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1) Kneel
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Formats
Description
When his best friend is unfairly arrested and kicked off the team, Russell Boudreaux kneels during the national anthem in an effort to fight for justice and, in an instant, falls from local stardom to become a target of hatred.
4) We are here
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Lyrical, affirmational, and bursting with love, We Are Here is a poignant story about Black and brown heritage and community. Full of assurance, tenderness, and triumph, this much-anticipated follow-up to the New York Times bestselling picture book All Because You Matter offers an equally inspirational and arresting ode to all of the Black women and men throughout history who have made momentous contributions from the beginning of time"--
Author
Series
Too Small Tola volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Too Small Tola lives in an apartment with her clever sister, Moji; her big brother, Dapo; and Grandmommy, who is very bossy. In the first of three endearing new adventures, Tola is sized just right to wriggle under the bed and rescue Grandmommy's prized possession when it goes missing. Her savvy and math skills save the day when Grandmommy gets sick, and when the family can't afford new clothes, industrious Tola finds a way--with a little help from...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
"When Springville residents--at least the ones still alive--are questioned about what happened on prom night, they all have the same explanation . . . Maddy did it. An outcast at her small-town Georgia high school, Madison Washington has always been a teasing target for bullies. And she's dealt with it because she has more pressing problems to manage. Until the morning a surprise rainstorm reveals her most closely kept secret: Maddy is biracial. She...
7) I'm from
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Early morning wakeups and homemade pancakes, raucous bus rides and schoolyard games, family games and bedtime rituals... These are the small moments that shape a child's day. I'm from is an invitation into the vivid world of one small boy, a poetic account of all the people and places and things that shape who he is and define where he is from" --
Author
Series
Door of no return volume 1
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
"A novel in verse about a boy escaping slavers during the nineteenth century"--
11-year-old Kofi Offin dreams of water. Its mysterious, immersive quality. The rich, earthy scent of the current. The clearness, its urgent whisper that beckons with promises and secrets... Kofi has heard the call on the banks of Upper Kwanta, in the village where he lives. He loves these things above all else: his family, the fireside tales of his father's father, a...
Author
Language
English
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Description
"A page-turning YA contemporary novel about a Black teenager whose life is turned upside down when her white best friend becomes the latest "Becky" on the internet, and their town is left reeling from the publicity"--
A lot is up in the air in Naomi Henry's her spot as a varsity cheer flier, her classmates' reaction to the debut of her natural hair, and her crush on the guy who's always been like a brother to her. With so much uncertainty, she feels...
10) Ghost boys
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"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"--Provided by publisher.
"Only the living can make the world better. Live and make it better. Twelve-year-old Jerome is shot by a police officer who mistakes his toy gun for a real threat. As a ghost, he observes the devastation that's been unleashed on his family,...
Author
Publisher
Abrams Appleseed
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
From Marvyn Harrison, the founder of Dope Black Dads, and illustrator Diane Ewen, comes a joyful first book of positive affirmations. Every week, we choose words to help us feel brave, beautiful, and powerful! I Love Me! celebrates building confidence and self-esteem through uplifting statements that little ones and parents can say each day. The book's days-of-the-week structure provides routine, and the colorful, exuberant illustrations add to the...
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