People & Places - United States - African American & Black
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I’m Growing Great
$16.99 Add to cartConfident, empowered girls are celebrated in this follow-up to Happy Hair, a flower-filled, nature-loving, read-together children’s book that encourages growth and positivity,
Lovely and wise, shine- Series: Happy Hair
- Author: Roe, Mechal Renee
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 18 2022
- ISBN10: 0593428900
- Language: English
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Not an Easy Win
$8.99 Add to cartFOUR STARRED REVIEWS! Twelve-year old Lawrence is new to chess–can he find a way to get on the board, even though the odds are stacked against him?
Find out in this powerful novel about family, forgi- Author: Giles, Chrystal D.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: January 09 2024
- ISBN10: 0593175247
- Language: English
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J.D. and the Family Business
$15.99 Add to cartEight-year-old kid barber J.D. joins forces with his sister, who has beauty shop dreams, in this hilarious illustrated chapter book and follow-up to J.D. and the Great Barber Battle.
J.D. is a barber- Series: J.D. the Kid Barber
- Author: Dillard, J.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: August 03 2021
- ISBN10: 0593111559
- Language: English
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Harbor Me
$17.99 Read moreA NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!
Jacqueline Woodson’s first middle-grade novel since National Book Award winner Brown Girl Dreaming celebrates the healing that can occur when a group of students share th- Author: Woodson, Jacqueline
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: August 28 2018
- ISBN10: 0399252525
- Language: English
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Bird
$13.95 Add to cartJohn Steptoe Award for New Talent in Illustrations – American Library Association (ALA)
In this gentle, award-winning picture book, an African American boy nicknamed Bird uses drawing as a creative out
- Author: Elliott Hood, Kristin Rosetta
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: March 01 2017
- ISBN10: 1620143488
- Language: English
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Song of the Trees
$8.99 Add to cartAnother powerful story in the Logan Family Saga and companion to Mildred D. Taylor’s Newbery Award-winning Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry.
With the depression bearing down on her family, there isn’t muc- Author: Taylor, Mildred D.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 80
- Publish Date: May 26 2003
- ISBN10: 0142500755
- Language: English
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This Is the Rope: A Story from the Great Migration
$8.99 Read moreJacqueline Woodson—New York Times Bestselling, National Book Award and Newbery Honor winning author–writes a rich story of a family adapting to change as they hold on to the past and embrace the fut… [more below]
- Author: Woodson, Jacqueline
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: August 01 2017
- ISBN10: 0425288943
- Language: English
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J.D. and the Hair Show Showdown
$16.99 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: Hardcover
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: November 16 2021
- ISBN10: 0593111583
- Language: English
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David’s Drawings
$11.95 Read moreA shy young African American boy makes friends in school by letting his classmates help with his drawing of a bare winter tree.
One winter day David sees a beautiful bare tree. As soon as he gets to sc
- Series: Rise and Shine
- Author: Falwell, Cathryn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 01 2001
- ISBN10: 1584302615
- Language: English
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Destiny’s Gift
$11.95 Add to cartDestiny loves words, and her favorite place in the world is Mrs. Wade’s bookstore, where words abound.
Destiny loves words, and her favorite place in the world is Mrs. Wade’s bookstore, where words abo
- Author: Tarpley, Natasha Anastasia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: May 01 2002
- ISBN10: 160060644X
- Language: English
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Cool Cuts
$16.99 Read moreMechal Renee Roe, illustrator of Vice President Kamala Harris’s Super Heroes Are Everywhere, creates a joyful, positive, read-together book celebrating boys with natural black hair that will have kids… [more below]
- Series: Happy Hair
- Author: Roe, Mechal Renee
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: February 11 2020
- ISBN10: 1984895575
- Language: English
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The Last Chance for Logan County
$9.99 Read moreIn The Last Chance for Logan County, the third Legendary Alston Boys mystery from Edgar Award nominee Lamar Giles–now in paperback–Otto and Sheed team up with the Epic Ellisons against a corporation
- Series: A Legendary Alston Boys Adventure
- Author: Giles, Lamar
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: April 04 2023
- ISBN10: 035875531X
- Language: English
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Sadiq and the Explorers
$8.99 Read moreAfter a hiking trip to a nearby park, Sadiq is inspired to start an Exploring Club. When a neighbor asks the club to create a scavenger hunt for the community’s annual Fourth of July celebration, the … [more below]
- Series: Sadiq
- Author: Nuurali, Siman
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: September 01 2020
- ISBN10: 1515872904
- Language: English
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A Good Kind of Trouble
$19.99 Add to cartFrom debut author Lisa Moore Ram? comes this funny and big-hearted debut middle grade novel about friendship, family, and standing up for what’s right, perfect for fans of Angie Thomas’s The Hate U Gi
- Author: Ramée, Lisa Moore
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: March 12 2019
- ISBN10: 0062836684
- Language: English
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The Great Migration: Journey to the North
$9.99 Read moreWe were one family among the many thousands. Mama and Daddy leaving home, coming to the city, with their hopes and their courage, their dreams and their children, to make a better life.
In this beautif
- Author: Greenfield, Eloise
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 15 2020
- ISBN10: 0061259233
- Language: English
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Celeste Saves the City
$9.99 Add to cartCeleste Saves the City pulls readers into the life of a young girl forced to leave her beloved home as Hurricane Katrina threatens to flood New Orleans. Determined to make a difference in the future,
- Author: Kelly, Courtney
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: May 17 2022
- ISBN10: 0578351706
- Language: English
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Show Way
$19.99 Read moreWinner of a Newbery Honor
Soonie’s great-grandma was just seven years old when she was sold to a big plantation without her ma and pa, and with only some fabric and needles to call her own. She pieced… [more below]- Author: Woodson, Jacqueline
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: September 08 2005
- ISBN10: 0399237496
- Language: English
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Sing a Song: How Lift Every Voice and Sing Inspired Generations
$18.99 Add to cart“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: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: August 06 2019
- ISBN10: 0525516093
- Language: English
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HBCU Night
$15.99 Add to cartJust imagine – a night encouraging a young mind and providing perspective. The flash fiction, HBCU Night, tells the story of a young ambitious girl named, Imani, who is curious about what an HBCU is.
- Author: Martin, Andres
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 34
- Publish Date: July 19 2021
- ISBN10: 0578744546
- Language: English
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The Stars Beneath Our Feet
$17.99 Read more“The right story at the right time. . . . It’s not just a narrative; it’s an experience. It’s the novel we’ve been waiting for.” —The New York Times
A boy tries to steer a safe path through the proj… [more below]- Author: Moore, David Barclay
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: September 19 2017
- ISBN10: 1524701246
- Language: English
