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Clever Communities in Action has created a system that catalogs our suggested reading list into the categories which we receive the most requests. Use this guide to customize your childโ€™s reading experience according to her or his interests.
A Boy, a Budget, and a Dream

Kass budgets her money carefully and expects her brother Joey to do the same. But Joey spends every dollar he...

Boy Main Character, Family, Finances Jasmine Paul
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A Day for Rememberin’

In Charleston, South Carolina, in 1865, ten-year-old Eli and other newly freed slaves gather to honor the memory of fallen...

Boy Main Character, History, Juvenile Fiction Leah Henderson
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A Nation Under Our Feet: Part 3

The Black Panther faces a superhuman terrorist group that calls itself The People, which has thrown the African nation of...

Young Adult Fiction Ta-Nehisi Coates
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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
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African American Legends for Little Learners

African American Legends for Little Learners(c) is created to be an introductory series that teaches black history education to our...

Biography, History, Neutral Heritage Illustrated
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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
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Arcade and the Triple T Token

The Coin Slot Chronicles series, by former NFL running back and Dancing with the Stars champion Rashad Jennings, is a...

Boy Main Character, Imagination, Juvenile Fiction Rashad Jennings
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B Is for Breathe

The ABC's of Coping with Fussy and Frustrating Feelings

Inspiration, Neutral Melissa Boyd
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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 S. A. Kramer
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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
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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 Carole Boston Weatherford
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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 Ginger Wadsworth
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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
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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
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Big Monty and the Cyborg Substitute

A funny chapter book series featuring African American characters, vocabulary builders, and science experiments.

Boy Main Character, Juvenile Fiction, STEM Matt Maxx
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Big Monty and the Lunatic Lunch Lady

Need a book featuring African American characters in your library? This new series is it! Big Monty has to take...

Boy Main Character, Juvenile Fiction, STEM Matt Maxx
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Birthday Blues

As her eighth birthday approaches, Deja's biggest concern is whether her father will attend her party, until her aunt is...

Juvenile Fiction Karen English
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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
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Black Panther

A new era begins for the Black Panther! MacArthur Genius and National Book Award-winning writer T-Nehisi Coates (BETWEEN THE WORLD...

Comics & Graphic Novels
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