Paul Robeson
By: Eloise Greenfield
3.96
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Paul Robeson, born in 1898 and the son of a pastor, learned from his father to love written and spo…
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1. Little Melba and Her Big Trombone
By: Frank Morrison , Katheryn Russell-Brown
4.04
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Melba Doretta Liston loved the sounds of music from as far back as she could remember. As a child, … read more
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2. Tar Beach
By: Faith Ringgold
4.26
Format: None pages, Paperback
Illus. in full color. "Ringgold recounts the dream adventure of eight-year-old Cassie Louise Lightf… read more
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3. Elisabeth: The Princess Bride, Austria - Hungary, 1853
By: Barry Denenberg
4.14
Format: 222 pages, Hardcover
Author Barry Denenberg brings us into the whirlwind that is the life of Princess Elisabeth of Austr… read more
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4. Valley of the Moon: The Diary of María Rosalía de Milagros, Sonoma Valley, Alta Valley, California, 1846,
By: Sherry Garland
4.50
Format: 232 pages, Hardcover
Maria Rosalia is a Mestizo servant in a Spanish home. Orphaned years ago, she and her brother Domin… read more
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5. Big
By: Vashti Harrison
4.66
Format: 60 pages, Kindle Edition
This deeply moving story shares valuable lessons about fitting in, standing out, and the beauty of … read more
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- african american
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6. The Eyes and the Impossible
By: Dave Eggers
4.25
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
The illustrated story of a dog who unwittingly becomes a hero to a park full of animals. Johanne… read more
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- childrens
"What monster would turn up his snout at the thought-through help of all the friends he had?"-Dave Eggers, The Eyes and the Impossible
"Every reasonable creature knows that the worst thing any creature can do all day is think of themselves. If there are troubles in your mind, you should think first of the troubles of others; it is th…"-Dave Eggers, The Eyes and the Impossible
7. Freewater
By: Amina Luqman-Dawson
4.18
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
A middle-grade novel about two enslaved children’s escape from a plantation and the many ways they … read more
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- african american
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"Lord only knows how many of us they keep from running. How many of us stay in these hateful places out of love. I used to think it was from scaring us - beating, cutting, or whipping us that did it. …"-Amina Luqman-Dawson, Freewater
8. Swim Team
By: Johnnie Christmas
4.28
Format: 248 pages, Paperback
Bree can't wait for her first day at her new middle school, Enith Brigitha, home to the Mighty Mana… read more
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9. The Pigeon Will Ride the Roller Coaster
By: Mo Willems
4.12
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
From #1 New York Times best-selling, award-winning author and illustrator Mo Willems! Buckle up… read more
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10. Standing in the Need of Prayer: A Modern Retelling of the Classic Spiritual
By: Carole Boston Weatherford
4.46
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
A picture book based on the popular spiritual. The classic lyrics have been reworked to chronicle t… read more
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- nonfiction
- african american
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11. A Place to Land: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Speech That Inspired a Nation
By: Barry Wittenstein
4.43
Format: 48 pages, Hardcover
As a new generation of activists demands an end to racism, A Place to Land reflects on Martin Luthe… read more
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12. An American Story (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner)
By: Kwame Alexander
4.63
Format: 56 pages, Hardcover
#1 New York Times Bestselling and award-winning author of The Undefeated , Kwame Alexander, pens … read more
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13. Seen and Unseen: What Dorothea Lange, Toyo Miyatake, and Ansel Adams's Photographs Reveal About the Japanese American Incarceration
By: Elizabeth Partridge
4.53
Format: 132 pages, Hardcover
This important work of nonfiction features powerful images of the Japanese American incarceration c… read more
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14. Frizzy
By: Claribel A. Ortega
4.48
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
A middle grade graphic novel about Marlene, a young girl who stops straightening her hair and embra… read more
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"We learn things from our parents, who learn things from their parents, who learned that from their parents. It doesn't make those things okay to believe..."-Claribel A. Ortega, Frizzy
15. Remember
By: Joy Harjo
4.42
Format: 40 pages, None
Michaela Goade, invites young readers to pause and reflect on the wonder of the world around them, … read more
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- picture books
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16. School Trip (New Kid, #3)
By: Jerry Craft
4.20
Format: 247 pages, Hardcover
New York Times bestselling author Jerry Craft is back with the newest adventures of Jordan, Drew, L… read more
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17. Nina: A Story of Nina Simone
By: Traci N. Todd
4.50
Format: 56 pages, Hardcover
This picture book biography tells the story of little Eunice who grew up to become the acclaimed si… read more
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18. Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky
By: Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond
4.42
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Discover a world of creativity and tradition in this fascinating picture book that explores the his… read more
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19. Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement (Caldecott Honor Book)
By: Angela Joy
4.66
Format: 64 pages, Hardcover
A picture book biography of the mother of Emmett Till, and how she channeled grief over her son's d… read more
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20. The Journal of Brian Doyle: Greenhorn on an Alaskan Whaling Ship, The Florence, 1874 (My Name Is America)
By: Jim Murphy
3.67
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
In Jim Murphy's newest MNIA, Jonathan Dodge runs away from home to escape his father's anger. He jo… read more
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21. Paul Robeson
By: Eloise Greenfield
3.96
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Paul Robeson, born in 1898 and the son of a pastor, learned from his father to love written and spo… read more
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22. Outspoken: Paul Robeson, Ahead of His Time: A One-Man Show
By: Carole Boston Weatherford
4.30
Format: 48 pages, Hardcover
Newbery Honoree Carole Boston Weatherford and award-winning illustrator Eric Velasquez—the team beh… read more
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