Julius Lester

Julius Lester

Julius Lester was born in St. Louis, Missouri on January 27th, 1939 and passed away at the age of 78 on January 18th, 2018.

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Julius Lester Stats: The highest rated book by Julius Lester on Book Notification is Day of Tears, a Standalone novel. The second-highest rated book is To Be a Slave, a Children's Book novel.

The most read book by Julius Lester on Book Notification is John Henry, a Picture Book novel. The second most read book is Pharaoh's Daughter of Ancient Egypt, a Standalone novel.

Below is a complete list of Julius Lester books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Uncle Remus Books in Publication Order (with Jerry Pinkney)

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Tales of Uncle Remus
1987
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2
More Tales of Uncle Remus
1988
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3
Further Tales of Uncle Remus
1990
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4
The Last Tales of Uncle Remus
1994
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List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Do Lord Remember Me
1985
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2
And All Our Wounds Forgiven
1994
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3
Othello
1995
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4
Pharaoh's Daughter of Ancient Egypt
2000
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5
When Dad Killed Mom
2001
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6
The Autobiography of God
2004
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7
Time's Memory
2006
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8
10
Day of Tears
2007
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9
Cupid
2007
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10
Guardian
2008
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List of Children's Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
To Be a Slave
1968
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2
Basketball Game
1977
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3
A Taste of Freedom
1983
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4
Shining
2003
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List of Picture Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Knee-High Man and Other Tales
1972
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2
6
John Henry (With: Jerry Pinkney)
1994
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3
Man Who Knew Too Much
1994
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4
Sam and the Tigers (With: Jerry Pinkney)
1996
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5
From Slave Ship to Freedom Road
1998
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6
Black Cowboy, Wild Horses (With: Jerry Pinkney)
1998
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7
What a Truly Cool World
1999
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8
Albidaro and the Mischievous Dream (With: Jerry Pinkney)
2000
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9
Ackamarackus
2001
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10
The Blues Singers
2001
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11
Why Heaven Is Far Away
2002
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12
Let's Talk about Race
2005
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13
The Old African (With: Jerry Pinkney)
2005
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14
The Hungry Ghosts
2009
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15
The Girl Who Saved Yesterday
2016
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List of Collections in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Black Folktales
1970
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2
Two Love Stories
1972
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3
Long Journey Home
1972
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4
Who I Am
1974
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5
This Strange New Feeling
1982
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6
How Many Spots Does A Leopard Have?
1989
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7
When the Beginning Began
1999
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List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Look Out Whitey! Black Power's Gon' Get Your Mama!
1969
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2
Search for the New Land
1969
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3
All is Well
1976
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4
Lovesong: Becoming a Jew
1988
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5
Falling Pieces of the Broken Sky
1990
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6
Black and White
1994
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7
On Writing for Children and Other People
2004
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8
Ku Klux Klan: Its Origin
2013
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List of Jerry Pinkney as Illustrator in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Tales from Africa (By: Jerry Pinkney, Lila Green)
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2
The Ugly Duckling (By: Jerry Pinkney)
1843
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3
The Little Match Girl (By: Jerry Pinkney)
1845
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4
9
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (By: Jerry Pinkney)
1894
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5
The Education of Henry Adams (By: Jerry Pinkney, Henry Adams)
1918
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6
Early Autumn ( By: Jerry Pinkney)
1927
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7
The Flowering of New England (By: Jerry Pinkney)
1936
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8
Lolita (By: Jerry Pinkney)
1955
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9
Rabbit, Run (By: Jerry Pinkney)
1960
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10
The Adventures of Spider (By: Jerry Pinkney, Joyce Cooper Arkhurst)
1964
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11
The Year Around Book (By: Jerry Pinkney)
1965
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12
This is Music for Kindergarten and Nursery School (By: Jerry Pinkney, Adeline McCall)
1965
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13
The Traveling Frog (By: Jerry Pinkney, V. M. Garshin)
1966
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14
A Book of Shapes & Sizes (By: Jerry Pinkney)
1966
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15
The Beautiful Blue Jay, and other Tales of India (By: Jerry Pinkney, John W. Spellman)
1967
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16
Even Tiny Ants Must Sleep ( By: Jerry Pinkney)
1967
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17
The Clock Museum (By: Jerry Pinkney, Ken. Sobol)
1967
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18
Folktales and Fairytales of Africa (By: Jerry Pinkney, Lila Green)
1967
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19
Shoes, Pennies, and Rockets (By: Jerry Pinkney, Ralph Alan Dale)
1968
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20
Kostas the Rooster (By: Jerry Pinkney, Traudl)
1968
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21
The Twin Witches of Fingle Fu (By: Jerry Pinkney)
1969
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22
Juano and the Wonderful Fresh Fish. (By: Jerry Pinkney, Thelma. Shaw)
1969
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23
Babushka and the Pig (By: Jerry Pinkney, Ann Trofimuk)
1969
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24
The Porcupine and the Tiger (By: Jerry Pinkney, Fern Powell)
1970
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25
Cora Annett's Homerhenry (By: Jerry Pinkney, Cora Annett)
1970
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26
The King's Ditch (By: Jerry Pinkney, Francine Jacobs)
1971
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27
The Planet of Junior Brown (By: Jerry Pinkney, Virginia Hamilton)
1971
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28
Femi and Old Grandaddie (By: Jerry Pinkney, Adjai Robinson)
1972
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29
JD (By: Jerry Pinkney, Mari Evans)
1973
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30
Kasho and the Twin Flutes. (By: Jerry Pinkney, Adjai Robinson)
1973
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31
Prince Littlefoot (By: Jerry Pinkney, Berniece Freschet)
1973
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32
Mickey and Minny ( By: Jerry Pinkney)
1973
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33
The Great Minu ( By: Jerry Pinkney)
1974
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34
Roots of Time (By: Jerry Pinkney, Margo Jefferson, Elliott P. Skinner)
1974
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35
Song of the Trees (By: Jerry Pinkney, Mildred D. Taylor)
1975
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36
Wuthering Heights ( By: Jerry Pinkney)
1975
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37
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (By: Jerry Pinkney, Mildred D. Taylor)
1975
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38
Yagua Days (By: Jerry Pinkney, Cruz Martel)
1976
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39
The Winthrop Covenant (By: Jerry Pinkney, Louis Auchincloss)
1976
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40
Gulliver's Travels (By: Jerry Pinkney)
1977
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41
Selected plays (By: Jerry Pinkney)
1977
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42
Ji-Nongo-Nongo Means Riddles (By: Jerry Pinkney, Verna Aardema)
1978
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43
History of Tom Jones a Founding ( By: Jerry Pinkney)
1978
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44
Childtimes: A Three-Generation Memoir (By: Jerry Pinkney, Eloise Greenfield, Lessie Jones Little)
1979
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45
Tonweya and the Eagles (By: Jerry Pinkney, Rosebud Yellow Robe)
1979
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46
These Thirteen ( By: Jerry Pinkney)
1979
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47
More Adventures of Spider (By: Jerry Pinkney, Joyce Cooper Arkhurst)
1980
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48
Count on Your Fingers African Style (By: Jerry Pinkney)
1980
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49
The Covenant ( By: Jerry Pinkney)
1980
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50
Jahdu (By: Jerry Pinkney, Virginia Hamilton)
1980
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51
Rabbit Redux ( By: Jerry Pinkney)
1981
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52
Monster Myths of Ancient Greece (By: Jerry Pinkney, William A. Wise)
1981
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53
Apples On A Stick (By: Jerry Pinkney, Barbara Michels, Bettye White)
1983
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54
8
The Patchwork Quilt (By: Jerry Pinkney, Valerie Flournoy)
1985
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55
Wild Wild Sunflower Child Anna (By: Jerry Pinkney, Nancy White Carlstrom)
1987
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56
Pop-Up: Strange Animals of the Sea (By: National Geographic Society, Jerry Pinkney, Jane Heath Buxton)
1987
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57
Mirandy and Brother Wind (By: Jerry Pinkney, Patricia McKissack)
1988
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58
The Green Lion of Zion Street (By: Jerry Pinkney, Julia Fields)
1988
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59
More Tales of Uncle Remus (With: Jerry Pinkney)
1988
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60
Rabbit Makes a Monkey of Lion (By: Jerry Pinkney, Verna Aardema)
1989
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61
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The Talking Eggs (By: Jerry Pinkney, Robert D. San Souci)
1989
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62
Turtle in July (By: Jerry Pinkney, Marilyn Singer)
1989
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63
Pretend You're a Cat (By: Jerry Pinkney, Jean Marzollo)
1990
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64
The Man Who Kept His Heart in a Bucket (By: Jerry Pinkney, Sonia Levitin)
1991
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65
Their Eyes Were Watching God ( By: Jerry Pinkney)
1991
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66
David's Songs (By: Jerry Pinkney, Colin Eisler)
1992
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67
Back Home (By: Jerry Pinkney, Gloria Jean Pinkney)
1992
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68
Drylongso (By: Jerry Pinkney, Virginia Hamilton)
1992
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69
A Starlit Somersault Downhill (By: Jerry Pinkney, Nancy Willard)
1993
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70
I Want to Be (By: Jerry Pinkney, Thylias Moss)
1993
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71
New Shoes for Silvia (By: Jerry Pinkney, Johanna Hurwitz)
1993
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72
The Sunday Outing (By: Jerry Pinkney, Gloria Jean Pinkney)
1994
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73
6
John Henry (With: Jerry Pinkney)
1994
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74
The Jungle Book ( By: Jerry Pinkney)
1995
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75
Tanya's Reunion (By: Jerry Pinkney, Valerie Flournoy)
1995
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76
Minty: A Story of Young Harriet Tubman (By: Jerry Pinkney, Alan Schroeder)
1996
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77
Sam and the Tigers (With: Jerry Pinkney)
1996
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78
The Hired Hand (By: Jerry Pinkney, Robert D. San Souci)
1997
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79
Black Cowboy, Wild Horses (With: Jerry Pinkney)
1998
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80
8
Journeys with Elijah (By: Jerry Pinkney, Barbara Diamond Goldin)
1999
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81
Aesop's Fables (By: Jerry Pinkney)
2000
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82
Albidaro and the Mischievous Dream (With: Jerry Pinkney)
2000
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83
Goin' Someplace Special (By: Jerry Pinkney, Patricia McKissack)
2001
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84
Noah's Ark (By: Jerry Pinkney)
2002
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85
The Nightingale (By: Jerry Pinkney)
2002
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86
God Bless the Child (By: Jerry Pinkney, Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog III)
2003
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87
The Old African (With: Jerry Pinkney)
2005
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88
Music from Our Lord's Holy Heaven Book and CD (By: Jerry Pinkney, Brian Pinkney, Myles C. Pinkney, Gloria Jean Pinkney)
2005
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89
Ain't Nobody a Stranger to Me (By: Jerry Pinkney, Ann Grifalconi)
2007
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90
The All-I'll-Ever-Want Christmas Doll (By: Jerry Pinkney, Patricia McKissack)
2007
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91
The Moon Over Star (By: Jerry Pinkney, Dianna Hutts Aston)
2008
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92
Sweethearts of Rhythm (By: Marilyn Nelson)
2009
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93
A Starlit Snowfall (By: Jerry Pinkney, Nancy Willard)
2011
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94
The First Adventures of Spider (By: Jerry Pinkney, Joyce Cooper Arkhurst)
2012
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95
The Further Adventures of Spider: West African Folktales (By: Jerry Pinkney, Joyce Cooper Arkhurst)
2012
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96
In Plain Sight (By: Jerry Pinkney, Richard Jackson)
2016
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97
The Christmas Boot (By: Jerry Pinkney)
2016
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98
A Place to Land: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Speech That Inspired a Nation (By: Jerry Pinkney, Barry Wittenstein)
2018
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99
A Home in the Barn (By: Margaret Wise Brown, Jerry Pinkney)
2018
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100
Billie Holiday: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations (By: Billie Holiday, Khanya Mtshali)
2019
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101
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The Little Mermaid (By: Jerry Pinkney)
2020
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102
A Walk in the Woods (By: Jerry Pinkney, Nikki Grimes)
2023
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List of Julius Lester Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Places I Never Meant To Be
1999
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2
A Treasury of Five-Minute Stories
2000
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3
I Am Jewish
2004
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4
Knowing Him by Heart
2022
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Julius Lester

Julius Lester was born on January 27th, 1939. Julius passed away January 18th, 2018 at 78 years old. Julius Lester was born in St. Louis, Missouri.

Julius Lester was the author of the Julius Lester Picture Books series which consists of 15 novels. The Julius Lester Picture Books series started in 1972 with the novel The Knee-High Man and Other Tales. The most recently released novel in the Julius Lester Picture Books series was The Girl Who Saved Yesterday which was released in 2016. There are no upcoming novels for the Julius Lester Picture Books series.

Julius Lester: Awards & Accolades

Lester's books have won multiple awards, To Be a Slave won the John Newbery Medal Awards, Newbery Honor, in 1969. Day of Tears won the Coretta Scott King Awards, Coretta Scott King Book Awards, in 2006.

Julius Lester books have also been nominated for multiple awards, This Strange New Feeling was nominated for the Coretta Scott King Awards, Coretta Scott King Book Awards, in 1983. The Tales of Uncle Remus was nominated for the Coretta Scott King Awards, Coretta Scott King Book Awards, in 1988.

Related Authors

The most common authors followed by users who also follow Julius Lester are:

  1. Shelby Van Pelt, author of the novel: Remarkably Bright Creatures.
  2. J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter Series.
  3. Dean Koontz, author of the Odd Thomas Series.
  4. Louise Penny, author of the Inspector Gamache Series.
  5. James Patterson, author of the Alex Cross Series.

Julius Lester: F.A.Q

When was Julius Lester Born?

Julius Lester was born on January 27th, 1939.

When did Julius Lester die?

Julius Lester died on January 18th, 2018 at 78 years old.

Where was Julius Lester Born?

Julius Lester was born in St. Louis, Missouri, .

What book awards has Julius Lester won?

To Be a Slave: John Newbery Medal Awards Newbery Honor (1969).
Day of Tears: Coretta Scott King Awards Coretta Scott King Book Awards (2006).

What was the first book Julius Lester wrote?

The first book written by Julius Lester was To Be a Slave, published in 1968.

What was the most recent book Julius Lester wrote?

Their most recently released work was The Girl Who Saved Yesterday (a short story) on May 10th, 2016.

How many books has Julius Lester written?

Julius Lester has written 48 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 4 books in the Uncle Remus Series, 10 Standalone Novels, 4 books in the Children's Books, 15 books in the Picture Books, 7 books in the Collections, 8 books in the Non-Fiction Books, 6 books in the Jerry Pinkney as Illustrator.

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