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January 2004 Newsletter
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In this issue...
Kimberla
Lawson Roby, "Too
Much of a Good Thing"
Hugh
B. Price, "Achievement
Matters"
Grace
F. Edwards, "The
Viaduct, A Harlem Thriller"
Adult
Book Club Selection
Special
Events:
Storytime
with Robin Reid, "Thank
You, Dr. King!"
Donna
Hill Book Release Party @ Akwaaba Mansion
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 KIMBERLA
LAWSON ROBY |
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HUGH
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Saturday, January 21st
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Kimberla
Lawson Roby
Too Much of a Good Thing
Kimberla Lawson Roby is back with Too Much
of a Good Thing, the sequel to her Casting
the First Stone. The bestselling, Blackboard
Award–winning author of the enormously
successful A Taste of Reality spins a riveting
tale about a philandering preacher that readers
will love to hate. |
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Monday, January 26th
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Hugh B. Price
Achievement
Matters: Getting Your Child The Best Education
Possible
In Achievement Matters, Hugh B. Price, President
of the National Urban League, offers a sound
and workable strategy that will ensure your
child achieves academic success and will
make America’s public schools accountable
for educating your child well.
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F. EDWARDS |
ADULT
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Thursday, January 29th
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Grace
F. Edwards
The Viaduct, A Harlem Thriller
Grace F. Edwards is the best-selling author
of the Mali Anderson Mystery Series presents
The Viaduct, A Harlem
Thriller. Edwards takes
us on a gripping journey through dire streets
and lost dreams. Readers will meet compelling
characters who grapple with past demons and
the uncertain present of shadowy Harlem nights.
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Wednesday,
January 21st
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This Month's Selection
The Education
of Little Tree by Forrest Carter
This story has entranced readers of all
ages since it was first published twenty-five
years ago. The Education of Little Tree tells
of a boy orphaned very young, who is adopted
by his Cherokee grandmother and half-Cherokee
grandfather in the Appalachian mountains
of Tennessee during the Great Depression. |
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EVENTS |
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Storytime with Robin Reid
Saturday January 17th
 Join
Brownstone Books and Nickelodeon for the
premiere of Thank
You, Dr. King! an animated
version of Robin Reid’s heart-warming
tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr.
This book
is a favorite selection from the Little Bill
Series of books. Nick Jr.’s animated
version will premiere at Brownstone Books
and air on Nickelodeon the following Monday.
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Book Release Party
Saturday, January
31st
@ Akwaaba Mansion
 Donna Hill
“In
My Bedroom” Hill has written a powerful story about
rape and incest and the horrible emotional
and psychological effects they have on the
victims and perpetrators.
Akwaaba
Mansion is located at 347 MacDonough Street
in Brooklyn, NY
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