For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the ...
 It Ain't The Same If Your African American: This incredibly precious gem of a book was produced on Broadway back in the late 70's or early 80's but I was too young to see it at the time and probably would not have been able to relate to it anyway. In [... more]
$8.95
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Passing (Modern Library)
Amazon.com Review: The heroine of Passing takes an elevator from the infernal August Chicago streets to the breezy rooftop of the heavenly Drayton Hotel, "wafted upward on a magic carpet to another world, pleasant, quiet, and strangely remote from [... more]
$18.95
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Passing (Modern Library Classics)
Amazon.com Review: The heroine of Passing takes an elevator from the infernal August Chicago streets to the breezy rooftop of the heavenly Drayton Hotel, "wafted upward on a magic carpet to another world, pleasant, quiet, and strangely remote from [... more]
$10.95
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nappy edges
My favorite book in the entire world: Ntozake Shange is a genius, a goddess, but above all else, a poet. This book revolutionized the way I viewed poetry. As she says, "A poem shd fill you up with something/ make you swoon, change yr mind or make it [... more]
$13.95
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For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the ...
It Ain't The Same If Your African American: This incredibly precious gem of a book was produced on Broadway back in the late 70's or early 80's but I was too young to see it at the time and probably would not have been able to relate to it anyway. In [... more]
$9.95
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Sassafrass, Cypress and Indigo: A Novel
Lyrical form: One of the best books I have ever read. From the first page I was drawn into this world completely and never looked back. One of those rare books that I was devastated to have end, and moped around for months afterward with nothing to read [... more]
$14.00
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Betsey Brown: A Novel
Is it class or race?: For anyone who has read Cypress, Sassafrass and Indigo by Shange, this book will seem mediocre in comparison. On the other hand, what it is is an excellent social document depicting the experiences of an African-American family in [... more]
$12.00
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The Beacon Best of 1999: Creative Writing by Women and ...
A Great Overview!: I was at the library doing research, and this book happened to be on the wrong shelf. I picked it up and decided to check it out, and I'm glad I did! This is a great overview of authors that most people wouldn't be exposed to on an [... more]
$14.00
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Sugar in the Raw: Voices of Young Black Girls in America
Amazon.com Review: Conducting interviews for Sugar in the Raw, Rebecca Carroll traveled to 12 cities across the country, and talked to more than 50 girls. From that number, she selected 15 who tell their stories in their own words in this stereotype- [... more]
$14.00
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Liliane: A Novel
Lyrically beautiful prose: I had only known Ntozake Shange through her choreopoem, For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide, so I was very curious about her prose writing. I found this book very beautifully written and well crafted. This book is [... more]
$12.00
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The Sweet Breath of Life: A Poetic Narrative of the ...
faces: This book is a collection of photographs of African-Americans. Ntozake Shange has written a free-verse response to each each photo. The photos are moving and expressive on their own,and the book would be wonderful if it were simply the beautiful [... more]
$29.95
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Ellington Was Not a Street
Ellington Was not a Street should have won the Caldecott: I think Ellington Was Not a Street should have won the Caldecott because it had very realistc and large drawings. The drawings also helped tell the story because there were very few words on the [... more]
$17.99
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