African Americans
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We March
$9.99 Add to cartOn August 28, 1963, a remarkable event took place–more than 250,000 people gathered in our nation’s capital to participate in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The march began at the Wash
- Author: Evans, Shane W.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 12 2016
- ISBN10: 1250073251
- Language: English
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Loving vs. Virginia: A Documentary Novel of the Landmark Civil Rights Case (Books about Love for Kids, Civil Rights History Book)
$21.99 Add to cartFrom acclaimed author Patricia Hruby Powell comes the story of a landmark civil rights case, told in spare and gorgeous verse. In 1955, in Caroline County, Virginia, amidst segregation and prejudice, … [more below]
- Author: Powell, Patricia Hruby
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 260
- Publish Date: January 31 2017
- ISBN10: 1452125902
- Language: English
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Best Barbarian: Poems
$26.95 Add to cartThe poems in Best Barbarian roam across the literary and social landscape, from Beowulf‘s Grendel to the jazz musician Alice Coltrane, from reckoning with immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border to thin
- Author: Reeves, Roger
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 120
- Publish Date: March 22 2022
- ISBN10: 0393609332
- Language: English
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Me and Muhammad Ali
$17.99 Read moreA little boy’s joyous encounter with his hero, boxing champion and poet Muhammad Ali, is everything he’s dreamed of–and more!
Like most of the kids he knows, Langston is a huge fan of boxing champ Mu- Author: Asim, Jabari
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: October 18 2022
- ISBN10: 152473988X
- Language: English
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Death List
$16.95 Add to cartThe undisputed originator of urban lit, Donald Goines ups the ante with one of his most enduring characters, as he continues the gripping, gritty story of crime in the black ghetto that he began in Cr… [more below]
- Author: Goines, Donald
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: December 27 2022
- ISBN10: 149673596X
- Language: English
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The Ways of White Folks
$17.00 Add to cartA collection of vibrant and incisive short stories depicting the sometimes humorous, but more often tragic interactions between Black people and white people in America in the 1920s and ’30s.
One of t… [more below]- Series: Vintage Classics
- Author: Hughes, Langston
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 255
- Publish Date: September 12 1990
- ISBN10: 0679728171
- Language: English
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When Trying to Return Home: Stories
$27.00 Read moreReading the West Book Awards Nominee
A dazzling debut collection spanning a century of Black American and Afro-
Longlisted for the Aspen Words Literary Prize
A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice- Author: McCauley, Jennifer Maritza
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: February 07, 2023
- ISBN10: 1640095683
- Language: English
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Ty’s Travels: Zip, Zoom!
$16.99 Read moreTy can’t wait to ride his brand-new scooter at the park. Other kids zip and zoom by like race cars, but all Ty can do is wobble! Ty wants to give up, but a new friend helps Ty give it another try. A 2
- Series: My First I Can Read
- Author: Lyons, Kelly Starling
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 01 2020
- ISBN10: 0062951106
- Language: English
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Epic Athletes: Kevin Durant
$8.99 Add to cartIn Epic Athletes: Kevin Durant, award-winning sports journalist Dan Wetzel tells the inspirational true-life story of an NBA superstar in this thrilling biography for young readers!
Featuring comic-sty- Series: Epic Athletes #8
- Author: Wetzel, Dan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: August 03 2021
- ISBN10: 1250763495
- Language: English
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Cookie Monsters
$16.99 Read moreA fun, fast-paced novel about friendship, family, fighting for what’s right, and standing out from the crowd while standing up for yourself.
Twelve-year-old Brooklyn Ace is ready to take the Valentin- Author: Kendrick, Erika J.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: January 17, 2023
- ISBN10: 0316281484
- Language: English
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Imani Finds the Right Notes
$9.99 Read moreShimmer, sparkle, twirl . . . I am a confident girl!
It’s almost time for the big music recital! Imani wants to play the piano beautifully, but she keeps hitting the wrong notes. How will she be ready
- Series: Hair Magic (Read Woke (Tm) Chapter Books)
- Author: Lewis, Cicely
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: January 01 2024
- ISBN10: 9798765624227
- Language: English
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Stuck on You
$8.99 Read moreLife can be hard to navigate at times, but for Lazarus Mitchell, it’s been a constant battle. Marrying his high school sweetheart and putting his dreams on hold to help her fulfill hers, he kept pushi… [more below]
- Author: Walters, Monica
- Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: January 23 2024
- ISBN10: 1645565491
- Language: English
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Bo and the Basketball Game
$9.99 Read moreBo wants to be the star of his basketball team. But his friend plays better than him during practice. Follow Bo as he learns about being a team player and having fun playing the sport.
Bo’s life is al… [more below]
- Series: Bo at the Buzz (Read Woke (Tm) Chapter Books)
- Author: Smith, Elliott
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1728486270
- Language: English
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Night of the Zombie Zookeeper
$7.99 Add to cartIt’s Desmond and Andres versus the Zombie Zookeeper in the fourth book of the Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol chapter book series!
For this case, Desmond and Andres off to the zoo! Zoo field trips are the b- Series: Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol #4
- Author: Miedoso, Andres
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: July 24 2018
- ISBN10: 1534418040
- Language: English
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MIA Mayhem and the Super Family Field Day: Volume 9
$6.99 Add to cartIt’s family field day in this ninth adventure of the Mia Mayhem chapter book series
Mia and friends get ready for family field day at the PITS Potato sack races, tug of war, and the hula hoop ring t- Series: MIA Mayhem #9
- Author: West, Kara
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: September 15 2020
- ISBN10: 1534477209
- Language: English
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Uncle John’s City Garden
$18.99 Read moreHow does this city garden grow? With help from L’il Sissy and her siblings–and love, love, love! A celebration of nature, family, and food.
Visiting the city from her home in the suburbs, an African- Author: Ford, Bernette
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: May 03 2022
- ISBN10: 0823447863
- Language: English
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Tar Beach
$18.99 Add to cartCORETTA SCOTT KING AWARD WINNER – CALDECOTT HONOR BOOK – A NEW YORK TIMES BEST ILLUSTRATED BOOK
Acclaimed artist Faith Ringgold seamless weaves fiction, autobiography, and African American history into… [more below]- Author: Ringgold, Faith
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 16 1991
- ISBN10: 0517580306
- Language: English
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Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer: The Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement
$18.99 Add to cartA Caldecott Honor Book
A Robert F. Sibert Honor Book
A John Steptoe New Talent Illustrator Award Winner
Stirring poems and stunning collage illustrations combine to celebrate the life of Fannie Lou Hamer… [more below]- Author: Weatherford, Carole Boston
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 56
- Publish Date: August 04 2015
- ISBN10: 0763665312
- Language: English
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A Day for Rememberin’: Inspired by the True Events of the First Memorial Day
$18.99 Add to cartLeah Henderson’s picture book A Day for Rememberin’ is a moving tribute to the little-known history behind the first Memorial Day, illustrated by Coretta Scott King Award winner Floyd Cooper.
Today i- Author: Henderson, Leah
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: May 11, 2021
- ISBN10: 1419736302
- Language: English
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Sugar Plum Ballerinas: Perfectly Prima
$6.99 Read moreThe third book of the award-winning and bestselling Sugar Plum Ballerinas series by Whoopi Goldberg–now featuring brand-new illustrations!
At the Nutcracker School of Ballet in Harlem, young dancers- Series: Sugar Plum Ballerinas #3
- Author: Goldberg, Whoopi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: September 20 2022
- ISBN10: 0316294632
- Language: English
