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1) Fake ID
Author
Language
English
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"An African-American teen in the Witness Protection Program moves to a new town and finds himself trying to solve a murder mystery when his first friend is found dead"--
2) Uptown
Author
Language
English
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A tour of the sights of Harlem, including the Metro-North Train, brownstones, shopping on 125th Street, a barber shop, summer basketball, the Boy's Choir, and sunset over the Harlem River.
Author
Series
Logan family (Mildred D. Taylor) volume 2
Language
English
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A black family living in Mississippi during the Depression of the 1930s is faced with prejudice and discrimination which its children do not understand.
5) Harbor me
Author
Language
English
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"When six students are chosen to participate in a weekly talk with no adults allowed, they discover that when they're together, it's safe to share the hopes and fears they have to hide from the rest of the world"--
6) Snow day
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"Emergent readers will enjoy seeing everything the snow covers in this charming story that features carefully leveled text and fun illustrations"--
8) Dear Martin
Author
Language
English
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Back to School, More Titles - Young Adult
Black Authors of Young Adult Books
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Staff Picks 2021-2022
Black Authors of Young Adult Books
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Staff Picks 2021-2022
Description
Writing letters to the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., seventeen-year-old college-bound Justyce McAllister struggles to face the reality of race relations today and how they are shaping him.
Author
Language
English
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Back to School, More Titles - Young Adult
Black Authors of Young Adult Books
Newbery Medal Winners & Honor Books - Present to 1922
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Black Authors of Young Adult Books
Newbery Medal Winners & Honor Books - Present to 1922
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Description
Tired of being singled out at her mostly-white private school as someone who needs support, high school junior Jade would rather participate in the school's amazing Study Abroad program than join Women to Women, a mentorship program for at-risk girls.
11) Swing
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Language
English
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"Noah and his best friend Walt want to become cool, make the baseball team, and win over Sam, the girl Noah has loved for years. When Noah finds old love letters, Walt hatches a plan to woo Sam. But as Noah's love life and Walt's baseball career begin, the letters alter everything"--
Author
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
A masterful, moving novel about age, memory, and family from one of the literary icons of our time.
Coming in March 2022 from Apple Plus , a six-part series starring Samuel L. Jackson
Ptolemy Grey is ninety-one years old and has been all but forgotten-by his family, his friends, even himself-as he sinks into a lonely dementia. His grand-nephew, Ptolemy's only connection to the outside world, was recently killed in a drive-by...
Coming in March 2022 from Apple Plus , a six-part series starring Samuel L. Jackson
Ptolemy Grey is ninety-one years old and has been all but forgotten-by his family, his friends, even himself-as he sinks into a lonely dementia. His grand-nephew, Ptolemy's only connection to the outside world, was recently killed in a drive-by...
13) Ghost boys
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Language
English
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"After seventh-grader Jerome is shot by a white police officer, he observes the aftermath of his death and meets the ghosts of other fallen black boys including historical figure Emmett Till"--
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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ALA Youth Media Awards 2023 - Young Adults
Black Authors of Young Adult Books
Pride Month - Young Adults
Tayshas List 2024 (Gr. 9+ )
Black Authors of Young Adult Books
Pride Month - Young Adults
Tayshas List 2024 (Gr. 9+ )
Description
"When seventeen-year-old Avery moves to rural Georgia to live with her ailing grandmother, she encounters decades-old family secrets and a mystery surrounding the town's racist past"--
15) Promise boys
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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ALA Youth Media Awards 2024 - Young Adults
Back to School - Young Adult
Black Authors of Young Adult Books
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Back to School - Young Adult
Black Authors of Young Adult Books
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Description
J.B., Ramón, and Trey, students of the Urban Promise Prep School, must follow the school's strict rules, but when their principal is murdered, the three boys must band together to track down the real killer before they are arersted.
Author
Language
English
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Black History Month - Tweens
Disability Pride Month - Tweens
Día Booklist (Grades 6-8) 2024
Lone Star List 2023 (Gr. 6-8)
Disability Pride Month - Tweens
Día Booklist (Grades 6-8) 2024
Lone Star List 2023 (Gr. 6-8)
Description
Twelve-year-old Xavier Moon gets the courage to step out of the shadows when his great-uncle gives him some outlandish socks and some even stranger requests.
17) Black buck
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Description
A "satirical debut novel about a young black man who accidentally impresses a CEO while serving his Starbucks order, catapulting him into the opportunity of a lifetime: a shot at stardom as the lone black salesman at an eccentric, mysterious, and wildly successful startup where, he will soon learn, nothing is as it seems"--
Author
Series
Crossover (Kwame Alexander) volume 1
Language
English
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ALA Black Lives Matter, Black Literature Matters - Comics Reading List 2022
Black Authors of Young Adult Books
National Poetry Month - Young Adults
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Black Authors of Young Adult Books
National Poetry Month - Young Adults
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Description
Fourteen-year-old twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court as their father ignores his declining health.
Author
Language
English
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Caldecott Medal & Honor Books - Present to 1938
Ezra Jack Keats Award and Honor Books
Netflix Bookmarks - Celebrating Black Voices series
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Ezra Jack Keats Award and Honor Books
Netflix Bookmarks - Celebrating Black Voices series
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Description
Celebrates the feeling that comes from walking out of a barber shop with newly-cut hair.
Author
Series
Zoe Washington stories volume 1
Language
English
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4th Grade Rocks
Lone Star List 2022 (Gr. 6-8)
Social Justice Reading List by BCALA & ALSC (PreK-Gr. 8)
Lone Star List 2022 (Gr. 6-8)
Social Justice Reading List by BCALA & ALSC (PreK-Gr. 8)
Description
"Avid baker Zoe Washington receives a letter on her twelfth birthday from her biological father, who is in prison for a terrible crime"--
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