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New York: Simon & Schuster, (1991.) . First thus- a trade paperback. . Fine in illustrated wrappers. . A young boy follows a trail on "Summertime Island" to the edge of the sea, through hollows filled with buttercups, blueberries and rabbits, to tide pools, sand dunes and crashing waves, a derelict boat half-buried in the sand and finally to fish cooking over a campfire - Although this is a universal story, the dedication refers to "the lures of Nantucket" and the award-winning a... more information

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New York: Putnam, (1995.) . Book club edition. . Fine in fine dust jacket. . The 2nd mystery by this African American writer featuring an unlikely couple - Joe and Dottie Loudermilk. Joe is a retired police detective and he and his wife have hit the road in their newly acquired Airstream, partly to get away from their five grown children, each of whom is, in a different way, a pain in the derriere. Fast, funny and irreverent. ... more information

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Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1966. . First edition. . Ex-library, in sturdy library binding, no dj. The usual library stamps, but otherwise a tight clean copy. . A book for older children that explains what happens in nature during autumn. Illustrated in color and black-and-white by Winifred Lubell. ... more information

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Chicago: Children's Press, 1974. . 3rd printing. . Ex-library, but only one stamp on front endpaper; otherwise very good in slightly faded, but sturdy, illustrated library binding. Uncommon. . An easy to read book, illustrated by Tom Dunnington. Although not referred to in the text, all of the characters are painted as African American: the two boys, the thief and the policeman. ... more information

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New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1971. . First printing. . Ex-library, in sturdy library binding, no dj. Overall near very good condition. . Uncommon title by this author, whose books often focus on the struggle for freedom. Biography for children of this African American who was called 'the most dangerous man in America' - newspaper publisher, labor organizer who obtained a contract for sleeping car porters, and tireless fighter against segregation and discrimination. Illustrated in duotones by... more information

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New York: Dodd, Mead, 1967. . First printing. . Ex-library, with stamps, missing front endpaper, but overall tight and clean condition in a very good dj. . Book written for children about heroic African Americans from Crispus Attucks to Martin Luther King. Illustrated with drawings by Ann Grifalconi. ... more information

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Boston: Little Brown, 1998. . First printing. . Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.) . The first book for children by this African American poet, a story of a young black girl who learns to find pride in her hair, even though it hurts sometimes when her mother combs it, illustrated with beautiful ful double-page watercolor paintings by Lewis. Bound in glossy illustrated boards. ... more information

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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997. . Large format trade paperback issue. . Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers (new.) . Herron's award-winning first book for children, and one which has caused a lot of continuing controversy . A charming story with vibrant cheerful illustrations by Joe Cepeda, this is based on her own experiences with her hair. Written in the traditional African American folk format of call and response, it is a story which can be read on many levels. It is a modern adaptation of ... more information

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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997. . Large format trade paperback issue. . Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers (new.) . Herron's award-winning first book for children, and one which has caused a lot of continuing controversy . A charming story with vibrant cheerful illustrations by Joe Cepeda, this is based on her own experiences with her hair. Written in the traditional African American folk format of call and response, it is a story which can be read on many levels. It is a modern adaptation of ... more information

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New York: Harcourt, Inc., (2007.) . First printing. . Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.) . Told in alternating voices, this novel by a Newbery Honor award writer, is a fast-paced, provocative, and funny book about 7th graders at a private school - one a white girl and the other a black boy (the only African American in the class) - who discover a secret that shakes them both to the core. SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. 216 pp. ... more information

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New York: Random House, 1991. . First printing. . Fine in a fine dustjacket. . The highly praised first book by the African American writer whose more recent children's book "Nappy Hair" has been the subject of much controversy. Dustjacket praise from Gloria Naylor, Carlos Fuentes, and Henry Gates. ... more information

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New York: Library of America. (1995.) . First printing. . Very good- in a near fine dust jacket (some spotting to edges of textblock) . Ribbon marker bound in. . From the dust jacket: "When she died in poverty and obscurity in 1960, all of Zora Neale Hurston's books were out of print. Today her groundbreaking works, suffused with the culture and traditions of African-Americans and the poetry of black speech, have won her recognition as one of the most significant African-American writers..... A... more information

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New York: Random House, 1991. . First printing. . NF/NF (rem line, crease on dj flap.) . The highly praised first book by the African American writer whose more recent children's book "Nappy Hair" has been the subject of much controversy. Dustjacket praise from Gloria Naylor, Carlos Fuentes, and Henry Gates. SIGNED by author on title page. ... more information

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New York: Random House, 1991. . First printing. . Fine in fine dust jacket. . The highly praised first book by the African American writer whose more recent children's book "Nappy Hair" has been the subject of much controversy. Dustjacket praise from Gloria Naylor, Carlos Fuentes, and Henry Gates. SIGNED by author on title page. ... more information

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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997. . First printing. . Fine in a fine dustjacket (as new, with an inconspicuous rem line on top edge.) . Herron's award-winning first book for children, and one which has caused a lot of continuing controversy . A charming story with vibrant cheerful illustrations by Joe Cepeda, this is based on her own experiences with her hair. Written in the traditional African American folk format of call and response, it is a story which can be read on many levels. It is a mo... more information

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