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A powerful story of a Black family's battle for dignity, family, and land in Depression‑era Mississippi, seen through the eyes of eight‑year‑old Cassie Logan.

A 1941 Mississippi drama in which a black youth, assaulted by two white boys, turns the tables with a tire iron and seeks escape with Cassie's help.

A child of dark skin, curly hair, and African American heritage finds self-acceptance and self-esteem through the love and encouragement of his mother and the positive impact of his community.

Feeling alone since the death of his brother, Josh befriends the adventure-loving Carlos, and the pair of them get into mischief, until a Native American skinwalker warns Josh that he must change his ways.

Two lonely children – one black and one white – encounter each other on the street and form an unlikely friendship, exploring themes of race, belonging, and the simple bonds that connect us all.

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A tale of racial tension and friendship in 1898 Wilmington, North Carolina.

Barbara Siegel's juvenile interactive adventure sends readers back to the Wild West, where they confront the Ghost Riders of Goldspur and choose from over twenty possible endings.

Danny Sims, a stable boy in Massachusetts, enlists in the Fifty-Fourth Regiment to fight for the abolition of slavery.

Friends Zander, Kambui, LaShonda, and Bobbi, caught in the middle of a mock Civil War at DaVinci Academy and learn the true cost of freedom of speech when they use their alternative newspaper, The Cruiser, to try to make peace.

This book was written by my uncle, Ivan Lee Kuykendall. Ivan was born in 1910 in Douglas, Arizona, to Dolph and Eva Maude Kuykendall. The family owned a ranch near Douglas. His father, Dolph owned horse and mule teams and freighted from Globe to Holbrook from the 20's through the mid 30's when trucks became the faster means of freighting. After spending his early years in Douglas, Ivan moved to Globe, Arizona. His father, Dolph, had a horse ranch in Young, known as Pleasant Valley. Young was the location of the most bloody sheep and cattle war in western history known as the Pleasant Valley War, or the Tewksbury-Graham Feud. Actual numbers are unknown, but it is estimated that up to 50 men were shot and killed during the war. Roy, who had written articles in the local papers, decided to research the events of the feud between the sheep and cattle families and write a book about it. His grandfather Wills was a good friend and hunting companion of Zane Grey, who had a cabin near Payson, and Roy thought this might be his opportunity to find similar fame. When he conducted his research, it was only 30 years since the war had ended (1892). Many of the survivors were still alive. Since the survivors still living in the valley were cattlemen, his writing obviously took their slant. He wrote the book as fiction based on fact, and used many of the actual names of those who took part in the feud. After years of research and writing he found a publisher and had the first edition printed. According to my uncle, it had gotten out that he was writing a book that favored the Tewksbury clan, and two sisters from the Tewksbury clan became upset and turned for help to their father, a Judge. He immediately slapped an injunction on the sale of the book and all of the books that had not yet been sold were seized as evidence. Ivan didn't have enough money to fight the legal battle, and so finally decided to just let it go. A few of the family had been given copies of the book, and the few others that were sold before the court order remained in circulation. He would have most likely won in court, but the cost of the battle would have been far greater than the proceeds from the book. Ivan was a colorful man who had several careers, including a diesel mechanic in the local copper mine, and chief of Police of Globe. He died of a heart attack in 1961 with no children of his own. He was survived by his wife Skeet, and a step-daughter Beatrice. The value of the book is high due to the few editions that were actually released. It is unknown to me what happened to those that were seized by the court.