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A Voice Named Aretha
From acclaimed author and illustrator pairing comes a beautiful picture book biography about the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin and...
ARTS, Biography, Girl Main Character, Juvenile Nonfiction Katheryn Russell-Brown
AIDA BROWN FINDS HER CROWN
Join Aida as she embarks on a journey through the African jungle to find out if she has a crown...
Affirming, Girl Main Character Damyionne Brown
Bedtime Bonnet
This joyous and loving celebration of family is the first-ever picture book to highlight Black nighttime hair traditions--and is perfect...
Family, Girl Main Character, Juvenile Fiction Nancy Redd
Betty Before X
In Detroit, 1945, eleven-year-old Betty's house doesn't quite feel like home. She believes her mother loves her, but she can't...
Civil RIghts, Family, Girl Main Character, Juvenile Fiction Ilyasah Shabazz
Big Hair, Don’t Care
Lola has curly hair which is much bigger than that of other kids at her school, but she tells anyone...
Affirming, Girl Main Character Crystal Swain-Bates
Black All Around!
Beetles, a limousine, and the words in a book are a few of the items discussed in this poetic celebration...
Affirming, Girl Main Character, Juvenile Fiction, Poetry Patricia Hubbell
Kissed By the Sun
The book depicts the life of a little girl who struggles with her dark complexion until one of her teachers...
Affirming, Girl Main Character Kenneth Vaughan
Lift as You Climb
Learn about the civil rights activist Ella Baker in this inspiring picture book from Sibert Honor winner Patricia Hruby Powell...
Affirming, Girl Main Character, Juvenile Nonfiction Patricia Hruby Powell
Me & Mama
A Caldecott and Coretta Scott King Honor Book Mama’s love is brighter than the sun, even on the rainiest of...
Family, Girl Main Character, Juvenile Fiction Cozbi A. Cabrera
Sisters
Celebrated picture book biographer Jeanette Winter shares the story of champion tennis players—and sisters—Venus and Serena Williams. Before they were...
Biography, Girl Main Character, Juvenile Nonfiction, Sports Jeanette Winter
The Doctor with an Eye for Eyes
"As a girl coming of age during the Civil Rights Movement, Patricia Bath made it her mission to become a...
Biography, Girl Main Character, Juvenile Fiction, STEM Julia Finley Mosca
The Power of Her Pen
“A powerful story.” —The Horn Book “A worthy addition to children’s biography collections.” —Booklist “A solid treatment of an important...
Biography, Girl Main Character, Juvenile Nonfiction Lesa Cline-Ransome