Chapbooks
Amelia Earhart Middle School
Amelia Earhart Middle School class 8-104A
Brace Lederle K-8
Christ the King Elementary School
Edison-Oakland Public School Academy
Murray Wright High School
Wayne State University
all by Author/Artist
Resources
Credits
Brace Lederle K-8 2007
Fly
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Khalid Bates
(.pdf, 74K)
"How I wish I could fly. Fly like a bird. Soar through the sky."
Illustration
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Reginald Callahan
(.jpg, 424K)
The Slave
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Khalid Bates
(.pdf, 89K)
"About slaves trying to flee this nation. About slaves back in the past."
Illustration
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Taylor Hunter
(.jpg, 565K)
Power
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Curtis Caddell
(.pdf, 63K)
"Race should not be held on earth"
Illustration
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Guy Jackson
(.jpg, 225K)
Bang Bang
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Curtis Caddell
(.pdf, 65K)
Illustration
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Myte Moore
(.jpg, 522K)
The Sword
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Curtis Caddell
(.pdf, 65K)
"Strength is not everything"
Illustration
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Timothy Gray
(.jpg, 633K)
What's Really Seen
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Hykyra Caldwell
(.pdf, 85K)
"But one they strip you down to see what's hidden and really kept inside"
Feelings
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Hykyra Caldwell
(.pdf, 61K)
"Have secrets that are living behind a closed door?"
Illustration
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Guy Jackson
(.jpg, 675K)
First Love
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Hykyra Caldwell
(.pdf, 79K)
"Just remember I was the girl that went through pain caused by you"
Illustration
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Emanne Johnson
(.jpg, 582K)
Friends Forever
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Hykyra Caldwell
(.pdf, 67K)
"But the only change in this friendship was that it was a fantasy and a dream come true to have you not by my side"
Illustration
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Kenja Bryant
(.jpg, 385K)
Life of Mistakes
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Lexus Dorsey
(.pdf, 78K)
"Someone looking back on the past"
What Goes Around
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Lexus Dorsey
(.pdf, 79K)
"Karma"
So Confused
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Lexus Dorsey
(.pdf, 64K)
"Someone who can't make the right decisions"
Color of Friendship
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Lexus Dorsey
(.pdf, 63K)
"No matter what"
Illustration
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Alexandria Swift
(.jpg, 1MB)
I Miss You
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Lexus Dorsey
(.pdf, 63K)
"Someone who misses their loved one"
Illustration
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Alana Steen
(.jpg, 816K)
Divorce
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Lexus Dorsey
(.pdf, 64K)
Illustration
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Timothy Gray
(.jpg, 247K)
The Night
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Antoinette Durden
(.pdf, 58K)
Illustration
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Suzanne Crimmins
(.jpg, 1MB)
The Stars
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Antoinette Durden
(.pdf, 83K)
Illustration 'Seven Sisters'
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Taylor Calliman
(.jpg, 582K)
The Moon
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Maude Durden
(.pdf, 91K)
(Grandmother of Antoinette Durden, written at age 5)
Illustration
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Dionte Cox
(.jpg, 773K)
Easter Lily
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Maude Durden
(.pdf, 75K)
(As recalled at age 10 by Maude Durden (Grandmother of Antoinette Durden))
Illustration
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Julian Thomas
(.jpg, 941K)
You Left
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Ra'Kya Elliott
(.pdf, 72K)
"A poem in which I talk about the pain I feel after my cousin freezes to death on the porch."
Illustration
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Timothy Gray
(.jpg, 492K)
Why?
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Ra'Kya Elliott
(.pdf, 69K)
"A Poem that shows and tells about my hate for the people who killed my cousin"
Illustration
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Kathy Ganos
(.jpg, 512K)
You
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Ra'Kya Elliott
(.pdf, 84K)
Love
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Ahnajh Fluellen
(.pdf, 88K)
Illustration
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Alexandria Swift
(.jpg, 504K)
Love at First Sight
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Ahnajh Fluellen
(.pdf, 96K)
Illustration
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Danielle Daniels
(.jpg, 598K)
Unwanted
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Ahnajh Fluellen
(.pdf, 100K)
Illustration
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Emanne Johnson
(.jpg, 335K)
My Love
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Shalisha Hammond
(.pdf, 72K)
"My Love is about how I've finally found the right person for me. I've found someone who loves me for me."
Illustration
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Alana Steen
(.jpg, 436K)
Love
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Shalisha Hammond
(.pdf, 71K)
"The poem love, is me asking and thinking 'is love real'?"
Illustration
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Gabrielle Smith-Bey
(.jpg, 3MB)
Love
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Ashley Jordan
(.pdf, 76K)
Leaving
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Ashley Jordan
(.pdf, 66K)
Deep Down
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Marissa Katz
(.pdf, 84K)
Illustration
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Reginald Callahan
(.jpg, 226K)
Weird
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Marissa Katz
(.pdf, 91K)
Illustration
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Danielle Daniels
(.jpg, 707K)
Bird
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Marissa Katz
(.pdf, 77K)
"The poem is pretty much about what it says. A bird that leaves and never comes back."
Illustration
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Dionte Cox
(.jpg, 1MB)
Jumble
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Marissa Katz
(.pdf, 58K)
"People always expect you to use words that sound perfect and don't give way to faults."
Illustration
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Kayla Pugh
(.jpg, 1MB)
Truth Hurts
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Mario Ogu
(.pdf, 109K)
"Teaches a lesson that will be hard to forget and for some even harder to learn."
Illustration
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Reginald Callahan
(.jpg, 819K)
Pride
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Mario Ogu
(.pdf, 102K)
"Shows you that pride is not the only thing in the world. Pride can be easily exchanged for happiness."
Fake Little Boys
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Ralaina Rose
(.pdf, 76K)
"A poem about how boys act with girls."
Is This Me
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Ralaina Rose
(.pdf, 81K)
"A poem about who I am."
Life
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Ralaina Rose
(.pdf, 66K)
"A poem about life."
Illustration
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Excel Newton
(.jpg, 981K)
Brush Dem Haters Off
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Ralaina Rose
(.pdf, 71K)
"Poem about how haters act."
Illustration
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Guy Jackson
(.jpg, 494K)
Think Of Me
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Ralaina Rose
(.pdf, 61K)
"A Poem to my Grandfather."
Illustration
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Reginald Callahan
(.jpg, 455K)
Babies
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Asia Sangster
(.pdf, 64K)
"About babies and toddlers."
Illustration
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Timothy Gray
(.jpg, 693K)
Jaya
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Asia Sangster
(.pdf, 76K)
"About my lil' sister Jaya"
Asia
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Asia Sangster
(.pdf, 79K)
"Asia is about me and apples."
Illustration
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Taylor Calliman
(.jpg, 1MB)
Remembering You
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Asia Sangster
(.pdf, 88K)
"About me remembering my uncle."
Illustration
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Jaime Mathis
(.jpg, 1MB)