Joyce Annette Barnes, Author Dial Books $15.99 (176p) ISBN 978-0-8037-1798-5
Annie Armstrong (star of The Baby Grand, the Moon in July, and Me) still plans to be the first African American woman to land on the moon, but for the time being, she focuses on matters close to home. Resolving her feelings for ex-boyfriend Claude;...
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Joyce Annette Barnes, Author Puffin Books $4.99 (144p) ISBN 978-0-14-130061-0
Annie longs to be an astronaut and her older brother a jazz musician; the family faces conflict when he buys a piano on credit. ""Convincing dialogue, insightful characterization and a satisfying resolution will leave readers longing for a sequel,""
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Joyce Annette Barnes, Author Dial Books $15.99 (144p) ISBN 978-0-8037-1586-8
Against the backdrop of the Apollo 11 flight, Barnes paints a tender portrait of two young African Americans struggling to fulfill their dreams. Ten-year-old Annie Armstrong's determination to become an astronaut is matched by her talented older...
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Joyce Annette Barnes, Author, Thomas Hoobler, Author Puffin Books $4.99 (176p) ISBN 978-0-14-038040-8
Now in eighth grade, the heroine of The Baby Grand, the Moon in July, and Me still plans on being the first African-American woman to land on the moon, but problems closer to home demand her attention; this story is ""as warm and involving as its...
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