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Author : Walter Dean Myers
Publisher : Viking Juvenile
ISBN 13 : 9780670490622
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (96 download)
Download or read book Motown and Didi written by Walter Dean Myers and published by Viking Juvenile. This book was released on 1984 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Motown and Didi struggle to survive life in Harlem.
Author : Walter Dean Myers
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780758703842
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (38 download)
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Author : Walter Dean Myers
Publisher : Turtleback
ISBN 13 : 9780606036238
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (362 download)
Download or read book Motown and Didi written by Walter Dean Myers and published by Turtleback. This book was released on 1987-01-01 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Motown and Didi, two teenage loners in Harlem, become allies in a fight against Touchy, the drug dealer whose dope is destroying Didi's brother, and find themselves falling in love with each other.
Author : Denise M. Jordan
Publisher : Enslow Publishing, LLC
ISBN 13 : 0766039900
Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (66 download)
Download or read book Walter Dean Myers written by Denise M. Jordan and published by Enslow Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Read about Walter Dean Myer's life, his writing, and the awards he has received"--Provided by publisher.
Author : Gerald Posner
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 0307538621
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (75 download)
Download or read book Motown written by Gerald Posner and published by Random House. This book was released on 2009-04-02 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1959, twenty-nine-year-old Berry Gordy, who had already given up on his dream to be a champion boxer, borrowed eight hundred dollars from his family and started a record company. A run-down bungalow sandwiched between a funeral home and a beauty shop in a poor Detroit neighborhood served as his headquarters. The building’s entrance was adorned with a large sign that improbably boasted “Hitsville U.S.A.” The kitchen served as the control room, the garage became the two-track studio, the living room was reserved for bookkeeping, and sales were handled in the dining room. Soon word spread that any youngster with a streak of talent should visit the only record label that Detroit had seen in years. The company’s name was Motown. Motown cuts through decades of unsubstantiated rumors and speculation to tell the true behind-the-scenes narrative of America’s most exciting musical dynasty. It follows the company and its amazing roster of stars from the tumultuous growth years in Detroit, to the drama and intrigue of Hollywood in the 1970s, to resurgence in 2002. Set against the civil rights movement, the decay of America’s northern industrial cities, and the social upheaval of the 1960s, Motown is a tale of the incredible entrepreneurship of Berry Gordy. But it also features the moving stories of kids from Detroit’s inner-city projects who achieved remarkable success and then, in many cases, found themselves fighting the demons that so often come with stardom—drugs, jealousy, sexual indulgence, greed, and uncontrollable ambition. Motown features an extraordinary cast of characters, including Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson, and Stevie Wonder. They are presented as they lived and worked: a clan of friends, lovers, competitors, and sometimes vicious foes. Motown reveals how the hopes and dreams of each affected the lives of the others and illustrates why this singular story is a made-in-America Greek tragedy, the rise and fall of a supremely talented yet completely dysfunctional extended family. Based on numerous original interviews and extensive documentation, Motown benefits particularly from the thousands of pages of files crammed into the basement of downtown Detroit’s Wayne County Courthouse. Those court records provide the unofficial—and hitherto largely untold—history of Motown and its stars, since almost every relationship between departing singers, songwriters, producers, and the label ended up in litigation. From its peaks in the late 1960s and early 1970s, when Motown controlled the pop charts and its stars were sought after even by the Beatles, through the inexorable slide caused by their failure to handle their stardom, Motown is a riveting and troubling look inside a music label that provided the unofficial soundtrack to an entire generation.
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Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780547348896
Total Pages : 564 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (488 download)
Download or read book The Essential Guide to Children's Books and Their Creators written by and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Upon publication, Anita Silvey’s comprehensive survey of contemporary children’s literature, Children’s Books and Their Creators, garnered unanimous praise from librarians, educators, and specialists interested in the world of writing for children. Now The Essential Guide to Children’s Books and Their Creators assembles the best of that volume in one handy, affordable reference, geared specifically to parents, educators, and students. This new volume introduces readers to the wealth of children’s literature by focusing on the essentials — the best books for children, the ones that inform, impress, and, most important, excite young readers. Updated to include newcomers such as J. K. Rowling and Lemony Snicket and to cover the very latest on publishing and educational trends, this edition features more than 475 entries on the best-loved children’s authors and illustrators, numerous essays on social and historical issues, thirty personal glimpses into craft by well-known writers, illustrators, and critics, and invaluable reading lists by category. The Essential Guide to Children’s Books and Their Creators summarizes the canon of contemporary children’s literature, in a practical guide essential for anyone choosing a book for or working with children.
Author : Walter Dean Myers
Publisher : Ember
ISBN 13 : 0307539547
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (75 download)
Download or read book The Outside Shot written by Walter Dean Myers and published by Ember. This book was released on 2008-12-18 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New Ebook Bonus Content: -Book Group Discussion Questions -Q&A with screenwriter John Ballard -Excerpt from Hoops -Excerpt from 145th Street -Excerpt from On a Clear Day When Lonnie Jackson leaves Harlem to take a basketball scholarship at a midwestern college, he knows he must keep his head straight and his record clean. That's the only way he'll have a chance of making it to the pros someday. But his street smarts haven't prepared him for the pressures of tough classes, high-stakes college ball, and the temptation to fix games for local gamblers. Everyone plays by a whole new set of rules -- including Sherry, who's determined to be a track star. Her independence attracts Lonnie, but their on-again, off-again relationship is driving him crazy. Lonnie has one year to learn how to make it as a "college man." It's his outside shot at a bright future. Does he have what it takes?
Author : Deborah Kutenplon
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135528292
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (355 download)
Download or read book Young Adult Fiction by African American Writers, 1968-1993 written by Deborah Kutenplon and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-04-08 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comprehensive and up-to-dateThe first contemporary publication to go beyond examining broad themes and trends in the field, this timely volume looks closely at specific authors and texts. The book is comprehensive and as current as possible, covering works by African American authors for young adults published between 1968-1993-some 200 titles by close to 50 writers. In addition to established authors and bestselling titles, the coverage includes material overlooked by previous studies, such as works from small presses and talented new authors.Guidlines for evaluationAn extensive introduction reviews important milestones in this body of literature and analyzes noteworthy bibliographical and critical publications about such writing. It includes suggested guidelines for evaluating a work in terms of its direct and indirect treatment of such issues as race, gender, class, ability, age, sexuality, and sexual orientation. The book also offers specific guidance for determining the appropriate readership for a work with regard to age and gender.Unusually extensive annotationsThe main body of the book is an annotated bibliography, alphabetical by author, with the works arranged chronologically by publication date. The annotations are much more extensive than those in other bibliographies. Each annotation reads more like a full-length book review and is from one to two pages long and explores themes, plot and character development, evaluates the quality of the writing, judges the handling of issues of race, class, and gender, and provides a readership recommendation.Written in accessible language, this user-friendly book presents a wide range of factual information, evaluations, and analyses. It is a valuable tool for all teachers, librarians, counselors, and young adults
Author : Walter Dean Myers
Publisher : Ember
ISBN 13 : 0553512129
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (535 download)
Download or read book Hoops written by Walter Dean Myers and published by Ember. This book was released on 2014-07-29 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An ALA-YALSA Best Book for Young Adults New Bonus Content: -Q&A with Walter Dean Myers -Q&A with screenwriter John Ballard -Teaser chapter from On a Clear Day -Excerpt from 145th Street All eyes are on seventeen-year-old Lonnie Jackson while he practices with his team for a city-wide basketball Tournament of Champions. His coach, Cal, knows Lonnie has what it takes to be a pro basketball player, but warns him about giving in to the pressure. Cal knows because he, too, once had the chance—but sold out. As the tournament nears, Lonnie learns that some heavy bettors want Cal to keep him on the bench so that the team will lose the championship. As the last seconds of the game tick away, Lonnie and Cal must make a decision. Are they willing to blow the chance of a lifetime?
Author : Amy Sickels
Publisher : Infobase Learning
ISBN 13 : 1438147872
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (381 download)
Download or read book Walter Dean Myers written by Amy Sickels and published by Infobase Learning. This book was released on 2013-11 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Henrietta M. Smith
Publisher : American Library Association
ISBN 13 : 9780838934968
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (349 download)
Download or read book The Coretta Scott King Awards, 1970-1999 written by Henrietta M. Smith and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 1999-06 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides annotations of the winning and honor books, biographies of prominent African American authors and illustrators, and interviews with Jerry Pinkney and author Walter Dean Myers.
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Author : Elizabeth A. Beaulieu
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313024626
Total Pages : 1035 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (13 download)
Download or read book Writing African American Women [2 volumes] written by Elizabeth A. Beaulieu and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2006-04-30 with total page 1035 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Women have had a complex experience in African American culture. The first work of its kind, this encyclopedia approaches African American literature from a Women's Studies perspective. While Yolanda Williams Page's Encyclopedia of African American Women Writers provides biographical entries on more than 150 literary figures, this book is much broader in scope. Included are several hundred alphabetically arranged entries on African American women writers, as well as on male writers who have treated women in their works. Entries on genres, periods, themes, characters, historical events, texts, places, and other topics are included as well. Each entry is written by an expert contributor and relates its subject to the overall experience of women in African American literature. Entries cite works for further reading, and the encyclopedia closes with a selected, general bibliography. African American culture is enormously diverse, and the experience of women in African American society is especially complex. Women were among the first African American writers, and works by black women writers are popular among students and general readers alike. At the same time, African American women have been oppressed, and texts by black male authors represent women in a variety of ways. The first of its kind, this encyclopedia approaches African American literature from a Women's Studies perspective, and thus significantly illuminates the African American cultural experience through literary works. Included are several hundred alphabetically arranged entries, written by numerous expert contributors. In addition to covering male and female African American authors, the encyclopedia also discusses themes, major works and characters, genres, periods, historical events, places, and other topics. Included are entries on such authors as: ; Maya Angelou ; James Baldwin ; Frederick Douglass ; Nikki Giovanni ; June Jordan ; Claude McKay ; Ishmael Reed ; Sojourner Truth ; Phillis Wheatley ; And many others. In addition, the many works discussed include: ; Beloved ; Blanche on the Lam ; Iknow Why the Caged Bird Sings ; The Men of Brewster Place ; Quicksand ; The Street ; Waiting to Exhale ; And many more. The many topical entries cover: ; Black Feminism ; Black Nationalism ; Conjuring ; Children's and Young Adult Literature ; Detective Fiction ; Epistolary Novel ; Motherhood ; Sexuality ; Spirituality ; Stereotypes ; And many others. Entries relate their topics to the experience of African American women and cite works for further reading. Features and Benefits: ; Includes hundreds of alphabetically arranged entries. ; Draws on the work of numerous expert contributors. ; Includes a selected, general bibliography. ; Offers a range of finding aids, such as a list of entries, a guide to related topics, and an extensive index. ; Supports the literature curriculum by helping students analyze major writers and works. ; Supports the social studies curriculum by helping students use literature to understand the experience of African American women. ; Covers the full chronological range of African American literature. ; Fosters a respect for cultural diversity. ; Develops research skills by directing students to additional sources of information. ; Builds bridges between African American history, literature, and Women's Studies.
Author : Anne Harris
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0312865384
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (128 download)
Download or read book Accidental Creatures written by Anne Harris and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1998-05-15 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A bio-technology corporation creates a new species--intelligent, four-armed, humanoid "tetras" who can live in the vats in which the company grows biopolymers--and soon the victims become the aggressors in this new SF thriller by the author of "The Nature of Smoke".
Author : Sandra Choron
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780618191352
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (913 download)
Download or read book The All-New Book of Lists for Kids written by Sandra Choron and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2002 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This brand new edition is packed with more than 100 lists, lively illustrations, and a new section in which kids can create lists of their own.
Author : Joni Richards Bodart
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1578860075
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (788 download)
Download or read book The World's Best Thin Books written by Joni Richards Bodart and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2000 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handy little gold mine describes 100 titles for middle and high school students that are readable, attention-grabbing, and all less than 200 pages! Each entry provides information on characters, plot, and action, and even suggests topics to cover in a book report.
Author : Claire Gatrell Stephens
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313080186
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (13 download)
Download or read book Coretta Scott King Award Books written by Claire Gatrell Stephens and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2000-05-15 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here's a fresh opportunity to learn more about these fine titles and integrate them into the curriculum. The first half of the book presents annotated bibliographies of all author and illustrator winners and honor books. The entire second half of the book is devoted to activities, including some reproducibles, based on select titles. During the past 30 years, the titles recognized by the Coretta Scott King Award have consistently presented excellent writing, storytelling, history, and values. Stephens's book is designed to help educators learn more about these fine titles and integrate them into the curriculum. After giving background about the award and its history, the author presents annotated bibliographies of all author and illustrator award winners and honor books. The second half of the book is devoted to providing activities based on specific titles. Helpful tips and reproducibles make this a classroom-friendly resource.
Author : Richard Andersen
Publisher : Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
ISBN 13 : 1627122621
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (271 download)
Download or read book Walter Dean Myers written by Richard Andersen and published by Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Walter Dean Myers wrote more than one hundred books for young adults. He won the Coretta Scot King Award for African-American and served as the U.S. National Ambassador for Young Peoples Literature. This biography delves into the inspirational life of Myers and exposes the hardships he overcame to become one of the most regarded childrens book authors in our lifetime. Through this book, readers will gain a deep insight into this influential authors work and how Myers fought for more African American authors of young adult fiction to be recognized.
