Pauletta Brown Bracy
15 Articles
Last 30 days
Last 6 months
Last 12 months
Last 24 months
Specific Dates
From:
To:
Review of Shirley Chisholm Dared: The Story of the First Black Woman in Congress
Shirley Chisholm Dared: The Story of the First Black Woman in Congress by Alicia D. Williams; illus. by April Harrison Primary Schwartz/Random 48 pp. g 6/21 978-0-593-12368-3 $17.99 Library ed. 978-0-593-12369-0 $20.99 e-book ed. 978-0-593-12370-6 $10.99 Williams (Genesis Begins Again, rev. 1/19; Jump at the Sun, rev. 3/21) and Harrison...
Review of A Day for Rememberin’: Inspired by the True Events of the First Memorial Day
A Day for Rememberin’: Inspired by the True Events of the First Memorial Day by Leah Henderson; illus. by Floyd Cooper Primary, Intermediate Abrams 40 pp. g 5/21 978-1-4197-3630-8 $18.99 e-book ed. 978-1-68335-560-1 $15.54 Through the eyes of a formerly enslaved ten-year-old boy, Henderson recounts the story of what some...
Review of A Sitting in St. James
A Sitting in St. James by Rita Williams-Garcia High School Quill Tree/HarperCollins 480 pp. g 5/21 978-0-06-236729-7 $17.99 e-book ed. 978-0-06-236732-7 $10.99 Williams-Garcia, whose YA titles include the 1995 classic Like Sisters on the Homefront and Jumped (rev. 3/09), offers an unusual angle on the subject of slavery with this...
Review of Legacy: Women Poets of the Harlem Renaissance
Legacy: Women Poets of the Harlem Renaissance by Nikki Grimes; illus. by various artists Intermediate, Middle School, High School Bloomsbury 144 pp. g 1/21 978-1-68119-944-3 $18.99 e-book ed. 978-1-68119-945-0 $13.29 Grimes returns to the Harlem Renaissance (One Last Word, rev. 3/17) to showcase the works of some female poets whose...
Review of Northbound: A Train Ride Out of Segregation
Northbound: A Train Ride Out of Segregation by Michael S. Bandy and Eric Stein; illus. by James E. Ransome Primary Candlewick 40 pp. g 10/20 978-0-7636-9650-4 $17.99 In this picture book set in the 1960s (and inspired by the author’s childhood memories), Michael and his granddaddy are fascinated by the...
Review of William Still and His Freedom Stories: The Father of the Underground Railroad
William Still and His Freedom Stories: The Father of the Underground Railroad by Don Tate; illus. by the author Primary, Intermediate Peachtree 40 pp. g 11/20 978-1-56145-935-3 $18.99 e-book ed. 978-1-68263-277-2 $8.99 Tate introduces readers to the African American abolitionist known as the Father of the Underground Railroad in this...
Review of The Talk: Conversations About Race, Love & Truth
The Talk: Conversations About Race, Love & Truth edited by Wade Hudson and Cheryl Willis Hudson Intermediate, Middle School Crown 128 pp. g 8/20 978-0-593-12161-0 $18.99 Library ed. 978-0-593-12162-7 $21.99 e-book ed. 978-0-593-12163-4 $9.99 In the African American community, parents and caregivers engage their children in conversations aimed at helping...
Review of Freedom Bird
Freedom Bird by Jerdine Nolen; illus. by James E. Ransome Primary Wiseman/Simon 32 pp. 1/20 978-0-689-87167-2 $17.99 e-book ed. 978-1-4814-0222-4 $10.99 Nolen presents an original story about flight and freedom — the former an enduring motif, the latter a recurrent theme, in African American folklore. Millicent and John worked alongside...
Review of King and the Dragonflies
King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender Intermediate, Middle School Scholastic 263 pp. g 2/20 978-1-338-12933-5 $17.99 e-book ed. 978-1-338-12935-9 $10.99 In their second middle-grade novel (Hurricane Child, rev. 5/18), set in contemporary small-town Louisiana, Callender masterfully balances resonant themes of grief, love, family, friendship, racism, sexuality, and coming-of-age. Twelve-year-old...
ALREADY A SUBSCRIBER? LOG IN
We are currently offering this content for free. Sign up now to activate your personal profile, where you can save articles for future viewing.
ALREADY A SUBSCRIBER? LOG IN
Thank you for visiting.
We’ve noticed you are using a private browser. To continue, please log in or create an account.
