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84) Endangered
Author
Series
Ape quartet volume 1
Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 12
Description
Sophie is not happy to be back in the Congo for the summer, but when she rescues an abused baby bonobo she becomes more involved in her mother's sanctuary--and when fighting breaks out and the sanctuary is attacked, it is up to Sophie to rescue the apes and somehow survive in the jungle.
85) The color line
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
"Inspired by true events, this gorgeous, haunting novel intertwines the lives of two Black female artists more than a century apart, both outsiders in Italy. It was the middle of the nineteenth century when Lafanu Brown audaciously decided to become an artist. In the wake of the American Civil War, life was especially tough for Black women, but she didn't let that stop her. The daughter of a Chippewa woman and an African-Haitian man, Lafanu had the...
87) Chanda's wars
Author
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 9
Description
Chandra Kabelo, a teenaged African girl, must save her younger siblings after they are kidnapped and forced to serve as child soldiers in General Mandiki's rebel army.
Author
Series
Jamela books volume 2
Pub. Date
2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Jamela is responsible for fattening up the chicken intended for Christmas dinner, but instead she gives it a name and makes it her friend.
93) Leon and Bob
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Leon and his imaginary friend Bob do everything together until a new boy moves in next door.
96) Birthday
Author
Pub. Date
1997,c1972
Description
A child celebrates his eighth birthday with all the people of a fantasied African community.
97) Africa Dream
Author
Pub. Date
1992,c1977
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Appears on list
Description
A black child's dreams are filled with the images of the people and places of Africa.
99) Once upon a time
Author
Pub. Date
2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Sarie struggles when she reads aloud in class in her South African school, but then she and her friend Auntie Anna find a book about Cinderella in Auntie Anna's old car and begin to read together.