Books published by Amistad

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P.S. Be Eleven

Amistad | May 21, 2013 | 288 pages
A sequel to One Crazy Summer finds the Gaither sisters returning to Brooklyn, where they adapt to new feelings of independence while managing changes large and small, from Pa's new girlfriend to a very different Uncle Darnell's return from Vietnam. 50,000 first printing.  More Info
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Southern Cross the Dog

Amistad | May 7, 2013 | 336 pages
In the tradition of Cormac McCarthy and Flannery O’Connor, Bill Cheng’s Southern Cross the Dog is an epic literary debut in which the bonds between three childhood friends are upended by the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927. In its aftermath, one young man must choose between the lure of the... More Info

In the Land of Milk and Honey

Amistad | September 18, 2012 | 32 pages
I ease myself back in the window seat and breathe in as the train breathes out We're on our way! On our way to the Land of Milk and Honey Lemons as big as oranges, the cool Pacific Ocean, mountains that rise up beyond the outstretched bay—California beckons as one girl makes her way west on a... More Info

A Man for All Seasons

Amistad | May 6, 2008 | 32 pages
Profiles the African American scientist George Washington Carver, who not only put the peanut on the map, but was also one of the first advocates of recycling.  More Info

A Cupboard Full of Coats

Amistad | July 31, 2012 | 272 pages
Shortlisted for the Commonwealth Prize A Kirkus Best Book of the Year Plagued by guilt, paralyzed by shame, Jinx has spent the years since her mother's death alone, estranged from her husband, withdrawn from her son, and entrenched in a childhood home filled with fierce and violent memories. When... More Info

American Tapestry

Amistad | June 19, 2012 | 400 pages
Illuminating the lives of the ordinary people who fought for freedom in the Revolutionary and Civil Wars, this intimate family history traces the compelling story of Michelle Obama's ancestors, taking readers on a journey from slavery to the White House in five generations that bears witness to our... More Info

Don't Know Much About Martin Luther King Jr.

Amistad | December 27, 2005 | 144 pages
Learn about the life of the great civil rights leader.  More Info

Lift Every Voice and Sing

Amistad | October 16, 2007 | 32 pages
Provides an illustrated version of the song that has come to be considered the African-American national anthem, a song written in 1900 to celebrate Abraham Lincoln's birthday. 40,000 first printing.  More Info