And We Rise
By: Erica Martin
4.32
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
A powerful, impactful, eye-opening journey that explores through the Civil Rights Movement in 1950s…
Want to Read $ 9.99"history has become a beautiful American lie Overseers rewrite it and always deny people the right to know the ugly truth only tell part of it especially to the youth peace peace peace they always insist while lawmakers attempt to cease and desist the full story from impressionable minds there's no better way to keep everyone in line from the Civil War to civil rights they'll never stop downplaying the brutality of our fights so now you know some of the things they keep from you I can only hope you'll spread the knowledge, too because there's one way to set everyone free it starts with making a difference it starts with you and me"-Erica Martin, And We Rise
"history has become a beautiful American lie Overseers rewrite it and always deny people the right to know the ugly truth only tell part of it especially to the youth peace peace peace they always insist while lawmakers attempt to cease and desist the full story from impressionable minds there's no better way to keep everyone in line from the Civil War to civil rights they'll never stop downplaying the brutality of our fights so now you know some of the things they keep from you I can only hope you'll spread the knowledge, too because there's one way to set everyone free it starts with making a difference it starts with you and me"-Erica Martin, And We Rise
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4.61
Format: 96 pages, Hardcover
A thoughtful celebration of Black girlhood by award-winning author and poet Renée Watson. In thi… read more
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2. The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen
By: Isaac Blum
4.01
Format: 218 pages, Hardcover
The Chosen meets Darius the Great in this irreverent and timely story of worlds colliding in friend… read more
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3. Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler
By: Ibi Zoboi
4.09
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling author and National Book Award finalist, a biography in verse a… read more
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4. A First Time for Everything
By: Dan Santat
4.39
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A middle grade graphic memoir based on bestselling author and Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat's awkwa… read more
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5. Mascot
By: Charles Waters
4.02
Format: 255 pages, Kindle Edition
What if a school's mascot is seen as racist, but not by everyone? In this compelling middle-grade n… read more
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6. Abuela, Don't Forget Me
By: Rex Ogle
4.50
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
In his memoir Free Lunch, Rex Ogle’s abuela features as a source of love and support. In this compa… read more
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"These are my words! They matter! Hit me all you want. I will write. These are my words. They do matter. And she did hit me, all she wanted. But I wrote. And I still write. I will always write. No one…"-Rex Ogle, Abuela, Don't Forget Me
"She may forget. And one day, I may forget too. But for now, the memories are captured, like insects in amber, ready to survive for millions of years. My memories...are written in words and verses and…"-Rex Ogle, Abuela, Don't Forget Me
7. Ain't Burned All the Bright
By: Jason Reynolds
4.42
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Prepare yourself for something unlike anything: A smash-up of art and text for teens that viscerall… read more
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"What is life in a house underwater?"-Jason Reynolds, Ain't Burned All the Bright
"...and freedom to play without worry about the rules being rearranged"-Jason Reynolds, Ain't Burned All the Bright
"...and she wipes weary from her eyes still glued to the no-good glued to the high definition glare of low-definition life"-Jason Reynolds, Ain't Burned All the Bright
"And I'm sitting here wondering why my mother won't change the channel and why the news won't change the story and why the story won't change into something new instead of the every-hour rerun about h…"-Jason Reynolds, Ain't Burned All the Bright
8. Inheritance: A Visual Poem
By: Elizabeth Acevedo
4.49
Format: 46 pages, Hardcover
They tell me to "fix" my hair. And by fix, they mean straighten, they mean whiten; but how do… read more
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9. Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice
By: Tommie Smith
4.46
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
On October 16, 1968, during the medal ceremony at the Mexico City Olympics, Tommie Smith, the gold … read more
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10. And We Rise
By: Erica Martin
4.32
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
A powerful, impactful, eye-opening journey that explores through the Civil Rights Movement in 1950s… read more
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"history has become a beautiful American lie Overseers rewrite it and always deny people the right to know the ugly truth only tell part of it especially to the youth peace peace peace they always ins…"-Erica Martin, And We Rise
11. We Are All So Good at Smiling
By: Amber McBride
3.88
Format: 291 pages, Hardcover
They Both Die at the End meets The Bell Jar in this haunting, beautiful young adult novel-in-verse … read more
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"Sorrow is no one's fault."-Amber McBride, We Are All So Good at Smiling
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12. African Town
By: Irene Latham
4.29
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Chronicling the story of the last Africans brought illegally to America in 1860, African Town is a… read more
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"Call me Cudjo." It's a strong name that means "born on Monday." Doesn't change who I am in de insde. I will always be Kossola, no matter what de white men call me."-Irene Latham, African Town
13. Poemhood: Our Black Revival: History, Folklore & the Black Experience: A Young Adult Poetry Anthology
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4.26
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
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14. Vinyl Moon
By: Mahogany L. Browne
3.92
Format: 176 pages, Library Binding
A teen girl hiding the scars of a past relationship finds home and healing in the words of strong B… read more
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15. The Name She Gave Me
By: Betty Culley
4.04
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
From the acclaimed author of Three Things I Know Are True comes a new novel in verse, a deeply emot… read more
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"Douglas is safe and Dad knew all along that I hid from Mom under the porch. He saved Douglas, but he never saved me. “And right there on the ground I decide I’m going to save anyone I can. It won’t m…"-Betty Culley, The Name She Gave Me
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3.92
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
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17. Wearing My Mother's Heart
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3.97
Format: 107 pages, Kindle Edition
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18. Say Her Name
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4.34
Format: 90 pages, None
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19. America Redux: Visual Stories from Our Dynamic History
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4.48
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20. Concrete Kids (Pocket Change Collective)
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4.39
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4.22
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