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81) Trace
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"An African-American middle schooler who has recently lost both his parents sees a ghost wearing old-fashioned clothing in the basement of the New York Public Library"--
83) Dear Martin
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Writing letters to the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., seventeen-year-old college-bound Justyce McAllister struggles to face the reality of race relations today and how they are shaping him.
85) Bad hair day
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"Gabby McGee is a 12-year-old girl trying to shed her bad hair, her parents' strict rules, and her insecurities--all at the same time. If only she could change her hair from nappy, kinky, and unruly to straight, long, and flowing, she could finally fit in. But she soon learns that going behind her mother's back to get a chemical hair relaxer isn't the way to do it"--Amazon.com.
87) River runs deep
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Twelve-year-old Elias is sent to Mammoth Cave in Kentucky to fight a case of consumption--and ends up fighting for the lives of a secret community of escaped slaves traveling along the Underground Railroad.
88) One big open sky
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"In the 1870s, a Black family undertakes a perilous wagon journey westward for a tenuous shot at freedom in Nebraska"--
91) I want to be
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After some thought a young girl describes in poetic terms the kind of person she wants to be.
93) Metal man
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One hot summer day, a man who makes sculpture out of junk helps a boy create what he sees in his mind's eye.
94) Soul food Sunday
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Granny teaches her young grandson how to cook the family meal, in this celebration of food, traditions, and gathering together at the table. Includes recipe for baked macaroni and cheese.
98) Amazing Grace
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Although several classmates say that she cannot play Peter Pan in the school play because she is a girl and black, Grace discovers that she can do anything she sets her mind to do.
99) Bluish
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Ten-year-old Dreenie feels both intrigued and frightened when she thinks about the girl nicknamed Bluish, whose leukemia is making her pale and causing her to use a wheelchair.
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