Junior NCCBA Books (Past and Present)

The list contains all past and present Junior NCCBA Books.

Showing 1 - 6 of 6  There are a total of 85 valid entries on the list.
Book cover for "Brown girl dreaming"
Star rating for Brown girl dreaming
Average Rating:
4.1 stars
Description:
In vivid poems that reflect the joy of finding her voice through writing stories, an award-winning author shares what it was like to grow up in the 1960s and 1970s in both the North and the South. Writer Jacqueline Woodson tells the story of her childhood in free verse.
Book cover for "The lions of Little Rock"
Star rating for The lions of Little Rock
Average Rating:
4 stars
Description:
In 1958 Little Rock, Arkansas, painfully shy twelve-year-old Marlee sees her city and family divided over school integration, but her friendship with Liz, a new student, helps her find her voice and fight against racism.
Book cover for "One crazy summer"
Star rating for One crazy summer
Series:
Gaither sisters volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.7 stars
Description:
In the summer of 1968, after travelling from Brooklyn to Oakland, California, to spend a month with the mother they barely know, eleven-year-old Delphine and her two younger sisters arrive to a cold welcome as they discover that their mother, a dedicatedpoet and printer, is resentful of the intrusion of their visit and wants them to attend a nearby Black Panther summer camp.

4. Pie

Book cover for "Pie"
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Author:
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
After the death of Polly Portman, whose award-winning pies put the town of Ipswitch, Pennsylvania, on the map in the 1950s, her devoted niece Alice and Alice's friend Charlie investigate who is going to extremes to find Aunt Polly's secret pie crust recipe. Includes fourteen pie recipes.
Book cover for "Some writer!"
Star rating for Some writer!
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
Presents an account of E.B. White's life and career through personal letters, photographs, family ephemera, and original artwork, while offering glimpses into the origins of his iconic works.
Book cover for "Stella by starlight"
Star rating for Stella by starlight
Average Rating:
4.9 stars
Description:
When a burning cross set by the Klan causes panic and fear in 1932 Bumblebee, North Carolina, fifth-grader Stella must face prejudice and find the strength to demand change in her segregated town.