Showing 1–4 of 4 titles

• Author: R. Gregory Christie
• List: Notable Children's Books

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  The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth, & Harlem's Greatest Bookstore

  By Vaunda Micheaux Nelson, R. Gregory Christie (Illustrator)

  Lewis Michaux Jr.takes readers through the National Memorial African Bookstore in Harlem. This one-of-a-kind store offered a place for African Americans to read, learn, and debate ideas for over 40 years.

  • Biography, Historical Fiction
  • Notable Children's Books 2016
  • Younger
  • ISBN: 9780761339434
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  Freedom in Congo Square

  By Carole Boston Weatherford, R. Gregory Christie (Illustrator)

  In rhythmic text and exuberant illustrations, Weatherford and Christie tell the story of slaves who, after toiling all week, had one afternoon free to dance, sing, and play music in New Orleans' Congo Square.

  • Fiction, Historical Fiction
  • Notable Children's Books 2017, Randolph Caldecott Medal 2017 (Honor Title)
  • All Ages
  • ISBN: 9781499801033
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  Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop: The Sanitation Strike of 1968

  By Alice Faye Duncan, R. Gregory Christie (Translator)

  Nine-year-old Lorraine, whose daddy is a sanitation worker, recounts the two-month sanitation strike led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

  • Nonfiction, History, US History
  • Notable Children's Books 2019
  • Middle
  • ISBN: 9781629797182
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  The United States v. Jackie Robinson

  By R. Gregory Christie

  Although he is well known for breaking the color barrier in baseball, Jackie Robinson went to court years earlier to integrate troops while serving in the U.S. Army.

  • Nonfiction, Social Sciences, Biography
  • Notable Children's Books 2019
  • Middle
  • ISBN: 9780062287847