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1) Native son
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Bigger, a young black man in Chicago, kills his first victim in a moment of panic. He then goes on to kill again. The book describes the feelings of freedom and identity Bigger gains from these acts.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 11
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"In his first novel in ten years, Ernest Gaines, the highly acclaimed author of the best-selling The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, brings us a wrenching story of death and identity in a small Cajun Louisiana community in the late 1940s." "A young black named Jefferson is a reluctant party in a shoot-out in a liquor store in which the three other men involved are all killed, including the white store owner. Jefferson, the only survivor, is accused...
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[2001]
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In a mystery set in 1950s Los Angeles, small-time used bookstore owner Paris Minton enlists the aid of his friend, Fearless Jones, to uncover the identity of a mysterious and beautiful woman who seems to be linked to a series of bizarre attacks against Minton.
7) Chiefs
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Beginning in 1920, Chiefs spans 40 years, chronicling the experiences of three Georgia police chiefs who watch the world, their town and their jobs, change. At the heart of this is a 40-year-old mystery each chief must try to crack.
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Easy Rawlins mysteries volume 3
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The third novel in Mosley's acclaimed series starring Easy Rawlins, a black PI who lives and works in the Watts section of L.A. in the 1950s, centers on the investigation of the murder of a white college coed who led a double life as a stripper. Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Easy Rawlins mysteries volume 1
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[2002]
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Los Angeles, 1948: Easy Rawlins is a black war veteran just fired from his job at a defense plant. Easy is drinking in a friend's bar, wondering how he'll meet his mortgage, when a white man in a linen suit walks in, offering good money if Easy will simply locate Miss Daphne Money, a blonde beauty known to frequent black jazz clubs....
13) Black Betty
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Easy Rawlins mysteries volume 4
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[1994]
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LA's black investigator Easy Rawlins, financially in the hole, must accept $2,000 from the oily white private eye Saul Lynx to track down one Elizabeth Eady, aka Black Betty. From her native Houston to her position as a housekeeper for a wealthy Beverly Hills family Betty's beauty and sensuality have left a trail of chaos. By the author of White Butterfly.
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Easy Rawlins volume 6
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c1997
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Nineteen-year-old Easy Rawlins and his friend Mouse become engulfed in a world of voodoo, revenge, and death, when they set out in 1939 to retrieve money from Mouse's stepfather so that Mouse can marry EttaMae--a girl with whom Easy was once involved.
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Easy Rawlins volume 4
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c1994
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Private investigator Easy Rawlins is hired to find Elizabeth Eady, aka "Black Betty", who has left chaos and mayhem in her wake.
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Easy Rawlins volume 2
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c1991
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Easy Rawlins is in trouble with the IRS, then the murders begin and he finds he's the prime suspect with the LAPD.
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Socrates Fortlow volume 2
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1999
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Ex-convict Socrates Fortlow is finally getting his life in order when he becomes the chief suspect in a series of crimes, and now he must find a way to prove his innocence and preserve the life he has made for himself.
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