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  • Don't Give Up, Don't Give In

    by Curtis L. Ivery ...
    An acclaimed educational leader, Dr. Ivery demonstrates his motivational gifts, seeking to inspire young men to live lives with purpose and integrity.From his rural, poverty-stricken childhood in Texas, to becoming a father and grandfather, Dr. Ivery's words are conversational. As he invites a fictional young man to stop with him for a moment, he encourages him to think—not only about the path he ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Papa and Jason’s Backyard Zoo

    by Angela Ivery, Curtis L. Ivery ...
    Summer just isn’t summer without Jason, a native of Amarillo, Texas, visiting his beloved Papa in Detroit, Michigan. But this summer is like no other, and the antics are almost more than Jason can handle. After a visit to the pet shop and a sudden parade of surprises, the fun-seeking 11-year-old ends up with an entire menagerie of zany critters. The result is one hilarious misadventure after ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Urban Voices, Racial Justice, and Community Leadership

    African American CEOs of Urban Community Colleges Speak Out

    Edited by Curtis L. Ivery, Christine Johnson McPhail ...
    This book is a collection of essays about urban community college leaders’ experiences during the COVID-19 era and racial injustice protests of 2020. The result is a wide range of content from political commentary to leadership advice—all through the unique perspectives of African Americans leading some of the country’s biggest educational institutions with the greatest potential for redressing a ... Read more

    $23.89 USD

  • Detroit and the New Political Economy of Integration in Public Education

    Edited by Curtis L. Ivery, Joshua A. Bassett ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This edited volume analyzes a little-known but important juncture in the history of racial integration and public education during the Obama administration through the advent of the Trump administration, which also marks a significant transition of US racial politics and race relations from its foundations in civil rights movements of the 1950s/60s. Focusing on the City of Detroit, which via the ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • America's Urban Crisis and the Advent of Color-Blind Politics

    Education, Incarceration, Segregation, and the Future of the U.S. Multiracial Democracy

    by Grace Lee Boggs, Benjamin DeMott, Erica Frankenberg, Andrew Grant-Thomas, Lani Guinier, Maria Hinojosa, Gary Howard, Colbert I. King, Marc Mauer, Trinh Minh-Ha, Michael Omi, John Telford, Lisa Thurau, Johanna Wald, James J. Zogby, Nell Irvin Painter, Henry Louis Gates Jr., Houston Baker, Bob Herbert, Arthur Levine, Manning Marable, Alvin F. Poussaint, Cornel West, john a. powell ...
    Over 40 years ago the historic Kerner Commission Report declared that America was undergoing an urban crisis whose effects were disproportionately felt by underclass populations. In America's Urban Crisis and the Advent of Color-blind Politics, Curtis Ivery and Joshua Bassett explore the persistence of this crisis today, despite public beliefs that America has become a "post-racial" nation after ... Read more

    $28.39 USD

  • Reclaiming Integration and the Language of Race in the "Post-Racial" Era

    by Maria Krysan, Howard Winant, John Powell, Andrew Grant Thomas, Gary Orfield, Erica Frankenberg, Lucie Kalousova, Robert A. Sedler, Reynolds Farley ...
    The book is divided into two major sections: (1) “Reclaiming Integration”; (2) “Reclaiming the Language of Race.” Both sections are located in the context of the “post-racial” era and analyzed by nationally renowned scholars in various dimensions. The purpose of this organization is to link structural efforts to encourage voluntary integration with discursive efforts to broaden our social ... Read more

    $47.79 USD

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    Cultural Conflict in the Classroom

    by Lisa Delpit ...
    A thirtieth anniversary edition of the landmark work on race, power, and education—repackaged for a new generationSince its original publication, education professor Lisa Delpit’s Other People’s Children has become a foundational text in the struggle for equity in education. Drawing on her experience as a teacher, researcher, and Black woman navigating predominantly white institutions, the ... Read more

    $15.89 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Ready Freddy! #1: Tooth Trouble

    by Abby Klein, John McKinley ...
    Series Book 1 - Ready, Freddy!
    Watch out Junie there's a new kid on the block! It's Freddy Thresher a first grader who knows it's a jungle out there. A new chapter book series written by an elementary teacher who's seen it all! Freddy Thresher has a problem: a really really big problem. He's the only one in his class who hasn't lost a tooth! All of the other students in Mrs. Wushy's first grade have signed their names on the ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • The Black Stallion's Ghost

    by Walter Farley ...
    Series series Black Stallion
    “The most famous fictional horse of the century” (The New York Times) meets his most chilling match in this beloved classic that takes readers on an unforgettable ride!“Alec’s heart was racing now. The mare was as light-footed as a ghost, and, in fact . . .”While on vacation, Alec Ramsay rides the Black down a path into a beautiful but mysterious swamp. There, he discovers a ghostly gray mare and ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • Five Little Monkeys Storybook Treasury

    by Eileen Christelow ...
    Illustrated by Eileen Christelow ...
    Series Book 40 - A Five Little Monkeys Story
    A super collection of Five Little Monkeys stories to treasure . . . along with a drawing lesson from the author, musical notation, and more than 100 adorable stickers!This treasury features a special introduction and five full-length picture books—Five Little Monkeys Jumping on a Bed, Five Little Monkeys Bake a Cake, Five Little Monkeys Sitting in a Tree, Five Little Monkeys with Nothing to Do, ... Read more

    $13.49 USD

  • Ready, Freddy! #14: Camping Catastrophe

    by Abby Klein ...
    Illustrated by John Mckinley ...
    Series Book 14 - Ready, Freddy!
    With more than two million copies sold, this series is a huge Scholastic Book Clubs success. Klein presents a diverse community of 1st graders facing real issues that matter to this age group. Max, the biggest bully in first grade, just can't believe that Freddy Thresher and his best friend, Robbie, are going on a camping trip this weekend. Worse yet, Freddy's sister, Suzie, has bet him a full ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • The Berenstain Bears: The Haunted Lighthouse

    by Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain ...
    In this 112-page illustrated chapter book, the Bear Family is looking forward to a fun-filled vacation at the lighthouse on Rocky Point Island. But shortly after arriving, events of a strange and spooky nature begin to unfold! Could there be ghosts lurking about the island? Brother and Sister Bear must find out who is behind all the pranks before their vacation comes to a close!The Berenstain ... Read more

    $5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus