"I'm Gonna Glory in Learnin'': Academic Aspirations of African American Characters in Children's Literature

Brownies' Book, The (Book); Disappearance, The (Book); I Hadn't Meant to Tell You This (Book); Guy, Rosa, 1922-2012; Graham, Lorenz; Woodson, Jacqueline, 1963-; Children's literature; American authors; Jackson, Jesse, 1941-

Features several children's books written by Afro-American and white authors which discusses the quality of education for academic achievers and gifted African American children. Includes "The Brownies' Book," by Jesse Jackson and Lorenz Graham; "The Disappearance," by Rosa Guy; "I Hadn't Meant to Tell You This," by Jacqueline Woodson.