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Alan Schroeder
Book List in Order: 11 titles
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Ragtime Tumpie
- Aug-1989
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The sights and sounds of turn-of-the-century St Louis come alive in this account of a turning point in the childhood of dancer Josephine Baker. Inspired by the ragtime music of her day, Tumpie dreams of becoming a famous honky-tonky dancer....
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The Stone Lion
- Mar-1994
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Banished by his wicked and greedy brother, Drashi and his widowed mother seek shelter in a mountain hut, and because of his honesty and respect, Drashi is rewarded by the Guardian of the Mountain in a Tibetan folktale...
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Lily and the Wooden Bowl
- Sep-1994
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Long ago in Japan, Lily promises her dying grandmother that she will never remove the lacquered bowl the old woman placed on her head to protect her from those who would take advantage of her beauty. But Lily faces a life of hardship as a servant to ...
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Smoky Mountain Rose
- Jun-2000
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I reckon ye heard o' Cinderella, but lemme tell you a story 'bout a sweet li'l thing named Rose? Set in the Appalachian Mountains and told in a lilting dialect that just begs to be read aloud, this is a unique and lively adaptation of the traditional...
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Satchmo's Blues
- Jun-2009
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On hot summer nights in New Orleans, a boy named Louis Armstrong would peekunder the big swinging doors of Economy Hall and listen to the jazz band. Thebest night was Friday, when Bunk Johnson would blow his cornet till the rooftrembled. At moments l...