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Author
Series
Arabus family saga volume 1
Publisher
Dell
Pub. Date
1987, c1983
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
A free thirteen-year-old black girl in Connecticut is caught up in the horror of the Revolutionary War and the danger of being returned to slavery when her patriot father is killed by the British and her mother disappears.
Author
Series
Arabus family saga volume 2
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
c1981
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
In 1787 a fourteen-year-old slave, anxious to buy freedom for himself and his mother, escapes from his dishonest master and tries to find help in cashing the solidier's notes received by his father for fighting in the Revolution.
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Presents a biography and examines some of the legends surrounding the famous jazz musician and entertainer, who learned to play the cornet in the Waif's home in New Orleans, escaping poverty and going on to have a recording of "Hello Dolly" top the Beatles on the charts.
15) Duke Ellington
Author
Series
Publisher
Collier Books
Pub. Date
1993, c1991
Language
English
Description
Traces the life of the internationally acclaimed musician and composer who helped popularize jazz music.