What is the name of a book similar to the original Romeo and Juliet?
I heard there was another version of Romeo and Juliet there a couple from different backgrounds who fall in love. A bit like West Side Story, but the girl child of African American and Hispanic, do not know …….. Do we know the name of the book? Sounds interesting ………
romiette and Julio by Sharon Draper
The Saturday Academy for African American Boys
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Freed slaves attending school in Charleston, South Carolina, 1866 Photo Mugs Zion School for colored children, Charleston, South Carolina, 1866. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration…. |
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Freedmens school in Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1866 Photo Mugs Primary school for freedmen, in charge of Mrs. Green, at Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1866. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration…. |
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HUSG2A-00050 Photo Mugs African-American boy reading to his family of former slaves, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration…. |
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Juice $3.25 Spike Lee’s longtime cinematographer, Ernest R. Dickerson, made his directorial debut with this violent story about four Harlem teens whose lives are changed when a store robbery goes wrong. The film has been likened to an urban The Wild Bunch, but it is far too artificial for that. With Dickerson’s eye, Juice understandably looks great, but at the end of the day it is only a slightly better versi… |
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Handel’s Messiah: A Soulful Celebration $7.66 A virtual Who’s Who of contemporary African-American music interprets Handel’s 250-year-old oratorio. The roster includes Vanessa Bell Armstrong, Patti Austin, Boys Choir of Harlem, Andrea Crouch, Edwin Hawkins, Al Jarreau, Quincy Jones, Gladys Knight, Johnny Mathis, Phylicia Rashad, Vanessa WIlliams, Stevie Wonder and the Yellowjackets.No Track Information AvailableMedia Type: CDArtist: HANDEL’S … |
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Baby Einstein: World Music (2-Disc Special Edition) $3.29 Deluxe edition includes bonus disc Baby Einstein Favorites! “Baby Einstein: World Music” offers a whole new beat for Baby Einstein. Parents and babies will explore global music and culture through fresh, exciting sounds from the seven continents orchestrated for baby’s ears. World Music features simple children’s songs from four regions (North America, South America, Asia, and Europe). “World Musi… |
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Teacher Reading to Students – 24H x 16W – Peel and Stick Wall Decal by Wallmonkeys $40.99 WallMonkeys wall graphics are printed on the highest quality re-positionable, self-adhesive fabric paper. Each order is printed in-house and on-demand. WallMonkeys uses premium materials & state-of-the-art production technologies. Our white fabric material is superior to vinyl decals. You can literally see and feel the difference. Our wall graphics apply in minutes and won’t damage your paint or l… |
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Teacher Reading to Students – 72W x 48H – Peel and Stick Wall Decal by Wallmonkeys $115.99 WallMonkeys wall graphics are printed on the highest quality re-positionable, self-adhesive fabric paper. Each order is printed in-house and on-demand. WallMonkeys uses premium materials & state-of-the-art production technologies. Our white fabric material is superior to vinyl decals. You can literally see and feel the difference. Our wall graphics apply in minutes and won’t damage your paint or l… |
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Love and Basketball (New Line Platinum Series) $5.29 Gina Prince-Bythewood, a former college athlete, puts a spin on this one-on-one tale of Love and Basketball. Sanaa Lathan (The Best Man) is the fiercely driven, hot-tempered Monica, a tomboy who gives her all for basketball. Omar Epps (The Mod Squad) is Quincy, an NBA player’s son who has pro dreams of his own. Next-door neighbors since first grade, they start as rivals (she flabbergasts the boy b… |
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Guess Who $3.86 Taken on its own terms as a big-screen sitcom, Guess Who offers plenty of humor with just enough social commentary to make its point without being preachy. Of course, we’ve come along way since interracial romance was such a hot-button issue in Stanley Kramer’s earnest 1967 drama Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner, and nobody’s going to mistake Ashton Kutcher and Bernie Mac (in this updated semi-remake)… |
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