Nelson, Vaunda Micheaux

The school in Mayfield Crossing is closed and the studentsare sent to the larger Parkview school where the African-Americans students encounter racism for the first time; however, they all stick together and find that baseball just might be the thing that brings them all together.

Tells the story of a young girl's dramatic escape from slavery via the Underground Railroad, from the perspective of her beloved rag doll.

Tells the story of Lewis Michaux who built a bookstore in Harlem despite widespread opposition.

When the school in Mayfield Crossing is closed, the students are sent to larger schools, where the black children encounter racial prejudice for the first time. Only baseball seems a possibility for drawing people together.

Following the death of her father, a twelve-year-old girl takes a summer job instead of going to camp with a friend as planned.

Following the death of her father, a twelve-year-old girl takes a summer job instead of going to camp with a friend as planned.

In 1961 the children of Mayfield are concerned with air-raid drills and fallout shelters, but the civil rights movement becomes real when a neighbor joins the Freedom Riders.

Three stories in which a little boy does everything fast, from brushing his teeth to making friends to running races.

A loving grandchild describes what it is like when Gramma becomes increasingly confused and forgetful, to the point that she can no longer take care of herself.

An illustrated biography of Bass Reeves, a former slave who was recruited as a deputy United States marshal, based on his ability to communicate with the Native Americans in the area that was to become Oklahoma.