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Kacie is an aspiring artist who spends time on Mercer Street with Nisha, her closest friend, watching neighborhood life and making sketches. Then Nisha’s family closes its store and vanishes. Convinced that something is wrong, Kacie uses art while investigating what happened, why the street is changing, and whether she can help prevent further changes. The story is presented as a graphic novel.
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When I Wrap My HairShauntay GrantThis picture book centers on hair wrapping and the stories carried through that tradition. It connects the practice to deep roots, African marketplaces, city sidewalks, and the knowledge passed between generations. With illustrations by Jenin Mohammed, the book celebrates Black hair traditions across continents and presents hair wrapping as a link between past and present and between African American heritage and family knowledge.All readersOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Everywhere Beauty Is Harlem: The Vision of Photographer Roy DeCaravaGary GolioThis picture-book biography follows photographer Roy DeCarava through 1940s Harlem as he looks for everyday scenes to photograph. With his 35mm camera, Roy notices residents at work and at play: a boy drawing with sidewalk chalk, people waiting or carrying children, and children splashing in an open fire hydrant. The book shows how DeCarava found beauty in his neighborhood and includes further information about his life and work, a timeline, photographs, and a bibliography.Five to NineLexile Text Measure 570LATOS Book Level 2.5On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
My Hair Is a BookMaisha OsoThis book traces stories connected with African American hair, bringing together its past and present. It presents a range of Black hairstyles, including styles that twist and curve, Afro puffs, and Cinna-buns. Hair is linked to stories of dance and to family kitchens, while the book affirms that every kind of hair has value. London Ladd illustrated the book.All readersLexile Text Measure 420LATOS Book Level 2.9On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details