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1) Black Beauty

Author

Sewell, Anna

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook

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"When Black Beauty was born one sweet spring day, he could not have imagined the life ahead of him. Following his mother's advice to do his work with a good will, he enjoys the adventures of country and city life, makes new friends, and suffers from the cruelty and greed of his human masters. Beauty faces each challenge with bravery and kindness -- and then a chance encounter with an old friend brings him the greatest joy of all. Anna Sewell's classic...

2) Black Beauty

Author

Swell, Anna

Publisher

Start Publishing LLC

Pub. Date

2013

Language

English

Formats

eBook, Kindle

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Black Beauty is the autobiography of a horse. This gentle book follows the life of a well bred horse, from her early childhood in a pleasant meadow, through a myriad of owners-some kind and some cruel-until fate returns her to the meadow in which she was born. A wonderful story that will remain with you and your child.

3) Black beauty

Publisher

Lionsgate

Pub. Date

[2015]

Language

English

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Screen adaptation of the classic story about a little girl and a horse.

4) Black Beauty: The Autobiography of a Horse

Author

Sewell, Anna

Language

English

Formats

eAudiobook, eBook

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Black Beauty (1877) is the classic children's book by English author Anna Sewell. A cripple for most of her life, Sewell developed an early love of horses, and the story intended to teach her readers about treating horses (and allegorically all living things) with kindness, patience and sympathy. The story is narrated first-person by Black Beauty, recounting his journey from a farm to the hard life pulling cabs in London to his eventual

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5) Glory: magical visions of black beauty

Author

Bethencourt, Kahran

Publisher

St. Martin's Press

Pub. Date

2020.

Language

English

Description

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"From Kahran and Regis Bethencourt, the dynamite husband and wife duo behind CreativeSoul Photography, comes GLORY, a photography book that shatters the conventional standards of beauty for Black children. Featuring a foreword by Amanda Seales With stunning images of natural hair and gorgeous, inventive visual storytelling, GLORY puts Black beauty front and center with more than 100 breathtaking photographs and a collection of powerful essays about...

6) Brooklyn bombshells: Part 1,Black beauty

Author

Hilton, Erica

Series

Brooklyn bombshells volume 1

Publisher

Melodrama Publishing

Pub. Date

2019.

Language

English

Description

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Dating a hustler was never on Chanel's to-do list, but life has always thrown her curveballs. The youngest of three girls and treated like the black sheep, she has always lived in the shadow of her beautiful sisters, Claire and Charlie Brown. Charlie, the oldest sister, gets what she wants and takes what she needs. She has a temper like her crazy parents, and Chanel is her favorite target. Charlie's jealousy and ambition cross over into Chanel's world,...

7) Novels for students: Volume 22 :presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied novels

Series

Gale eBooks

Publisher

Gale

Pub. Date

2006.

Language

English

Description

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Each volume provides discussions of the literary and historical background of novels from various cultures and time periods. Includes concise synopses of plot, characters and themes, a brief author biography, discussion of the story's cultural and historical significance, and excerpted criticism.

8) The trailblazing life of Viola Desmond: a civil rights icon

Author

Kehoe, Rachel

Publisher

Orca Book Publishers

Pub. Date

2023.

Language

English

Description

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"On November 8, 1946, Viola Desmond was arrested for refusing to move from the 'whites-only' section of a movie theater in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. By taking a heroic stand against racial segregation, Viola became a symbol of courage in the fight against inequality."--

9) Tiny imperfections

Author

Frank, Alli

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook, Large Print

Description

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"At thirty-nine, Josie Bordelon's modeling career as the 'it' black beauty of the '90s is far behind her. Now director of admissions at San Francisco's most sought after private school, she's chic, single, and determined to keep her seventeen-year-old daughter, Etta, from making the same mistakes she did. But Etta has plans of her own--and their beloved matriarch, Aunt Viv, has Etta's back. If only Josie could manage Etta's future as well as she manages...

10) South Beach cartel: Part two

Author

Santiago, Nisa

Publisher

Melodrama Publishing

Pub. Date

2018.

Language

English

Description

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"Apple has never gotten over Citi stealing her money. Still salty from what she considers the betrayal of the century, she places Peaches in Kola's care and embarks on a mission to resolve some more unfinished business. Cartier has made a life for herself on the west coast while waiting for the love of her life, Head, to get a release date. She's out of the game, but now Apple wants to pull her back in. Citi resurfaces in New York with a strong team,...

11) A horse named Sky

Author

Parry, Rosanne

Publisher

Greenwillow Books, An Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers

Pub. Date

[2023]

Language

English

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NYT - Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover

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Young colt Sky was born with the urge to run. Alongside his band, he moves across the range searching for fresh water and abundant grazing. But humans have begun to encroach on Sky's homelands. With fewer resources to share, Sky knows that he must leave if his family is to survive. He hopes that one day, he'll be strong and brave enough to return and challenge the stallion to lead the herd. Being a lone wild horse in a vast landscape is not easy,...

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1) Black Beauty

2) Black Beauty

3) Black beauty

4) Black Beauty: The Autobiography of a Horse

5) Glory: magical visions of black beauty

6) Brooklyn bombshells: Part 1,Black beauty

7) Novels for students: Volume 22 :presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied novels

8) The trailblazing life of Viola Desmond: a civil rights icon

9) Tiny imperfections

10) South Beach cartel: Part two

11) A horse named Sky

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