Bøker av Julius Lester

In the picture book that Booklist says "manifest[s] love and respect for the West and cowboys of color," celebrated creators Julius Lester and Jerry Pinkney share the true story of Bob Lemmons, a formerly enslaved Black man who became a renowned mustang wrangler.This collaboration by an award-winning team captures the beauty and the harshness of the frontier, a boundless arena for the struggle between freedom and survival. Julius Lester's lyrical writing partners perfectly with Jerry Pinkney's powerful illustrations to tell the true story of Bob Lemmons, a formerly enslaved Black man who rides his horse, Warrior, and hopes to corral a herd of mustangs.

Jenna and Jeremy knew their parents' marriage was in trouble. But no one could have predicted what would come next. Now with Mom dead and Dad in jail, Jenna and Jeremy must re-create a family of their own. But each guards a secret that could send their fragile new lives into a tailspin. Newbery Honor winner Julius Lester paints a dramatic portrait of a family forced to confront the unimaginable. Reader's guide included.

Born into slavery, adopted as an infant by a princess, and raised in the palace of mighty Pharaoh, Moses struggles to define himself. And so do the three women who love him: his own embittered mother, forced to give him up by Pharaoh's decree; the Egyptian princess who defies her father and raises Moses as her own child; and his headstrong sister Almah, who discovers a greater kinship with the Egyptian deities than with her own God of the Hebrews. Told by Moses and his sister Almah from alternating points of view, this stunning novel by Newbery Honor-author Julius Lester probes questions of identity, faith, and destiny.

"This wonderful book should be a first choice for all collections and is strongly recommended as a springboard for discussions about differences.” —School Library Journal (starred review)In this acclaimed book, the author of the Newbery Honor Book To Be a Slave shares his own story as he explores what makes each of us special. A strong choice for sharing at home or in the classroom.Karen Barbour''s dramatic, vibrant paintings speak to the heart of Lester''s unique vision, truly a celebration of all of us. "This stunning picture book introduces race as just one of many chapters in a person''s story" (School Library Journal). "Lester''s poignant picture book helps children learn, grow, discuss, and begin to create a future that resolves differences" (Children''s Literature).Julius Lester said: "I write because our lives are stories. If enough of these stories are told, then perhaps we will begin to see that our lives are the same story. The differences are merely in the details."I am a story. So are you. So is everyone.