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If I Grow Up
$10.99 Add to cartIn a gripping novel with a plot pulled from the headlines, Todd Strasser turns his attention to gang life in the inner-city projects. DeShawn is a teenager growing up in the projects. Most of his frie… [more below]
- Author: Strasser, Todd
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: February 23 2010
- ISBN10: 1416994432
- Language: English
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Martin Luther King Jr.
$8.99 Add to cartNow in paperback! In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Martin Luther King Jr., the inspiring minister and c… [more below]
- Series: Little People, Big Dreams #33
- Author: Sanchez Vegara, Maria Isabel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 3, 2023
- ISBN10: 0711284083
- Language: English
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James Baldwin: Early Novels & Stories (Loa #97): Go Tell It on the Mountain / Giovanni’s Room / Another Country / Going to Meet the Man
$45.00 Add to cartHere, in a Library of America volume edited by Nobel laureate Toni Morrison, is the fiction that established James Baldwin’s reputation as a writer who fused unblinking realism and rare verbal eloquen
- Series: Library of America James Baldwin Edition #2
- Author: Baldwin, James
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 992
- Publish Date: February 01, 1998
- ISBN10: 1883011515
- Language: English
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My Rainbow
$18.99 Add to cartA dedicated mom puts love into action as she creates the perfect rainbow-colored wig for her transgender daughter, based on the real-life experience of mother-daughter advocate duo Trinity and DeShann… [more below]
- Author: Neal, Deshanna
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: October 20 2020
- ISBN10: 1984814605
- Language: English
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Kings of B’More
$18.99 Read more“Infused with all the joy of the best teen movies, Kings of B’more is sure to be a big hit.” –BuzzFeed
Two Black queer best friends face their last day together with an epic journey through Baltimore- Author: Thomas, R. Eric
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: May 31 2022
- ISBN10: 0593326180
- Language: English
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Ruby Finley vs. the Interstellar Invasion
$17.99 Read moreRuby Finley vs. the Interstellar Invasion is a backyard adventure-mystery by debut children’s author K. Tempest Bradford, perfect for fans of Clean Getaway, The Last Last Day of Summer, and Sideways S
- Author: Bradford, K. Tempest
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: September 27 2022
- ISBN10: 0374388792
- Language: English
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Ways to Grow Love
$16.99 Read moreNewbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Author Award winner Ren? Watson continues her charming young middle grade series starring Ryan Hart, a girl who is pure spirit and sunshine.
Ryan Hart loves her fa- Series: Ryan Hart Story #2
- Author: Watson, Renée
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: April 27 2021
- ISBN10: 1547600586
- Language: English
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Dreamland Burning
$12.99 Add to cartA compelling dual-narrated tale from Jennifer Latham that questions how far we’ve come with race relations.
Some bodies won’t stay buried. Some stories need to be told. When seventeen-year-old Rowa- Author: Latham, Jennifer
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: February 20 2018
- ISBN10: 316384909
- Language: English
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Head Off & Split: Poems
$20.00 Add to cartWinner, 2011 National Book Award for Poetry
The p
Winner, 2012 GCLS Award for Poetry
Winner, 2012 SIBA Book Award for Poetry
Nominee, 2012 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work in Poetry- Author: Finney, Nikky
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 116
- Publish Date: January 27 2011
- ISBN10: 0810152169
- Language: English
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Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King Jr.
$8.99 Add to cartLet the Scholastic Bookshelf be your guide through the whole range of your child’s experiences: laugh with them, learn with them, read with them Sixteen best-selling titles available now
Category: Bio… [more below]
- Series: Scholastic Bookshelf
- Author: Marzollo, Jean
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 1, 2006
- ISBN10: 0439782244
- Language: English
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Lover’s Island
$17.95 Add to cartLove and loss aren’t unfamiliar territory to Nyimah Deveraux.
She’s learned to live after losing the love of her life and found the courage to love again. The man she moves on with keeps her pockets l- Author: Wjuanae
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: February 20, 2024
- ISBN10: 1645565904
- Language: English
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Who Are Your People?
$18.99 Read moreThis inspiring picture book by New York Times bestselling author Bakari Sellers is a tribute to the family and community that help make us who we are. Perfect for sharing and gifting.
When you meet som
- Author: Sellers, Bakari
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 11 2022
- ISBN10: 0063082853
- Language: English
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Black Gold
$18.99 Add to cart“Obuobi pens an origin story that’s at once earthly and impressively cosmic, an ethereal children’s debut that centers a Black child’s beginnings.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Lyrical, empow
- Author: Obuobi, Laura
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: October 11, 2022
- ISBN10: 0063015765
- Language: English
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Forge
$8.99 Add to cart“One of the best novels they have ever read.” —Kirkus Reviews
Curzon navigates the dangers of being a runaway slave in this keenly felt second novel in in the historical middle grade The Seeds of Ame- Series: Seeds of America Trilogy
- Author: Anderson, Laurie Halse
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: April 24 2012
- ISBN10: 1416961453
- Language: English
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All Aboard the Schooltrain: A Little Story from the Great Migration
$19.99 Add to cart“Schooltrain! Schooltrain! Don’t be late! The school bell rings at half past eight!”
This tender family story, inspired by the author’s own, illuminates a dynamic chapter in American history known as t
- Author: Armand, Glenda
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: January 3, 2023
- ISBN10: 1338766899
- Language: English
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The Complete Tales of Uncle Remus
$39.99 Add to cartA classic book compiling the complete tales from eight books, with the original illustrations.
It’s been more than a hundred years since the publication of the first Uncle Remus book, and it was in- Author: Harris, Joel Chandler
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 848
- Publish Date: May 27, 2002
- ISBN10: 0618154299
- Language: English
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The Temple of My Familiar
$19.99 Add to cartIn this “brilliant” (Essence) sequel to The Color Purple, Alice Walker weaves an intricate, rich tapestry of interrelated lives.
This edition includes a new Letter to the Reader by Alice Walker.
Celie
- Author: Walker, Alice
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: November 28 2023
- ISBN10: 0063346834
- Language: English
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The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden
$19.99 Add to cartReturn to Harlem’s “wildly entertaining” family in this funny, heartwarming sequel. When catastrophe strikes their beloved upstairs neighbors, the Vanderbeeker children set out to build the best, most
- Series: Vanderbeekers #2
- Author: Glaser, Karina Yan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: September 25 2018
- ISBN10: 1328770028
- Language: English
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Time for Kenny
$17.99 Read moreTwo-time Caldecott Honor artist and Coretta Scott King Medalist Brian Pinkney’s Time for Kenny is simple, direct, and pitch-perfect for emerging readers. This vibrant, family-oriented picture book is
- Author: Pinkney, Brian
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: January 12 2021
- ISBN10: 0060735287
- Language: English
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The Chosen One: A First-Generation Ivy League Odyssey
$17.99 Add to cartThis memoir filled with “overwhelming emotions and power” (The Mary Sue) testifies to the disappointments and triumphs of a Black first-generation college student in a predominantly white institution.… [more below]
- Author: Brown, Echo
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: January 04 2022
- ISBN10: 0316310662
- Language: English
