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Uncle Jed's Barbershop

author: Mitchell, Margaree King, Mitchell, Margarie King, Mitchell, Margaree, Burton, Levar
Despite serious obstacles and setbacks, Sarah Jean's Uncle Jed, the only African-American barber in the county, pursues his dream of saving enough money to open his own barbershop.
FIC
year: 1998
copies: 172
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 710

Kinda Blue

author: Grifalconi, Ann
Sissy feels lonely and blue until her Uncle Dan cheers her up by explaining that everything, even corn, needs special attention every now and then.
FIC
year: 1993
copies: 6
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: uncles [X], african americans [X], sadness

Donavan's Double Trouble

author: Degross, Monalisa
Fourth-grader Donavan is sensitive about the problems he has understanding math, and then when his favorite uncle, a former high school basketball star, returns from National Guard duty an amputee, Donavan's problems get even worse as he struggles to accept this "new" Uncle Vic.
FIC
year: 2008
copies: 7
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 550
subjects: amputees, uncles [X], math anxiety, schools, african americans [X]

Broken China

author: Williams, Lori Aurelia
China Cup Cameron, a fourteen-year-old single mother with only her paralyzed Uncle Simon for support, takes on tremendous personal debt in hopes of a beautiful funeral after her daughter dies.
FIC
year: 2006
copies: 7
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 810

P.s. Be Eleven

author: Williams-garcia, Rita
Amidst the changes overtaking her world in the 1960s, from the rise of the Jackson 5 to her father's new girlfriend, eleven-year-old Delphine struggles to keep her life in order.
FIC
year:
copies: 43
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 770

Me And Uncle Romie

author: Hartfield, Claire
A boy from North Carolina spends the summer in New York City visiting the neighborhood of Harlem, where his uncle, collage artist Romare Bearden, grew up.
FIC
year: 2002
copies: 15
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: bearden, romare, artists, uncles [X], african americans [X], harlem (new york, n.y.)

Freedom Songs

author: Moore, Yvette
In the sixties, when Sheryl's Uncle Pete joins the Freedom Riders down South, she organizes a gospel concert in Brooklyn to help him.
FIC
year: 1992
copies: 3
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 790
subjects: civil rights, uncles [X], african americans [X], prejudices

A Ghost Story

author: Crews, Nina
When Uncle Pete comes to visit, he listens to Celeste's singing and helps Jonathan get rid of the ghost that's been causing so much trouble.
FIC
year: 2001
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: uncles [X], family life, african americans [X]

Doing Right

author: Jones, Patrick
Puzzling over conflicting advice from family members, seventeen-year-old DeQuin Lewis continually faces trouble inhis St.
FIC
year: 2015
copies: 6
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 650

Me And Uncle Romie

author: Hartfield, Claire
A boy from North Carolina spends the summer in New York City visiting the neighborhood of Harlem, where his uncle, collage artist Romare Bearden, grew up.
FIC
year:
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:

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