African Americans
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Keats’s Neighborhood: An Ezra Jack Keats Treasury
$29.99 Add to cartEzra Jack Keats is widely acknowledged as one of the first people to feature realistic, friendly, multi-ethnic urban settings in his picture books-forever changing the landscape of children’s literatu… [more below]
- Series: Ezra Jack Keats Treasury
- Author: Keats, Ezra Jack
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: October 28 2002
- ISBN10: 0670035866
- Language: English
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How Many Stars in the Sky?
$9.99 Add to cartMama’s away one night, and her son can’t sleep. He tries to relax by counting stars, but the more of them he sees, the more determined he is to count every single one…
Then the boy finds that Daddy c
- Series: Reading Rainbow Books
- Author: Hort, Lenny
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 20 1997
- ISBN10: 068815218X
- Language: English
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John Henry
$8.99 Read moreJulius Lester and Jerry Pinkney’s warm, humorous retelling of a popular African-American folk ballad.
When John Henry was born the birds, bears, rabbits, and even a unicorn came to see him. He grew so- Author: Lester, Julius
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: December 01 1999
- ISBN10: 0140566228
- Language: English
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The Patchwork Path: A Quilt Map to Freedom
$7.99 Read moreThe images stitched into Hannah’s quilt lead to secret signposts on the Underground Railroad as she and her father take flight from slavery on a perilous path to freedom.
Now that Hannah’s papa has de- Author: Stroud, Bettye
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: August 28 2007
- ISBN10: 0763635197
- Language: English
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The Confessions of Matthew Strong
$25.99 Read moreAn NPR Best Book of the Year
A wildly original, incendiary story about race, redemption, the dangerous imbalances that continue to destabilize society, and speaking out for what’s right. One could arg- Author: Power-Greene, Ousmane
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: October 25 2022
- ISBN10: 1635422086
- Language: English
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Pauli Murray: Shouting for the Rights of All People
$16.95 Read moreThe first introductory and illustrated biography of the civil rights icon.
The untold story of Pauli Murray, activist, lawyer, poet, and Episcopal priest, who broke records and barriers throughout her
- Author: Linck, Deborah Nelson
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: May 17 2022
- ISBN10: 1640655573
- Language: English
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Monarch Rising
$19.99 Read moreIn a chilling near-future New United States of America, Jo Monarch has grown up in the impoverished borderlands of New Georgia. She’s given one chance to change her fate… if she can survive a boy tr… [more below]
- Author: Glenn, Harper
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: October 04 2022
- ISBN10: 1338741454
- Language: English
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Vip: Lewis Latimer: Engineering Wizard
$7.99 Read moreGet ready to light up the world with Lewis Latimer in this exciting middle grade nonfiction biography. Perfect for fans of the Who Was and Little Leaders series, the books in the VIP series tell the t
- Series: VIP
- Author: Patrick, Denise Lewis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: January 05 2021
- ISBN10: 0062889664
- Language: English
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Miami Jackson Sees It Through
$6.99 Read moreMIAMI’S CLASS HAS a brand-new teacher, no-nonsense Miss Amerita Spraggins. She’s a real tough lady. She insists on assigned seats. She hands out detentions like coupons. She even refuses to call kids … [more below]
- Series: Stepping Stone Book(tm)
- Author: McKissack, Patricia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: December 10 2002
- ISBN10: 0307265137
- Language: English
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Talkin’ about Bessie: The Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman
$19.99 Read moreSoar along with Bessie Coleman in this inspirational tale of a woman whose determination reached new heights.
Elizabeth “Bessie” Coleman was always being told what she could & couldn’t do. In an era wh… [more below]
- Author: Grimes, Nikki
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: November 01 2002
- ISBN10: 0439352436
- Language: English
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This Jazz Man
$9.99 Add to cartIn this toe-tapping jazz tribute, the traditional “This Old Man” gets a swinging makeover, and some of the era’s best musicians take center stage. The tuneful text and vibrant illustrations bop, slide… [more below]
- Author: Ehrhardt, Karen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 27 2015
- ISBN10: 0544339223
- Language: English
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White Rat: Short Stories
$17.95 Read moreThe acclaimed author’s first collection of stories, reissued to coincide with the paperback publication of her second and latest, Butter
“Gayl Jones’s work represents a watershed in American literatur- Author: Jones, Gayl
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: February 06 2024
- ISBN10: 0807012947
- Language: English
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Surf’s Up, Creepy Stuff!
$17.99 Read moreDesmond and Andres battle beach bullies who also happen to be creepy monsters in the third book of the Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol chapter book series!
When you go to the beach with Desmond Cole, it isn- Series: Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol #3
- Author: Miedoso, Andres
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: May 29 2018
- ISBN10: 1534418024
- Language: English
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Lily’s New Home (Confetti Kids #1): (Dive Into Reading)
$10.95 Read moreIn this early chapter book in the popular Confetti Kids series, Lily and her parents move from their suburban neighborhood to New York City and Lily must adapt to her new life.
Lily and her parents mov
- Series: Confetti Kids
- Author: Yoo, Paula
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: February 15 2016
- ISBN10: 1620142589
- Language: English
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In the Time of the Drums
$11.95 Read moreMentu, an enslaved child, learns about the culture of his people from his grandmother, Twi in this Gullah folk tale of an insurrection at Teakettle Creek.
It used to be that huge ships often landed nea
- Author: Siegelson, Kim L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: October 15 2016
- ISBN10: 1620143097
- Language: English
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This Is My Brain in Love
$18.99 Read moreA Schneider Family Book Award winner!
Told in dual narrative, This Is My Brain in Love is a stunning YA contemporary romance, exploring mental health, race, and,
A Bank Street Best Book of the Year!- Author: Gregorio, I. W.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: April 14 2020
- ISBN10: 0316423823
- Language: English
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A Star Like Jesse Owens
$8.99 Read moreMatthew is a young African-American boy who dreams of becoming an Olympic runner like his hero, Jesse Owens. There’s one big problem, though Matthew has asthma, which makes it hard for him to run. Whe… [more below]
- Series: Smithsonian Historical Fiction
- Author: Smith, Nikki Shannon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 72
- Publish Date: August 01 2020
- ISBN10: 1496598695
- Language: English
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Sharing the Mound
$22.65 Read moreBaseball is J.C.’s favorite sport, so he’s excited to see it on the activity list at the local community center. He can’t wait to show off what a great pitcher he is. But then J.C.’s friend Vicky gets… [more below]
- Series: Jalen’s Big City Life
- Author: Salabie, Shiane
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: August 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1666335002
- Language: English
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Friendship Flowers
$7.99 Add to cartJ.C. is excited to go to the Spring Flower Festival with Nana and Pop-Pop! But then his best friends, Amir and Vicky, invite J.C. to go to the zoo at the same time. Can J.C. figure out a way to make i… [more below]
- Series: Jalen’s Big City Life
- Author: Price, Dorothy H.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: August 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1666335010
- Language: English
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Friendship Flowers
$22.65 Read moreJ.C. is excited to go to the Spring Flower Festival with Nana and Pop-Pop! But then his best friends, Amir and Vicky, invite J.C. to go to the zoo at the same time. Can J.C. figure out a way to make i… [more below]
- Series: Jalen’s Big City Life
- Author: Price, Dorothy H.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: August 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1666334979
- Language: English
