Denise Lewis Patrick
Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Melody is excited to sing her first solo and gleans inspiration from her brother's love of Motown and the words of Martin Luther King, Jr., but it soon becomes clear that things in the country are not fair for African Americans like her.
Author
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2003.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Relates an incident from the childhood of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., when his best friend's father said they could no longer play together because "colored and white can't mix!"
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"What if you lived in a different time and place? What would you wear? What would you eat? How would your daily life be different? This book answers all of kids' most important questions about the battle between the states"--Back cover.
Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
In 1964, ten-year-old African American singer Melody Ellison decides to fix up her Detroit neighborhood playground and plant a garden, but when her friends put her in charge, Melody finds out just how hard it can be to lead.