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41) Black buck
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Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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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"--
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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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Celebrates the feeling that comes from walking out of a barber shop with newly-cut hair.
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English
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"In the summer of 1965, Sophie's family becomes the first African Americans to move into their upper middle-class neighborhood in Los Angeles. When riots erupt in nearby Watts, she learns that life and her own place in it are a lot more complicated than they had seemed"--
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English
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When sixteen-year-old Rashad is mistakenly accused of stealing, classmate Quinn witnesses his brutal beating at the hands of a police officer who happens to be the older brother of his best friend. Told through Rashad and Quinn's alternating viewpoints.
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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)
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"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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Series
Ryan Hart novels volume 1
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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4th Grade Rocks
Black History Month - Tweens
Netflix Bookmarks - Celebrating Black Voices series
Social Justice Reading List by BCALA & ALSC (PreK-Gr. 8)
Black History Month - Tweens
Netflix Bookmarks - Celebrating Black Voices series
Social Justice Reading List by BCALA & ALSC (PreK-Gr. 8)
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The Hart family of Portland, Oregon, faces many setbacks after Ryan's father loses his job, but no matter what, Ryan tries to bring sunshine to her loved ones.
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Vanderbeekers volume 1
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English
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Told that they will have to move out of their Harlem brownstone just after Christmas, the five Vanderbeeker children, ages four to twelve, decide to change their reclusive landlord's mind.
53) Jamaica's find
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English
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A little girl finds a stuffed dog in the park and decides to take it home.
54) Homemade love
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English
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Storytime @ Home: Celebrate Black Authors, Illustrators, Stories, and Experiences
Storytime @ Home: Family and Friends
Storytime @ Home: Family and Friends
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A girl who is Girlpie to her mama and Honey Bun Chocolate Dewdrop to her daddy savors the warmth and love of her family.
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Series
This poison heart volume 1
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Teenaged Briseis, who possesses a supernatural power over plants, even poisonous ones, inherits a dilapidated estate in rural New York and must protect herself and her family from centuries-old secrets that threaten their lives.
57) Rain rising
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Series
Rain novels (Comrie) volume 1
Language
English
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Black History Month - Tweens
Lone Star List 2023 (Gr. 6-8)
NCSS / CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People 3-5 2023
Summer Reading List ALSC 2023 Gr. 6-8
Lone Star List 2023 (Gr. 6-8)
NCSS / CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People 3-5 2023
Summer Reading List ALSC 2023 Gr. 6-8
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Thirteen-year-old Rain, who struggles with low self-esteem, must overcome sadness after her older brother Xander is severely beaten up at a frat party, but through the help of an after-school circle group, Rain finds the courage to help herself and her family heal.
60) Shortcut
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Pub. Date
[1992]
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English
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ALA Black Lives Matter, Black Literature Matters - Comics Reading List 2022
Storytime @ Home: Celebrate Black Authors, Illustrators, Stories, and Experiences
Storytime @ Home: Celebrate Black Authors, Illustrators, Stories, and Experiences
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Children taking a shortcut by walking along a railroad track find excitement and danger when a train approaches.
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