Ethnic Orientation/African American
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I Am Harriet Tubman
$16.99 Add to cartHarriet Tubman’s heroic and pivotal role in the fight against slavery is the subject of the fourteenth picture book in this New York Times bestselling biography series. (Cover may vary)
This friendly,- Series: Ordinary People Change the World
- Author: Meltzer, Brad
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: January 16 2018
- ISBN10: 073522871X
- Language: English
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The New Small Person
$8.99 Add to cartLauren Child tells the familiar tale of a less-than-welcome sibling with subtlety, insight, affection, and humor.
Elmore Green starts life as an only child, as many children do. He has a room to himse- Author: Child, Lauren
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 11 2018
- ISBN10: 0763699748
- Language: English
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The Marines of Montford Point: America’s First Black Marines
$24.00 Add to cartWith an executive order from President Franklin Roosevelt in 1941, the United States Marine Corps–the last all-white branch of the U.S. military–was forced to begin recruiting and enlisting African … [more below]
- Author: McLaurin, Melton A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: September 01 2009
- ISBN10: 0807861766
- Language: English
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What Were the Negro Leagues?
$7.99 Add to cartThis baseball league that was made up of African American players and run by African American owners ushered in the biggest change in the history of baseball.
In America during the early twentieth ce- Series: What Was?
- Author: Johnson, Varian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: December 24 2019
- ISBN10: 1524789984
- Language: English
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Sugar Plum Ballerinas: Sugar Plums to the Rescue!
$11.99 Add to cartThe fifth 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 … [more below]- Series: Sugar Plum Ballerinas #5
- Author: Goldberg, Whoopi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: January 17 2023
- ISBN10: 031629490X
- Language: English
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The Highest Tribute: Thurgood Marshall’s Life, Leadership, and Legacy
$9.99 Add to cartA brilliant picture book biography about Thurgood Marshall, who fought for equality during the Civil Rights Movement and served as the first Black justice on the Supreme Court, from Coretta Scott King
- Author: Magoon, Kekla
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: January 03 2023
- ISBN10: 0062912526
- Language: English
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L.A. Son: My Life, My City, My Food
$35.00 Add to cartA memoir and cookbook from the creator of the gourmet Korean-Mexican taco truck Kogi, the star of Netflix’s “The Chef Show,” and the culinary advisor to Jon Favreau’s film “Chef.”
“Roy Choi sits at the
- Author: Choi, Roy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: November 05 2013
- ISBN10: 0062202634
- Language: English
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I Finally Bought Some Jordans: Essays
$19.99 Add to cart“Very good writers have an ability to make you understand what they’re feeling. But the very best writers have an ability to make you understand what you’re feeling. And that’s where Michael Arceneaux
- Author: Arceneaux, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: March 12 2024
- ISBN10: 0063140411
- Language: English
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Brilliant Brown Babies
$13.99 Add to cartBrilliant brown babies is a picture book showcasing how special and beautiful it is to be a child of color. This book uses simple pictures and language to convey pride in the rich culture that our bri
- Author: Williams, Desiree L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 38
- Publish Date: April 07 2020
- ISBN10: 0578663309
- Language: English
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The Story of Simone Biles: An Inspiring Biography for Young Readers
$6.99 Add to cartDiscover the life of Simone Biles–a story about going for the gold for kids ages 6 to 9
Simone Biles has been called the greatest gymnast of all time, winning five Olympic and 25 World Champion medal- Series: The Story Of: A Biography Series for New Readers
- Author: Burk, Rachelle
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 66
- Publish Date: September 29 2020
- ISBN10: 1647397758
- Language: English
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Gullah Tears: The Enslaved Souls of Charleston
$20.95 Add to cartIn the Deep South of antebellum Charleston, enslaved Gullah woman Hentie survives the day-to-day sufferings brought on by her cruel master and the white planter society that controls the institution o… [more below]
- Author: Olsvig, Josie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 358
- Publish Date: October 30 2020
- ISBN10: 1646631463
- Language: English
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Chasing Me to My Grave: An Artist’s Memoir of the Jim Crow South
$30.00 Read moreWINNER OF THE 2022 PULITZER PRIZE IN BIOGRAPHY
Booklist #1 Nonfiction Book of the Year * African American Literary Book Club (AALBC) #1 Nonfiction Bestseller * Named a Best Book of the Year by: NPR, P- Author: Rembert, Winfred
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: September 07 2021
- ISBN10: 1635576598
- Language: English
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Who Is Neil Degrasse Tyson?
$6.99 Add to cartDiscover how Neil deGrasse Tyson became one of the world’s most successful and well-known scientists in this new addition to the #1 New York Times bestselling series.
When he was nine years old, Neil- Series: Who Was?
- Author: Pollack, Pam
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: June 01 2021
- ISBN10: 0399544364
- Language: English
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Ty’s Travels: Lab Magic
$17.99 Add to cart“This installment in the Geisel-winning Ty’s Travels series adds some much-needed diversity to the beginning-reader shelf” —Booklist
Join Ty on his imaginative adventures in Ty’s Travels: Lab Magic,
- Series: My First I Can Read
- Author: Lyons, Kelly Starling
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 04 2022
- ISBN10: 0062951173
- Language: English
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The Cost of Knowing
$12.99 Add to cartFour starred reviews!
Dear Martin meets They Both Die at the End in this gripping, evocative novel about a Black teen who has the power to see into the future, whose life turns upside down when he for- Author: Morris, Brittney
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: June 21 2022
- ISBN10: 1534445463
- Language: English
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American Daughters
$18.99 Add to cartIn the vein of America’s First Daughter, Piper Huguley’s historical novel delves into the remarkable friendship of Portia Washington and Alice Roosevelt, the daughters of educator Booker T. Washington
- Author: Huguley, Piper
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: April 02 2024
- ISBN10: 0063273705
- Language: English
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A Burst of Light: and Other Essays
$14.00 Add to cartWinner of the 1988 Before Columbus Foundation National Book Award, this path-breaking collection of essays is a clarion call to build communities that nurture our spirit. Lorde announces the need for … [more below]
- Author: Audre Lorde
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 108
- Publish Date: June 29 2023
- ISBN10: 9798890961310
- Language: English
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Death Comes for the Archbishop
$18.00 Add to cartFor the 150th anniversary of Willa Cather’s birth, and for the first time in Penguin Classics, her quietly beautiful novel of one man’s life as he encounters the harsh landscape of the New Mexico dese… [more below]
- Author: Cather, Willa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: November 14 2023
- ISBN10: 0143137697
- Language: English
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Black Girl Lost
$16.95 Add to cartFrom the “Godfather of Black pulp fiction” (Salon) and one of the most revolutionary writers of the 20th century, the classic tale of a woman living life in the ghetto without any rules…
Almost sinc- Author: Goines, Donald
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: April 25 2023
- ISBN10: 1496735978
- Language: English
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When the Schools Shut Down: A Young Girl’s Story of Virginia’s Lost Generation and the Brown V. Board of Education of Topeka Decision
$19.99 Read moreA 2023 Jane Addams Children’s Book Award Finalist
An awe-inspiring autobiographical picture book about a young African American girl who lived during the shutdown of public schools in Farmville, Virgin
- Author: Gladden, Yolanda
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: January 11 2022
- ISBN10: 0063011166
- Language: English
