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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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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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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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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 Jacqueline Woodson
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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 Andi Diehn
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Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13

As a child, Katherine Johnson loved to count. She counted the steps on the road, the number of stars in...

Juvenile Nonfiction Helaine Becker
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Dear Black Boy

"No longer can they just roll us a ball and say good luck, weร•re more than athletes." Dear Black Boy...

Juvenile Nonfiction Martellus Bennett
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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 Ntozake Shange
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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 Lynda Jones
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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 Larry Simmons Jr
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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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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 Kadir Nelson
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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 Eloise Greenfield
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I Am

In this book for boys, author Ayesha Rodriguez uses rhyming verses, followed by a positive affirmation. I am and the...

Juvenile Nonfiction Ayesha Rodriguez
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Juneteenth

Learn about how freedom came to the slaves in June 1865.

Juvenile Nonfiction Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
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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 Misty Copeland
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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
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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 Katheryn Russell-Brown
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Mae Jemison

Blast off into space and get to know Mae Jemisonโ€”the first African-American woman to ever go to spaceโ€”with this fascinating,...

Juvenile Nonfiction Laurie Calkhoven
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