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"When a rainy day forces a young black girl to stay inside for a time, she relishes the opportunity to spend the day with her mother, enjoying simple activities such as combing their hair, taking a walk, and joining her mother in her workspace."

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For a little girl on a rainy day, the best place to be is with Mama.

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Respect : Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul by Carole Boston Weatherford

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Respect : Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul by Carole Boston Weatherford

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"Presents a biography of R&B singer Aretha Franklin from her childhood in Detroit to her success as a performer to her performance at President Obama's inauguration."

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Respect : Aretha Franklin, the queen of soul

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Sulwe by Lupita Nyong'o & Vashti Harrison

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Sulwe by Lupita Nyong'o & Vashti Harrison

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"Five-year-old Sulwe's classmates make fun of her dark skin--darker than anyone even in her own family--so Sulwe tries everything she can to lighten herself. But then Sulwe embarks on a magical journey where she learns from the stars about two sisters, Night and Day, who once struggled with color themselves, yet learned that beauty comes from all the shades."

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When five-year-old Sulwe's classmates make fun of her dark skin, she tries lightening herself to no avail, but a shooting star's tale of the sisters Night and Day helps her understand there is beauty and worth in every shade.

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Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña & Christian Robinson  

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Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña & Christian Robinson  

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"Every Sunday little CJ and his grandma take the public bus, the Market Street bus, across town. Before today it never occurred to CJ to ask why they don't have a car, like his friend Colby does. This opens a floodgate of questions about his own possessions compared to other people's, but his lovely grandma has a wise answer for each: they don't have a car because they have a bus! Who needs an iPod with live musicians on the street? And their dirtier part of town, compared with the clean areas, still has beauty in it."

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A young boy rides the bus across town with his grandmother and learns to appreciate the beauty in everyday things.

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Let the Children March by Monica Clark-Robinson & Frank Morrison

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Let the Children March by Monica Clark-Robinson & Frank Morrison

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"Under the leadership of Martin Luther King, Jr., African American children and teenagers form the Children's Crusade and march for their civil rights and against segregation in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1963. The children are attacked with fire hoses and dogs, and thousands are arrested, but their actions changed the country."

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Under the leadership of Dr. Martin Luther King, children and teenagers march against segregation in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1963.

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Hidden Figures : The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race

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Hidden Figures : The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race

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"Presents a picture book profiling four African-American women mathematicians--Katherine, Dorothy, Mary, and Christine--who were hired by NASA to do the math work that would help the U.S. send the first astronauts into space."

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Hidden figures : the true story of four black women and the space race

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Explores the previously uncelebrated but pivotal contributions of NASA's African American women mathematicians to America's space program, describing how Jim Crow laws segregated them despite their groundbreaking successes.

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Magnificent Homespun Brown by Samara Cole Doyon & Kaylani Juanita

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Magnificent Homespun Brown by Samara Cole Doyon & Kaylani Juanita

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"Colorful illustrations and lyrical, repetitive text show several girls celebrating shades of brown and feeling comfortable in their own skin."

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Magnificent homespun brown : a celebration

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Publisher Annotation: If Walt Whitman were reborn as a vibrant young woman of color, this is the book he might write. America, we hear you singing! With vivid illustrations by Kaylani Juanita, Samara Cole Doyon sings a carol for the plenitude that surrounds us and the self each of us is meant to inhabit.

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"An elderly woman makes her delicious stew for dinner and the smell wafts through her urban neighborhood, drawing everyone for a bowl. A little boy, a police officer, a doctor, a shop owner, a cab driver, a construction worker, and others all have a taste. But when dinner time arrives, her pot is empty. Thankfully, her community has not abandoned her and they provide a feast that they all can enjoy along with their gratitude."

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When the aroma of Omu's homemade stew fills the air, her neighbors arrive, one by one, for a taste until all is gone except for her generous spirit.

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What is Given from the Heart by Pat McKissak & April Harrison

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What is Given from the Heart by Pat McKissak & April Harrison

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"During the Depression, three young sisters get one baby doll for Christmas and must find a way to share."

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Despite their own poverty since Daddy died, Mama tells nine-year-old James Otis they need to help Sarah, whose family lost everything in a fire.

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"A young slave girl comes in from a hard day on the plantation to discover that her brother has run away. While the family misses him, they also secretly hope that he made it North and that he is free."

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A slave family is distressed when they discover their son Ben has run away.

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Crown : An Ode to the Fresh Cut by Derrick D. Barnes & Gordon C. James

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Crown : An Ode to the Fresh Cut by Derrick D. Barnes & Gordon C. James

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"Presents an illustrated ode to getting a haircut for self-confidence and the honorable role of barbers in African American culture."

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Celebrates the magnificent feeling that comes from walking out of a barber shop with newly-cut hair.

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The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander & Kadir Nelson

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The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander & Kadir Nelson

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"Presents an illustrated retelling of Kwame Alexander’s poem of the same name, which celebrates black life in the United States, from the trauma of slavery to the perseverance of great black leaders such as Langston Hughes and Gwendolyn Brooks. Contains extensive backmatter detailing a survey of black historical figures."

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Exquisite : The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn Brooks by Suzanne Slade & Cozbi A. Cabrera

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Exquisite : The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn Brooks by Suzanne Slade & Cozbi A. Cabrera

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"Presents a picture book biography of poet Gwendolyn Brooks, the first Black woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. Discusses her early life, her start in writing poetry, and the difficulties she faced."

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Exquisite : the poetry and life of Gwendolyn Brooks

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A picture-book biography of celebrated poet Gwendolyn Brooks, the first Black person to win the Pulitzer Prize Gwendolyn Brooks (1917-2000) is known for her poems about

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Freedom in Congo Square by Carole Boston Weatherford & R. Gregory Christie

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Freedom in Congo Square by Carole Boston Weatherford & R. Gregory Christie

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"Rhyming text describes how slaves in New Orleans, Louisiana, counted down the days until Sunday when they would gather in Congo Square and sing, dance, play music, and sell their wares."

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Radiant Child : The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michael Basquiat by Javaka Steptoe

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Radiant Child : The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michael Basquiat by Javaka Steptoe

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"Highlights Jean-Michel Basquiat's journey from a child who dreamed of being an artist to a man whose collage-style paintings became a cultural phenomenon in the 1980s."

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Radiant child : the story of young artist Jean-Michel Basquiat

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Freedom Over Me : Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life by Ashley Bryan

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Freedom Over Me : Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life by Ashley Bryan

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"How would you determine the value of a human being compared to, say, a desk, or a chair, or a lantern? This book draws on a real document from a slaveowner's will dated 1828, that lists 11 slaves and their monetary “value” as property of their owner. Author Bryan gives voices to these 11 slaves by painting their portraits and letting them describe in free verse their job duties on the estate and what their dreams were for using their abilities—dreams that were never realized."

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Freedom over me : eleven slaves, their lives and dreams brought to life

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Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop : The Sanitation Strike of 1968 by Alice Faye Duncan & R. Gregory Christie

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Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop : The Sanitation Strike of 1968 by Alice Faye Duncan & R. Gregory Christie

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"In 1968, after two black sanitation workers were killed when their unsafe truck malfunctioned, the workers union insisted on higher pay and better working conditions. But the city of Memphis refused to recognize the union, so the sanitation workers went on strike. This story is told from the viewpoint of a nine-year-old girl who is based on a child that was there. Martin Luther King, Jr. came to Memphis to inspire the workers, and was assassinated there."

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Memphis, Martin, and the mountaintop : the sanitation strike of 1968

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This historical fiction picture book presents the story of nine-year-old Lorraine Jackson, who in 1968 witnessed the Memphis sanitation strike--Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s final stand for justice before his assassination--when her father, a sanitation worker, participated in the protest.

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Before She Was Harriet by Lisa Cline-Ransome & James E. Ransome

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Before She Was Harriet by Lisa Cline-Ransome & James E. Ransome

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"We know her today as Harriet Tubman, but in her lifetime she was called by many names. As General Tubman she was a Union spy. As Moses she led hundreds to freedom on the Underground Railroad. As Minty she was a slave whose spirit could not be broken. As Araminta she was a young girl whose father showed her the stars and the first steps on the path to freedom"

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Before she was Harriet : the story of Harriet Tubman

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A lush and lyrical biography of Harriet Tubman, written in verse. An evocative poem and opulent watercolors come together to honor a woman of humble origins whose courage and compassion make her larger than life.

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Infinite Hope : A Black Artist's Journey from World War II to Peace by Ashley Bryan

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Infinite Hope : A Black Artist's Journey from World War II to Peace by Ashley Bryan

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"Artist and illustrator Ashley Bryan recounts his experiences as a soldier in the segregated army of WWII and how he overcame the racism and horrors of war to pursue his love of art. Bryan includes never-before-seen artwork and letters along with diary entries that document his fears and how he was often treated worse that even the German prisoners of war."

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Infinite hope : a black artist's journey from World War II to peace

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Mama Africa! : How Miriam Makeba Spread Hope with Her Song by Kathrine Erskine & Charly Palmer

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Mama Africa! : How Miriam Makeba Spread Hope with Her Song by Kathrine Erskine & Charly Palmer

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"Highlights the life, career, and social activism of Miriam Makeba, known to many as Mama Africa who used her voice and song to fight racial segregation in South Africa. Includes color photographs, resources for further information, a timeline, and a glossary."

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Mama Africa! : how Miriam Makeba spread hope with her song

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Trombone Shorty by Troy Andrews & Bryan Collier

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Trombone Shorty by Troy Andrews & Bryan Collier

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"This is the story of how Troy Andrews became known as Trombone Shorty. Music has always filled the streets of New Orleans, and it was no different in Troy's house. At the age of four, Troy began making what he called “musical gumbo.” He would hear the trumpet music his brother was playing and chime in with music he'd make with his hands. One day Troy discovered a discarded trombone. Troy was still so little that when he picked it up, he tipped right over! But Troy got up, started playing, and got so good at it that one day he was invited on stage—and into jazz history as Trombone Shorty!"

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A Grammy-nominated headliner for the New Orleans Jazz Fest describes his childhood in Tremé and how he came to be a bandleader by age six.

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The Stuff of Stars by Marion Dane Bauer & Ekua Holmes

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The Stuff of Stars by Marion Dane Bauer & Ekua Holmes

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"Simple, illustrated verse tells the story of the Big Bang, marking the beauty of composition and the instant our universe was born."

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King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender

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King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender

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"Twelve-year-old Kingston James is sure his brother Khalid has turned into a dragonfly. When Khalid unexpectedly passed away, he shed what was his first skin for another to live down by the bayou in their small Louisiana town. Khalid still visits in dreams, and King must keep these secrets to himself as he watches grief transform his family."

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Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson

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Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson

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"Free verse autobiography of Jacqueline Woodson about her childhood growing up in the sixties and seventies in both the North and the South, from South Carolina to Brooklyn, New York."

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Raised in South Carolina and New York, Woodson always felt halfway home in each place. In vivid poems, she shares what it was like to grow up as an African American in the 1960s and 1970s, living with the remnants of Jim Crow and her growing awareness of the Civil Rights movement.

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The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth & Harlem’s Greatest Bookstore by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson & R. Gregory Christie

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The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth & Harlem’s Greatest Bookstore by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson & R. Gregory Christie

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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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The book itch : freedom, truth, and Harlem's greatest bookstore

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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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Out of Wonder : Poems Celebrating Poets by Kwame Alexander & Ekua Holmes

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Out of Wonder : Poems Celebrating Poets by Kwame Alexander & Ekua Holmes

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"In this celebration of 20 famed poets who have inspired them, Newbery Award-winning author Alexander and collaborators Colderley and Wentworth present original poems written in the styles of the famous poets, and accompanied by the bold mix-media artwork of Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator Ekua Holmes, that are sure to inspire young readers to read and write poetry."

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Presents a collection of twenty poems written in tribute to well-known poets from around the world.

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"Seventh grade African American boy Jordan Banks dutifully travels from his Washington Heights apartment to the upscale private Riverdale Academy Day School. As one of the few kids of color in his new school, Jordan feels out of place. He doesn’t really fit in with his new classmates, and it begins to feel like his neighborhood friends live in a different world. Jordan finds comfort in his art as he tries to navigate both worlds."

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Gone Crazy in Alabama by Rita Williams-Garcia

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Gone Crazy in Alabama by Rita Williams-Garcia

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"Three feisty sisters--Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern Gaither--help their eighty-two-year-old grandmother, Ma Charles, make peace with her half-sister, Miss Trotter, while visiting Ma Charles in Alabama during the summer of 1969."

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The Season of Styx Malone by Kekla Magoon

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The Season of Styx Malone by Kekla Magoon

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"A diverse middle-grade novel that follows ten-year-old Caleb and his big brother Bobby over the summer that they meet their new neighbor, sixteen-year-old Styx Malone. Styx convinces the boys to attempt an "escalator trade" that exchanges one small thing for something better until they achieve the object of their dreams--a moped. But their plan spirals out of control and the brothers quickly learn that Styx has secrets that could ruin everything and get the boys into big trouble."

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Caleb Franklin and his younger brother, Bobby Gene, spend an extraordinary summer their new, older neighbor, Styx Malone, a foster boy from the city.

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Before the Ever After by Jacqueline Woodson

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Before the Ever After by Jacqueline Woodson

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"ZJ and his family have reached the pinnacle of success: his father is a beloved NFL football player and a hero to many, including ZJ who loves spending time with him. ZJ's dad begins to suffer debilitating headaches, mood swings, and memory issues, as a result of repeated concussions while playing. When his dad can't remember his name, ZJ feels that their happy life is behind them and wonders what kind of future is in store for them."

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ZJ’s friends Ollie, Darry and Daniel help him cope when his father, a beloved professional football player, suffers severe headaches and memory loss that spell the end of his career.

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Lifting as We Climb : Black Women's Battle for the Ballot Box by Evette Dionne

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Lifting as We Climb : Black Women's Battle for the Ballot Box by Evette Dionne

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"Presents the suffrage history of African American women who faced racism, rejection, and danger from white suffragists and others as they worked to secure their right to vote. Traces the historical lineage of their activism from abolition, to suffrage, to civil rights, to Black Lives Matter."

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Lifting as we climb : black women’s battle for the ballot box

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For African American women, the fight for the right to vote was only one battle. An eye-opening book that tells the important, overlooked story of black women as a force in the suffrage movement--when fellow suffragists did not accept them as equal partners in the struggle.

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"Thirteen-year-old Genesis keeps a list of all the things she hates about herself--she's up to ninety-six--the last of which is her very dark skin. Her gambling-addict father has once again lost their rent money, so Genesis moves in with her grandmother who claims that none of this would've happened if her mother had married a light-skinned man. At school, Genesis tries out for the talent show, but is ashamed of her dark skin, so she tries a number of skin-lightening techniques to no avail. She is now faced with either getting that list to 100 and beyond, or learning to love the skin she has."

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Thirteen-year-old Genesis tries again and again to lighten her black skin, thinking it is the root of her family's troubles, before discovering reasons to love herself as is.

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Look Both Ways : A Tale Told in Ten Blocks by Jason Reynolds

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Look Both Ways : A Tale Told in Ten Blocks by Jason Reynolds

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"Presents ten stories featuring ten protagonists who live and walk ten different town blocks who are all walking home from school and learning important things about life, talking about boogers, committing petty theft, skateboarding, inventing new handshakes, and learning to be brave."

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Look both ways : a tale told in ten blocks

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Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia

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Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia

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"Reading his dead best friend's journal allows seventh-grader Tristan Strong to see folk heroes John Henry and Brer Rabbit. Then, a character from the Anansi story steals the journal, and in his effort to retrieve it, Tristan accidentally rips open a hole into Alke, where African American folk characters are gods. Tristan learns that the people of Alke are suffering partly due to Tristan's actions, and in order to get back home and save his friends, Tristan, John Henry, and Brer Rabbit must seek out the god Anansi the Weaver and convince him to fix the chasm."

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Tristan Strong punches a hole in the sky

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Seventh-grader Tristan Strong feels anything but strong ever since he failed to save his best friend when they were in a bus accident together. All he has left of Eddie is the journal his friend wrote stories in. Tristan is dreading the month he's going to spend on his grandparents' farm.

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"After his mother's death in 1946, eleven-year-old Langston and his father leave behind their quiet life in Alabama and move to Chicago. Struggling to fit in and missing his mother, Langston finds refuge at the local library where, unlike his library in Alabama, blacks are just as welcome as whites to use. There he discovers the poetry of Langston Hughes and a secret--he was named after this very poet whose work his mother loved."

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Discovering a book of Langston Hughes' poetry in the library helps Langston cope with the loss of his mother, relocating from Alabama to Chicago as part of the Great Migration, and being bullied.

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The Parker Inheritance by Varian Johnson

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The Parker Inheritance by Varian Johnson

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"When Candice finds the letter addressed to her grandmother inside a box in the attic, she's not sure she should read it. The curiosity is too much to resist, and Candice discovers a mystery generations before her time. With the help of her neighbor, Brandon, she is determined to find the truth even if it means revealing her own deep secrets in the process."

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Twelve-year-old Candice Miller is spending the summer in Lambert, South Carolina, in the old house that belonged to her grandmother, who died after being dismissed as city manager for having the city tennis courts dug up looking for buried treasure--but when she finds the letter that sent her grandmother on the treasure hunt, she finds herself caught up in the mystery and, with the help of her new friend and fellow book-worm, Brandon, she sets out to find the inheritance, exonerate her grandmother, and expose an injustice once committed against an African American family in Lambert.

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The Stars Beneath Our Feet by David Barclay Moore

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The Stars Beneath Our Feet by David Barclay Moore

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"Lolly is having a terrible time--his brother Jermaine got in a fight and then got shot. He doesn't know how to go on, but using the two giant bags of LEGOs his mom's girlfriend gave him, Lolly finds himself caught up in making a gigantic city--so big it goes outside his apartment. Then, he and his friend Vega get jumped by a few older guys, and Lolly will have to decide either to join a "crew" and get revenge, or find a different path."

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"As Will, fifteen, sets out to avenge his brother Shawn's fatal shooting, seven ghosts who knew Shawn board the elevator and reveal truths Will needs to know."

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There are three rules in the neighborhood: Don’t cry ; Don’t snitch ; Get revenge. Will takes his dead brother Shawn’s gun, and gets in the elevator on the 7th floor. As the elevator stops on each floor, someone connected to Shawn gets on. Someone already dead. Dead by teenage gun violence. And each…

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"Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter is trying to balance her suburban prep school life with the poor, black neighborhood where she lives when she witnesses her childhood best friend Khalil get shot and killed by a police officer. As tensions mount and her city erupts in protests, the only person who knows the truth of that night is Starr, and what she does or doesn't say can change everyone's lives forever."

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After witnessing her friend's death at the hands of a police officer, Starr Carter's life is complicated when the police and a local drug lord try to intimidate her in an effort to learn what happened the night Kahlil died.

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"Follows teenagers Natasha and Daniel over the course of a single day in New York City. Natasha's family, undocumented immigrants from Jamaica, faces deportation because of her father's drunk driving arrest. Daniel, under pressure from his South Korean parents, is preparing for an interview for a spot at Yale. When the two strangers meet, Daniel convinces Natasha to join him for the day, changing the course of their lives forever."

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Natasha is a girl who believes in science and facts. Daniel has always been a good son and good student. But when he sees Natasha he forgets all that and believes there is something extraordinary in store for both of them.

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All American Boys by Jason Reynolds & Brendan Kiely

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All American Boys by Jason Reynolds & Brendan Kiely

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"When 16-year-old Rashad Butler, an African-American student at the local high school, is beaten by a white police officer at the local corner store, his classmate Quinn Collins witnesses the event. Quinn, a member of the varsity basketball team who has been raised by the officer since his own father died in Afghanistan, will be forced to face the mounting racial tension among his teammates, many who are Rashad's friends, his classmates, and the entire community. Told in the alternating voices of Rashad and Quinn, this story portrays the truth that racism in American is sadly still alive. It will take the bravery of both boys to step forward and speak against injustice."

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When sixteen-year-old Rashad is mistakenly accused of stealing, classmate Quinn witnesses his brutal beating at the hands of a police officer who happens to be the older brother of his best friend. Told through Rashad and Quinn’s alternating viewpoints.

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Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson

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Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson

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"When Claudia comes back from summer vacation, her best friend Monday is gone. They've been friends since childhood, and now no one can tell her what happened. In fact, nobody even seems concerned about Monday's disappearance. Claudia is determined to find out where her friend is and what happened to her."

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Monday Charles is missing, and Claudia seems to be the one person who notices. They’ve always been inseparable, and when Monday doesn’t show up for school for two weeks, Claudia knows that something is wrong. Monday’s mother refuses to give Claudia a straight answer, and her sister April is even les…

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"Even though Malcom Little's parents told him he cold be anything he wanted if he worked hard, the boy didn't believe it was possible. Descending into a life of partying, girls, and drugs, Malcolm was imprisoned for theft when he was twenty. There, he converted to Islam, leading to a dramatic life-change and forging him into the man known as Malcolm X."

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Co-written by Malcolm X’s daughter, this riveting and revealing novel follows the formative years of the man whose words and actions shook the world.

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"Each day African American teen Jade Butler shuttles to a private, mostly white school where she's accepted a scholarship. Intent on taking advantage of every opportunity she can to rise above the poverty in which she lives, Jade tries to find her place in a world where she teeters between the privilege of her classmates and the racial tension and fear of her neighborhood."

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Tired of being singled out at her mostly-white private school as someone who needs support, high school junior Jade would rather participate in the school's amazing Study Abroad program than join Women to Women, a mentorship program for at-risk girls.

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"Bree willingly enters an Early College program at the University of North Carolina to escape her grief and guilt after the death of her mother. Her first night on campus though, she witnesses a demonic attack and the subsequent suppression of the attack by another student. The student, who identifies himself as a "Merlin" and part of a society known as Legendborn, tries to alter Bree's memories of the event, but fails, triggering disturbing memories of the night her mother died. Now Bree is convinced that her mother's death is linked to the supernatural events, and that she must enter the society of the Legendborn if she is to find out the truth."

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All the Days Past, All the Days to Come by Mildred D. Taylor

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All the Days Past, All the Days to Come by Mildred D. Taylor

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"Continues the story of the Logan family first seen in Taylor’s work "Song of the Trees" and "Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry." Here, Cassie Logan returns to Mississippi after law school to help with voter registration in the 1960s. She lives through some of the most iconic moments of the time, including the rise of the civil rights movement and the Great Migration."

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The Boy in the Black Suit by Jason Reynolds

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The Boy in the Black Suit by Jason Reynolds

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"Soon after his mother's death, Matt takes a job at a funeral home in his tough Brooklyn neighborhood and, while attending and assisting with funerals, begins to accept her death and his responsibilities as a man."

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Soon after his mother's death, Matt takes a job at a funeral home in his tough Brooklyn neighborhood and, while attending and assisting with funerals, begins to accept her death and his responsibilities as a man.

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A Few Red Drops : The Chicago Race Riots of 1919 by Claire Hartfield

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A Few Red Drops : The Chicago Race Riots of 1919 by Claire Hartfield

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"Explores the 1919 race riot in Chicago prompted by a single act of violence against a young black man. Driven by white European immigrants and black migrants from the South, the two races were pit against each other for jobs and living space, which created a breeding ground for racial hatred. Includes black-and-white photographs and examples of propaganda materials."

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A few red drops : the Chicago Race Riots of 1919

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The Stars and the Blackness Between Them by Junauda Petrus

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The Stars and the Blackness Between Them by Junauda Petrus

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"Told in two voices, sixteen-year-old Audre is forced to move to Minneapolis from Trinidad after being caught with a secret girlfriend, and in Minneapolis, sixteen-year-old Mabel is trying to make sense of her relationships and the nagging illness plaguing her all summer. When the two girls meet, they instantly fall in love, with Mabel taking care of Audre as she navigates high school. Then Mabel is diagnosed with a fatal illness and it's Audre's turn to take care of Mabel."

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The stars and the blackness between them

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