African Americans

  • Zuri Ray Tries Ballet

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    From New York Times bestselling author Tami Charles and rising star illustrator Sharon Sordo comes the first book in a charming picture book series about a fun, spunky girl with a huge heart

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    • Author: Charles, Tami
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 40
    • Publish Date: June 15 2021
    • ISBN10: 62914898
    • Language: English
  • Class ACT #2

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    Fans of Princess Posey and Ivy and Bean will enjoy rooting for Jada Jones as she runs for student council in this easy-to-read chapter book.

    As a candidate for class representative, Jada is ready to g

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    • Series: Jada Jones #2
    • Author: Lyons, Kelly Starling
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 96
    • Publish Date: September 19 2017
    • ISBN10: 0451534271
    • Language: English
  • The Slumber Party Payback (Ruby and the Booker Boys #3): Volume 3

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    Eight-year-old ultra-fabulous Ruby Marigold Booker returns in this reissue of the Ruby and the Booker Boys series by Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Honor author Derrick Barnes

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    • Series: Ruby and the Booker Boys #3
    • Author: Barnes, Derrick D.
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 176
    • Publish Date: October 01 2008
    • ISBN10: 0545017629
    • Language: English
  • Leaving Saturn: Poems

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    Leaving Saturn, chosen by Al Young as the winner of the Cave Canem Poetry Prize, is an ambitious and honest collection. Major Jackson, through both formal and free verse poems, renders visible the spi… [more below]

    • Series: Cave Canem Poetry Prize
    • Author: Jackson, Major
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 96
    • Publish Date: February 08 2002
    • ISBN10: 082032342X
    • Language: English
  • Black Trailblazers: 30 Courageous Visionaries Who Broke Boundaries, Made a Difference, and Paved the Way

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    A gorgeously illustrated compendium of 30 black luminaries who changed the world.

    Thirty bite-sized biographies of black thinkers, activists, and innovators with beautiful full-color illustrations thr

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    • Author: Bayne, Bijan
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 128
    • Publish Date: September 27 2022
    • ISBN10: 1524874779
    • Language: English
  • Chasing Space

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    “In Chasing Space, Leland Melvin tackles stupendous obstacles with dogged determination, showing you what is indeed possible in life–if you belive.” –Neil deGrasse Tyson, author of Astrophysics for

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    • Author: Melvin, Leland
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 240
    • Publish Date: April 10 2018
    • ISBN10: 0062665936
    • Language: English
  • Freedom on the Menu: The Greensboro Sit-Ins

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    There were signs all throughout town telling eight-year-old Connie where she could and could not go. But when Connie sees four young men take a stand for equal rights at a Woolworth’s lunch counter in… [more below]

    • Author: Weatherford, Carole Boston
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 32
    • Publish Date: December 27 2007
    • ISBN10: 0142408948
    • Language: English
  • Who Was Louis Armstrong?

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    If not for a stint in reform school, young Louis Armstrong might never have become a musician. It was a teacher at the Colored Waifs Home who gave him a cornet, promoted him to band leader, and saw ta… [more below]

    • Series: Who Was?
    • Author: McDonough, Yona Zeldis
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 112
    • Publish Date: January 01 2005
    • ISBN10: 0448433680
    • Language: English
  • Six Degrees of Separation: A Play

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    In this soaring and deeply provacative tragicomedy of race, class, and manners, John Guare has created the msot important American play in years. Six Degrees of Separation is one of those rare works t… [more below]

    • Author: Guare, John
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 144
    • Publish Date: November 14 1990
    • ISBN10: 0679734813
    • Language: English
  • Bedtime Bonnet

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    This joyous and loving celebration of family is the first-ever picture book to highlight Black nighttime hair traditions–and is perfect for every little girl who knows what it’s like to lose her bonn[more below]

    • Author: Redd, Nancy
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 40
    • Publish Date: April 07 2020
    • ISBN10: 1984895249
    • Language: English
  • The Secret Garden of George Washington Carver

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    The inspirational story of George Washington Carver and his childhood secret garden is brought to life in this picture book biography by the author-illustrator team behind Muhammad Ali: A Champion Is

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    • Author: Barretta, Gene
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 40
    • Publish Date: January 14 2020
    • ISBN10: 0062430157
    • Language: English
  • Loon

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    Once a mighty drug lord feared and respected by all, Loon Johnson’s life took a drastic change for the worst when a deep-seethed plan from his enemies got to him. He lost everything overnight. Now he

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    • Author: Daniel, Kelvin
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 218
    • Publish Date: July 13 2023
    • ISBN10: 1737582732
    • Language: English
  • Muffin Wars: Episode 3

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    Question: What’s a five-year old genius’ worst nightmare?
    Answer: Another five-year-old genius.

    Giant Afro. Even Bigger Brain.

    Jaden Toussaint is a five year-old who knows it all. I mean, really know

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    • Series: Jaden Toussaint, the Greatest #3
    • Author: Dumas, Marti
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 80
    • Publish Date: July 25 2016
    • ISBN10: 1943169136
    • Language: English
  • When My Cousins Come to Town

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    A fun, lively story of Black family and cousin culture that celebrates individuality and embraces differences.

    One of the New York Public Library’s Best Books for Kids in 2021!

    Nominated, Bank Street Co

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    • Author: Shanté, Angela
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 32
    • Publish Date: May 04 2021
    • ISBN10: 1513267221
    • Language: English
  • To Catch a Raven: Women Who Dare

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    “A living legend.” — Julia Quinn

    The newest novel in USA Today bestselling author Beverly Jenkins’s compelling Women Who Dare series features a fearless grifter who goes undercover to reclaim the stol

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    • Series: Women Who Dare
    • Author: Jenkins, Beverly
    • Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
    • Page Count: 368
    • Publish Date: August 23 2022
    • ISBN10: 0062861743
    • Language: English
  • Gem of the Ocean

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    “No one except perhaps Eugene O’Neill and Tennessee Williams has aimed so high and achieved so much in the American theater.”–John Lahr, The New Yorker

    “A swelling battle hymn of transporting beauty.

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    • Author: Wilson, August
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 112
    • Publish Date: May 01 2006
    • ISBN10: 1559362804
    • Language: English
  • Sky Watcher #5

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    Jada Jones is back for the fifth book of this popular, celebrated series perfect for STEM fans!

    “Readers who love Ivy and Bean or Katie Woo will want to meet Jada Jones.” —School Library Journal

    Jada

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    • Series: Jada Jones
    • Author: Lyons, Kelly Starling
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 96
    • Publish Date: November 09 2021
    • ISBN10: 0593226461
    • Language: English
  • Nothing Burns as Bright as You

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    Five starred reviews!

    From New York Times bestselling author Ashley Woodfolk, Nothing Burns as Bright as You is an impassioned stand-alone tale of queer love, grief, and the complexity of female friend

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    • Author: Woodfolk, Ashley
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 288
    • Publish Date: April 05 2022
    • ISBN10: 0358655358
    • Language: English
  • My Red, White, and Blue

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    A powerful story about the mixture of pride and pain that one Black family finds in the American flag, and an invitation for each of us to choose how we relate to America, its history, and the flag th[more below]

    • Author: Tyson, Alana
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 32
    • Publish Date: January 17 2023
    • ISBN10: 593525701
    • Language: English
  • We Deserve Monuments

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    An absolute must read.” Buzzfeed

    “A gripping portrayal of the South’s inherent racism and a love story for queer Black girls.” Teen Vogue

    Family secrets, a swoon-worthy romance, and a slow-burn m

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    • Author: Hammonds, Jas
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 384
    • Publish Date: February 06 2024
    • ISBN10: 1250327938
    • Language: English
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