UnfadeableMaurice BroaddusA young graffiti artist battles to save her neighborhood from gentrification.Back to all books
In the Key of UsMariama J. LockingtonSTONEWALL HONOR BOOK ● From the author of the critically acclaimed novel For Black Girls Like Me and the Schneider Family Book Award Winner Forever Is Now, comes a coming-of-age story surrounding the losses that threaten to break us and the friendships that make us whole again.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Free at Last: A Juneteenth PoemSojourner Kincaid RolleThis lyrical celebration of Juneteenth, deeply rooted in Black American history, spans centuries and reverberates loudly and proudly today.After 300 years of forced bondage;hands bound, descendants of Africapicked up their souls—all that they owned—leaving shackles where they fell on the ground,headed for the nearest resting place to be found.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Victory. Stand! Raising My Fist for JusticeTommie Smith, Derrick BarnesBoth men were forced to leave the Olympics, received death threats, and faced ostracism and continuing economic hardships.In his first-ever memoir for young readers, Tommie Smith looks back on his childhood growing up in rural Texas through to his stellar athletic career, culminating in his historic victory and Olympic podium protest.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details