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African American English Collection Grades 3-6

This collection includes African and African American-themed books for on-grade level readers. These are sure to engage with a range of high-interest topics and complexity to meet all students' needs, including both fiction and nonfiction. With these books, students can explore both African American history and contemporary stories.

Collection of 68 books: $972.60

DeShawn Days

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Take a Picture of Me, James Van Der Zee!

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In the Time of the Drums

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Bird

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Tan to Tamarind

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Game, Set, Match Champion Arthur Ashe

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Step Right Up

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Poems in the Attic

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The Secret to Freedom

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Midnight Teacher

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Chess Rumble

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Rent Party Jazz

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Love Twelve Miles Long

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Sweet Potato Pie

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Night Golf

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Love to Langston

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I See the Rhythm

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Dream Builder

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Stacey Abrams

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Calling the Water Drum

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She Was the First!

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I Remember

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Bottle Tops

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Catching the Moon

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The Electric Slide and Kai

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Baby Flo

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Zora Hurston and the Chinaberry Tree

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The Unstoppable Garrett Morgan

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Rise!

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It Jes' Happened

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As Fast As Words Could Fly

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Hammering for Freedom

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Etched in Clay

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The Story of Tennis Champion Arthur Ashe

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In Daddy's Arms I Am Tall

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Going Back Home

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A House by the River

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Ira's Shakespeare Dream

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Tiny Stitches

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John Lewis in the Lead

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Keepers

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Juneteenth Jamboree

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Joshua's Masai Mask

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In Her Hands

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I and I Bob Marley

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Howard Thurman's Great Hope

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How We Are Smart

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Gettin' Through Thursday

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George Crum and the Saratoga Chip

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Frederick Douglass

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Destiny's Gift

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Saturday At the New You

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When the Horses Ride By

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The Legend of Freedom Hill

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The Last Black King of the Kentucky Derby

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Sweet Music in Harlem

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Steel Drumming at the Apollo

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Seven Miles to Freedom

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Seeds of Change

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Seaside Dream

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Dear Mrs. Parks

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Richard Wright and the Library Card

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Ray Charles

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Paul Robeson

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Only the Mountains Do Not Move

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Little Melba and Her Big Trombone

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Joe Louis, My Champion

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Janna and the Kings

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  • Front cover for A House by the River by William Miller and Ying-Hwa Hu; Cornelius Van Wright
    A House by the River
    By William Miller, Ying-Hwa Hu, Cornelius Van Wright
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    A House by the River

    A House by the River

    By William Miller, Ying-Hwa Hu, Cornelius Van Wright
    A young girl learns her rickety, old house by the river is stronger than the fiercest storm because it is fortified by love and family.

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  • Front cover for As Fast As Words Could Fly by Pamela Tuck and Eric Velasquez
    As Fast As Words Could Fly
    By Pamela M. Tuck, Eric Velasquez
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    As Fast As Words Could Fly

    As Fast As Words Could Fly

    By Pamela M. Tuck, Eric Velasquez
    The story of Mason Steele, an African American boy in 1960s Greenville, North Carolina, who relies on his inner strength and his typing skills to break racial barriers after he begins attending a "whites-only" high school.

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  • Front cover for Baby Flo by Alan Schroeder and Cornelius Van Wright; Ying-Hwa Hu
    Baby Flo
    Florence Mills Lights Up the Stage
    By Alan Schroeder, Cornelius Van Wright, Ying-Hwa Hu
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    Baby Flo

    Baby Flo

    Florence Mills Lights Up the Stage
    By Alan Schroeder, Cornelius Van Wright, Ying-Hwa Hu
    This spirited biography introduces young readers to the early life of Florence "Baby Flo" Mills, an internationally renowned entertainer of the Harlem Renaissance era who began her career as a child.

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  • Front cover for Bird by Zetta Elliott and Shadra Strickland
    Bird
    By Zetta Elliott, Shadra Strickland
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    Bird

    Bird

    By Zetta Elliott, Shadra Strickland
    In this gentle, award-winning picture book, an African American boy nicknamed Bird uses drawing as a creative outlet as he struggles to make sense of his grandfather's death and his brother's drug addiction.

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  • Front cover for Bottle Tops by Alison Goldberg and Elizabeth Zunon
    Bottle Tops
    The Art of El Anatsui
    By Alison Goldberg, Elizabeth Zunon
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    Bottle Tops

    Bottle Tops

    The Art of El Anatsui
    By Alison Goldberg, Elizabeth Zunon
    The inspiring biography of Ghanaian artist El Anatsui whose handmade sculptures, created from discarded bottle tops, have received international acclaim and been showcased around the world.

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  • Front cover for Calling the Water Drum by LaTisha Redding and Aaron Boyd
    Calling the Water Drum
    By LaTisha Redding, Aaron Boyd
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    Calling the Water Drum

    Calling the Water Drum

    By LaTisha Redding, Aaron Boyd
    A moving story about a family's attempt to flee Haiti in a boat, and a young boy who bravely learns to navigate a new world through playing his drum.

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  • Front cover for Catching the Moon by Crystal Hubbard and Randy Duburke
    Catching the Moon
    The Story of a Young Girl's Baseball Dream
    By Crystal Hubbard, Randy Duburke
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    Catching the Moon

    Catching the Moon

    The Story of a Young Girl's Baseball Dream
    By Crystal Hubbard, Randy Duburke
    The spirited story of Marcenia Lyle, the African American girl who grew up to become "Toni Stone," the first woman to play for an all-male professional baseball team.

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  • Front cover for Chess Rumble by G. Neri and Jesse Joshua Watson
    Chess Rumble
    By G. Neri, Jesse Joshua Watson
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    Chess Rumble

    Chess Rumble

    By G. Neri, Jesse Joshua Watson
    A story in free verse about a troubled boy who learns to use his mind instead of his fists through the guidance of an unconventional mentor and the game of chess.

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  • Front cover for Dear Mrs. Parks by Rosa Parks
    Dear Mrs. Parks
    A Dialogue with Today's Youth
    By Rosa Parks
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    Dear Mrs. Parks

    Dear Mrs. Parks

    A Dialogue with Today's Youth
    By Rosa Parks
    On a December day in 1955, Rosa Parks changed the course of history when she was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger on a Montgomery, Alabama bus.

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  • Front cover for DeShawn Days by Tony Medina and R. Gregory Christie
    DeShawn Days
    By Tony Medina, R. Gregory Christie
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    DeShawn Days

    DeShawn Days

    By Tony Medina, R. Gregory Christie
    In this uplifting story told in verse, a young boy living in the inner city projects tells about his hopes, fears, and dreams.

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  • Front cover for Destiny's Gift by Natasha Anastasia Tarpley and Adjoa J. Burrowes
      Destiny's Gift
      By Natasha Anastasia Tarpley, Adjoa J. Burrowes
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      Destiny's Gift

      Destiny's Gift

      By Natasha Anastasia Tarpley, Adjoa J. Burrowes
      Destiny loves words, and her favorite place in the world is Mrs. Wade's bookstore, where words abound.

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      Dream Builder
      The Story of Architect Philip Freelon
      By Kelly Lyons, Laura Freeman Hines
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      Dream Builder

      Dream Builder

      The Story of Architect Philip Freelon
      By Kelly Lyons, Laura Freeman Hines
      You've seen the building. Now meet the man whose life went into it.

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    • Front cover for Etched in Clay by Andrea Cheng and Andrea Cheng
      Etched in Clay
      The Life of Dave, Enslaved Potter and Poet
      By Andrea Cheng
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      Etched in Clay

      Etched in Clay

      The Life of Dave, Enslaved Potter and Poet
      By Andrea Cheng
      The acclaimed biography-in-verse about the life and times of Dave, an enslaved potter who inscribed his works with short poems during the years leading up to the Civil War.

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    • Front cover for Frederick Douglass by William Miller and Cedric Lucas
        Frederick Douglass
        The Last Day of Slavery
        By William Miller, Cedric Lucas
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        Frederick Douglass

        Frederick Douglass

        The Last Day of Slavery
        By William Miller, Cedric Lucas
        The story of the African American abolitionist who, in one dramatic incident, discovered the meaning of freedom.

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      • Front cover for Game, Set, Match Champion Arthur Ashe by Crystal Hubbard and Kevin Belford
        Game, Set, Match Champion Arthur Ashe
        By Crystal Hubbard, Kevin Belford
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        Game, Set, Match Champion Arthur Ashe

        Game, Set, Match Champion Arthur Ashe

        By Crystal Hubbard, Kevin Belford
        A picture book biography of tennis player Arthur Ashe, who began his career playing tennis as a child on the segregated courts as a child in Virginia and went on to become the top tennis player in the world.

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      • Front cover for George Crum and the Saratoga Chip by Gaylia Taylor and Frank Morrison
        George Crum and the Saratoga Chip
        By Gaylia Taylor, Frank Morrison
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        George Crum and the Saratoga Chip

        George Crum and the Saratoga Chip

        By Gaylia Taylor, Frank Morrison
        An account of the life and career of George Crum, a biracial chef who is credited with the invention of the potato chip at a Saratoga Springs, New York, restaurant in 1853. Based on historical records.

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      • Front cover for Gettin' Through Thursday by Melrose Cooper and Nneka Bennett
        Gettin' Through Thursday
        By Melrose Cooper, Nneka Bennett
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        Gettin' Through Thursday

        Gettin' Through Thursday

        By Melrose Cooper, Nneka Bennett
        A young African American boy experiences the love and support of his family as they try to make ends meet each week.

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      • Front cover for Going Back Home by Toyomi Igus and Michele Wood
        Going Back Home
        An Artist Returns to the South
        By Toyomi Igus, Michele Wood
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        Going Back Home

        Going Back Home

        An Artist Returns to the South
        By Toyomi Igus, Michele Wood
        More than half a century after her family moved North to find a better life, artist Michele Wood returned to the South to see and experience the land where her ancestors lived, struggled, and thrived.

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      • Front cover for Hammering for Freedom by Rita Lorraine Hubbard and John Holyfield
        Hammering for Freedom
        The William Lewis Story
        By Rita Lorraine Hubbard, John Holyfield
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        Hammering for Freedom

        Hammering for Freedom

        The William Lewis Story
        By Rita Lorraine Hubbard, John Holyfield
        The inspirational story of William "Bill" Lewis, a hardworking blacksmith who slowly saved his money and bought the freedom of each and every member of his enslaved family.

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      • Front cover for How We Are Smart by W. Nikola-Lisa and Sean Qualls
        How We Are Smart
        By William Nikola, Sean Qualls
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        How We Are Smart

        How We Are Smart

        By William Nikola, Sean Qualls
        Musician Tito Puente. Ballerina Maria Tallchief. Explorer Matthew Henson. Congresswoman Patsy Mink. These are some of the people profiled in this book. They are well known for different reasons, but they also have something in common. They were all smart!

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      • Front cover for Howard Thurman's Great Hope by Kai Issa and Arthur L. Dawson
          Howard Thurman's Great Hope
          By Kai Issa, Arthur L. Dawson
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          Howard Thurman's Great Hope

          Howard Thurman's Great Hope

          By Kai Issa, Arthur L. Dawson
          Born in segregated Daytona, Florida, in 1899, Howard Thurman grew up dreaming of a better life--a life where his mother and grandmother would not have to cook and clean for other people; a life where he could become a college man, honoring his late father's wishes and his own dreams.

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        • Front cover for I and I Bob Marley by Tony Medina and Jesse Joshua Watson
          I and I Bob Marley
          By Tony Medina, Jesse Joshua Watson
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          I and I Bob Marley

          I and I Bob Marley

          By Tony Medina, Jesse Joshua Watson
          A biography in verse of reggae legend Bob Marley, exploring the influences that shaped his life and music on his journey from rural Jamaican childhood to international superstardom.

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        • Front cover for I Remember by Lee Bennett Hopkins; Janet Wong; Kwame Alexander; Margarita Engle and Various Artists
          I Remember
          Poems and Pictures of Heritage
          By Lee Bennett Hopkins
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          I Remember

          I Remember

          Poems and Pictures of Heritage
          By Lee Bennett Hopkins
          An outstanding celebration of diversity and family: fourteen poets and sixteen illustrators of diverse backgrounds share memorable childhood experiences and reflect upon their different heritages, traditions, and beliefs.

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        • Front cover for I See the Rhythm by Toyomi Igus and Michele Wood
          I See the Rhythm
          By Toyomi Igus, Michele Wood
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          I See the Rhythm

          I See the Rhythm

          By Toyomi Igus, Michele Wood
          i see the rhythmis an inspiring celebration of African American music and the far-reaching impact it has had on the world.

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        • Front cover for In Daddy's Arms I Am Tall by Various Poets and Javaka Steptoe
          In Daddy's Arms I Am Tall
          African Americans Celebrating Fathers
          By Various Poets, Javaka Steptoe
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          In Daddy's Arms I Am Tall

          In Daddy's Arms I Am Tall

          African Americans Celebrating Fathers
          By Various Poets, Javaka Steptoe
          In this intergenerational collection of poetry by new and established African American writers, fatherhood is celebrated with honor, humor, and grace.

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        • Front cover for In Her Hands by Alan Schroeder and JaeMe Bereal
          In Her Hands
          The Story of Sculptor Augusta Savage
          By Alan Schroeder, JaeMe Bereal
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          In Her Hands

          In Her Hands

          The Story of Sculptor Augusta Savage
          By Alan Schroeder, JaeMe Bereal
          A recreation of events from the childhood and early career of Augusta Savage, a pioneering female sculptor and major figure of the Harlem Renaissance.

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        • Front cover for In the Time of the Drums by Kim L. Siegelson and Brian Pinkney
          In the Time of the Drums
          By Kim L. Siegelson, Brian Pinkney
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          In the Time of the Drums

          In the Time of the Drums

          By Kim L. Siegelson, Brian Pinkney
          Mentu, an enslaved child, learns about the culture of his people from his grandmother, Twi in this Gullah folk tale of an insurrection at Teakettle Creek.

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        • Front covernull for Ira's Shakespeare Dream by Glenda Armand and Floyd Cooper
          Ira's Shakespeare Dream
          By Glenda Armand, Floyd Cooper
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          Ira's Shakespeare Dream

          Ira's Shakespeare Dream

          By Glenda Armand, Floyd Cooper
          The inspiring biography of Ira Aldridge, a Black actor who overcame racism to become one of the greatest Shakespearean actors of the nineteenth century.

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        • Front cover for It Jes' Happened by Don Tate and R. Gregory Christie
          It Jes' Happened
          When Bill Traylor Started to Draw
          By Don Tate, R. Gregory Christie
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          It Jes' Happened

          It Jes' Happened

          When Bill Traylor Started to Draw
          By Don Tate, R. Gregory Christie
          The inspiring biography of self-taught (outsider) artist Bill Traylor, a former slave who at the age of eighty-five began to draw pictures based on his memories and observations of rural and urban life in Alabama.

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        • Front cover for Janna and the Kings by Patricia Smith and Aaron Boyd
            Janna and the Kings
            By Patricia Smith, Aaron Boyd
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            Janna and the Kings

            Janna and the Kings

            By Patricia Smith, Aaron Boyd
            Saturdays are special for Janna. That's when she and Granddaddy spend the whole day together.

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            Joe Louis, My Champion
            By William Miller, Rodney Pate
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            Joe Louis, My Champion

            Joe Louis, My Champion

            By William Miller, Rodney Pate
            During the mid-1930s, an African American boy who yearns to be a boxer learns the value of determination, perseverance, and his own natural abilities from the example of his hero, world champion prizefighter Joe Louis.

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          • Front cover for John Lewis in the Lead by Jim Haskins; Kathleen Benson and Benny Andrews
            John Lewis in the Lead
            A Story of the Civil Rights Movement
            By Jim Haskins, Kathleen Benson, Benny Andrews
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            John Lewis in the Lead

            John Lewis in the Lead

            A Story of the Civil Rights Movement
            By Jim Haskins, Kathleen Benson, Benny Andrews
            A biography of John Lewis, one of the "Big Six" civil rights leaders of the 1960s, focusing on his involvement in Freedom Rides, the March on Washington, and the march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama.

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          • Front cover for Joshua's Masai Mask by Dakari Hru and Anna Rich
            Joshua's Masai Mask
            By Dakari Hru, Anna Rich
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            Joshua's Masai Mask

            Joshua's Masai Mask

            By Dakari Hru, Anna Rich
            A magical Masai mask takes an African American boy on a series of adventures, and he discovers the joy of being himself.

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            Juneteenth Jamboree
            By Carole Boston Weatherford, Yvonne Buchanan
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            Juneteenth Jamboree

            Juneteenth Jamboree

            By Carole Boston Weatherford, Yvonne Buchanan
            A young girl, who has just moved to her parents' hometown, realizes that she has come home after the African American emancipation celebration of Juneteenth.

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              Keepers
              By Jeri Hanel Watts, Felicia Marshall
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              Keepers

              Keepers

              By Jeri Hanel Watts, Felicia Marshall
              Kenyon loves his grandmother's stories almost as much as he loves baseball.

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            • Front cover for Little Melba and Her Big Trombone by Katheryn Russell-Brown and Frank Morrison
              Little Melba and Her Big Trombone
              By Katheryn Russell-Brown, Frank Morrison
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              Little Melba and Her Big Trombone

              Little Melba and Her Big Trombone

              By Katheryn Russell-Brown, Frank Morrison
              A biography of African American jazz virtuoso Melba Doretta Liston, a pioneering twentieth-century trombone player, composer, and music arranger at a time when few women, of any race, played brass instruments and were part of the jazz scene.

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            • Front cover for Love to Langston by Tony Medina and R. Gregory Christie
              Love to Langston
              By Tony Medina, R. Gregory Christie
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              Love to Langston

              Love to Langston

              By Tony Medina, R. Gregory Christie
              This inspiring biography on Langston Hughes celebrates his life through poetry.

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            • Front cover for Love Twelve Miles Long by Glenda Armand and Colin Bootman
              Love Twelve Miles Long
              By Glenda Armand, Colin Bootman
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              Love Twelve Miles Long

              Love Twelve Miles Long

              By Glenda Armand, Colin Bootman
              A moving story about young Frederick Douglass and his mother, who walks twelve miles at night from a nearby plantation to visit him.

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              Midnight Teacher
              Lilly Ann Granderson and Her Secret School
              By Janet Halfmann, London Ladd
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              Midnight Teacher

              Midnight Teacher

              Lilly Ann Granderson and Her Secret School
              By Janet Halfmann, London Ladd
              This historical fiction picture book reveals the unknown story of Lilly Ann Granderson, an African-American teacher who risked her life to teach others during slavery.

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            • Front cover for Night Golf by William Miller and Cedric Lucas
              Night Golf
              By William Miller, Cedric Lucas
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              Night Golf

              Night Golf

              By William Miller, Cedric Lucas
              Set in the South of the late 1950s, an African American boy who longs to play golf is banned from the game because of the color of his skin.

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              Only the Mountains Do Not Move
              A Maasai Story of Culture and Conservation
              By Jan Reynolds
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              Only the Mountains Do Not Move

              Only the Mountains Do Not Move

              A Maasai Story of Culture and Conservation
              By Jan Reynolds
              A photographic essay about contemporary Maasai--the changes in lifestyle, land, and farming practices they face and how they are adapting to those changes.

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              Paul Robeson
              By Eloise Greenfield, George Ford
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              Paul Robeson

              Paul Robeson

              By Eloise Greenfield, George Ford
              An updated and redesigned edition of an award-winning biography of Paul Robeson, who overcame racial discrimination to become an international entertainer and civil rights activist. Includes a new introduction and afterword by the author, focusing on Robeson's legacy.

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            • Front cover for Poems in the Attic by Nikki Grimes and Elizabeth Zunon
              Poems in the Attic
              By Nikki Grimes, Elizabeth Zunon
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              Poems in the Attic

              Poems in the Attic

              By Nikki Grimes, Elizabeth Zunon
              Award-winning poet Nikki Grimes presents a tender poetry collection where a young girl learns about her mother, the child of an Air Force serviceman.

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              Ray Charles
              By Sharon Bell Mathis, George Ford
              Paperback: $12.95
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              Ray Charles

              Ray Charles

              By Sharon Bell Mathis, George Ford
              A beautiful new edition of the award-winning biography of world-famous musician Ray Charles.

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              Rent Party Jazz
              By William Miller, Charlotte Riley-Webb
              Paperback: $11.95
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              Rent Party Jazz

              Rent Party Jazz

              By William Miller, Charlotte Riley-Webb
              An African American boy living in New Orleans in the 1930s raises money to pay the rent with the help of a popular jazz musician.

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              Richard Wright and the Library Card
              By William Miller, R. Gregory Christie
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              Richard Wright and the Library Card

              Richard Wright and the Library Card

              By William Miller, R. Gregory Christie
              This is the true story of the renowned African American author Richard Wright and his determination to borrow books from the public library that turned him away because of his color.

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              Rise!
              From Caged Bird to Poet of the People, Maya Angelou
              By Bethany Hegedus, Tonya Engel
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              Rise!

              Rise!

              From Caged Bird to Poet of the People, Maya Angelou
              By Bethany Hegedus, Tonya Engel
              In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the publication of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, this beautiful biography of Maya Angelou describes how she rose above a childhood of trauma and emotional pain to become one of the most inspiring voices of our lifetime.

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            • Front cover for Saturday At the New You by Barbara Barber and Anna Rich
              Saturday At the New You
              By Barbara Barber, Anna Rich
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              Saturday At the New You

              Saturday At the New You

              By Barbara Barber, Anna Rich
              A girl spends the day at her mother's hair salon, a neighborhood gathering place.

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              Seaside Dream
              By Janet Costa Bates, Lambert Davis
              Paperback: $11.95
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              Seaside Dream

              Seaside Dream

              By Janet Costa Bates, Lambert Davis
              In this tender story of immigration, a young girl finds a way to give her grandmother the perfect present and the courage to plan a trip to her home country, Cape Verde.

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              Seeds of Change
              Planting a Path to Peace
              By Jen Cullerton Johnson, Sonia Lynn Sadler
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              Seeds of Change

              Seeds of Change

              Planting a Path to Peace
              By Jen Cullerton Johnson, Sonia Lynn Sadler
              A picture book biography of scientist Wangari Maathai, the first African woman--and first environmentalist--to win a Nobel Peace Prize (in 2004) for her work planting trees in her native Kenya.

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              Seven Miles to Freedom
              The Robert Smalls Story
              By Janet Halfmann, Duane Smith
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              Seven Miles to Freedom

              Seven Miles to Freedom

              The Robert Smalls Story
              By Janet Halfmann, Duane Smith
              The true story of Robert Smalls, a slave steamboat wheelman who commandeered a Confederate ship during the Civil War and escaped with his family and crew to freedom.

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              She Was the First!
              The Trailblazing Life of Shirley Chisholm
              By Katheryn Russell-Brown, Eric Velasquez
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              She Was the First!

              She Was the First!

              The Trailblazing Life of Shirley Chisholm
              By Katheryn Russell-Brown, Eric Velasquez
              A timely, inspiring picture book biography of the dynamic twentieth-century educator, activist, and politician Shirley Chisholm.

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              Stacey Abrams
              Lift Every Voice
              By Sarah Warren, Monica Mikai
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              Stacey Abrams

              Stacey Abrams

              Lift Every Voice
              By Sarah Warren, Monica Mikai
              How do we move our country forward? Stacey Abrams has an answer in this bright and stirring biography, perfect for discussions of voting rights and how people working together can make a difference.

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              Steel Drumming at the Apollo
              The Road to Super Top Dog
              By Trish Marx, Ellen B. Senisi
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              Steel Drumming at the Apollo

              Steel Drumming at the Apollo

              The Road to Super Top Dog
              By Trish Marx, Ellen B. Senisi
              A photo-essay following the members of a high school band through several rounds of Amateur Night competitions at the Apollo Theater in New York City. Includes a CD of the band playing their competition song, plus original compositions.

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              Step Right Up
              How Doc and Jim Key Taught the World About Kindness
              By Donna Janell Bowman, Daniel Minter
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              Step Right Up

              Step Right Up

              How Doc and Jim Key Taught the World About Kindness
              By Donna Janell Bowman, Daniel Minter
              A biography of William "Doc" Key, a formerly enslaved man and self-trained veterinarian who taught his horse, Jim, to read, write, and do math, and who together with Jim became a famous traveling performance act and proponent for the humane treatment of animals around the turn of the twentieth century.

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              Sweet Music in Harlem
              By Debbie Taylor, Frank Morrison
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              Sweet Music in Harlem

              Sweet Music in Harlem

              By Debbie Taylor, Frank Morrison
              Searching his Harlem neighborhood for his uncle's missing hat, an energetic African American boy unintentionally creates an exuberant gathering of the neighborhood's jazz musicians for a magazine photograph; a fictional story inspired by Art Kane's historic photograph of jazz greats, Harlem 1958.

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                Sweet Potato Pie
                By Kathleen D. Lindsey, Charlotte Riley-Webb
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                Sweet Potato Pie

                Sweet Potato Pie

                By Kathleen D. Lindsey, Charlotte Riley-Webb
                In this fictional story set in the South in the 1920s, an African American girl and her family sell Mama's sweet potato pies at the Harvest Celebration to raise money and save their farm.

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                Take a Picture of Me, James Van Der Zee!
                By Andrea J. Loney, Keith Mallett
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                Take a Picture of Me, James Van Der Zee!

                Take a Picture of Me, James Van Der Zee!

                By Andrea J. Loney, Keith Mallett
                A biography of James Van Der Zee, innovative and celebrated African American photographer of the Harlem Renaissance.

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                Tan to Tamarind
                Poems About the Color Brown
                By Malathi Michelle Iyengar, Jamel Akib
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                Tan to Tamarind

                Tan to Tamarind

                Poems About the Color Brown
                By Malathi Michelle Iyengar, Jamel Akib
                A poetry collection that explores the spectrum of beautiful shades of brown.

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                The Electric Slide and Kai
                By Kelly J. Baptist, Darnell Johnson
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                The Electric Slide and Kai

                The Electric Slide and Kai

                By Kelly J. Baptist, Darnell Johnson
                Kai is the only member of his family who can't get the dance steps to the Electric Slide right. But Kai is determined to bust a move in this fun and sweet celebration of African American families.

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                The Last Black King of the Kentucky Derby
                By Crystal Hubbard, Robert McGuire
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                The Last Black King of the Kentucky Derby

                The Last Black King of the Kentucky Derby

                By Crystal Hubbard, Robert McGuire
                The story of Jimmy Winkfield, one of horse racing's all-time great jockeys and the last African American to win the Kentucky Derby, in 1902.

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                The Legend of Freedom Hill
                By Linda J. Altman, Cornelius Van Wright, Ying-Hwa Hu
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                The Legend of Freedom Hill

                The Legend of Freedom Hill

                By Linda J. Altman, Cornelius Van Wright, Ying-Hwa Hu
                A fictional story set during the California Gold Rush, in which a girl teams up with her best friend in search of gold to buy her mother's freedom from a slave catcher.

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              • Front cover for The Secret to Freedom by Marcia Vaughan Crews and Larry Johnson
                The Secret to Freedom
                By Marcia Vaughan Crews, Larry Johnson
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                The Secret to Freedom

                The Secret to Freedom

                By Marcia Vaughan Crews, Larry Johnson
                In the days before the Civil War, a young enslaved girl and her older brother help slaves escape to freedom using the Underground Railroad quilt code.

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              • Front cover for The Story of Tennis Champion Arthur Ashe by Crystal Hubbard and Kevin Belford
                The Story of Tennis Champion Arthur Ashe
                By Crystal Hubbard, Kevin Belford
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                The Story of Tennis Champion Arthur Ashe

                The Story of Tennis Champion Arthur Ashe

                By Crystal Hubbard, Kevin Belford
                The "Story" chapter-book line debuts with this action-packed tribute to Arthur Ashe, one of the most compelling athletes and humanitarians of the twentieth century.

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                The Unstoppable Garrett Morgan
                Inventor, Entrepreneur, Hero
                By Joan DiCicco, Ebony Glenn
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                The Unstoppable Garrett Morgan

                The Unstoppable Garrett Morgan

                Inventor, Entrepreneur, Hero
                By Joan DiCicco, Ebony Glenn
                Garrett Morgan, a prolific African American inventor and entrepreneur, must test his latest invention in a daring rescue after an explosion at the Cleveland Waterworks.

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                Tiny Stitches
                The Life of Medical Pioneer Vivien Thomas
                By Gwendolyn Hooks, Colin Bootman
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                Tiny Stitches

                Tiny Stitches

                The Life of Medical Pioneer Vivien Thomas
                By Gwendolyn Hooks, Colin Bootman
                The life story of Vivien Thomas, an African American surgical technician who developed the first procedure used to perform open-heart surgery on children.

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              • Front cover for When the Horses Ride By by Eloise Greenfield and Jan Spivey Gilchrist
                When the Horses Ride By
                Children in the Times of War
                By Eloise Greenfield, Jan Spivey Gilchrist
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                When the Horses Ride By

                When the Horses Ride By

                Children in the Times of War
                By Eloise Greenfield, Jan Spivey Gilchrist
                Through these graceful and eloquent poems, written from the child's perspective, readers will experience this resilience, this optimism, and understand that it is possible to get through difficult and unsettling times while holding onto one's hopes and dreams for a better, more peaceful future. 

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              • Front cover for Zora Hurston and the Chinaberry Tree by William Miller and Cornelius Van Wright; Ying-Hwa Hu
                Zora Hurston and the Chinaberry Tree
                By William Miller, Cornelius Van Wright, Ying-Hwa Hu
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                Zora Hurston and the Chinaberry Tree

                Zora Hurston and the Chinaberry Tree

                By William Miller, Cornelius Van Wright, Ying-Hwa Hu
                The true story of the famous writer, who as a young girl, learned about hope and strength from her mother.

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