Tony Medina

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1) I am Alfonso Jones

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Language

English

Description

The ghost of fifteen-year-old Alfonso Jones travels in a New York subway car full of the living and the dead, watching his family and friends fight for justice after he is killed by an off-duty police officer while buying a suit in a Midtown department store.

2) Love to Langston

Author

Medina, Tony

Publisher

Lee & Low Books

Pub. Date

2002.

Language

English

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A series of poems written from the point of view of the poet Langston Hughes, offering an overview of key events and themes in his life.

3) Thirteen ways of looking at a black boy

Author

Medina, Tony

Publisher

Penny Candy Books

Pub. Date

2018.

Language

English

Description

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A fresh perspective of young men of color depicting thirteen views of everyday life: young boys dressed in their Sunday best, running to catch a bus, and growing up to be teachers, and much more. Each of Tony Medina's tanka is matched with a different artist including recent Caldecott and Coretta Scott King Award recipients.

4) I and I: Bob Marley

Author

Medina, Tony

Series

Live Oak Media eReadalong

Publisher

Lee & Low Books

Pub. Date

2009.

Language

English

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"A biography in verse about the Jamaican reggae musician Bob Marley, offering an overview of key events and themes in his life, including his biracial heritage, Rastafarian beliefs, and love of music. End notes on poems provide further biographical information"--Provided by publisher.