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81) Hands up!
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
"A young girl lifts her hands up in a series of everyday moments before finally raising her hands in resistance at a protest march." -- Provided by publisher.
83) Buddy
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Description
Twelve-year-old Li'l T and his family face great losses caused by Hurricane Katrina, including leaving Buddy, their very special, three-legged dog, behind when they must evacuate.
85) Back of the bus
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Description
From the back of the bus, an African American child watches the arrest of Rosa Parks.
Author
Series
Locomotion volume 2
Pub. Date
[2009]
Description
Through letters to his little sister, who is living in a different foster home, sixth-grader Lonnie, also known as "Locomotion," keeps a record of their lives while they are apart, describing his own foster family, including his foster brother who returns home after losing a leg in the Iraq War.
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
1st ed.
Description
A fictionalized account of Bill "Doc" Key, a former slave who became a veterinarian, trained his horse, Jim Key, to recognize letters and numbers and to perform in skits around the country, and moved the nation toward a belief in treating animals humanely. Includes an author's note.
90) Dream Street
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Description
"Real-life cousins pay gorgeous homage to the street they grew up on and the loving community that made their childhood special." -- Provided by publisher.
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Description
After being teased yet again about her unruly hair, MacKenzie consults her neighbor, Miss Tillie, who compares hair care with tending her beautiful garden and teaches MacKenzie some techniques. Includes tips for shampooing, conditioning, and protecting black hair, and recipes for hair products.
94) Juneteenth
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Appears on list
Description
An African American family attends a modern-day Juneteenth parade in Galveston, Texas (the birthplace of the holiday). Text includes lines from "Lift Every Voice and Sing."
96) Nigeria Jones
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Description
"A sixteen-year-old girl whose father is the leader of a black liberation group discovers her own place in the world." -- Provided by publisher.
98) Flower garden
Author
Pub. Date
c1994
Edition
1st ed.
Description
Helped by her father, a young girl prepares a flower garden as a birthday surprise for her mother.
100) This town is on fire
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Description
"A page-turning YA contemporary novel about a black teenager whose life is turned upside down when her white best friend becomes the latest 'Becky' on the internet, and their town is left reeling from the publicity." -- Provided by publisher.
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