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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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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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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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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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Black Panther Book 4

Where next for the Black Panther? Find out as a sensational new arc begins! Eons ago - before Black Panthers,...

Boy Main Character, Comics & Graphic Novels, Inspiration, Spirituality
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Black Panther Little Golden Book (Marvel: Black Panther)

Marvel's Black Panther springs into action in his first ever action-packed Little Golden Book! Meet Marvel's Black Panther! As an...

Boy Main Character, Imagination, Juvenile Fiction Frank Berrios
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Black Sands Ultimate Edition

"[A]n epic tale about ancient Egyptian mythology. The story follows the young prince Ausar and his kin as he travel...

Boy Main Character, Families, Graphic Novel, Inspiration Manuel Godoy
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Buzzing with Questions

"Questions buzzed endlessly in Charles Henry Turner's mind. Fascinated by bugs and other animals, he wondered: Can spiders learn? How...

African Americans, Biography, Boy Main Character, STEM Janice N. Harrington
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Crown

Celebrates the magnificent feeling that comes from walking out of a barber shop with newly-cut hair.

Affirming, Boy Main Character, Juvenile Fiction Derrick D. Barnes
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Draw Me Close to You

Tunde loves art, but his demanding father has higher expectations of him. As the family deals with a loss, they...

Boy Main Character, Family, Religion kossim Osseni
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Gary and the Great Inventors

Gary is a city kid who is intrigued by innovation. He discovers inventors and their inventions everyday with the help...

Boy Main Character, STEM Akura Marshall
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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 Rita L. Hubbard
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HBCU Proud

A children's fiction book about a young boy's first encounter with a Historically Black College and/or University.

Boy Main Character, History, Juvenile Fiction Yvette Manns
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I Am Every Good Thing

Illustrations and easy-to-read text pay homage to the strength, character, and worth of a child.

Affirming, Boy Main Character, Juvenile Fiction Derrick Barnes
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Miles Morales (Marvel Spider-Man)

Marvel's other Spider-Man--Miles Morales--swings into his first ever Little Golden Book! Meet Marvel's Spider-Man from another universe--Miles Morales. Boys and...

Boy Main Character, Comics & Graphic Novels, Graphic Novel, Juvenile Fiction Frank Berrios
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Riley Can Be Anything

"When Riley grows up, what can he do? He honestly doesn't have a clue! But big cousin Joe helps Riley...

Affirming, Boy Main Character, Juvenile Fiction Hamilton Davina
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