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New York: Little, Brown and Company. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2013. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0316209171 . A most charming first printing of the first edition in Fine condition in equally unblemished dust-jacket; "Every morning, I play a game with my father. He goes 'Knock Knock' on my door, and I pretend to be asleep… Read more about this item

Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. c1968. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Attractive first edition/first printing in Fine condition in a Very Good+ dustjacket with some tearing and chipping; This book is a collection of letters written by Dr. Douglas A. Reid during the Crimean War. The letters document Reid's experiences as… Read more about this item

New York: Disney, Jump At the Sun Books. As New in As New dust jacket. 2012. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1423142578 . A stunning first printing of the first edition in unread, As New condition in alike dustjacket. Signed and dated 10-20-2012 by author Andrea Davis Pinkney directly on the title page, also signed with added hand-in-hand… Read more about this item

New York: Amistad. As New in As New dust jacket. 2010. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0060760885 . An unread first edition/first printing, blue boards, As New condition in alike dust-jacket. Signed and dated 6-26-10 by author Rita Williams-Garcia. Scarce in the first printing, rare to find signed; Williams-Garcia's story of eleven-year-old Delphine and her two … Read more about this item

New York: Amistad. As New in As New dust jacket. 2010. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0060760885 . An unread first edition/first printing, blue boards, As New condition in alike dust-jacket. Scarce in the first printing; Williams-Garcia's story of eleven-year-old Delphine and her two younger sisters, Vonetta and Fern, as they travel to 1968 Oakland, California and… Read more about this item

Minneapolis: Carolrhoda Books. Fine+ in Fine+ dust jacket. 2009. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0822567644 . An impeccable first edition/first printing with pictorial boards and end papers in unread Very Fine condition in alike dust-jacket; Vaunda Micheaux Nelson's Coretta Scott King Award winner from 2010 is the tale of the remarkable life of Bass Reeves, born into… Read more about this item

New York: Amistad. As New in As New dust jacket. 2009. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0061253642 . A most beautiful first edition/first printing in As New condition in alike dustjacket. Beautifully signed with his initials and dated in the month of publication by illustrator Kadir Nelson directly on the title page; An intimate picture biography of… Read more about this item

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. As New in As New dust jacket. 2000. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0399231137 . A beautiful first edition/first printing in unread As New condition. This copy is signed by author Jacqueline Woodson on the title page. Becoming rare in collectible condition; Jacqueline Woodson's story of three remarkable young men, brothers… Read more about this item

New York: Phyllis Fogelman Books. As New in As New dust jacket. 2001. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0803719507 . A beautiful first edition/first printing in unread As New condition in alike dustjacket; In this prequel to Newbery Medal Winner Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Taylor tells the story of runaway Paul-Edward, son of a while… Read more about this item

New York: Phyllis Fogelman Books. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2001. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0803719507 . A nice first edition/first printing in Fine condition in alike dustjacket; In this prequel to Newbery Medal Winner Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Taylor tells the story of runaway Paul-Edward, son of a while plantation owner and slave… Read more about this item

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. As New in As New dust jacket. 2000. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0399231137 . A stunning first edition/first printing in unread As New condition. Most scarce in this condition; Jacqueline Woodson's story of three remarkable young men, brothers who, after their mother's and father's dead have only each other to… Read more about this item

New York: Scholastic Press. As New in As New dust jacket. 1996. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0590486675 . A stunning first edition/first printing in unread As New condition; Walter Dean Myers tale of Greg "Slam" Harris, a hero on the basketball court but, with grades below average he is facing new challenges when trying to define… Read more about this item

New York: Jump At the Sun: Hyperion Books for Children. As New in As New dust jacket. 2005. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0786804904 . A stunning first edition/first printing in unread As New condition in alike dustjacket. SIGNED and dated 2-16-06 by author Julius Lester directly on the title page; During two rainy days in March, 1859,… Read more about this item

New York: Dial Books. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2002. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0803725698 . A stunning first edition, first printing in unread Fine condition in alike dust jacket, SIGNED by author Nikki Grimes directly on the title page; Coretta Scott King Award winning author Nikki Grimes captures the voices of eighteen teenagers through the… Read more about this item

New York: Simon & Schuster. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1998. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0689822294 . An exceptional first edition/first printing in unread Fine condition in alike dust-jacket; Angela Johnson's tale of fourteen year old Marley, the Coretta Scott King Award winning book of 1999, a novel of deception and self-discovery, about finding the truth… Read more about this item

New York: Scholastic Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1994. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0590430270 . A beautiful first edition/first printing in Fine condition in alike dust-jacket; The Coretta Scott King Award winning book of Patricia and Frederick McKissack about Christmastime on a plantation in Virginia in 1859. A revealing comparison how Christmas was celebrated in… Read more about this item

New York: Scholastic Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2007. First Edition; Third Printing. Hardcover. 0439023440 . A most beautiful stated first edition/later printing in Fine condition in alike dust-jacket, SIGNED by author Christopher Paul Curtis directly on the title page; The Coretta Scott King Award winning book of Curtis, Newbery Medal winner for his title Bud,… Read more about this item

New York: Scholastic Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2007. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0439023440 . A most beautiful stated first edition/first printing in unread Fine condition in alike dust-jacket, SIGNED and dated (9/30/07) by author Christopher Paul Curtis directly on the title page; The Coretta Scott King Award winning book of Curtis, Newbery Medal winner… Read more about this item