Cane River (Oprah's Book Club)300 reviews
Lalita Tademy

Grand Central Publishing, 2002

Totally engrossing read

+ Cane River
+ Powerful.
+ Great lesson in history and geneology
+ Good Book
  
  











  



  
A Lesson Before Dying (Oprah's Book Club)496 reviews
Ernest J. Gaines

Vintage, 1997

A Lesson Before Dying is a lesson for us all.

+ Mockingbird II

This story is set in 1940s Louisiana. A young black man is with friends who plan and execute a robbery--which goes bad quickly. The young man, Jefferson, is quickly arrested and tried for murder--even though he had no weapon and was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Enter Grant Wiggins, a young ...
  
  











  



  
Copper Sun14 reviews
Sharon M. Draper

Atheneum, 2006

Great Read for Middle Schoolers and You'll Learn a lot too!

+ COPPER SUN
+ Great Book About Slavery
+ One of the BEST Books I've EVER Read...and I'm an English Teacher
+ An Amazing Book
  
  











  



  
A Visual History of African American Oscar Nominees 2008 Calendar2 reviews

By Hand Media, 2007

A calendar so good, it should be a book!

+ Best Calendar/Information Ever

I felt A Visual History of African American Academy Award Nominees 2008 Calendar was so amazing, I purchased 2 of them. One for my wall, the other for a keepsake. I have never read such an original and inventive calendar before. It tackles a subject that is so rarely touched upon, and sheds light ...
  
  











  



  
The Measure of a Man: A Spiritual Autobiography (Oprah's Book Club)257 reviews
Sidney Poitier

HarperSanFrancisco, 2007

Sir Sidney Poitier

+ Enjoyable read, focusing on life - not Hollywood
+ A GREAT SPIRITUAL READ
+ Simply brilliant novel!
  
  











  



  
A Visual History of African American Oscar Nominees 2008 Calendar2 reviews

By Hand Media, 2007

A calendar so good, it should be a book!

+ Best Calendar/Information Ever

I felt A Visual History of African American Academy Award Nominees 2008 Calendar was so amazing, I purchased 2 of them. One for my wall, the other for a keepsake. I have never read such an original and inventive calendar before. It tackles a subject that is so rarely touched upon, and sheds light ...
  
  











  



  
Copper Sun14 reviews
Sharon M. Draper

Atheneum, 2006

Great Read for Middle Schoolers and You'll Learn a lot too!

+ COPPER SUN
+ Great Book About Slavery
+ One of the BEST Books I've EVER Read...and I'm an English Teacher
+ An Amazing Book
  
  











  



  
A Lesson Before Dying (Oprah's Book Club)496 reviews
Ernest J. Gaines

Vintage, 1997

A Lesson Before Dying is a lesson for us all.

+ Mockingbird II

This story is set in 1940s Louisiana. A young black man is with friends who plan and execute a robbery--which goes bad quickly. The young man, Jefferson, is quickly arrested and tried for murder--even though he had no weapon and was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Enter Grant Wiggins, a young ...
  
  











  



  
Cane River (Oprah's Book Club)300 reviews
Lalita Tademy

Grand Central Publishing, 2002

Totally engrossing read

+ Cane River
+ Powerful.
+ Great lesson in history and geneology
+ Good Book
  
  











  



  
The Measure of a Man: A Spiritual Autobiography (Oprah's Book Club)257 reviews
Sidney Poitier

HarperSanFrancisco, 2007

Sir Sidney Poitier

+ Enjoyable read, focusing on life - not Hollywood
+ A GREAT SPIRITUAL READ
+ Simply brilliant novel!