Christopher Myers
1) Turnip soup
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1994
Description
George faces a troublesome Komodo dragon that has slithered into his family's root cellar and is eating all their vegetables.
2) Monster
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While on trial as an accomplice to a murder, sixteen-year-old Steve Harmon records his experiences in prison and in the courtroom in the form of a film script as he tries to come to terms with the course his life has taken.
4) Jazz
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From bebop to New Orleans, from ragtime to boogie--and every style in between--this collection of energetic poems, accompanied by bright and exhilarating paintings, celebrates different styles of the American art form, jazz.
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[2014]
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American Ballet Theater soloist Misty Copeland encourages a young ballet student, with brown skin like her own, by telling her that she, too, had to learn basic steps and how to be graceful when she was starting out, and that some day, with practice and dedication, the little girl will become a firebird, too. Includes author's note about dancers who led her to find her voice.
6) My pen
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An artist celebrates the many things he can do with a simple pen, and encourages the reader to do the same.
8) Wings
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[2000]
Description
Ikarus Jackson, the new boy in school, is outcast because he has wings, but his resilient spirit inspires one girl to speak up for him.
11) Wings
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Pub. Date
2000
Description
Ikarus Jackson, the new boy in school, is outcast because he has wings. But his resilient spirit inspires one girl to speak up for him in this thought provoking story about celebrating individuality.
14) Harlem: a poem
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©1997
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A poem celebrating the people, sights, and sounds of Harlem.
17) Firebird
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2014.
Description
American Ballet Theater soloist Misty Copeland encourages a young ballet student, with brown skin like her own, by telling her that she, too, had to learn basic steps and how to be graceful when she was starting out, and that some day, with practice and dedication, the little girl will become a firebird, too. Includes author's note about dancers who led her to find her voice.
20) Looking like me
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Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
Jeremy sets out to discover all of the different "people" that make him who he is, including brother, son, writer, and runner.