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
Basketball’s Greatest Players
From Larry Bird and Michael Jordan to the hottest new legends such as LeBron James, this Step 5 Step into...
Juvenile Nonfiction, Sports
Before John Was a Jazz Giant
Focuses on the childhood of jazz musician John Coltrane and how he interpreted sounds before he took up the saxophone.
ARTS, Biography, Boy Main Character, Juvenile Nonfiction
Benjamin Banneker
Introduces Benjamin Banneker, a free black man of the eighteenth century who loved to learn and used his knowledge and...
Biography, Boy Main Character, Juvenile Nonfiction, STEM
Brown Girl Dreaming
A New York Times Bestseller and National Book Award Winner Jacqueline Woodson, the acclaimed author of Red at the Bone,...
Juvenile Nonfiction
Computer Decoder
In Computer Decoder: Dorothy Vaughan, Computer Scientist, readers ages 5 to 8 follow Dorothy Vaughan's journey from math teacher to...
Juvenile Nonfiction
Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved...
As a child, Katherine Johnson loved to count. She counted the steps on the road, the number of stars in...
Juvenile Nonfiction
Dear Black Boy
"No longer can they just roll us a ball and say good luck, weÕre more than athletes." Dear Black Boy...
Juvenile Nonfiction
Ellington Was Not a Street
A poem from the author's first collection of poetry pays tribute to the community of talented artists that frequented her...
Juvenile Nonfiction
Five Brilliant Scientists
Percy Julian discovered medicines. Shirley Jackson studied atoms. George Washington Carver discovered ways to help farmers. Read about these great...
Juvenile Nonfiction
Flying Above Expectations
Join Melanin Origins as we tell of the Tuskegee Airmen and a few of their accomplishments in flight and in...
Juvenile Nonfiction
Hammering for Freedom
The inspirational story of William "Bill" Lewis, a hardworking blacksmith who slowly saved his money to free his family--Publisher-provided summary.
Biography, Boy Main Character, Inspiration, Juvenile Nonfiction
Heart and Soul
The story of America and African Americans is a story of hope and inspiration and unwavering courage. But it is...
Juvenile Nonfiction
Honey, I Love and Other Love Poems
An ALA Notable Children's Book HONEY, I LOVE and other love poems Ages 7 to 11 Love don't mean all...
Juvenile Nonfiction
I Am
In this book for boys, author Ayesha Rodriguez uses rhyming verses, followed by a positive affirmation. I am and the...
Juvenile Nonfiction
Life in Motion
Determination meets dance in this middle grade adaptation of the New York Times bestselling memoir by the first African-American principal...
Juvenile Nonfiction
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
Little Melba and Her Big Trombone
"A biography of African American musician Melba Doretta Liston, a virtuoso musician who played the trombone and composed and arranged...
Juvenile Nonfiction
Mae Jemison
Blast off into space and get to know Mae Jemison—the first African-American woman to ever go to space—with this fascinating,...
Juvenile Nonfiction