States knew that Emmett Louis Till was a fourteen-year-old
African American boy lynched for supposedly whistling at a white
woman in Mississippi. The brutality of his murder, the open-casket
funeral, and the acquittal of the men tried for the crime drew wide
media attention.
Award-winning poet Marilyn Nelson reminds us of the boy whose fate
helped spark the civil rights movement. This martyr"s wreath,
woven from a little-known but sophisticated form of poetry, challenges
us to speak out against modern-day injustices, to "speak what
we see."
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|  America's
White Table
Contributor(s): Raven, Margot Theis (Author), Benny, Mike (Illustrator)
ISBN: 1585362166 EAN: 9781585362165
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
US SRP: $ 16.95 US
Binding: Hardcover
Pub Date: April 2005
The White Table is set in many mess halls as a symbol for and remembrance
to service members fallen, missing, or held captive in the line
of duty. Solitary and solemn, it is the table where no one will
ever sit.
As a special gift to her Uncle John, Katie and her sisters are
asked to help set the white table for dinner. As their mother explains
the significance of each item placed on the table Katie comes to
understand and appreciate the depth of sacrifice that her uncle,
and each member of the Armed Forces and their families, may be called
to give.
"It was just a little white table...
but it felt as big as America when we helped Mama put each item
on it and she told us why it was so important.
"We use a Small Table, girls," she explained first, "to
show one soldier's lonely battle against many. We cover it with
a White Cloth to honor a soldier's pure heart when he answers his
country's call to duty."
"We place a Lemon Slice and Grains of Salt on a plate to show
a captive soldier's bitter fate and the tears of families waiting
for loved ones to return," she continued.
"We push an Empty Chair to the table for the missing soldiers
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Bake Shop Ghost
Contributor(s): Ogburn, Jacqueline K (Author), Priceman, Marjorie
(Illustrator)
ISBN: 0618445579 EAN: 9780618445578
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
US SRP: $ 16.00 US
Binding: Hardcover
Pub Date: July 2005
Publisher Marketing: Cora Lee Merriweather baked the best pies and
cakes for miles--fluffy meringue pies, flaky strudels, layer cakes,
sheet cakes, and cakes with frosting finer than Irish lace. But
now Cora Lee haunts the shop she used to own.
When new bakers arrive to take over her empty bake shop, Cora Lee
scares them away, each and every one. Then Annie Washington comes
to town . . .
Jacqueline K. Ogburn and Marjorie Priceman combine their talents
to give us an enchanting baker"s battle in this story about
how to unlock the secrets of the perfect recipe and a lonely heart.
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 Carolina's
Story: Sea Turtles Get Sick Too
Contributor(s): Rathmell, Donna (Author), Bergwerf, Barbara J (Photographer)
ISBN: 0976494302 EAN: 9780976494300
Publisher: Sylvan Dell Publishing
US SRP: $ 15.95 US
Binding: Hardcover
Pub Date: June 2005
Publisher Marketing: Follow the photographic journal of Carolina,
a critically ill loggerhead sea turtle, as she is nursed back to
health at the Sea Turtle Hospital of the South Carolina Aquarium.
Just like hospitalized children, Carolina experiences a variety
of emotions and procedures during her care and recovery process.
When she first arrives at the hospital, she is too sick, weak, and
confused to understand what is happening. She has blood drawn, x-rays
taken, gets shots, and is hydrated through an IV ? just as ill children
may be! Join her as she interacts with her many caregivers and her
sick or injured roommate turtles. Celebrate the happy day she is
released back into the open ocean ? a healthy and happy turtle.
An educational supplement is included in the back of the book which
includes teaching trivia, conservation issues, a make-your-own sea
turtle craft, and sea turtle math games. Written by Donna Rathmell,
Photographs by Barbara Bergwerf. Ages 4-8
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|  Claiming
Georgia Tate
Contributor(s): Amateau, Gigi (Author)
ISBN: 0763623393 EAN: 9780763623395
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
US SRP: $ 15.99 US
Binding: Hardcover
Pub Date: May 2005
Twelve-year-old Georgia Tate wishes she could stay home forever
with her no-nonsense nana, her preacher granddaddy, and her sassy
friend Ginger, celebrating church revivals and the Fourth of July
with icy cold watermelon and all the deep-fried fish she can eat.
She wishes her deadbeat daddy had never reappeared on the scene,
and that Ginger hadn't blurted out the awful truth about Mama. But
most of all, when Georgia Tate loses her nana to a sudden heart
attack, she desperately wishes she could find a way to tell Granddaddy
why she can't possibly leave Mississippi to move in with Daddy--about
the things he does that make her feel so ashamed her mind takes
her off to a faraway, made-up place. With a vivid narrative voice
and an extraordinary cast of characters, first-time author Gigi
Amateau tells an unflinching and unforgettable tale of a sensitive
girl caught in the trauma of incestuous abuse. But "Claiming
Georgia Tate is also a joyful story of survival--an ode to the solace
of true family, the mercy of strangers, and the possibility of hope
and healing
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|  Each
Little Bird That Sings
Contributor(s): Wiles, Deborah (Author)
ISBN: 0152051139 EAN: 9780152051136
Publisher: Gulliver Books
US SRP: $ 16.00 US
Binding: Hardcover - Other Formats
Pub Date: March 2005
Ten-year-old Comfort Snowberger has attended 247 funerals. But that's
not surprising, considering that her family runs the town funeral
home. And even though Great-uncle Edisto keeled over with a heart
attack and Great-great-aunt Florentine dropped dead--just like that--six
months later, Comfort knows how to deal with loss, or so she thinks.
She's more concerned with avoiding her crazy cousin Peach and trying
to figure out why her best friend, Declaration, suddenly won't talk
to her. Life is full of surprises. And the biggest one of all is
learning what it takes to handle them.
Deborah Wiles has created a unique, funny, and utterly real cast
of characters in this heartfelt, and quintessentially Southern coming-of-age
novel. Comfort will charm young readers with her wit, her warmth,
and her struggles as she learns about life, loss, and ultimately,
triumph.
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|  Gentle's
Holler
Contributor(s): Madden, Kerry (Author)
ISBN: 0670059986 EAN: 9780670059980
Publisher: V iking Books
US SRP: $ 16.99 US
Binding: Hardcover
Pub Date: March 2005
Annotation: Living in a North Carolina holler with her parents and
eight siblings, 12-year-old Livy Two is an aspiring songwriter and
self-appointed guardian to her little sister Gentle, who is going
blind. But when tragedy strikes, can Livy Two continue to stay strong
for her family.
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|  The
Liberation of Gabriel King
Contributor(s): Going, K L (Author)
ISBN: 039923991X EAN: 9780399239915
Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group
US SRP: $ 15.99 US
Binding: Hardcover - Other Formats
Pub Date: June 2005
Annotation: Set in 1976 Georgia, this is the poignant story of a
white boy, who is afraid of everything, and his best friend, who's
the only black girl in school, and the summer they learn to face
down their fears.
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|  Love,
Cajun Style
Contributor(s): Les Becquets, Diane (Author)
ISBN: 1582346747 EAN: 9781582346748
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
US SRP: $ 16.95 US
Binding: Hardcover
Pub Date: September 2005
It's the summer before Lucy's senior year in high school, and life
in her sleepy Louisiana town is about to be turned upside down.
Her mama's flirting with the dark stranger who runs the art gallery,
her best friends Mary Jordan and Evie have boys on the brain, the
drama teacher is sparking some powerful (if very, very wrong) feelings
in Lucy, and a new boy has moved to town--Dewey, whose gentle ways
captivate her. With everyone, including herself, so embroiled in
affairs of the heart, it is any wonder the town of Sweetbay is fixin'
to have itself one sweltering summer?
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|  Neptune's
Honor: A Story of Loyalty and Love
Contributor(s): Mueller, Pamela Bauer (Author)
ISBN: 0968509754 EAN: 9780968509753
Publisher: Pinata Publishing
US SRP: $ 10.99 US
Binding: Paperback - Other Formats
Pub Date: January 2005
Born into slavery in 1831 on Retreat Plantation, St. Simons Island,
Neptune became the childhood friend and servant of plantation heir
Henry Lord King. Their devoted friendship, which finally evolved
into a shared struggle to survive on the Civil War battlefields,
is an inspiring example of how two men from completely different
backgrounds can stand united as brothers in times of sacrifice
and tragedy. This historical account of courage, honor, compassion
and loyalty accurately chronicles family records of the man they
called Neptune.
Award winning author Pamela Bauer Mueller has dreamed of introducing
her readers to the history of Georgia’s Golden Isles ever
since she became a resident of coastal Georgia. In Neptune’s
Honor, she offers the unforgettable story of a noble servant named
Neptune Small.
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|  Out
of Order
Contributor(s): Hicks, Betty (Author)
ISBN: 1596430613 EAN: 9781596430617
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
US SRP: $ 15.95 US
Binding: Hardcover
Pub Date: September 2005
Annotation: What happens to stepsiblings when the oldest child suddenly
becomes the middle child, and the youngest is even younger? This
tale delivers four points of view from stepsiblings in a super-unsettled,
scrambled-up family. One million American children become part of
blended family every year. What happens to stepsiblings when the
oldest child suddenly becomes the middle child, and the youngest
even younger? Out of Order delivers four electric points of view
from stepsiblings, ages nine to fifteen, in a super-unsettled, scrambled-up
family. An unforgettable Rock, Paper, Scissors tournament, plus
120 hazardous bug snacks, equals humor, insight, and serious indigestion.
Betty Hicks gives us her most entertaining and complex novel yet.
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|  Rosa
Contributor(s): Giovanni, Nikki (Author), Collier, Bryan (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0805071067 EAN: 9780805071061
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
US SRP: $ 16.95 US
Binding: Hardcover
Pub Date: October 2005
"She had not sought this moment but she was ready for it. When
the policeman bent down to ask "Auntie, are you going to move?"
all the strength of all the people through all those many years
joined in her. She said, "No."
An inspiring account of an event that shaped American history
Fifty years after her refusal to give up her seat on a Montgomery,
Alabama, city bus, Mrs. Rosa Parks is still one of the most important
figures in the American civil rights movement. This picture- book
tribute to Mrs. Parks is a celebration of her courageous action
and the events that followed.
Award-winning poet, writer, and activist Nikki Giovanni's evocative
text combines with Bryan Collier's striking cut-paper images to
retell the story of this historic event from a wholly unique and
original perspective.
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|  Show
Way
Contributor(s): Woodson, Jacqueline (Author), Talbott, Hudson (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0399237496 EAN: 9780399237492
Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group
US SRP: $ 16.99 US
Binding: Hardcover
Pub Date: September 2005
Annotation: Reaching into her own family history, Woodson presents
the stirring story of generations of African-American women who
inspired each other with their strength, family traditions, and
determination to be free. Full color.
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|  Stormwitch
Contributor(s): Vaught, Susan (Author)
ISBN: 1582349525 EAN: 9781582349527
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
US SRP: $ 16.95 US
Binding: Hardcover
Pub Date: January 2005
It is 1969, and Ruba has just moved to Mississippi from Haiti to
live with her Grandmother Jones. This world is very different from
her old life, where she spent days beachcombing with Ba, her maternal
grandmother, and learning the lore of magic and history that she
holds close. But magic isn't welcome in her new grandmother's house.
Ruba struggles to understand her strange surroundings and the hate
that comes at her from some of the white people in town. It isn't
long before Ruba finds herself threatened by the KKK and drawn into
the fight for civil rights. But a hurricane barreling toward the
coast changes everything, bringing Ruba and her family a measure
of justice and a new acceptance.
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School Is Not White!: A True Story of the Civil Rights Movement
Contributor(s): Rappaport, Doreen (Author), James, Curtis (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0786818387 EAN: 9780786818389
Publisher: Jump at the Sun
US SRP: $ 16.99 US
Binding: Hardcover
Pub Date: August 2005
Annotation: Gorgeously illustrated and told, this is the true story
of what occurred in a small Mississippi town in the 1960s when a
family of sharecroppers wanted their eight children to have an equal
opportunity for a good education and sent them to the "all-white"
schools. Full color.
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 Water
Beds: Sleeping in the Ocean
Contributor(s): Karwoski, Gail Langer (Author), McLennan, Connie
(Illustrator)
ISBN: 0976494310 EAN: 9780976494317
Publisher: Sylvan Dell Publishing
US SRP: $ 15.95 US
Binding: Hardcover
Pub Date: September 2005
Publisher Marketing: Water Beds: Sleeping in the Ocean is a soothing
bedtime story that answers the question of how marine mammals -
animals that breathe air manage to sleep in the ocean. Youngsters
meet ten marine mammals, including sea otters, bottlenose dolphins,
manatees, harbor seals, humpback whales and walruses, and learn
about each animal's unique sleeping habits. Although the brief portraits
are based on up-to-date scientific research, author Gail Langer
Karwoski weaves the facts into simple, poetic language. Connie McLennan's
rich oil paintings capture the ocean's habitats and its appealing
creatures. The story invites children to drift into peaceful sleep
on the gentle waves of imagination. An educational supplement in
the back of the book includes teaching trivia about marine mammals,
their sleep habits, and how they have adapted to their watery environment,
and make-your-own marine mammal craft using various animal adaptations.
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