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21) The given day
Author
Series
Coughlin novels volume 1
Language
English
Description
From Dennis Lehane, New York Times bestselling author of Mystic River and Shutter Island, comes the paperback edition of The Given Day, an unflinching family epic that captures the political unrest of a nation caught between a well-patterned past and an unpredictable future. This beautifully written novel of American history tells the story of two families—one black, one white—swept up in a maelstrom of revolutionaries and anarchists, immigrants...
23) Night golf
Author
Pub. Date
1999.
Language
English
Description
Despite being told that only whites can play golf, James becomes a caddy and is befriended by an older African American man who teaches him to play on the course at night.
24) Swing
Author
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"--
25) 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"--
26) I want to be
Author
Pub. Date
[1993]
Language
English
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Description
After some thought a young girl describes in poetic terms the kind of person she wants to be.
Author
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
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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...
28) Chicken Sunday
Author
Pub. Date
[1992]
Language
English
Description
To thank Miss Eula for her wonderful Sunday chicken dinners, three children sell decorated eggs to buy her a beautiful Easter hat.
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"--
30) My first Kwanzaa
Author
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
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Description
A girl describes how she and her family celebrate the seven days of Kwanzaa.
31) Yo, Jo!
Author
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Jomar greets his neighbors using slang, but his grandfather wants to hear some more traditional words.
32) The voting booth
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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Description
The first year they are eligible to vote, Marva and Duke meet at their polling place and, over the course of one crazy day, fall in love.
34) 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.
36) The cay
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Language
English
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When the freighter on which they are traveling is torpedoed by a German submarine during World War II, a twelve-year-old white boy, blinded by a blow on the head, and an old black man are stranded on a small desert island in the Caribbean where the boy acquires a new kind of vision, courage, and love from his old companion.
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.
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
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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.
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