Black Don’t Crack… Book Spines Book Club’s Reading List
January 2006 Selection
White Rat: Stories
by Gayl Jones
Nonfiction, Paperback, 176 pages
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February 2006 Selection
The Fire Next Time
by James Baldwin
20-time National Bestseller, Adult Nonfiction (Paperback)
- A 2024 National Bestselling Book – Adult Nonfiction (Paperback)
- A 2023 National Bestselling Book - Adult Nonfiction (Paperback)
- A Top 10 Book in the “Nonfiction Books from the 20th Century” Category
- Selected for 1 Book Club’s Reading List
Vintage Books (Dec 01, 1992)
Nonfiction, Paperback, 128 pages
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March 2006 Selection
A Killing in This Town: A Novel
by Olympia Vernon
Grove Press (Jan 11, 2007)
Fiction, Paperback, 256 pages
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April 2006 Selection
Bang!
by Sharon G. Flake
Legacy% (Jul 31, 2007)
Fiction, Paperback, 304 pages
Target Age Group: Middle Grade
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May 2006 Selection
Wild Stars Seeking Midnight Suns: Stories
by J. California Cooper
Doubleday (Apr 10, 2007)
Fiction, Paperback, 209 pages
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June 2006 Selection
Let The Lion Eat Straw
by Ellease Southerland
Amistad (Jun 28, 2005)
Fiction, Paperback, 171 pages
Target Age Group: Young Adult
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July 2006 Selection
There Is a Tree More Ancient Than Eden (Phoenix Fiction)
by Leon Forrest
University of Chicago Press (Nov 01, 2001)
Fiction, Paperback, 224 pages
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August 2006 Selection
Beyond Glory: Joe Louis Vs. Max Schmeling, And A World On The Brink
by David Margolick
Vintage (Oct 10, 2006)
Nonfiction, Paperback, 423 pages
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September 2006 Selection
My Face Is Black Is True: Callie House and the Struggle for Ex-Slave Reparations
by Mary Frances Berry
Vintage (Oct 10, 2006)
Fiction, Paperback, 336 pages
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October 2006 Selection
Lemon City: A Novel
by Elaine Meryl Brown
One World/Ballantine (Feb 24, 2009)
Fiction, Mass Market Paperback, 272 pages
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November 2006 Selection
The Red Moon: A Novel
by Kuwana Haulsey
Fiction, Paperback, 320 pages
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December 2006 Selection
My Face Is Black Is True: Callie House and the Struggle for Ex-Slave Reparations
by Mary Frances Berry
Vintage (Oct 10, 2006)
Fiction, Paperback, 336 pages
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