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Maya and the Robot
Author: Eve L. EwingIllustrator: Christine AlmedaDescription: Maya's nervous about fifth grade. She tries to keep calm by reminding herself she knows what to expect. But then she learns that this year...
Make Your Own Money
Author: Ty Allan JacksonIllustrator: Nicole MilesDescription: Danny Dollar, the “King of Cha-Ching,” will teach you to make money, save money, and spend money wisely—and to dream big! Maybe you get an...
Black Boy Joy
Author: Kwame Mbalia Description: Black boy joy is... Picking out a fresh first-day-of-school outfit.Saving the universe in an epic intergalactic race.Finding your voice--and your rhymes--during tough times.Flying on your...
Becoming: Adapted for Young Readers
Author: Michelle Obama Description: This volume for young people is an honest and fascinating account of Michelle Obama's life led by example. She shares her views on how all young...
Operation Sisterhood
Author: Olugbemisola Rhuday-PerkovichDescription: Eleven-year-old Bo is used to it being just her and her mom in their cozy New York apartment, but when her mom gets married, Bo must adjust...
An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States for Young People
Author: Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz Description: Indigenous human rights advocate Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz reveals the roles that settler colonialism and policies of American Indian genocide played in forming our national identity. The original academic...
This Book Is Anti-Racist
Who are you? What is racism? Where does it come from? Why does it exist? What can you do to disrupt it? Learn about social identities, the history of racism...
The Self-Love Revolution: Radical Body Positivity for Girls of Color
Suggested for Ages 13 - 17 With this groundbreaking book, you’ll identify and challenge mainstream beliefs about beauty; understand the unique tools girls of color have to counter negative body...
All American Boys
Author: Jason Reynolds and Brandan Kiely Description: Rashad and Quinn—one black, one white, both American—face the unspeakable truth that racism and prejudice didn’t die after the civil rights movement. There’s a...
The Other Half of Happy
Twelve-year-old Quijana is a biracial girl, desperately trying to understand the changes that are going on in her life; her mother rarely gets home before bedtime, her father suddenly seems...
The Hate U Give
Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when...
Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids
Editor: Cynthia Leitich Smith Description: This collection of intersecting stories by both new and veteran Native writers bursts with hope, joy, resilience, the strength of community, and Native pride.Suggested Ages: 8...