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The Book Itch

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Relates the story of the National Memorial African Bookstore, founded in Harlem by Louis Michaux in 1939, as seen from the perspective of Louis Michaux Jr., who met famous men like Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X while helping there.

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Vaunda Micheaux Nelson

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R. Gregory Christie

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History Fiction picture books JUVENILE FICTION children's fiction African Americans New york (n.y.), fiction African Americans -- Fiction New york (n.y.), history Bookstores National Memorial African Bookstore New york (n.y.), juvenile literature

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