Henry's Freedom Box by Ellen Levine (E Lev). This Caldecott Honor book tells the amazing tale of Henry, a slave, who mails himself in a box to freedom. (Book level 3.0, .5 AR points)
Art from Her Heart: Folk Artist Clementine Hunter (J92 Hun). This true story of Clementine Hunter, who goes from slave to world-renowned artist, will warm your heart. (Book level 5.3, .5 AR points)
Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave (J92 Dav). No matter what your age, you have to read this Caldecott Honor and Coretta Scott King award winner. It's a beautiful story about Dave and his mind-blowing talents at making pottery (and poetry!). (Book level 6.0, .5 AR points)
Richard Wright and the Library Card by William Miller (E Mil). You will not take reading for granted after you finish this book about the lengths author Richard Wright went to in order to gain access to books. (Book level 4.0, .5 AR points)
Poetry for Young People: Langston Hughes (811 Hug). Anyone who reads these poems is guaranteed to love them. (Book level 6.5, 1 AR point)
Matthew Henson and the North Pole Expedition (92 Hen). This biography tells the story of Matthew Henson, a 53 year-old adventurous spirit who was part of the first expedition to the North Pole. (Book level 5.2, 1 AR point)
Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson (F And). This page-turner is a National Book Award Finalist about Isabel, a slave in New York City at the start of the Revolutionary War. Has a sequel called Forge whose narrator is a boy named Curzon. (Book level 5.2, 11 AR points)
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor (F Tay). A Newbery Award Winner about an African American family in the South during the Great Depression. (Book level 5.7, 10 AR points)
For more books in the Overbrook library about African American history (we have more than 100!), click here or go to the library catalog home page.
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