{"id":2532,"date":"2020-05-31T21:39:19","date_gmt":"2020-05-31T21:39:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jcamilleculturalacademy.com\/?page_id=2532"},"modified":"2023-07-26T13:29:25","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T20:29:25","slug":"book-synopses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jcamilleculturalacademy.com\/?page_id=2532","title":{"rendered":"Books"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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PICKIN\u2019<\/strong>\u00a0is a free-verse story about a mother\u2019s burden with pregnancy.\u00a0She takes her\u00a0daughter with her to pick cotton. Bewildered, Harmony, who usually is up at the Big\u00a0House, steps cautiously behind Ma. She struggles as she learns the harsh ways of\u00a0the cotton fields.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bloody Trails: Enslavement & Freedom<\/strong>
A boy separated from his family on the auction block is determined to be reunited with them. Riveting scenes re\u001fect the brutality of slave owners whose greed for property gain and wealth, ensures their status. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

$16.95<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Long Walk: Slavery to Freedom<\/strong>
A profound fact-based antebellum story that unfolds among freedom seekers who are sold, resold, abused, but never yield to their enslavement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

$16.95<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Miss Lucy: Slave and Civil War<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nurse Lucy Higgs Nichols, separated from her family, turns into a freedom seeker, joins a military regiment, and becomes a Civil War nurse. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Family Read) $11.95<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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DUNKER<\/strong>
Dunker, a high school geek and basketball star, is smitten for a pretty girl who plays hardball. Filled with jitters, he asks her to the prom and a humorous romance emerges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Young Adult) $12.95<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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PEAS and the Popovers
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A book crammed with P words and the P sound makes learning fun. It is complete with a math and science activity Guide for Teachers and Parents. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Early Reader Chapter Book) $9.95<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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BOO! THAT’S MY PUMPKIN<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two brothers who want to win the blue ribbon for the best pumpkin are haunted by ghosts and goblins who also want to win the prize. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Early Reader Chapter Book) $9.95<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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BOO! THAT\u2019S MY PUMPKIN Coloring Book<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

 <\/strong>As an accompaniment to BOO! THAT\u2019S MY PUMPKIN, chapter book, it extends the story plot, brings the characters alive, and provides a place to sketch and color a Jack-\u00f3-lantern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Early Reader Coloring Book) $6.95<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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DONAVAN\u2019S BOOTS AND BLISTERS
<\/strong>Donavan\u2019s fourth-grade teacher conducts class with dance, exercise, and music. Donavan works so hard he gets blisters on his feet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Middle Grade Chapter Book) $9.95<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Wedding Drums and the Tall-Tall Tree<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The reader is taken into the heart of a Nigerian village where Ade\u2019s older sister marries and moves, without him, to a faraway village.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Middle Grade Chapter Book) $9.95<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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THE MIDNIGHT BOY FROM SOUTH SUDAN<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nyal is taunted by students at his new school. The boys and girls don\u2019t allow him to join the \u001eeld day events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Middle Grade Chapter Book) $9.95<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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KALEIDOSCOPE KIDS<\/strong>
Children from around the world become best friends. They stick together even when the townspeople poke fun at them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Middle Grade Chapter Book) $9.95<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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KALEIDOSCOPE KIDS Coloring Book<\/strong>
A book filled with illustrations of the KIDS, their country flags and facts about them, games the KIDS play in their countries, and the stray puppy that befriends them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

$6.95<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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KALEIDOSCOPE KIDS BALLOONS Coloring Book<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A book filled with characters and puppies from the KALEIDOSCOPE KIDS chapter book. Each page has an illustration that generates dialogue and storytelling. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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