Vanessa Brantley-Newton
2) Just like me
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"A collection of poetry filled with engaging mini-stories about girls of all kinds"--adapted from penguinrandomhouse.com.
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"Nine-year-old Audrey Faye Hendricks intended to go places and do things like anybody else. So when she heard grown-ups talk about wiping out Birmingham's segregation laws, she spoke up. As she listened to the preacher's words, smooth as glass, she sat up tall. And when she heard the plan--picket those white stores! March to protest those unfair laws! Fill the jails!--she stepped right up and said, I'll do it! She was going to j-a-a-il!"--Amazon.com....
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Harriet Powers learned to sew and quilt as a young slave girl on a Georgia plantation. She lived through the Civil War and Reconstruction, and eventually owned a cotton farm with her family, all the while relying on her skills with the needle to clothe and feed her children. Later she began making pictorial quilts, using each square to illustrate Bible stories and local legends. She exhibited her quilts at local cotton fairs, and though she never...
10) Nesting dolls
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A little girl struggling to find her place within her family is shown how special she is through a set of nesting dolls.
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Early Sunday Morning follows June, Mommy, Daddy, and brother Troy through their weekend routine as June prepares for a special performance leading the children's choir at church on Sunday morning. Readers spend the weekend with June as she collects helpful pieces of advice on how to be less nervous about her big solo. Along the way, she visits the barbershop with Mommy and Troy, gets her hair done by Mommy, receives a special dress from her aunt,...
16) Ruby's new home
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When Jordan, Justin, and Jade get a new dog, they must learn to share the work of caring for her, as well as her love.
17) Dancing queen
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"When the student council decides to host a dance as their next fundraiser, Jada feels nervous and queasy. She's excited to give back, but she can't dance! Still, she's determined to help the cause and show she cares. She practices her moves, gets help from friends, and even does research at the library to prepare--but will it be enough to help her create change in her community?"--
18) Drum city
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A young boy begins banging on pots and pans in his front yard, enticing other children to join him, and before long the entire city is feeling the beat.