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Pub. Date
[2018].
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There is nothing more important to a child than to feel loved, celebrated in this gathering of poems written by Nikki Giovanni. Selected by illustrator Ashley Bryan, who adds a visual layering that drums the most impartant message of all to young, old, parent, child, grandparent, and friend alike: You are loved.
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
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This rhythmic, read-aloud title is an unbridled celebration of the self-esteem, confidence, and swagger boys feel when they leave the barbers chair-a tradition that places on their heads a figurative crown, beaming with jewels, that confirms their brilliance and worth and helps them not only love and accept themselves but also take a giant step toward caring how they present themselves to the world. The fresh cuts. Thats where it all begins.
Author
Pub. Date
2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 8
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Hit the road with Bud in this Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award-winning classic about a boy on a journey to find his father—from Christopher Paul Curtis, recipient of the Coretta Scott King–Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement.
It’s 1936, in Flint Michigan. Times may be hard, and ten-year-old Bud may be a motherless boy on the run, but Bud’s got a few things going for him:
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It’s 1936, in Flint Michigan. Times may be hard, and ten-year-old Bud may be a motherless boy on the run, but Bud’s got a few things going for him:
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67) Bronxwood
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Series
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 12
Description
Tyrell's got his hands full with a father who just got out of jail, a little brother stuck in foster care, dealer-roommates who're starting to take bigger and bigger risks, and girls.
68) Grandma and me
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With simple rhyming text, a young child reflects on the many reasons they love their Grandmother.
69) Sister friend
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Pub. Date
2024.
Description
Ameena feels invisible. Ever since she arrived at her new school, kids look at her like she's something strange. Is it because of the twists in her hair or her brown skin? Then, one day, there's a new new girl in class. Ameena wants to be her friend, but she can't seem to find the right words--until one day, when the girls find the words together.
70) X: a novel
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 11
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Malcolm Little's parents have always told him that he can achieve anything, but from what he can tell, that's a pack of lies--after all, his father's been murdered, his mother's been taken away, and his dreams of becoming a lawyer have gotten him laughed out of school. There's no point in trying, he figures, and lured by the nightlife of Boston and New York, he escapes into a world of fancy suits, jazz, girls, and reefer. But Malcolm's efforts to...
71) White socks only
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Grandma tells the story about her first trip alone into town during the days when segregation still existed in Mississippi.
73) One love
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Formats
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In this illustrated version of Bob Marley's song, a young girl enlists her friends, family, and community to transform their neighborhood for the better.
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 10
Description
Twelve-year-old Imani, the only black girl in Hebrew school, is preparing for her bat mitzvah and hoping to find her birthparents when she discovers the history of adoption in her own family through her great-grandma Anna's Holocaust-era diary.
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Series
Absolutely Alfie volume 2
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 3
Description
During her first week of second grade, Alfie plans to introduce her old best friend Lulu to her new best friend Hanni, creating her ideal trio of friends, but when a group project fails, Alfie learns that mistakes happen, plans change, and friendship can be found in unexpected places.
76) Skin again
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"From legendary author and critic bell hooks and multi-Caldecott Medalist Chris Raschka comes a way to talk about race and identity that will appeal to parents of the youngest readers—in board book edition. The skin I'm in is just a covering. It cannot tell my story. If you want to know who I am, you have got to come inside and open your heart way wide. Race matters, but what's most important is who we are on the inside. Looking beyond skin, going...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
What if home was a place you've never been? For Kofi, a first-generation Ghanaian American boy, home is a country called Ghana. But it's a place he's never been. When tasked to bring a dish that best represents his family's culture to school for a potluck lunch, Kofi is torn. With the help of his Nanabarima (grandfather), Kofi learns the hardship and resilience his family has endured-and how food has always been an integral part their story and culture....
78) Blackout
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 9
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Six critically acclaimed, bestselling, and award-winning authors bring the glowing warmth and electricity of Black teen love to this interlinked novel of charming, hilarious, and heartwarming stories that shine a bright light through the dark.
A summer heatwave blankets New York City in darkness. But as the city is thrown into confusion, a different kind of electricity sparks…
A first meeting.
Long-time friends.
Bitter exes.
And maybe the...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 7
Description
Jade believes she must get out of her poor neighborhood if she's ever going to succeed. Her mother tells her to take advantage of every opportunity that comes her way. And Jade has: every day she rides the bus away from her friends and to the private school where she feels like an outsider, but where she has plenty of opportunities. But some opportunities she doesn't really welcome, like an invitation to join Women to Women, a mentorship program for...
80) Bayou magic
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 4
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Visiting her grandmother in the Louisiana bayou, ten-year-old Maddy begins to realize that she may be the only sibling to carry on the gift of her family's magical legacy.