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Amos Fortune, Free Man

by Elizabeth Yates ...

Narrated by Roslyn Ruff ...

Unabridged

3 hours 45 min

A Newbery Medal WinnerWhen Amos Fortune was only fifteen years old, he was captured by slave traders and brought to Massachusetts, where he was sold at auction. Although his freedom had been taken, Amos never lost his dinity and courage. For 45 years, Amos worked as a slave and dreamed of freedom. And, at age 60, he finally began to see those dreams come true."The moving story of a life dedicated ... Read more

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A Newbery Medal WinnerWhen Amos Fortune was only fifteen years old, he was captured by slave traders and brought to Massachusetts, where he was sold at auction. Although his freedom had been taken, Amos never lost his dinity and courage. For 45 years, Amos worked as a slave and dreamed of freedom. And, at age 60, he finally began to see those dreams come true."The moving story of a life dedicated
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Thalia Book Club: Ann Petry's The Street with Sapphire, Sonia Manzano, and Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts

by Ann Petry ...

Narrated by Sapphire, Sonia Manzano, Roslyn Ruff, Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts ...

Series series Thalia Book Club
Unabridged

1 hour 29 min

Sapphire (Push), Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts (Harlem is Nowhere), and actress Sonia Manzano (The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano) discuss the gritty, emotional 1946 classic set in Harlem. Actress Roslyn Ruff (The Piano Lesson; The Help) will read an excerpt.// Other narrators: Sonia Manzano, Roslyn Ruff ... Read more

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Sapphire (Push), Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts (Harlem is Nowhere), and actress Sonia Manzano (The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano) discuss the gritty, emotional 1946 classic set in Harlem. Actress Roslyn Ruff (The Piano Lesson; The Help) will read an excerpt.// Other narrators: Sonia Manzano, Roslyn Ruff
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The Street

by Ann Petry ...

WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION FROM NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING AUTHOR TAYARI JONES"How can a novel’s social criticism be so unflinching and clear, yet its plot moves like a house on fire? I am tempted to describe Petry as a magician for the many ways that The Street amazes, but this description cheapens her talent… Petry is a gifted artist." — Tayari Jones, from the IntroductionThe Street follows the ... Read more

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WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION FROM NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING AUTHOR TAYARI JONES"How can a novel’s social criticism be so unflinching and clear, yet its plot moves like a house on fire? I am tempted to describe Petry as a magician for the many ways that The Street amazes, but this description cheapens her talent… Petry is a gifted artist." — Tayari Jones, from the IntroductionThe Street follows the
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Country Place

A Novel

by Ann Petry ...

“Petry is the writer we have been waiting for; hers are the stories we need to fully illuminate the questions of our moment, while also offering a page-turning good time. Ann Petry, the woman, had it all, and so does her insightful, prescient and unputdownable prose.” — Tayari Jones, New York Times Book ReviewFrom the author of the bestselling novel The Street, Ann Petry’s classic 1947 ... Read more

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“Petry is the writer we have been waiting for; hers are the stories we need to fully illuminate the questions of our moment, while also offering a page-turning good time. Ann Petry, the woman, had it all, and so does her insightful, prescient and unputdownable prose.” — Tayari Jones, New York Times Book ReviewFrom the author of the bestselling novel The Street, Ann Petry’s classic 1947
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The Narrows

A Novel

by Ann Petry ...

“Petry is the writer we have been waiting for; hers are the stories we need to fully illuminate the questions of our moment, while also offering a page-turning good time. Ann Petry, the woman, had it all, and so does her insightful, prescient and unputdownable prose.” — Tayari Jones, New York Times Book ReviewFrom author of the bestselling novel The Street, a “masterpiece of social realism” (Wall ... Read more

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“Petry is the writer we have been waiting for; hers are the stories we need to fully illuminate the questions of our moment, while also offering a page-turning good time. Ann Petry, the woman, had it all, and so does her insightful, prescient and unputdownable prose.” — Tayari Jones, New York Times Book ReviewFrom author of the bestselling novel The Street, a “masterpiece of social realism” (Wall
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Ann Petry: The Street, The Narrows (LOA #314)

by Ann Petry ...

In one volume, two landmark novels about the terrible power of race in America from one of the foremost African American writers of the past century.Ann Petry is increasingly recognized as one of the essential American novelists of the twentieth century. Now, she joins the Library of America series with this deluxe hardcover volume gathering her two greatest works. Published in 1946 to widespread ... Read more

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In one volume, two landmark novels about the terrible power of race in America from one of the foremost African American writers of the past century.Ann Petry is increasingly recognized as one of the essential American novelists of the twentieth century. Now, she joins the Library of America series with this deluxe hardcover volume gathering her two greatest works. Published in 1946 to widespread
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Harriet Tubman

Conductor on the Underground Railroad

by Ann Petry ...

This quintessential middle grade biography of Harriet Tubman now features a cover by NAACP Image Award winner and Caldecott Honor illustrator Kadir Nelson, a foreword by National Book Award finalist Jason Reynolds, and additional new material. A selection of the Schomburg Center's Black Liberation Reading List.Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad was praised by the New Yorker as ... Read more

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This quintessential middle grade biography of Harriet Tubman now features a cover by NAACP Image Award winner and Caldecott Honor illustrator Kadir Nelson, a foreword by National Book Award finalist Jason Reynolds, and additional new material. A selection of the Schomburg Center's Black Liberation Reading List.Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad was praised by the New Yorker as
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Miss Muriel and Other Stories

by Ann Petry ...

“Petry is the writer we have been waiting for; hers are the stories we need to fully illuminate the questions of our moment, while also offering a page-turning good time. Ann Petry, the woman, had it all, and so does her insightful, prescient and unputdownable prose.” — Tayari Jones, New York Times Book ReviewFrom the author of the bestselling novel The Street, comes a powerful collection of ... Read more

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“Petry is the writer we have been waiting for; hers are the stories we need to fully illuminate the questions of our moment, while also offering a page-turning good time. Ann Petry, the woman, had it all, and so does her insightful, prescient and unputdownable prose.” — Tayari Jones, New York Times Book ReviewFrom the author of the bestselling novel The Street, comes a powerful collection of
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Harriet Tubman

by Ann Petry ...

Narrated by Robin Miles, Jason Reynolds ...

Unabridged

6 hours 4 min

This quintessential middle grade biography of Harriet Tubman now features a foreword written and read by National Book Award finalist Jason Reynolds and additional new material. A selection of the Schomburg Center's Black Liberation Reading List.Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad was praised by the New Yorker as “an evocative portrait,” and by the Chicago Tribune as “superb.” It ... Read more

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This quintessential middle grade biography of Harriet Tubman now features a foreword written and read by National Book Award finalist Jason Reynolds and additional new material. A selection of the Schomburg Center's Black Liberation Reading List.Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad was praised by the New Yorker as “an evocative portrait,” and by the Chicago Tribune as “superb.” It
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Amos Fortune

Free Man

by Elizabeth Yates ...

Narrated by Ray Childs ...

Unabridged

3 hours 56 min

The Newbery Award winner, based on a true story!Captured by slave traders when only fifteen, At-mun never forgot his roots as a prince. Nor did he ever lose his princely dignity and the courage to hold his head high. Sold at auction in America and haunted by the memory of his young sister left behind in Africa, At-mun, now Amos, began his long march to freedom. He dreamed of being free and of ... Read more

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The Newbery Award winner, based on a true story!Captured by slave traders when only fifteen, At-mun never forgot his roots as a prince. Nor did he ever lose his princely dignity and the courage to hold his head high. Sold at auction in America and haunted by the memory of his young sister left behind in Africa, At-mun, now Amos, began his long march to freedom. He dreamed of being free and of
... Read more

Zeal

A Novel

by Morgan Jerkins ...

Named a Most Anticipated Book by Washington Post, People, Time“A beautiful tale.” —Jason Reynolds, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Twenty-four Seconds from NowThe New York Times bestselling author of This Will Be My Undoing and Caul Baby returns with an epic, multi-generational novel that illuminates the legacy of slavery and the power of romantic love.<... ... Read more

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Named a Most Anticipated Book by Washington Post, People, Time“A beautiful tale.” —Jason Reynolds, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Twenty-four Seconds from NowThe New York Times bestselling author of This Will Be My Undoing and Caul Baby returns with an epic, multi-generational novel that illuminates the legacy of slavery and the power of romantic love.<...
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Ours

A Novel

by Phillip B. Williams ...

**Named a Best Book of the Year by The New Yorker, People, Los Angeles Times, NPR, and moreWinner of France’s Prix du Premier Roman Étranger“An inventive ode to self-determination and also a surrealistic vision of Black life as forged within the crucible of American history . . . [written in] lush, ornamental prose.” —The New Yorker“Fans of The Underground Railroad, The Water Dancer, and Let Us ... Read more

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**Named a Best Book of the Year by The New Yorker, People, Los Angeles Times, NPR, and moreWinner of France’s Prix du Premier Roman Étranger“An inventive ode to self-determination and also a surrealistic vision of Black life as forged within the crucible of American history . . . [written in] lush, ornamental prose.” —The New Yorker“Fans of The Underground Railroad, The Water Dancer, and Let Us
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