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245 14 a| The library in the woods /c| Calvin Alexander Ramsey ; [illustrated by] R. Gregory Christie.;

264 1 a| Minneapolis :b| Carolrhoda Books,c| [2025];

300 a| 31 unnumbered pages :b| color illustrations ;c| 29 cm;

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521 a| Ages: 6-9.b| Carolrhoda Books.;

521 a| Grades: 1-4.b| Carolrhoda Books.;

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586 a| Coretta Scott King Book Award Illustrator Winner, 2026;

586 a| Coretta Scott King Book Award Author Honor, 2026;

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The library in the woods / Calvin Alexander Ramsey ; [illustrated by] R. Gregory Christie.

Author/creator	Ramsey, Calvin A. author.
Other author	Christie, R. Gregory, 1971- illustrator.
Format	Book
Publication	Minneapolis : Carolrhoda Books, [2025]
Copyright Date	©2025
Description	31 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Subjects	Libraries--Juvenile fiction. Public libraries--Juvenile fiction. African Americans and libraries--Juvenile fiction. Books and reading--Juvenile fiction. African Americans--Fiction. Libraries--Fiction. Books and reading--Fiction. Bibliothèques--Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse. Bibliothèques publiques--Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse. Bibliothèques et Noirs américains--Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse. Livres et lecture--Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse. Roxboro (N.C.)--History. --20th century. --Juvenile fiction. North Carolina--History. --20th century. --Juvenile fiction. North Carolina--History. --20th century. --Fiction.

Physical medium	illustrations.
Abstract	"When Junior moves to Roxboro, North Carolina, in 1959, new friends bring him to an incredible place: the Negro Library."-- Provided by publisher.
Abstract	"After a storm devastates the farm his parents have been renting, Junior moves with his family to Roxboro, North Carolina. The year is 1959, and the nine-year-old boy has to navigate the realities of the segregated South while adjusting to life in town. Some new friends offer to take Junior to the library, and he's surprised to discover that in a clearing in the forest, there's a log cabin that houses a library for Black residents. The library in the woods feels magical, giving Junior a sense of possibility and community. The books he checks out also help him uncover a secret he never knew about his father. This fictional account is based on a real-life library author Calvin Alexander Ramsey frequented as a child. Ramsey's heartfelt text, accompanied by illustrations from award-winning artist R. Gregory Christie, celebrates family, libraries, and the resourcefulness of the Black community" -- Jacket flap.
Spec. audience char.	Ages: 6-9. Carolrhoda Books.
Spec. audience char.	Grades: 1-4. Carolrhoda Books.
Spec. audience char.	Reading L: 3.6. Carolrhoda Books.
Awards note	Coretta Scott King Book Award Illustrator Winner, 2026
Awards note	Coretta Scott King Book Award Author Honor, 2026
Issued in other form	Online version http://id.loc.gov/entities/relationships/onlineversion Ramsey, Calvin A. The library in the woods Minneapolis: Carolrhoda Books, 2025 9798765611838 9781541599123
Genre/form	Picture books for children.
Genre/form	JUV047000.
Genre/form	JUV011010.
Genre/form	JUV016150.
Genre/form	Fiction.
Genre/form	Historical fiction.
Genre/form	Picture books.
Genre/form	Romans.
LCCN	2024033487
ISBN	9781541599123 (library binding)
ISBN	1541599128 (library binding)
ISBN	(ebook)

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