Nancy Paulsen Books
The Day Madear Voted
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In 1969 Louisiana, Madear votes for the first time. Previously, Jim Crow laws prevented Black citizens from voting through poll taxes, reading tests, and ...Read Review
Across So Many Seas
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A song, a faith, and an instrument unite four young girls across centuries and continents in Ruth Behar’s tale of the mass ...Read Review
We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963
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A moving story about a courageous event in the Civil Rights movement that involved thousands of children, pre-teens, and teenagers in Birmingham, Alabama, ...Read Review
When Winter Robeson Came
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Los Angeles, 1965. Eden Coal is a young teenage African American girl who loves to play the piano and create her own compositions. She ...Read Review
Letters from Cuba
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In 1937, life is becoming more and more difficult for Polish Jews. Eleven, nearly twelve, year-old Esther boards a steamship to join her father ...Read Review
The Unsung Hero of Birdsong, USA
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This middle-grade novel introduces us to a town where everyone seems to get along, while racial inequality bubbles beneath the surface. The setting ...Read Review
