Freddie Ramos is a good son, a regular boy, and one especially busy hero! In Freddie Ramos Takes Off, Freddie’s life suddenly changes when a box arrives at 29 G of the Starwood Park Apartments. Someone has given Freddie a pair of purple sneakers with silver wings. No ordinary shoes, these Zoom! Zoom! Zapato!-powered tennies… Read more »
Dianne White
Jacqueline Jules, Author-In-Residence
When Freddie Ramos gets home from school one day, he discovers a mysterious package. Inside, he finds a pair of jazzy purple sneakers. An unsigned note accompanies the shoes: Zapato Power for Freddie Ramos. What could it mean? Freddie soon learns that Zoom! Zoom! Zapato! power has its benefits. Not only can Freddie use his… Read more »
Jacqueline’s Story
I spent my entire childhood in Petersburg, the small southern Virginia town I was born in. My mother was a dietitian from New York who loved the color pink. Most of the rooms in our house, except my sister’s and mine, were painted pink. My father was an immigrant from Switzerland, who loved to garden. … Read more »
Your Friend, Jacqueline Jules
Dear Reader, I am very excited to hear that you are reading the adventures of Freddie Ramos in the Zapato Power series. The character of Freddie was inspired by the students I taught when I was a school librarian. So many of my students asked for a book on superheroes that I got the itch… Read more »
Little Joe by Sandra Neil Wallace
LITTLE JOE by Sandra Neill Wallace, illustrated by Mark Elliott We’re pleased to finish off January’s list of books with a wonderful new title by first-time author Sandra Neil Wallace. LITTLE JOE is a beautifully written story of a young boy who comes of age as he learns the challenges and looming heartbreak of raising… Read more »
Play Ball!
SHE LOVED BASEBALL: The Effa Manley Story by Audrey Vernick, illustrated by Don Tate Effa’s gravestone reads: SHE LOVED BASEBALL. And did she ever! In 1935, Effa and her husband, Abe, started the Brooklyn Eagles in the new Negro National League. A year later, when the team moved to Rupert Field, Effa took on the… Read more »
Welcome Special Guest, Crystal Hubbard!
Crystal Hubbard’s GAME, SET, MATCH, CHAMPION ARTHUR ASHE, illustrated by Kevin Belford, is a tribute to one of the most amazing athletes of the twentieth century. Not only was Arthur Ashe a remarkable championship tennis player, but he was also a life-long advocate for human rights, at home and abroad. This unlikely champion earned a… Read more »
