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 child’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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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