Ethnic Orientation/African American
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Izzy Newton and the S.M.A.R.T. Squad: Absolute Hero (Book 1)
$7.99 Read moreNOW IN PAPERBACK!
Science reigns supr
When middle school mishaps happen, five friends form the S.M.A.R.T. Squad and use their collective skills and the power of science to bring order to their school.- Series: Izzy Newton
- Author: Tripp, Valerie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: October 05 2021
- ISBN10: 1426373031
- Language: English
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Through the Banks of the Red Cedar: My Father and the Team That Changed the Game
$14.95 Read moreA warm and invigorating memoir about a daughter’s love for her father and her appreciation for how he and others changed the game of football forever.
Gene Washington’s football career ended long befor
- Author: Washington, Maya
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 250
- Publish Date: January 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1542016665
- Language: English
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I Remember Death by Its Proximity to What I Love
$16.00 Add to cartThe long form poem is tethered in folklore and personal narrative, detailing the impact of the destructive mass incarceration system.
- Series: Breakbeat Poets
- Author: Browne, Mahogany L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 100
- Publish Date: September 14 2021
- ISBN10: 1642595705
- Language: English
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Mighty Inside
$17.99 Read moreGolden Kite Award Finalist
Melvin Robinson wants a strong, smooth, He-Man vo
Washington State Book Award Winner
Junior Library Guild Gold Standard
Notable Social Studies Reading List
CCBC Choices- Author: Frazier, Sundee
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 248
- Publish Date: October 12 2021
- ISBN10: 1646140915
- Language: English
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Pura’s Cuentos: How Pura Belpré Reshaped Libraries with Her Stories
$18.99 Read moreA lyrical, vibrant picture book tribute to the amazing life and legacy of Pura Belpré, a lauded storyteller, librarian, and pioneer of bilingual storytimes
Pura’s abuela always has a cuento to share- Author: Pimentel, Annette Bay
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: September 07 2021
- ISBN10: 1419749412
- Language: English
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Didn’t We Almost Have It All: In Defense of Whitney Houston
$28.00 Read moreDidn’t We Almost Have It All is a candid exploration of the genius, shame, and celebrity of Whitney Houston.
Named a BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR . . . SO FAR by The New Yorker
Named a BEST BOOK OF THE MONT- Author: Kennedy, Gerrick
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: February 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1419749692
- Language: English
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The Anatomy of Racial Inequality: With a New Preface
$21.00 Read more“Lifts and transforms the discourse on ‘race’ and racial justice to an entirely new level.”
“Intellectually rigorous and deeply thoughtful…An incisive, erudite book by a major thi
–Orlando Patterson- Series: W. E. B. Du Bois Lectures
- Author: Loury, Glenn C.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: August 17 2021
- ISBN10: 0674260465
- Language: English
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Of Solids and Surds: Notes for No? Sturgeon, Marilyn Hacker, Josh Lukin, MIA Wolff, Bill Stribling, and Bob White
$18.00 Read moreIn the fourth volume in the Why I Write series, the iconic Samuel Delany remembers fifty years of writing and shaping the world of speculative fiction
“Delany’s prismatic output is among the most sign- Series: Why I Write
- Author: Delany, Samuel R.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: September 14 2021
- ISBN10: 0300250401
- Language: English
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Toni Morrison’s Spiritual Vision: Faith, Folktales, and Feminism in Her Life and Literature
$26.00 Add to cartWhen Toni Morrison died in August 2019, she was widely remembered for her contributions to literature as an African American woman, an identity she wore proudly. Morrison was clear that she wrote from
- Author: Nittle, Nadra
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: October 05 2021
- ISBN10: 150647151X
- Language: English
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Winter Candle
$18.99 Read moreWhen each family at the diverse Juniper Court apartment complex needs something to light up the dark of winter, the stumpy, lumpy candle provides a glow brighter than the fanciest taper, revealing the
- Author: Ashford, Jeron
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: November 11 2014
- ISBN10: 1939547105
- Language: English
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Jade Is a Twisted Green
$18.99 Read moreFor readers of Queenie and Honey Girl, a coming-of-age story about queer Black identity, love, passion, chosen family, and rediscovering life’s pleasures after loss.
Jade Brown, a twenty-four-year-old … [more below]
- Author: Turton, Tanya
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 248
- Publish Date: October 11 2022
- ISBN10: 1459748603
- Language: English
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Museum Mix-Up
$22.65 Read moreJ.C. can’t wait for his class field trip to the Famous Black Americans Museum. Even better, Dad is coming too–as a chaperone. But then J.C.’s group gets separated from the rest of the class. Can J.C…. [more below]
- Series: Jalen’s Big City Life
- Author: Salabie, Shiane
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: August 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1666334995
- Language: English
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Intelligence Isn’t Enough: A Black Professional’s Guide to Thriving in the Workplace
$18.95 Read moreMaster the balance between working on your career and working in it. Intelligence Isn’t Enough helps Black professionals make strategic decisions and learn the unspoken rules for success.
Recounting t- Author: Anderson, Carice
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: October 18 2022
- ISBN10: 1523002670
- Language: English
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Laundry Day Overload
$22.65 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: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: August 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1666335029
- Language: English
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Making the Movement: How Activists Fought for Civil Rights with Buttons, Flyers, Pins, and Posters
$29.95 Add to cartPacked with over 200 color photos, this visual journey through Black history and the Civil Rights Movement is told through the objects–buttons, badges, flyers, pennants, posters, and more–designed b… [more below]
- Author: Crane, David L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: September 20 2022
- ISBN10: 1648961088
- Language: English
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Knowing Him by Heart: African Americans on Abraham Lincoln
$39.95 Read moreWinner of the 2024 Abraham Lincoln Institute Book Award
An unprecedented collection of African American writings on Lincoln
Though not blind to Abraham Lincoln’s imperfections, Black Americans long ag
- Author: Hord, Fred Lee
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 576
- Publish Date: December 20 2022
- ISBN10: 0252044681
- Language: English
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Princess and the Peas
$8.99 Read moreA reimagining of the classic “The Princess and the Pea” set in an African American community in the South in the 1950s. Now in paperback!
In this adaptation of “The Princess and the Pea,” there are no- Author: Himes, Rachel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: October 11 2022
- ISBN10: 1623543789
- Language: English
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This Is Kind of an Epic Love Story
$17.99 Read moreLambda Literary Award finalist for the best LGBT YA novel of 2018
A fresh, charming rom-com perfect for fans of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda and Boy Meets Boy about Nathan Bird, who has sworn of
- Author: Callender, Kacen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: October 30 2018
- ISBN10: 0062820222
- Language: English
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Statesman of the Piano: Jazz, Race, and History in the Life of Lou Hooper Volume 266
$37.95 Read moreOntario-born jazz pianist Lou Hooper (1894-1977) began his professional career in Detroit, accompanying blues singers such as Ma Rainey at the legendary Koppin Theatre. In 1921 he moved to Harlem, per… [more below]
- Series: Carleton Library
- Author: Mills, Sean
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 280
- Publish Date: October 15 2023
- ISBN10: 0228018803
- Language: English
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The Torture Letters: Reckoning with Police Violence
$34.50 Read moreTorture is an open secret in Chicago. Nobody in power wants to acknowledge this grim reality, but everyone knows it happens–and that the torturers are the police. Three to five new claims are submitt… [more below]
- Author: Ralph, Laurence
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 248
- Publish Date: January 09 2020
- ISBN10: 022665009X
- Language: English
