When a burning cross set by the Klan causes panic and fear in 1932 Bumblebee, North Carolina, fifth-grader Stella must face prejudice and find the strength to demand change in her segregated town.
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Author:Draper, Sharon M.Summary: -
Author:Cherry-Paul, SonjaSummary:This book takes young readers on a journey from present to past and back again. Kids will discover where racist ideas came from, identify how they impact America today, and meet those who have fought racism with antiracism. Along the...
- Author:Johnson, BrandiSummary:
When her brother is killed, Trouble, who has everything she could ever want because of her brother and his "complex occupation," embarks on a mission of revenge that involves seducing the enemy and then killing him.
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Author:Bowers, RickSummary:In the 1950s and 1960s, the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission compiled secret files on more than 87,000 private citizens in the most extensive state spying program in U.S. history. Its mission: to save segregation.
- Author:Hubler, MarshaSummary:
In the third book of the Keystone Stables series, perfect for girls who love horses and horse fiction, Skye faces a new challenge when a runaway girl becomes the newest foster child at the ranch—and soon becomes Skye's nemesis as well....
- Author:Bingham, WinsomeSummary:
On Sundays, everyone gathers at Granny's for Soul Food. But today, I don't go to the backyard or the great room. I follow Granny instead. "You're a big boy now," Granny says. "Time for you to learn."...
- Author:TouréSummary:
Soul City is an urban utopia, where the local house of worship is St. Pimp's House of Baptist Rapture, and the candidates for mayor are locked in a fierce battle for DJ supremacy. Into this wonderful place comes Cadillac Jackson, a...
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Author:Morrison, ToniSummary:Morrison narrates for three hours and lays out before us the complex lives and backgrounds of four generations of black family life in the south. Central is the character Milkman--an unfortunate nickname owed to his lengthy nursing...
- Author:Weber, CarlSummary:
To be a member of the Big Girls Book Club, there's just one requirement: be a size 14--at least. Tammy, Egypt, Isis, Nikki, Coco, and Tiny are six voluptuous, feisty girlfriends who love a good book almost as much as they enjoy a good...
- Author:Poole, Daaimah S.Summary:
Nikki's life was a wreck--three years wasted with a deadbeat boyfriend, and then a huge fight with her best friend Tia. Now, with a promotion at work and a loving new man--who respects her--life is finally going as planned. Until one...
- Author:Krass, PeterSummary:
From Chelsea House's Black Americans of Achievement series comes this biography of the legendary anti slavery activist.
- Author:Morrow, Bethany C.Summary:
Four young Black sisters come of age during the American Civil War in So Many Beginnings, a warm and powerful YA remix of the classic novel Little Women , by national bestselling author Bethany C. Morrow. North Carolina, 1863 . As the...
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Author:J., AnnaSummary:You have to use what you got to get what you want. For Journey Clayton, this statement rings more than true as she struggles under the weight of her mother's cocaine addiction. She learns from a very young age that family doesn't offer...
- Author:Hart, ReginaSummary:
Professional basketball's Brooklyn Monarchs' PR rep Troy Marshall is having a tough time keeping the behavior of the team captain and a troublemaking co-owner in check--a job made even harder when he goes head-to-head with beautiful...
- Author:Beatty, PaulSummary:
Ferguson Sewell, aka DJ Darky, is a jazz enthusiast who does porno film scores to make money. Claiming to have a phonographic memory, Sewell is obsessed with the Schwa--a brilliant musician who supposedly disappeared into Cold War...
- Author:Morris, BrittneySummary:
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2019! "Gripping and timely." - People "The YA debut we're most excited for this year." - Entertainment Weekly "A book that knocks you off your feet while dropping the kind...
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Author:Myers, Walter DeanSummary:Sixteen-year-old "Slam" Harris is counting on his noteworthy basketball talents to get him out of the inner city and give him a chance to succeed in life, but his coach sees things differently.
- Author:Abdurraqib, HanifSummary:
A young Aretha Franklin captivates her community with the song "Respect" during the height of the Civil Rights Movement, in this striking biography that will embolden today's young listeners to sing their own truth. When...
- Author:McGlothin, VictorSummary:
As Chandelle and Marvin Hutchins deal with growing financial and emotional pressures in their marriage, Cousin Dior comes to visit. Beautiful but irresponsible, Dior loves excitement and will use anyone--even Chandelle and Marvin--to...
- Author:Reed, DwayneSummary:
This humorous and heartwarming sequel to Simon B. Rhymin' Desperate to save Maria's beloved debate team, the crew start a petition to grab the attention of the local community and show they deserve to have the same...
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