OVERDRIVE - Black History Month - Grades 4-5 Cover Title Author Synopsis Lexile The Book Itch: Nelson, Vaunda Includes bibliographical references. 630 freedom, truth, & Micheaux Relates the story of the National Memorial Harlem’s greatest African Bookstore, founded in Harlem by bookstore Louis Michaux in 1939, as seen from the perspective of Louis Michaux Jr., who met famous men like Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X while helping there. One Crazy Summer Williams-Garcia, In the summer of 1968, after traveling 750 Rita from Brooklyn to Oakland, California, to spend a month with the mother they barely know, eleven-year-old Delphine and her two younger sisters arrive to a cold welcome as they discover that their mother, a dedicated poet and printer, is resentful of the intrusion of their visit and wants them to attend a nearby Black Panther summer camp. (Book 1) P.S. Bee Eleven Williams-Garcia, After spending the summer of 1968 with 770 Rita their mother and the Black Panthers, Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern return home to Brooklyn with a new feeling of independence, but they discover their father has a new girlfriend, Uncle Darnell has come home from Vietnam a changed man, and Big Ma still expects Delphine to take care of everything. Feeling overwhelmed, Delphine writes to her mother, who reminds her to enjoy being eleven and not grow up too fast. (Book 2) Gone Crazy in Alabama Williams-Garcia, "Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern are off to 740 Rita Alabama to visit their grandmother, Big Ma, and her mother, Ma Charles. Across the way lives Ma Charles's half-sister, Miss Trotter. The two half-sisters haven't spoken in years. As Delphine hears about her family history, she uncovers the surprising truth that's been keeping the sisters apart. But when tragedy strikes, Delphine discovers that the bonds of family run deeper than she ever knew Each of the following titles are available on the GRPS Digital Overdrive Library at http://www.grps.lib.overdrive.com or by downloading the Overdrive App Login is school username and password OVERDRIVE - Black History Month - Grades 4-5 possible" (Book3) What Color is my Abdul-Jabbar, While twins Ella and Herbie help the 880 World?: the lost history Kareem handyman Mr. Midal work on their new of African home, he tells them about such inventors as Granville Woods, Dr. Henry T. Sampson, and James West, giving them a new view of their heritage as African- Americans. Sweet Clara and the Hopkinson, Deborah A young slave stitches a quilt with a map 680 Freedom Quilt pattern which guides her to freedom in the North. Glory Be Scattergood, Gloriana faces her twelfth birthday in 680 Augusta 1964 and struggles with the changes she sees happening around her, but while she struggles to understand the shift in her relationships with her sister--who is about to enter high school--and her best friend, Frankie, Gloriana witnesses tempers rise in a debate over a segregated public pool. Lunch-Box Dream Abbott, Tony Told from multiple points of view, a white 800 family on a 1959 road trip between Ohio and Florida, visiting Civil War battlefields along the way, crosses paths with a black family near Atlanta, where one of their children has gone missing. The Lions of Little Rock Levine, Kristin Twelve-year-old Marlee develops a strong 630 friendship with Liz, the new girl in school, but when Liz suddenly stops attending school and Marlee hears a rumor that her friend is actually an African American girl passing herself off as white, the two young girls must decide whether their friendship is worth taking on integration and the dangers it could bring to their families. Ruth and the Green Ramsey, Calvin A. When Ruth and her parents take a motor 810 Book trip from Chicago to Alabama to visit her grandma, they rely on a pamphlet called "The Negro Motorist Green Book" to find places that will serve them. Includes facts Each of the following titles are available on the GRPS Digital Overdrive Library at http://www.grps.lib.overdrive.com or by downloading the Overdrive App Login is school username and password OVERDRIVE - Black History Month - Grades 4-5 about "The Green Book." Elijah of Buxton Curtis, Christopher Eleven-year-old Elijah Freeman, the first 1070 Paul free-born child in Buxton, Canada--a haven for slaves fleeing the American South in 1859--uses his wits and skills to try to bring to justice the lying preacher who has stolen money that was to be used to buy a family's freedom. Chains Anderson, Laurie "Seeds of America." After being sold to a 780 Halse cruel couple in New York City, a slave named Isabel spies for the rebels during the Revolutionary War. Forge Anderson, Laurie Sequel to: Chains;Includes bibliographical 820 Halse references. Curzon, having matured from boy to man over the course of the winter with the army at Valley Forge, worries that someone will learn he is a runaway slave passing for free, and tries to figure out the meaning of his friendship with Isabel. When the Beat was Hill, Laban Carrick A biography of Dj Kool Herc, discussing his 910 Born: DJ Kool Herc and childhood in Jamaica and New York, and the creation of hip hop his career as a hip hop DJ. Bad News for Outlaws: Nelson, Vaunda An illustrated biography of Bass Reeves, a 860 the remarkable life of Micheaux former slave who was recruited as a Bass Reeves, deputy deputy United States marshal, based on U.S. marshal his ability to communicate with the Native Americans in the area that was to become Oklahoma. Josephine: the dazzling Powell, Patricia Josephine Baker (a dancer, singer, and 790 life of Josephine Baker Hruby actress who was also devoted to fighting racism in the United States). It Jes’ Happened: when Tate, don A biography of Bill Traylor, a former slave 830 bill Traylor started to who began to draw pictures--based on his draw recollections of rural and urban life--at Each of the following titles are available on the GRPS Digital Overdrive Library at http://www.grps.lib.overdrive.com or by downloading the Overdrive App Login is school username and password OVERDRIVE - Black History Month - Grades 4-5 the age of 83. The Toothpaste Merrill, Jean "Bank Street." Kate MacKinstrey explains 820 Millionaire how her friend went from being a poor sixth-grader to an eighth-grade millionaire by making a cheaper, better toothpaste--with her help. Heart and Soul: the Nelson, Kadir Examines the history of the United States, 1050 story of American and focusing on events that influenced African Americans African-Americans and how they advanced liberty and justice in America. Bird in a Box Pinkney, Andrea In 1936, three children meet at the 670 Davis Mercy Home for Negro Orphans in New York State, and while not all three are orphans, they are all dealing with grief and loss which together, along with the help of a sympathetic staff member and the boxing matches of Joe Louis, they manage to overcome. Includes author's notes. Bud, Not Buddy Curtis, Christopher Ten-year-old Bud, a motherless boy living 950 Paul 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. Who is Barack Obama? Edwards, Roberta An illustrated biography of Barack Obama 740 that discusses his parents, childhood, education, work in Chicago, accomplishments throughout his political career, as well as his victorious 2008 presidential campaign against Senator John McCain. Each of the following titles are available on the GRPS Digital Overdrive Library at http://www.grps.lib.overdrive.com or by downloading the Overdrive App Login is school username and password OVERDRIVE - Black History Month - Grades 4-5 Courage Has No Color: Stone, Tanya Lee Tells the story of America's first black 1090 the true story of the paratroopers during World War II. Triple Nickles: America’s first black paratroopers I Have a Dream King, Martin Luther Presents illustrations and the text of the 1030 speech given by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on August 28, 1963, at the Lincoln Memorial, in which he described his visionary dream of equality and brotherhood for humankind. 'Includes a CD with official recording of the speech. All God’s Children Need Angelou, Maya Relates the author's personal narrative of N/A Traveling Shoes the time she spent in Ghana with other Black American expatriates. The Blossoming Woods, Brenda Coretta Scott King Honor winner Brenda 670 Universe of Violet Woods' moving, uplifting story of a girl Diamond finally meeting the African American side of her family explores racism and how it feels to be biracial, and celebrates families of all kinds. Ghetto Cowboy Neri, Greg "Twelve-year-old Cole's behavior causes 660 his mother to drive him from Detroit to Philadelphia to live with a father he has never known, but who soon has Cole involved with a group of African-American "cowboys" who rescue horses and use them to steer youths away from drugs and gangs" Each of the following titles are available on the GRPS Digital Overdrive Library at http://www.grps.lib.overdrive.com or by downloading the Overdrive App Login is school username and password OVERDRIVE - Black History Month - Grades 4-5 Crystal Myers, Walter Dean Fifteen-year-old Crystal has difficulty 610 trying to reconcile her personal and school life with the sexy, sophisticated persona her career as a quickly advancing high-fashion model has forced upon her.