Most Popular Books by Melodye Rosales

In 1864, after her father and brother are sold to another owner, nine-year-old Addy Walker and her mother escape from their cruel life as slaves in North Carolina to freedom in Philadelphia.

An African American version of Goldilocks and the three bears.

All Jackson Jones wants for his tenth birthday is a basketball. Instead, his mother gives him a garden plot close to their city apartment. What could he possibly do with a "big mess of trouble and weeds?" "Quattlebaum has created a winning cast of characters . . . and a savvy young hero whom readers will like--and respect".--School Library Journal, starred review.

Hester Merriweather''s grandmother gives her a handmade rag doll that proves to be very special indeed. Includes historical background on Chicago''s African-American community during the 1930s.

Grade 2.6; Points 1.0.