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  • Booker T. Washington: Educator and Spokesman

    Professor Alan Schroeder

    Hardcover (Chelsea House Publications, March 1, 2005)
    - Each book focuses on the contribution made by the figure and his or her influence on later generations - In Their Own Words boxes feature quotes from the subject - Did you Know? boxes highlight short pieces of little-known information about the person - The final chapter in each book delves into the legacy of the leader's thoughts and deeds for the new generations of Black Americans
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  • Lily and the Wooden Bowl

    Alan Schroeder

    Hardcover (Doubleday Books for Young Readers, Sept. 1, 1994)
    Long ago in Japan, Lily promises her dying grandmother that she will never remove the lacquered bowl the old woman placed on her head to protect her from those who would take advantage of her beauty. But Lily faces a life of hardship as a servant to a wealthy farmer whose hateful wife is determined to be rid of her. When their son falls in love with Lily, she must perform an impossible task to find her happiness, in this dramatic adaptation of a Japanese folktale.
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  • Josephine Baker

    Alan Schroeder

    Library Binding (Chelsea House Pub, May 1, 1991)
    Biography of the Black American singer and dancer who achieved fame in Paris in the 1920s and was awarded the French Legion of Honor for her work during World War II

  • Carolina Shout!

    Alan Schroeder

    Hardcover (Dial, Sept. 1, 1995)
    A young girl describes the music she hears in the cries of various vendors on the streets of Charleston, South Carolina.
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  • Lily and the Wooden Bowl

    Alan Schroeder

    Paperback (Yearling, March 10, 1997)
    Long ago in Japan, Lily promises her dying grandmother that she will never remove the lacquered bowl the old woman placed on her head to protect her from those who would take advantage of her beauty. But Lily faces a life of hardship as a servant to a wealthy farmer whose hateful wife is determined to be rid of her. When their son falls in love with Lily, she must perform an impossible task to find her happiness, in this dramatic adaptation of a Japanese folktale.
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  • Minty, A Story of Young Harriet Tubman

    Alan Schroeder

    Hardcover (Penguin Putnam~trade, March 10, 1996)
    This is a fictional account of the childhood of Harriet Tubman. It tells of her life as a slave in Maryland in the 1820s, and her dream of freedom.

  • Booker T. Washington

    Alan Schroeder

    Paperback (Chelsea House Pub, Jan. 1, 1992)
    Knowing the need for education among his people, Booker T. Washington, a former slave, dedicated himself to that cause

  • Charlie Chaplin: The Beauty of Silence

    Alan Schroeder

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, April 1, 1997)
    Traces Chaplin's career as a comedian, an actor, and a director, and discusses his stormy private life

  • Booker T. Washington, Educator

    Alan Schroeder

    Library Binding (Chelsea House Pub, Dec. 1, 1992)
    Knowing the need for education among his people, Booker T. Washington, a former slave, dedicated himself to that cause

  • Smoky Mountain Rose

    Alan Schroeder

    Hardcover (Dial, May 1, 1997)
    In this variation on the Cinderella story set in the Smoky Mountains, Rose loses her glass slipper at a party given by the rich feller on the other side of the creek
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  • Charlie Chaplin: The Beauty of Silence

    Alan Schroeder

    Paperback (Franklin Watts, Sept. 1, 1997)
    Traces Chaplin's career as a comedian, an actor, and a director, and discusses his stormy private life
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  • Lily and the Wooden Bowl by Alan Schroeder

    Alan Schroeder

    Hardcover (Doubleday Books for Young Readers, Aug. 16, 1713)
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