The Slave Who Went to Congress

The Slave Who Went to CongressIn 1870 Benjamin Turner, who spent the first 40 years of his life as a slave, was elected to the U. S. Congress. He was the first African American from Alabama to earn that distinction. In a recreation of Turner's own words, based on speeches and other writings that Turner left behind, co authors Marti S. Rosner and Frye Gaillard have crafted the story of a remarkable man who taught himself to read when he was young and began a lifetime quest for

makes for a tale that readers will enjoy to the last drop

Tani practiced his game for hours in the evenings at the shelter

Moving to a new neighborhood comes with many challenges

Easing back-to-school jitters and setting a course for the new school year

a kid wakes up in a fantasy town where everyone plays basketball all day long

and she’s not backing down

He’s also hiding something big

A picture book about immigration

Covering everything from bras to braces

Before they were activists

how kids in gangs stopped fighting in order to breakdance

psychological