One Day in the Woods
Jean Craighead George
Rebecca discovers many things about plant and animal life when she spends the day in Teatown Woods in the Hudson Highlands of New York looking for the ovenbird.
Read Time: ~2.5 hr
Harlem Stomp! A Cultural History of the Harlem Renaissance
by Laban Carrick Hill (2003)
About this book
When it was released in 2004, Harlem Stomp! was the first trade book to bring the Harlem Renaissance alive for young adults! Meticulously researched and lavishly illustrated, the book is a veritable time capsule packed with poetry, prose, photographs, full-color paintings, and reproductions of historical documents. Now, after more than three years in hardcover, three starred reviews and a National Book Award nomination, Harlem Stomp! is being released in paperback.
Setting / LocationNew York City
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreHarlem Stomp! A Cultural History of the Harlem Renaissance Lead Character
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