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Juvenile Fiction - People & Places - United States - African American
Sally Harrison and her family are slaves on a plantation in
Georgia. But when Master decides to sell Sally and her brother, the
family escapes to seek shelter with a tribe of Seminoles who are
rumored to adopt runaway slaves. After a perilous journey,
Sally’s family finds and joins the tribe.
On her tenth birthday, Leah receives a surprise gift from glamorous
Aunt Olivia, Mama's only sister, who lives in Los Angeles. It
is a red rose box. Not many people in 1958 Louisiana have
seen such a beautiful traveling case, covered with red roses,
filled with jewelry, silk bedclothes, expensive soaps.
Council on Interracial Books for Children award winner
From the award-winning author of The Hundred Penny Box comes a sweet story about how one girl can make a difference.
Lilly Etta didn't know the men, but she knew those yellow chairs.
From the award-winning author of The Hundred Penny Box comes a sweet story about how one girl can make a difference.
Lilly Etta didn't know the men, but she knew those yellow chairs.
"The selections are uniformly uplifting, with affirming messages
about the heritage, strength and dreams of African
Americans."—Publishers Weekly
In this compelling collection, thirteen major poets rise in response to the dazzling vistas and emotionally vivid portraits of award-winning artist Tom Feelings.
In this compelling collection, thirteen major poets rise in response to the dazzling vistas and emotionally vivid portraits of award-winning artist Tom Feelings.
"An African American nun challenges the beliefs of her second-grade
students in this thought-provoking book set in the
1960s."--Publishers Weekly
Sister Anne’s hands are brown, and Anna’s hands are white.
It’s the early 1960s, and Anna has never seen a person with dark skin before.
Sister Anne’s hands are brown, and Anna’s hands are white.
It’s the early 1960s, and Anna has never seen a person with dark skin before.
The dragon's out of the bag in this diverse, young urban fantasy
from an award-winning author.
When Jaxon is sent to spend the day with a mean old lady his mother calls Ma, he finds out she's not his grandmother--but she is a witch.
When Jaxon is sent to spend the day with a mean old lady his mother calls Ma, he finds out she's not his grandmother--but she is a witch.
This lively and diverse middle-grade story from the
award-winning author of How It Went Down has the warmth of a
modern-day The Watsons go to
Birmingham--1963.
Caleb Franklin and his big brother Bobby Gene have the whole summer for adventures in the woods behind their house in Sutton, Indiana.
Caleb Franklin and his big brother Bobby Gene have the whole summer for adventures in the woods behind their house in Sutton, Indiana.
Tight. Lately, Bryan's been feeling it in all kinds of ways . .
.
Bryan knows what's tight for him--reading comics, drawing superheroes, and hanging out with no drama. But drama is every day where he's from, and that gets him tight, wound up.
Bryan knows what's tight for him--reading comics, drawing superheroes, and hanging out with no drama. But drama is every day where he's from, and that gets him tight, wound up.
The foremost diverse children's authors--including Jason
Reynolds, Jacqueline Woodson, and Kwame Alexander--share answers to
the question, "In this divisive world, what shall we tell our
children." in this powerful collection, published in partnership
with Just Us Books.
Jacqueline Woodson is the 2018-2019 National Ambassador for
Young People's Literature
Jacqueline Woodson's first middle-grade novel since National Book Award winner Brown Girl Dreaming celebrates the healing that can occur when a group of students share their stories.
Jacqueline Woodson's first middle-grade novel since National Book Award winner Brown Girl Dreaming celebrates the healing that can occur when a group of students share their stories.
A New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year.
Joe's decision to leave home is prompted by despair over his Mother's blindness to his younger brother's talents and his older brother's drug addiction.
Joe's decision to leave home is prompted by despair over his Mother's blindness to his younger brother's talents and his older brother's drug addiction.
Jazmin Shelby was "born with clenched fists"-which is okay, since
she's got a lot of fighting ahead of her. Her dad died a couple of
years back, and now that her mom's in the hospital, it's just her
and her big sister, CeCe. But that's fine by Jazmin.
