Showing 1–3 of 3 titles

• Genre: Biography
• Genre: Historical Fiction
• List: Notable Children's Books

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  Becoming Muhammad Ali

  By James Patterson (Author), Kwame Alexander (Author), Dawud Anyabwile (Illustrator)

  In alternating verse and prose narratives, Cassius Clay and his friend Lucky create a portrait of the confident child determined to become a boxing champion during the Jim Crow era. 

  • Fiction, Biography, Historical Fiction
  • Notable Children's Books 2021
  • Middle
  • ISBN: 9780316498166
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  The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth, & Harlem's Greatest Bookstore

  By Vaunda Micheaux Nelson, R. Gregory Christie (Illustrator)

  Lewis Michaux Jr.takes readers through the National Memorial African Bookstore in Harlem. This one-of-a-kind store offered a place for African Americans to read, learn, and debate ideas for over 40 years.

  • Fiction, Biography, Historical Fiction, African American
  • Notable Children's Books 2016
  • Younger
  • ISBN: 9780761339434
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  Letters from Cuba

  By Ruth Behar

  In a series of letters, young Jewish refugee Esther describes life in 1930s Cuba as she helps her father earn money by sewing dresses so their family can join them and escape persecution in Poland.

  • Fiction, Biography, Historical Fiction
  • Notable Children's Books 2021
  • Middle
  • ISBN: 9780525516477