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Andrea Davis Pinkney



Andrea Davis Pinkney is the New York Times bestselling author of more than 20 books for children, including the Caldecott Honor Book and Coretta Scott King Honor Book Duke Ellington, illustrated by Brian Pinkney; Let it Shine: Stories of Black Women Freedom Fighters, a Coretta Scott King Honor Book and winner of the Carter G. Woodson Award; and Alvin Ailey, a Parenting Publication Gold medal winner.

Pinkney's newest books include Meet the Obamas and Sojourner Truth's Step-Stomp Stride, which has garnered three starred reviews and has been named one of the "Best Books of 2009" by School Library Journal. In 2010, Andrea's book entitled Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up By Sitting Down, was published on the 50th anniversary of the Greensboro, N
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Average rating: 4.07 · 24,319 ratings · 4,120 reviews · 59 distinct worksSimilar authors
The Red Pencil

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3.90 avg rating — 7,358 ratings — published 2014 — 16 editions
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Duke Ellington: The Piano P...

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4.16 avg rating — 3,440 ratings — published 1998 — 25 editions
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Sit-In: How Four Friends St...

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A Poem for Peter: The Story...

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With the Might of Angels: T...

4.14 avg rating — 1,668 ratings — published 2011 — 10 editions
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Bird in a Box

3.73 avg rating — 1,014 ratings — published 2011 — 14 editions
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Martin Rising: Requiem For ...

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Martin & Mahalia: His Words...

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Sojourner Truth's Step-Stom...

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Boycott Blues: How Rosa Par...

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“I pledge allegiance to perspiration …”
Andrea Davis Pinkney, With the Might of Angels: The Diary of Dawnie Rae Johnson, Hadley, Virginia, 1954

“Join us in our pursuit
for what is right in God’s eyes.”
Andrea Davis Pinkney, With the Might of Angels: The Diary of Dawnie Rae Johnson, Hadley, Virginia, 1954

“sticks and stones can break my bones, but names can never hurt me.”
Andrea Davis Pinkney, With the Might of Angels: The Diary of Dawnie Rae Johnson, Hadley, Virginia, 1954

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