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Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
342 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Leap years are a strange, enchanted time. And for some, even a single February can be life-changing. Ricki Wilde has many talents, but being a Wilde isn't one of them. As the impulsive, artistic daughter of a powerful Atlanta dynasty, she's the opposite of her famous socialite sisters. Where they're long-stemmed roses, she's a dandelion: an adorable bloom that's actually a weed, born to float wherever the wind blows. In her bones, Ricki knows that...
Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
91 pages : color illustrations, 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Claudie Wells is growing up in 1920s Harlem and is in awe of the artists all around her. Her father is a talented baker, her mother is a reporter for a renowned newspaper, and her boardinghouse mates include a jazz singer, cornet player, and painter. Claudie dreams of having a special talent all her own but struggles to find her calling. When an eviction notice threatens her beloved home, Claudie takes a risk to pursue an idea that just might turn...
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
xii, 932 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"A tiny, fastidiously dressed man emerged from Black Philadelphia around the turn of the century to mentor a generation of young artists including Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, and Jacob Lawrence and call them the New Negro--the creative African Americans whose art, literature, music, and drama would inspire Black people to greatness. In The New Negro : The Life of Alain Locke, Jeffrey C. Stewart offers the definitive biography of the father...
Author
Series
Harlem renaissance mystery volume 1
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
317 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The start of an exciting new historical mystery series set during the Harlem Renaissance from debut author Nekesa Afia. Harlem, 1926. Young black women like Louise Lloyd are ending up dead. Following a harrowing kidnapping ordeal when she was in her teens, Louise is doing everything she can to maintain a normal life. She's succeeding, too. She spends her days working at Maggie's Cafae and her nights at the Zodiac, Harlem's hottest speakeasy. Louise's...
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