James Ransome (illustrator) explained

Birth Place:North Carolina, U.S.
Genre:Picture books
Language:English
Awards:NAACP Image Award
Years Active:1993–now
Occupation:Illustrator
Education:BA
Alma Mater:Pratt Institute
Spouse:Lesa Cline-Ransome
Notableworks:Before She Was Harriet
Birth Date:25 September 1961
Children:4

James E. Ransome (born September 25, 1961, in North Carolina)[1] is an American illustrator of over 60 children's books. He has also illustrated greetings cards and magazines, and has been commissioned for murals, including three for the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.[2]

Although Ransome was born in North Carolina, the family moved to Bergenfield, New Jersey while he was in high school. While there, he attended film making and photography classes, which influenced his style. He obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, where his mentor was the illustrator Jerry Pinkney.[3]

Ransome is an associate professor in the School of Art at Syracuse University.[4] He and his wife, author Lesa Cline-Ransome, and family live in Rhinebeck, New York.

Selected awards and honors

Ransome's The Bell Rang (2019) is Junior Library Guild book.[5] Additionally, 13 of the books Ransome has illustrated are Junior Library Guild books: Bimmi Finds a Cat (1997);[6] The Christmas Tugboat (2012);[7] Light in the Darkness (2013);[8] Joltin’ Joe DiMaggio (2014);[9] My Story, My Dance (2016);[10] Before She Was Harriet (2018);[11] Game Changers (2018); [12] The Creation (2019); [13] Gridiron (2020); [14] Overground Railroad (2020); [15] Hardcourt (2022); [16] Sonny Rollins Plays the Bridge (2022); [17] and The Story of the Saxophone (2023).[18]

Before She Was Harriet was named one of the best books of 2017 by Booklist,[19] the Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature,[20] the Chicago Public Library,[21] and Kirkus Reviews.[22] The following year, Booklist included it on their lists of the year's "Top 10 Diverse Picture Books" and "Top 10 Biographies for Youth".[23]

The Bell Rang was named one of the best books of 2019 by the Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature,[24] Chicago Public Library, The Horn Book Magazine, and Kirkus Reviews. The following year, the National Council of Teachers of English included it on their Notable Poetry List.

Awards for books Ransome illustrated!Year!Title!Award!Result!
1994Uncle Jed's BarbershopCoretta Scott King Award for IllustratorHonor[25]
1995The CreationCoretta Scott King Award for IllustratorWinner
1999Let My People GoNAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – ChildrenWinner[26]
2008Young PeleNAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – ChildrenFinalist
2012Before There Was MozartNAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – ChildrenFinalist[27]
2014This is the RopeCharlotte Zolotow AwardHonor[28]
2016Granddaddy’s TurnNAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – ChildrenFinalist[29]
2016My Story, My DanceOrbis Pictus AwardRecommended[30]
2018Before She Was HarrietCharlotte Zolotow AwardHonor[31]
Christopher Award for Books for Children Ages 6 and upWinner[32]
Coretta Scott King Award for IllustratorHonor
Jane Addams Children's Book Award for Younger ReaderHonor[33]
Maryland Blue Crab Young Reader Award for Transitional NonfictionHonor[34]
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – ChildrenFinalist[35]
2019Game ChangersOrbis Pictus AwardRecommended
2020The Bell RangCoretta Scott King Award for IllustratorHonor
2023HardcourtOrbis Pictus AwardHonor[36]

Publications

As author

As illustrator

Picture Books

Middle Grade

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ransome, James E. 1961– . 2024-06-09 . . 2022-03-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220313023654/https://www.encyclopedia.com/children/scholarly-magazines/ransome-james-e-1961 . live .
  2. Web site: James Ransome . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190225183243/https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/6138/james-ransome/ . 2019-02-25 . 2024-06-09 . The Highlights Foundation.
  3. Web site: James E. Ransome . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190225223649/https://www.nccil.org/artists/james-e-ransome . 2019-02-25 . 2024-06-09 . National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature.
  4. Web site: James Ransome . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190225223539/http://vpa.syr.edu/faculty-staff/james-ransome . 2019-02-25 . 2024-06-09 . Syracuse University.
  5. Web site: The Bell Rang . 2024-06-09 . Junior Library Guild . en . February 22, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240222044612/https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/the-bell-rang-9781442421134j . live .
  6. Web site: Bimmi Finds a Cat . 2024-06-09 . Junior Library Guild . en . June 9, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240609060007/https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/bimmi-finds-a-cat-9780395646526j . live .
  7. Web site: The Christmas Tugboat: How the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Came to New York City . 2024-06-09 . Junior Library Guild . en . June 9, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240609060009/https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/the-christmas-tugboat-how-the-rockefelle-9780618992157j . live .
  8. Web site: Light in the Darkness: A Story about How Slaves Learned in Secret . 2024-06-09 . Junior Library Guild . en . June 9, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240609060020/https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/light-in-the-darkness-a-story-about-how-9781423134954j . live .
  9. Web site: Joltin' Joe DiMaggio . 2024-06-09 . Junior Library Guild . en . February 25, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240225154633/https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/joltin-8217-joe-dimaggio-9781416940807j . live .
  10. Web site: My Story, My Dance: Robert Battle's Journey to Alvin Ailey . 2024-06-09 . Junior Library Guild . en . June 9, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240609060010/https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/my-story-my-dance-robert-battle-8217-s-j-9781481422215j . live .
  11. Web site: Before She Was Harriet . 2024-06-09 . Junior Library Guild . en . June 9, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240609041744/https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/before-she-was-harriet-9780823420476j . live .
  12. Web site: Game Changers: The Story of Venus and Serena Williams . 2024-06-09 . Junior Library Guild . en . December 7, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231207101857/https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/game-changers-the-story-of-venus-and-ser-9781481476843j . live .
  13. Web site: The Creation . 2024-06-09 . Junior Library Guild . en . June 9, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240609060020/https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/the-creation-9780823440252j . live .
  14. Web site: Gridiron: Stories From 100 Years of the National Football League . 2024-06-09 . Junior Library Guild . en . June 9, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240609060010/https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/gridiron-stories-from-100-years-of-the-n-9781481481120j . live .
  15. Web site: Overground Railroad . 2024-06-09 . Junior Library Guild . en . June 9, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240609060010/https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/overground-railroad-9780823438730j . live .
  16. Web site: Hardcourt: Stories from 75 Years of the National Basketball Association . 2024-06-09 . Junior Library Guild . en . June 9, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240609173137/https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/hardcourt-stories-from-75-years-of-the-n-9781534460430j . live .
  17. Web site: Sonny Rollins Plays the Bridge . 2024-06-09 . Junior Library Guild . en . June 9, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240609173138/https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/sonny-rollins-plays-the-bridge-9781984813664j . live .
  18. Web site: The Story of the Saxophone . 2024-06-09 . Junior Library Guild . en . December 6, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231206072252/https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/the-story-of-the-saxophone-9780823437023j . live .
  19. Web site: 2018-01-01 . Top of the List: 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220522182436/https://www.booklistonline.com/Top-of-the-List/pid=9325442 . 2022-05-22 . 2024-06-09 . Booklist.
  20. Web site: Best Books 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240306232318/https://www.csmcl.org/best-books-2017 . 2024-03-06 . 2024-06-09 . Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature . en.
  21. Web site: ChiPubLib_Kids . Best Informational Books for Younger Readers of 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211106033216/https://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/list/share/200049033/1081293137 . 2021-11-06 . 2024-06-09 . . en-US.
  22. Web site: Best Picture Books of the Year . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240602204122/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/best-of/2017/picture-books/books/ . 2024-06-02 . 2024-06-09 . Kirkus Reviews.
  23. Web site: Smith . Julia . 2018-06-01 . Top 10 Biographies for Youth: 2018 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240602205156/https://www.booklistonline.com/ProductInfo.aspx?pid=9600696 . 2024-06-02 . 2024-06-09 . Booklist.
  24. Web site: Best Books 2019 . 2024-06-09 . csmcl . en . March 6, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240306232322/https://www.csmcl.org/best-books-2019 . live .
  25. Web site: Coretta Scott King Book Awards - All Recipients, 1970-Present . 2024-06-09 . . en . June 3, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240603030753/https://www.ala.org/cskbart/coretta-scott-king-book-awards-all-recipients-1970-present . live .
  26. https://www.infoplease.com/arts-entertainment/naacp-image-awards/1999-naacp-image-awards "1999 NAACP Image Awards"
  27. Web site: Allin . Olivia . 2012 Image Award Winners . May 10, 2016 . . January 6, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160106204213/http://abc7.com/archive/8548831/ . dead .
  28. Web site: 2014 Charlotte Zolotow Award Announced . 2024-06-09 . . en . April 12, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210412223506/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/60723-2014-charlotte-zolotow-award-announced.html . live .
  29. Web site: 6 February 2016 . 2016 Image Winners . May 11, 2016 . . February 27, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160227131516/http://variety.com/2016/film/news/naacp-awards-winners-list-image-creed-queen-latifah-1201698809/ . live .
  30. Web site: NCTE Orbis Pictus Award® (2010-2019) . 2024-06-09 . . April 11, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230411095807/http://ncte.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/OP_Winners_2010-Present.pdf . live .
  31. Web site: Booklists . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221127175530/https://ccbc.education.wisc.edu/booklists/ . 2022-11-27 . 2023-03-06 . Cooperative Children's Book Center . en-US.
  32. Web site: 2018-04-22 . The 2018 Christopher Awards Winners . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190327101424/https://orethapedia.com/2018/04/22/the-2018-christopher-awards-winners/ . 2019-03-27 . 2024-06-09 . Orethapedia . en-US.
  33. Web site: 2020-08-26 . All Books . 2023-12-19 . Jane Addams Peace Association . en-US.
  34. Web site: Maryland Blue Crab Young Reader Award 2018 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230522041700/https://www.mdlib.org/files/docs/divisions/csd/blue18.pdf . 2023-05-22 . 2024-06-09 . Maryland Library Association.
  35. Web site: 14 January 2018 . NAACP Image Awards: Full List of Winners . 2020-06-10 . . en . January 15, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180115095441/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2018-naacp-image-award-winners-complete-list-1064208 . live .
  36. Web site: NCTE Orbis Pictus Award® (2022-2024) . 2024-06-09 . . June 9, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240609173131/https://ncte.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/OP_Winners_2022-2024.pdf . live .
  37. Web site: 2010-07-19 . Gunner, Football Hero by James Ransome . 2024-06-09 . . June 9, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240609173136/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780823420537 . live .
  38. Web site: 2011-01-17 . New Red Bike! by James E Ransome . 2024-06-09 . . December 8, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221208115201/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780823422265 . live .
  39. Web site: 2015-06-29 . Granddaddy's Turn: A Journey to the Ballot Box by Michael S Bandy, Eric Stein . 2024-06-09 . . March 29, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240329191548/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780763665937 . live .
  40. Web site: 2020-10-22 . Northbound: A Train Ride Out of Segregation by Michael S Bandy . 2024-06-09 . . June 2, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240602031758/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780763696504 . live .
  41. Web site: 1998-03-16 . Your Move by Eve Bunting . 2024-06-09 . . June 9, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240609173139/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780152001810 . live .
  42. Web site: 2001-08-20 . PEEPERS by Eve Bunting . 2024-06-09 . . December 4, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231204101849/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780152602970 . live .
  43. Web site: 1994-05-02 . My Best Shoes by Marilee Robin Burton . 2024-06-09 . . June 9, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240609173137/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780688117566 . live .
  44. Web site: 1996-01-15 . Dark Day, Light Night . 2024-06-09 . . January 9, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240109065718/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/jan-carr/dark-day-light-night/ . live .
  45. Web site: 2001-09-17 . QUILT ALPHABET by Lesa Cline-Ransome . 2024-06-09 . . March 29, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240329191548/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780823414536 . live .
  46. Web site: 2002-07-01 . Quilt Counting by Lesa Cline-Ransome, James Ransome, Chronicle Books . 2024-06-09 . . January 28, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230128105323/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781587171772 . live .
  47. Web site: 2003-12-22 . MAJOR TAYLOR, CHAMPION CYCLIST by Lesa Cline-Ransome . 2024-06-09 . . March 28, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230328084905/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780689831591 . live .
  48. Web site: 2000-01-03 . Satchel Paige by Lesa Cline-Ransome . 2024-06-09 . . June 9, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240609173144/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780689811517 . live .
  49. Web site: 2010-12-20 . Before There Was Mozart: The Story of Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-George by Lesa Cline-Ransome . 2024-06-09 . . June 2, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240602031803/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780375836008 . live .
  50. Web site: 2011-11-28 . Words Set Me Free: The Story of Young Frederick Douglass by Lesa Cline-Ransome . 2024-06-09 . . June 2, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240602031803/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781416959038 . live .
  51. Web site: 2014-01-27 . Benny Goodman and Teddy Wilson: Taking the Stage as the First Black-and-White Jazz Band in History by Lesa Cline-Ransome . 2024-06-09 . . June 2, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240602031804/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780823423620 . live .
  52. Web site: 2014-11-17 . Freedom's School by Lesa Cline-Ransome . 2024-06-09 . . June 2, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240602031756/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781423161035 . live .
  53. Web site: 2016-04-25 . Just a Lucky So and So: The Story of Louis Armstrong by Lesa Cline-Ransome, James Ransome . 2024-06-09 . . June 2, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240602031806/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780823434282 . live .
  54. Web site: 2016-10-31 . Germs: Fact and Fiction, Friends and Foes by Lesa Cline-Ransome . 2024-06-09 . . March 22, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230322103138/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780805079159 . live .
  55. Web site: 2018-06-18 . Game Changers: The Story of Venus and Serena Williams by Lesa Cline-Ransome . 2024-06-09 . . June 9, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240609173329/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781481476843 . live .
  56. Web site: 2023-11-16 . Fighting with Love: The Legacy of John Lewis by Lesa Cline-Ransome . 2024-06-09 . . June 9, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240609173229/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781534496620 . live .
  57. Web site: 1995-08-01 . Celie and the Harvest Fiddler . 2024-06-09 . . January 9, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240109073843/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/vanessa-flournoy/celie-and-the-harvest-fiddler/ . live .
  58. Web site: 2003-10-13 . BRUH RABBIT AND THE TAR BABY GIRL by Virginia Hamilton . 2024-06-09 . . March 29, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240329191551/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780590473767 . live .
  59. Web site: 2003-03-01 . Freedom Roads: Searching for the Underground Railroad by Joyce Hansen, Gary McGowan . 2024-06-09 . . March 29, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240329191547/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780812626735 . live .
  60. Web site: 1995-12-04 . Freedom's Fruit by William H. Hooks . 2024-06-09 . . March 29, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240329191549/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780679824381 . live .
  61. Web site: 2003-01-01 . Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt by Deborah Hopkinson . 2024-06-09 . . March 29, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240329191550/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780679823117 . live .
  62. Web site: 2001-11-26 . UNDER THE QUILT OF NIGHT by Deborah Hopkinson . 2024-06-09 . . March 3, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240303133541/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780689822278 . live .
  63. Web site: 2006-01-09 . Sky Boys: How They Built the Empire State Building by Deborah Hopkinson, James Ransome . 2024-06-09 . . December 8, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231208094403/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780375836107 . live .
  64. Web site: 1991-04-01 . How Many Stars in the Sky? by Lenny Hort . 2024-06-09 . . March 29, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240329191549/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780688101039 . live .
  65. Web site: 1995-01-30 . Aunt Flossie's Hats and Crab Cakes Later by Elizabeth Fitzgerald Howard . 2024-06-09 . . March 29, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240329191546/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780395720776 . live .
  66. Web site: 1993-08-30 . The Girl Who Wore Snakes by Angela Johnson . 2024-06-09 . . March 29, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240329191549/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780531054918 . live .
  67. Web site: 2000-05-01 . Quinnie Blue by Dinah Johnson . 2024-06-09 . . March 22, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230322232307/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780805043785 . live .
  68. Web site: 1996-09-02 . The Wagon by Tony Johnston . 2024-06-09 . . May 29, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230529211428/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780688134570 . live .
  69. Web site: 2010-04-19 . Baby Blessings: A Prayer for the Day You Are Born by Deloris Jordan . 2024-06-09 . . June 2, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240602031758/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781416953623 . live .
  70. Web site: 1991-09-30 . All the Lights in the Night by Arthur A. Levine . 2024-06-09 . . December 8, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231208032408/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780688101077 . live .
  71. Web site: 1998-09-28 . Let My People Go: Bible Stories Told by a Freeman of Color by Patricia C. McKissack, Fredrick McKissack, Jr. . 2024-06-09 . . June 9, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240609173215/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780689808562 . live .
  72. Web site: 2017-09-04 . The Nutcracker in Harlem by T E McMorrow . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240303082603/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780061175985 . March 3, 2024 . 2024-06-09 . Publishers Weekly.
  73. Web site: 1997-03-03 . Rum-A-Tum-Tum by Angela Shelf Medearis . 2024-06-09 . . December 7, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231207134042/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780823411436 . live .
  74. Web site: 1998-01-05 . Uncle Jed's Barbershop by Margaree King Mitchell . 2024-06-09 . . March 27, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230327175522/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780689819131 . live .
  75. Web site: 2011-11-28 . When Grandmama Sings by Margaree King Mitchell . 2024-06-09 . . April 2, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230402114958/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780688175634 . live .
  76. Web site: 2019-09-18 . Freedom Bird by Jerdine Nolen . 2024-06-09 . . June 9, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240609173643/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780689871672 . live .
  77. Web site: 2022-08-24 . On Her Wings: The Story of Toni Morrison by Jerdine Nolen . 2024-06-09 . . June 2, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240602031758/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781534478527 . live .
  78. Web site: 1998-05-04 . The Jukebox Man by Jacqueline K. Ogburn . 2024-06-09 . . March 24, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230324004727/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780803714298 . live .
  79. Web site: 1993-02-01 . Red Dancing Shoes by Denise Lewis Patrick . 2024-06-09 . . March 29, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240329191550/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780688103927 . live .
  80. Web site: 2001-01-01 . How Animals Saved the People: Animal Tales from the South by . 2024-06-09 . . March 30, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230330083038/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780688162535 . live .
  81. Web site: 1995-01-02 . Bonsey and Isabel by Michael J. Rosen . 2024-06-09 . . March 28, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230328212953/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780152098131 . live .
  82. Web site: 2005-11-21 . This Is the Dream by Diane Z. Shore, Jessica Alexander . 2024-06-09 . . February 20, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240220223709/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780060555191 . live .
  83. Web site: 2000-01-03 . The Secret of the Stones by Robert D. San Souci . 2024-06-09 . . March 29, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240329191547/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780803716407 . live .
  84. Web site: 2008-12-01 . What Lincoln Said . 2024-06-09 . . January 9, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240109065508/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/sarah-l-thomson/what-lincoln-said/ . live .
  85. Web site: 2014-10-20 . My Name Is Truth: The Life of Sojourner Truth by Ann Turner . 2024-06-09 . . March 29, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240329191548/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780060758981 . live .
  86. Web site: 2004-01-01 . A Pride of African Tales by Donna L. Washington . 2024-06-09 . . March 29, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240329191551/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780060249298 . live .
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