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African American families African American families Fiction African American families Juvenile fiction African American girls Juvenile fiction African American teenagers Juvenile fiction African Americans Fiction Children's stories, American Familles noires américaines Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse Family life Fiction Ghost storiesIloh, Candice
Summary: Raised in a free-spirited home by two loving parents who encourage Cerulean to be their full self, they've got big dreams of moving cross-country to live off the grid with their friends after graduation. When a fight with a teacher spirals out of control, Cerulean impulsively drops out to avoid the punishment they fear is coming. Why wait for graduation to leave an oppressive capitalist system...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC ILOCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC ILOTripplett, Natasha
Summary: "This book is an ode to the history of the Black community in the United States, a tribute to Black joy, and a portrait of familial love"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE TRIWilkins, Ebony
Summary: "When Zora grows up, she wants to be just like Aunt Bea. Aunt Bea is the best storyteller she knows! Every day after school, Zora heads to her aunt’s house, where they take out their family book and turn Aunt Bea’s kitchen into their stage. They raid Aunt Bea’s costume chest, filled with colorful garments from her acting days, and even do special voices to tell the stories of swimming coaches,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kokila 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WILPeppins, Brianna
Summary: Sixteen-year-old Novah feels like her life has been put on hold, taking care of her four younger siblings while her older sister Ariana gets to play volleyball and hang out--but when their parents are killed in a car crash Ariana and Novah will have to learn to cooperate.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC PEPBingham, Winsome
Summary: Granny Dee lives in Harlem, and every Saturday she takes three trains, and a bus to spend the day with her granddaughter -- but when her health starts to fail, it is her granddaughter who comes to visit her, while life lasts.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beach Lane Books 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BINStone, Nic
Summary: "For the life of him, William "Scoob" Lamar can't seem to stay out of trouble--and now the run-ins at school have led to lockdown at home. So when G'ma, Scoob's favorite person on Earth, asks him to go on an impromptu road trip, he's in the RV faster than he can say FREEDOM. With G'ma's old maps and a strange pamphlet called the 'Travelers' Green Book' at their side, the pair takes off on a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Books for Young Readers 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC STOCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC STOBaptist, Kelly J.
Summary: Ebony and De'Kari (aka Flow) do not get along. How could they when their cafeteria scuffle ended with De'Kari's ruined shoes, Ebony on the ground, and both of them with ten days of at-home suspension? Now Eb and Flow have two weeks to think about and explain their behavior--to their families, to each other, and ultimately to themselves.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Books for Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC BAPCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC BAPWiles, Deborah
Summary: It's 1964 in Greenwood, Mississippi, and Sunny's town is being invaded by people from up north who are coming to help people register to vote. Her personal life isn't much better, as a new stepmother, brother, and sister are crowding into her life, giving her little room to breathe.--From publisher description.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2014
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2 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC WILCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC WILDunn, Stephane
Summary: Years ago Nia lost her father to the violence plaguing her small Indiana city, but when the five-year-old boy she babysits for is killed in a drive-by shooting, she and her friends decide enough is enough and set out to find the murderer--never anticipating how close to home that investigation will lead.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cinco Puntos Press, an imprint of Lee & Low Books Inc. 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC DUNBrown, India Hill
Summary: "Celeste knows she should be excited to spend two weeks at her grandparents' lake house with her brother, Owen, and their cousins Capri and Daisy, but she's not. Bugs, bad cell reception, and the dark waters of the lake... no thanks. On top of that, she just failed her swim test and hates being in the water--it's terrifying. But her grandparents are strong believers in their family knowing how...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2022
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Summary: High school football player Cade Webster buys a ring in a pawn shop, but when his wish that people stop acting scared of him seems to be coming true, he remembers the ring came with a warning--"When the strangeness begins, come back"-- and suddenly people seem to have lost their fear of everything.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2024
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC GILSmith, Nikki Shannon
Summary: It's 10 days til Christmas! We set up our tree ornaments, twinkling lights, pretty as can be. It's 10 days til Christmas! A little girl and her family prepare by putting up the tree, wrapping presents, baking delicious treats, and much more. Read along as they count down to Christmas Day!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Books for Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Holidays - Christmas, Call number: BOARD SMIDaise, Natalie
Summary: Papa has something special planned for tonight's family dinner--and Bobo can't wait! Excited to learn how to make okra stew like his ancestors, Bobo helps Papa pick veggies from the garden, catch shrimp from the creek, rain down rice in the pot, simmer the stew, and even make a tasty side of cornbread. When the stew begins to bubble and pop, Bobo and his family gather around for a mouthwatering...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE DAIPlatt, Christine A.
Summary: "Ana & Andrew get to start a backyard garden! They go along to the nursery to pick up peanut seedlings. While they're planting, Mama and Papa tell them about one of the first African American botanists, George Washington Carver"--Page [4] of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Calico Kid, an imprint of Magic Wagon 2021
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE PLAPlatt, Christine A.
Summary: Ana & Andrew are finally old enough to play team sports! Andrew tries out for the baseball team. When he is nervous before his first game, Papa tells him to think of Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play modern Major League Baseball. (Amazon).
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Publisher / Publication Date: Calico Kid, an imprint of Magic Wagon 2021
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE PLAPink, Randi
Summary: Ruth Fitz is surrounded by activism. Her mother is a senator who frequently appears on CNN as a powerful Black voice fighting for legislative social change within the Black community. Her father, a professor of African American history, is a walking encyclopedia, spouting off random dates and events. And her beloved older sister, Virginia, is a natural activist, steadily gaining notoriety...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Feiwel and Friends 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC PINThurman, Brittany
Summary: Exploring the day-to-day life of a young Black child and her family, this lyrical picture book centers around Olivia, who, worrying about her father while he's at work, anxiously awaits his return, knowing that when he gets home, the evening will be full of love and fun.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE THUWiley, DeAnn
Summary: A young Black girl, with the help of her Mama and Granny, learns that home isn't just a place but rather a reflection of people who support and love one another.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WILWells, Allen R.
Summary: "Join a queer family as they celebrate Black Pride in Washington, D.C. From painting posters to walking in a Pride Parade with neighbors to watching fireworks, this special day is packed with fun"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WELBrown, India Hill
Summary: When eleven-year-old Iris sneaks out at night to make snow angels, she was not expecting to raise the ghost of Avery Moore, a girl her own age; but bringing to light the segregated and abandoned black cemetery seems like the perfect way to help Avery get the recognition she craves, and it will also be a good idea for the school project about the history of her small North Carolina town, where...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2019
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FIC BROCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in JT Fiction, Call number: JT Fiction BrownTarpley, Natasha Anastasia
Summary: Keyana's latest big idea is to have backyard movie soiree for all her relatives! When her twin cousins' fighting knocks over the projector movie night seems heading for disaster-- until Keyana comes up with an even better idea.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE TARMcQuinn, Anna
Summary: Lola plants a flower garden with her parent's help, and watches it grow.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MCQAgostini, Alliah L.
Summary: Shane, a boy with big dancing dreams, learns the meaning of courage and community.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers 2023
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Summary: J.D. the Kid Barber has already won a barber battle and appeared on local TV. Now he's the youngest barber to be invited to the Beauty Brothers Hair Expo in Atlanta!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kokila, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2021