Virginia Hamilton
5) Cousins
Author
Pub. Date
1990
Language
English
Description
Concerned that her grandmother may die, Cammy is unprepared for the accidental death of another relative.
6) Zeely
Author
Pub. Date
1993
Language
English
Description
Geeder's summer at her uncle's farm is made special because of her friendship with a very tall, composed woman who raises hogs and who closely resembles the magazine photograph of a Watutsi queen.
Author
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
In this retelling of a folktale, a group of slaves, unable to bear their sadness and starvation any longer, calls upon the African magic that allows them to fly away. "The well-known author retells 24 black American folk tales in sure storytelling voice: animal tales, supernatural tales, fanciful and cautionary tales, and slave tales of freedom. All are beautifully readable. With the added attraction of 40 wonderfully expressive paintings by the Dillons,...
11) Bluish: a novel
Author
Pub. Date
[1999].
Language
English
Description
Ten-year-old Dreenie feels both intrigued and frightened when she thinks about the girl nicknamed Bluish, whose leukemia is making her pale and causing her to use a wheelchair.