5 Books Published by Heinemann Library on AALBC — Book Cover Collage

Click for more detail about Toni Morrison (Contemporary Biographies) by Diane Patrick Toni Morrison (Contemporary Biographies)

by Diane Patrick
Heinemann Library (Jan 01, 1997)
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Discusses the personal life and literary achievements of the woman who, in 1993, became the first African American to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.


Click for more detail about Barbara Jordan (Contemporary African Americans) by Diane Patrick Barbara Jordan (Contemporary African Americans)

by Diane Patrick
Heinemann Library (Jun 01, 1996)
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Click for more detail about Walter Dean Myers (Contemporary African Americans) by Diane Patrick Walter Dean Myers (Contemporary African Americans)

by Diane Patrick
Heinemann Library (Jun 01, 1996)
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Presents the life and career of the Afro-American who grew up listening to stories and who carries on the storytelling tradition in his numerous and award-winning books.


Click for more detail about Colin Powell (Contemporary African Americans) by Diane Patrick Colin Powell (Contemporary African Americans)

by Diane Patrick
Heinemann Library (Jun 01, 1995)
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Traces the life of Colin Powell, from his childhood to his success as the first black chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.


Click for more detail about Vilma Martinez (Raintree Hispanic Stories) by Corinn Codye Vilma Martinez (Raintree Hispanic Stories)

by Corinn Codye
Heinemann Library (Nov 01, 1989)
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Examines the life of the lawyer who has won many landmark civil rights cases.