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61) The get-together
Author
Publisher
Reycraft Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"When the Johnson family gathers for a family reunion to celebrate the birthday of Uncle Wesley, the family's patriarch, it becomes a day filled with fun and games, favorite foods, a little arguing, and lots of dancing. Readers will leave this picture book feeling like they just spent the day with a family they will want to visit again and again and again"--Book jacket.
62) Hidden riches
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
After a lifetime spent scrubbing and mending for others, Ana Mae Futrell has passed away. Her relatives reluctantly return to their North Carolina hometown to bury the older sister they never really bothered to know--a sister who's stitched clues leading to a million dollars in a quilt.
64) Right beside you
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Felicia Hawkins has a successful career, money in the bank, a solid future... and is hopelessly in love with her co-worker, widower Richard Grimes. Richard has his hands full juggling pre-Christmas work demands and raising two teen daughters. He is drawn to Felicia's calm spirit and determination, and everything they have in common. With messy, well-meaning matchmaking from family and friends, and a long-distance transfer Richard can't refuse, it...
65) Root magic
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Formats
Description
"It's 1963, and things are changing for Jezebel Turner. Her beloved grandmother has just passed away. The local police deputy won't stop harassing her family. With school integration arriving in South Carolina, Jez and her twin brother, Jay, are about to begin the school year with a bunch of new kids. But the biggest change comes when Jez and Jay turn eleven and their uncle, Doc, tells them he's going to train them in rootwork. Jez and Jay have always...
66) Trouble in Rio
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Rio Duncan is one of the youngest children of the Duncan clan. With no solid position in the family business like his other siblings, he has been feeling out of place and decides to disappear. Rio leaves his Duncan identity behind and goes on a search for friends and family who can relate to him. His destination is Baltimore, and he is sure to find what he is looking for in the city with a community like no other. There, he also finds unexpected...
Author
Publisher
Crown Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Just before his fifth birthday, Penelope lets his mother know he is a boy and, with her support and his ninja powers, faces the rest of his family and his classmates. Drawn from the author's memoir, The bold world.
68) I feel safe
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
A young girl is frightened by a thunderstorm, but her parents and grandparents help her to feel safe until the thunder passes--even after the lights go out.
69) Harlem shuffle
Author
Series
Harlem trilogy (Colson Whitehead) volume 1
Language
English
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Readalikes for 'Sparring Partners'
Readalikes for 'The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store' by James McBride
Readalikes for 'The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store' by James McBride
Description
""Ray Carney was only slightly bent when it came to being crooked..." To his customers and neighbors on 125th street, Carney is an upstanding salesman of reasonably-priced furniture, making a life for himself and his family. He and his wife Elizabeth are expecting their second child, and if her parents on Striver's Row don't approve of him or their cramped apartment across from the subway tracks, it's still home. Few people know he descends from a...
71) Gumbo joy
Author
Publisher
Planting People Growing Justice Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Gumbo reflects the rich cultural history of the African Diaspora, from West Africa's shores to the bustling streets of New Orleans, Louisiana. Gumbo combines the richness of flavors and cultures to make a festive meal for the entire family. When you cook gumbo for your family and friends, it makes you feel joyous that you made a pot of gumbo filled with a lot of love. Gumbo is meant to be shared with the masses. It brings families and communities...
Author
Series
Gaither sisters volume 3
Publisher
Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern are off to Alabama to visit their grandmother, Big Ma, and her mother, Ma Charles. Across the way lives Ma Charles's half sister, Miss Trotter. The two half sisters haven't spoken in years. As Delphine hears about her family history, she uncovers the surprising truth that's been keeping the sisters apart. But when tragedy strikes, Delphine discovers that the bonds of family run deeper than she ever knew possible.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Policeman Carl Winslow has enough to deal with on the job. But when he gets home, he still has to handle kids, a wife, Mom, a sister-in-law, and Urkel, the nerd next door, who doesn't understand that he doesn't actually live with the Winslows.
Author
Series
Millionaire Wives Club volume 3
Publisher
Dafina Books, Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"The diamonds are flawless, their drama is turned up ultra high, and the taboo beauties from Tu-Shonda L. Whitaker's Millionaire Wives Club are back for a third season of explosive lies, forbidden sex, and scandals like you've never seen before! Step into the world of cable TV's hit reality show and meet new bride and new mother Milan, who finally has everything she's ever dreamed of. Problem is her perfect life doesn't work for TV. What will she...
Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"In this big-hearted debut about ambition, race, and class, a family grapples with how much of their lineage they're willing to unearth in order to participate in the nation's first federal reparations program. Almost a decade ago, Willie Revel gave up her burgeoning journalism career in New York to help run her father's struggling construction company in Philadelphia. An ambitious single mother, Willie has reluctantly put family first without being...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Get your geek on with Steve Urkel, the ultimate nerd and annoying neighbor of Carl and Harriette Winslow and their multigenerational Chicago clan. Urkel's irrepressible spirit, not-so-smooth moves, and undying love for Laura Winslow cause the family constant aggravation and occasional delight. And whether he's burning down the caf ̌where he works, sharking the local pool hall, or proving the existence of Santa, the Urkman's got what it takes to turn...
Publisher
Grasshopper Film
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Spanish-born filmmaker Antonio Méndez Esparza follows-up his debut drama Aquí y allá with another sensitive portrait of a struggling family. Stressed by her job in a diner, single mother Regina is raising her two children in northern Florida. When her fourteen-year-old son Andrew has another brush with the law, she worries he will wind up in prison like his father. Méndez Esparza employs documentary-style realism in this snapshot of race, class...
Author
Publisher
Feiwel & Friends, an imprint of Macmillan Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Why? distills the conversations many children and adults are having about race, injustice, and anger in communities throughout our country, and gives them context that young readers can connect with. Heartfelt and deeply piercing illustrations from Shane W. Evans will leave a lasting impact on readers of any age. One that will hopefully lead to more conversations, change, and peace within our own communities and the world." --
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