Review By HEATHER CLARK Fifty Cents and a Dream covers the humble beginnings of Booker T. Washington, from his early life as a slave through his emancipation, early school attendance, and eventual fulfillment of his goal of attending college.Despite being an owned slave, prohibited by law from attending school or possessing books, young Booker has […]
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Calvin Can’t Fly: The Story of a Bookworm Birdie
April 4th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By JENNIFER GANNETT Calvin is a young starling who is different from his three brothers, four sisters and sixty-seven thousand four hundred and thirty-two cousins (as this humorous book points out, starlings have big families). When it comes time for the young starlings to discover the world around them, Calvin’s family members stick strictly […]
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