Christine A Platt

Struggling to adjust to the upper-crust white suburb of Rolling Hills, Virginia, De'Andrea Whitman is challenged by her therapist to make a white girlfriend and finds one in Rebecca Myland as they are brought together to fight back against the community's rising racial sentiments. De'Andrea Whitman, her husband Malik, and their five-year-old daughter, Nina, are new to the upper-crust white suburb of Rolling Hills, Virginia--a move motivated by circumstance...

Siblings enjoy a Spring Break vacation to visit their family on the island of Trinidad. They're excited to be part of the island's Carnival and celebrate their heritage.

Siblings Ana and Andrew enjoy a day off from school when a snow storm hits. They have fun playing with their neighbors outside in the fresh snow and then inside they have hot chocolate with their parents.

"Ana & Andrew are expecting a sibling! The family is very excited. Mama's family arrives from Trinidad, and everyone helps to get ready. When the baby arrives, Ana & Andrew learn from Granny that in African American culture, a baby's name often tells an important story."--Publisher's description.

Tells about the life of Sacagawea, the Shoshoni woman who guided the Lewis and Clark Expedition across western North America to the Pacific Ocean.

It's the season's first snowfall! School is canceled, and Ana & Andrew play in the snow with their neighbors and learn to make snow ice cream. They save some snow cream in the freezer for their cousins in Trinidad who have never seen snow.

Ana & Andrew are finally old enough to play team sports! Andrew tries out for the baseball team. When he is nervous before his first game, Papa tells him to think of Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play modern Major League Baseball.

Papa surprises Ana & Andrew with a day trip to Harlem in New York City! They visit places where famous African American artists lived, wrote, and played during the Harlem Renaissance. On the way home, they make some art of their own!

Ana & Andrew are learning to play the violin! They are excited to join the youth orchestra. At first it is fun. But when they start to lose interest, Ana & Andrew learn from an important African American, Frederick Douglass, about the importance of practicing. -- Adapted from publisher's description.

Tells about the life of Joan of Arc the young French woman who delivered her country from English domination.