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Cornrows

Camille Yarbrough, Carole Byard

Hardcover (Putnam Juvenile, Jan. 6, 1988)

As Mama and Great-Grammaw skillfully weave and braid their children's hair into the intricate cornrow patterns of Africa, they retell fascinating tales of ancestral life in Africa and praise contemporary Black American activists

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the shimmershine queens

camille yarbrough

Paperback (Knopf/Bullseye, Aug. 16, 1989)

# Paperback: 142 pages # Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, A Bullseye Book (July 1990) # Language: English # ISBN-10: 0679815139 # Awards: A Booklist Editor's Choice Description: Cruel classmates, a depressed mom, and a frightened dad are all driving Angie to daydream. But lately her romance-magazine fantasies aren't doing the trick. Then, ninety-year-old Aunt Seatta visits and teaches Angie about a different kind of daydreaming... the kind that slaves did to keep their courage and motivation. They used the "get-up gift" to give themselves the shimmershine, the glow that comes with self-respect. Angie begins to create a better and real life.

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Tamika and the Wisdom Rings

Camille Yarbrough

Library Binding (Demco Media, Dec. 1, 1994)

Tamika finds strength in her family, her friends, and herself as she copes with the murder of her father by drug dealers

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The Shimmershine Queens by Yarbrough, Camille

Camille Yarbrough

Paperback (Random House Books for Young Readers, Aug. 16, 1800)

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Cornrows

Camille Yarbrough, Carole Byard

Hardcover (Perfection Learning, March 15, 1979)

When Mama and Great-Grammaw weave the striking cornrow patterns of Africa into their children's hair, their gentle voices also weave a tale full of pride and heritage. A Coretta Scott King Award Winner.

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Cornrows

Camille Yarbrough, Carole Byard

School & Library Binding (Turtleback Books, Jan. 27, 1997)

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. As Mama and Great-Grammaw skillfully weave and braid their children's hair into the intricate cornrow patterns of Africa, they retell fascinating tales of ancestral life in Africa and praise contemporary African American activists.

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TAMIKA & THE WISDOM RINGS

Camille Yarbrough, Anna Rich

Hardcover (Random House Books for Young Readers, Sept. 1, 1994)

Tamika's world is torn apart by violence when the drug trade claims her father's life, but the love of her family and the support of her friends help Tamika find the strength to carry on. Reading level, 2.1.