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Abraham Lincoln & Frederick Douglass: The Story Behind an American Friendship

Abraham Lincoln & Frederick Douglass: The Story Behind an American Friendship

by Russell Freedman

Publisher: Clarion, 2012
Pages: 119
ISBN: 9780547385624

CCBC Age Recommendation: Age 12 and older

CCBC Location: Non-Fiction, 973 Freedman

Ain't Nothing But a Man: My Quest to Find the Real John Henry

Ain't Nothing But a Man: My Quest to Find the Real John Henry

by Scott Reynolds Nelson, Marc Aronson

Publisher: National Geographic, 2008
Pages: 64
ISBN: 9781426300004

CCBC Age Recommendation: Age 11 and older

CCBC Location: Non-Fiction, 973 Nelson

Amber & Clay

Amber & Clay

by Laura Amy Schlitz
Illustrated by Julia Iredale

Publisher: Candlewick, 2021
Pages: 532
ISBN: 9781536201222

CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 10-14

CCBC Location: Fiction, Schlitz

The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party

The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party

by M. T. Anderson

Publisher: Candlewick, 2006
Pages: 591
ISBN: 0763624020

CCBC Age Recommendation: Age 15 and older

CCBC Location: Fiction, Anderson

Before She Was Harriet

Before She Was Harriet

by Lesa Cline-Ransome
Illustrated by James E. Ransome

Publisher: Holiday House, 2017
Pages: 32
ISBN: 9780823420476

CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 6-9

CCBC Location: Non-Fiction, 973 Cline-Ransome

The Bell Rang

The Bell Rang

by James E. Ransome
Illustrated by James E. Ransome

Publishers: Atheneum, Caitlyn Dlouhy Books, 2019
Pages: 32
ISBN: 9781442421134

CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 7-10

CCBC Location: Picture Book, Ransome

The Bitter Side of Sweet

The Bitter Side of Sweet

by Tara Sullivan

Publisher: Putnam, 2016
Pages: 299
ISBN: 9780399173073

CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 10-14

CCBC Location: Fiction, Sullivan

Box: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom

Box: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom

by Carole Boston Weatherford
Illustrated by Michele Wood

Publisher: Candlewick, 2020
Pages: 56
ISBN: 9780763691561

CCBC Age Recommendation: Age 10 and older

CCBC Location: Non-Fiction, 306 Weatherford

Boys without Names

Boys without Names

by Kashmira Sheth

Publishers: Balzer + Bray, HarperCollins, 2010
Pages: 320
ISBN: 9780061857607

CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 9-13

CCBC Location: Fiction, Sheth

Brave Music of a Distant Drum

Brave Music of a Distant Drum

by Manu Herbstein

Publisher: Red Deer, 2012
Pages: 175
ISBN: 9780889954700

CCBC Age Recommendation: Age 16 and older

CCBC Location: Fiction, Herbstein