People & Places - United States - African American & Black
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Jake the Fake Keeps It Real
$8.99 Add to cartFor fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Big Nate comes the first book in a side-splitting illustrated series from comedian and film star Craig Robinson, #1 New York Times bestselling author Adam Mansbach… [more below]
- Series: Jake the Fake #1
- Author: Robinson, Craig
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: September 04 2018
- ISBN10: 0553523546
- Language: English
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Double Dutch
$8.99 Add to cartA young girl who loves Double Dutch is caught in the crossfire of the secrets she, her best friend, and the school bullies are keeping in this emotional middle grade novel.
Delia loves Double Dutch mo- Author: Draper, Sharon M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: January 01 2004
- ISBN10: 0689842317
- Language: English
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Seasonal Adventures
$17.95 Read moreAs the reader experiences the sights, sounds, and activities of each season through the author’s poetic words, the illustrations celebrate the joys of fatherhood by showing African American dads and t… [more below]
- Author: Moore, Johnny Ray
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: June 30 2021
- ISBN10: 147887239X
- Language: English
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Laundry Day Overload
$7.99 Read moreIt’s laundry day, and J.C. is excited to help his mom. But when J.C. adds too much detergent to the machine, suds are everywhere! Laundry day turns into a mess for everyone in the apartment building. … [more below]
- Series: Jalen’s Big City Life
- Author: Salabie, Shiane
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: August 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1666334987
- Language: English
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Polo Cowboy
$8.99 Read moreHow does a Black kid from North Philly wind up playing polo? The much-anticipated sequel to Ghetto Cowboy, now a major motion picture starring Idris Elba and Stranger Things’s Caleb McLaughlin.
When- Author: Neri, G.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: October 10 2023
- ISBN10: 1536233072
- Language: English
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Carrimebac, the Town That Walked
$18.99 Read more“The Civil War may be over, but times are not substantially improved for the freed Black citizens of Walkerton, Georgia, who are shunned by the white folks of the surrounding towns. One day, though, o… [more below]
- Author: Moore, David Barclay
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: March 08 2022
- ISBN10: 1536213691
- Language: English
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Ghost Boys
$12.99 Add to cartLarge Print�s increased font size and wider line spacing maximizes reading legibility, and has been proven to advance comprehension, improve fluency, reduce eye fatigue, and boost engagement in
- Author: Rhodes, Jewell Parker
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 215
- Publish Date: December 11 2019
- ISBN10: 1432873733
- Language: English
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When Winter Robeson Came
$8.99 Read moreThe whole world seems to transform during the summer of 1965, when Eden’s cousin from Mississippi comes to visit her in L.A. just as the Watts Riots erupt, in this stirring new novel by Coretta Scott … [more below]
- Author: Woods, Brenda
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: January 10 2023
- ISBN10: 1524741604
- Language: English
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Crow
$9.99 Read moreThe summer of 1898 is filled with ups and downs for 11-year-old Moses. He’s growing apart from his best friend, his superstitious Boo-Nanny butts heads constantly with his pragmatic, educated father, … [more below]
- Author: Wright, Barbara
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: March 12 2013
- ISBN10: 0375873678
- Language: English
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This Is the Rope: A Story from the Great Migration
$17.99 Read moreThe story of one family’s journey north during the Great Migration starts with a little girl in South Carolina who finds a rope under a tree one summer. She has no idea the rope will become part of he… [more below]
- Author: Woodson, Jacqueline
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: August 29 2013
- ISBN10: 0399239863
- Language: English
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J.D. and the Hair Show Showdown
$7.99 Read moreEight-year-old kid barber J.D. takes his talent to an Atlanta hair show in this illustrated chapter book and follow-up to J.D. and the Great Barber Battle.
At only eight years old, J.D. the Kid Barber- Series: J.D. the Kid Barber
- Author: Dillard, J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: November 16 2021
- ISBN10: 0593111605
- Language: English
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The Adventures of Sparrowboy
$8.99 Read moreFrom Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator Brian Pinkney comes a whimsical, high-flying picture book about a paperboy’s fantastical adventure.
A young paperboy Henry loves reading the comic strip “Falco- Author: Pinkney, Brian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: July 01 2000
- ISBN10: 0689835345
- Language: English
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Something Beautiful
$8.99 Read moreAn inspiring story that reminds us that beauty is everywhere.
Can a city be beautiful if there’s trash on the streets and graffiti on the walls? A little girl finds out when her teacher writes the wor- Author: Wyeth, Sharon Dennis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 08 2002
- ISBN10: 0440412102
- Language: English
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Nikki and Deja: The Newsy News Newsletter: Nikki and Deja, Book Three
$6.99 Read moreWill Nikki and Deja’s plans to become celebrated journalists succeed?
Nikki and Deja know that there’s plenty of newsy news–news that’s interesting and exciting–happening on their block and at Carver
- Series: Nikki and Deja #3
- Author: English, Karen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: January 03 2011
- ISBN10: 0547406266
- Language: English
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Onstage Jitters
$22.65 Add to cartJ.C. can’t wait to act in the community center’s play with his best friends, Vicky and Amir. But when he gets onstage, stage fright strikes. Will the support of J.C.’s family and friends be enough to … [more below]
- Series: Jalen’s Big City Life
- Author: Salabie, Shiane
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: August 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1484680847
- Language: English
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The New Kid: The Carver Chronicles, Book Five
$6.99 Read moreThird-grader Gavin and his friends aren’t sure what to make of the new boy in their class, Khufu. He sure doesn’t look or act like the other kids . . . and they suspect that he stole Gavin’s bike Mea… [more below]
- Series: Carver Chronicles #5
- Author: English, Karen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: December 18 2018
- ISBN10: 1328497976
- Language: English
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Bud, Not Buddy
$19.99 Read more- Author: Curtis, Christopher Paul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 0
- Publish Date: April 01 2018
- ISBN10: 1432850466
- Language: English
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Las Estrellas Bajo Nuestros Pies / The Stars Beneath Our Feet
$13.95 Add to cart“La historia perfecta en el momento adecuado …No es s?lo una narraci?n, es toda una experiencia. Es la novela que est?bamos esperando”. —The New York Times
En esta destacada novela debut que celebr- Author: Barclay Moore, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 328
- Publish Date: January 18 2022
- ISBN10: 1644734494
- Language: Spanish
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Sing a Song: How Lift Every Voice and Sing Inspired Generations
$8.99 Read more“Lyons delivers the history of a song that has inspired generations of African-Americans to persist and resist in the face of racism and systemic oppression. . . . A heartfelt history of a historic an… [more below]
- Author: Lyons, Kelly Starling
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 06 2022
- ISBN10: 0593530586
- Language: English
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El Año En Que Aprendimos a Volar
$18.99 Add to cartLos creadores del best seller n?mero 1 del New York Times The Day You Begin se unen de nuevo para deslumbrar a los lectores con una historia que rinde homenaje al poder que hay en cada uno de nosotros… [more below]
- Author: Woodson, Jacqueline
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: February 01 2022
- ISBN10: 0593407601
- Language: Spanish
