Julius Lester

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1) Cupid: a tale of love and desire

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IL: MG+ - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 8

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Cupid, the spoiled and mischievous god of love, is attracted to and marries the beautiful mortal, Psyche, and both learn many lessons about the nature of love.

2) To be a slave

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A compilation, selected from various sources and arranged chronologically, of the reminiscences of slaves and ex-slaves about their experiences from the leaving of Africa through the Civil War and into the early twentieth century.

3) Day of tears: a novel in dialogue / (Cd-Book)

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Emma has taken care of the Butler children since Sarah and Frances's mother, Fanny, left. Emma wants to raise the girls to have good hearts, as a rift over slavery has ripped the Butler household apart. Now, to pay off debts, Pierce Butler wants to cash in his slave "assets", possibly including Emma.

4) John Henry

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IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1

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Retells the life of the legendary African American hero who raced against a steam drill to cut through a mountain.