March 29, 2018
My Hair Is a Garden – Cozbi A. Cabrera After a day of being taunted by classmates about her unruly hair, Mackenzie can’t take any […]
February 28, 2018
I Am Enough – Grace Byers, Illustrator – Keturah A. Bobo This is a gorgeous, lyrical ode to loving who you are, respecting others, and being […]
January 29, 2018
Young, Gifted and Black: Meet 52 Black Heroes from Past and Present – Jamia Wilson, Illustrator – Andrea Pippins Join us on a journey across borders, […]
December 19, 2017
Be a King: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream and You – Carole Boston Weatherford, Illustrator – James E. Ransome Featuring a dual narrative of the […]
October 23, 2017
Before She Was Harriet – Lesa Cline-Ransome, Illustrator – James E. Ransome A lush and lyrical biography of Harriet Tubman, written in verse and illustrated […]
September 28, 2017
That Is My Dream! – Langston Hughes, Illustrator – Daniel Miyares To fling my arms wide In some place of the sun, To whirl and to […]
August 29, 2017
Aumas’s Long Run – Eucabeth Odhiambo September 1, 2017 | Carolrhoda Books | MG Ages 10-13 | Grades 5-8 | 304 Pages Auma loves to run. […]
June 20, 2017
It All Comes Down to This – Karen English Clarion Books (July 11, 2017) It’s 1965, Los Angeles. All twelve-year-old Sophie wants to do is write […]