Great African-American，Fiction for Children,Grades 3-6(转）
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Great African-American，Fiction for Children,Grades 3-6
Great African-American
Fiction for Children,
Grades 3-6
Anthony's Big Surprise by Wade Hudson
Believing his father to be dead, Anthony is satisfied with his single parent until someone
sends him expensive gifts, forcing Anthony to confront the father he has never known and his
mother's reasons for lying, while Naimah and his other friends face racial polarization at
school. (89 pages)
The Day I Was Rich by Bill Cosby
While playing stick-can hockey with his friends, Little Bill discovers what he thinks is a diamond
and they all start imagining what it will be like to be rich. (36 pages)
The Birthday Storm (Sassy Series) by Sharon M. Draper
While in Florida to celebrate her Grammy's birthday, nine-and-a-half-year-old Sassy worries
that an approaching hurricane will ruin not only the party, but a nest of sea turtle eggs, as
well. Includes facts about hurricanes and sea turtles. (144 pages)
Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
Ten-year-old Bud, a motherless boy living in Flint, Michigan, during the Great Depression,
escapes a bad foster home and sets out in search of the man he believes to be his father--
the renowned bandleader, H.E. Calloway of Grand Rapids. (245 pages)
The Case of the Missing Ankh (Kid Caramel, Private Investigator) by Dwayne J. Ferguson
When the Crystal Ankh, a priceless African relic, is stolen during the reception celebrating the
opening of its exhibition at the museum, "Kid Caramel" Parks, an aspiring detective, thinks he
knows a way to help the police catch the thief. (59 pages)
The Broken Bike Boy and the Queen of 33rd Street by Sharon G. Flake
Ten-year-old Queen, a spoiled and conceited African American girl who is disliked by most
of her classmates, learns a lesson about friendship from an unlikely "knight in shining
armor." (144 pages)
Color Me Dark: The Diary of Nellie Lee Love, The Great Migration North (Dear America)
by Pat McKissack
Eleven-year-old Nellie Lee Love records in her diary the events of 1919, when her family
moves from Tennessee to Chicago, hoping to leave the racism and hatred of the South be
hind. (218 pages)
Drylongso by Virginia Hamilton
As a great wall of dust moves across their drought-stricken farm, a family's distress is relieved
by a young man called Drylongso, who literally blows into their lives with the storm.
(54 pages)
Fast Sam, Cool Clyde, and Stuff by Walter Dean Myers
New to 116th Street in New York, a young boy soon makes friends and begins a year of
unusual experiences. (190 pages)
Gloria’s Way by Ann Cameron
Gloria shares special times with her mother and father and with her friends Julian, Huey,
and Latisha. (96 pages)
The House of Dies Drear by Virginia Hamilton
An African-American family of five moves into an enormous house once used as a hiding
place for runaway slaves. Mysterious sounds and events as well as the discovery of secret
passageways make the family believe they are in grave danger. (246 pages)
How to Fish for Trouble (Willimena Rules!) by Valerie Wilson Wesley
When Willimena's cousin Teddy comes for a visit, her dad plans lots of activities for
everyone to share, but Willimena grows resentful of all the attention Teddy receives,
and decides to turn the tables on the situation. (89 pages)
Hush by Jacqueline Woodson
Twelve-year-old Toswiah finds her life changed when her family enters the witness protection
program. (180 pages)
Jackson Jones and the Curse of the Outlaw Rose (Jackson Jones series)
by Mary Quattlebaum
When Jackson and Reuben take a rose cutting from a graveyard for Mr. Kerring, events
make them believe it is cursed and will continue to threaten anyone in its vicinity until it
is returned. (100 pages)
The Journal of Biddy Owens:The Negro Leagues by Walter Dean Myers
Teenager Biddy Owens' 1948 journal about working for the Birmingham Black Barons
includes the games and the players, racism the team faces from New Orleans to Chicago,
and his family's resistance to his becoming a professional baseball player. (139
pages)
Justin and the Best Biscuits in the World by Mildred Pitts Walter
Suffering in a family full of females, ten-year-old Justin feels that cleaning and keeping
house are women's work until he spends time on his beloved grandfather's ranch.
(122 pages)
Keena Ford and the Field Trip Mix-Up by Melissa Thomson
Keena and her second-grade class go on a field trip to the United States Capitol where
they meet a congressman and Keena makes a big impression, which she documents in
her new journal. (101 pages)
Little Sister Is Not My Name (Sassy series) by Sharon M. Draper
Fashion-savy Sassy does not like being the smallest student in her fourth-grade
class, until a family emergency calls for a pint-sized hero. (112 pages)
Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel by Nikki Grimes
Spunky third-grader Dyamonde Daniel misses her old neighborhood, but when she
befriends a boy named Free, another new student at school, she finally starts to feel
at home. (74 pages)
Meet Addy :An American Girl by Connie Porter
In 1864, after her father and brother are sold to another owner, nine-year-old Addy
Walker and her mother escape from their cruel life as slaves in North Carolina to freedom
in Philadelphia. (69 pages)
Mr. Chickee's Funny Money by Christopher Paul Curtis
Flint Future Detective Club members Steven Carter, his friend Russell, and Russell's
huge dog Zoopy solve the mystery of a quadrillion-dollar bill with the image of James
Brown on it. (151 pages)
Out of Bounds (Hey L'il D! series) by Bob Lanier
After his grouchy neighbor makes repeated requests to be left alone, L'il Dobber's
basketball accidentally lands in his yard, leaving the kids wondering how they will
ever get the ball back. (69 pages)
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor
An African-American family living in Mississippi during the Depression of the 1930s is
faced with prejudice and discrimination which its children do not understand.
(276 pages)
Run Away Home by Patricia C. McKissack
In 1886 in Alabama, an eleven-year-old African American girl and her family befriend
and give refuge to a runaway Apache boy. (128 pages)
The Secret of Gumbo Grove by Eleanora Tate
While helping restore the cemetery of the old Baptist church, eleven-year-old Raisin
solves the mystery surrounding the founding of her home town and gains pride in her
family's past. (199 pages)
Satchmo's Blues by Alan Schroeder
A fictional recreation of the youth of trumpeter Louis Armstrong in New Orleans.
(32 pages)
Silent Thunder Andrea Davis Pinkney
In 1862 eleven-year-old Summer and her thirteen-year-old brother Rosco take turns describing
how life on the quiet Virginia plantation where they are slaves is affected by the
Civil War. (224 pages)
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Starring Grace (Puffin Chapters series) by Mary Hoffman
Grace and her friends have all sorts of adventures during their summer vacation--going to the
circus, taking an imaginary safari, making friends with an elderly neighbor, pretending to be
astronauts, and calling the paramedics when her grandmother has an accident.
(95 pages)
The Stories Huey Tells by Ann Cameron
Episodes in the life of Huey and his older brother Julian, which include bad dreams, mealtime
rules, cooking, and tracking animals. (102 pages)
The Stories Julian Tells by Ann Cameron
Relates episodes in seven-year-old Julian's life which include getting into trouble with his
younger brother Huey, planting a garden, what he did to try to grow taller, losing a tooth, and
finding a new friend. (71 pages)
Sugar Plum Ballerinas: Plum Fantastic by Whoopi Goldberg
Alex's ballet-crazy Mom enrolls her at the Nutcracker Ballet School. Even though Alex is a
terrible dancer, she is chosen for the starring role in the school recital. (151 pages)
Suitcase by Mildred Pitts Walter
Despite his love of drawing and his feelings of inadequacy as an athlete, sixth-grader Xander
"Suitcase" Bingham works to become a basketball and baseball player to win the approval of
his father. (107 pages)
Thank You, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by Eleanora E. Tate
The children of Gumbo Grove Elementary School discover the contributions of many famous
African-Americans during Black History Month. (237 pages)
The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis
The ordinary interactions and everyday routines of the Watsons, an African American family
living in Flint, Michigan, are drastically changed after they go to visit Grandma in Alabama
in the summer of 1963. (210 pages)
The Well: David's Story by Mildred D. Taylor
In Mississippi in the early 1900s ten-year-old David Logan's family generously shares their
well water with both white and black neighbors in an atmosphere of potential racial violence.
(92 pages)
Yolonda's Genius by Carol Fenner
After moving from Chicago to Grand River, Michigan, fifth grader Yolonda, big and strong for
her age, determines to prove that her younger brother is not a slow learner but a true musical
genius. (211 pages)
Created by T. Warner,
Richard B. Harrison Library,
10/09
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