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A Magical Day
April Showers, Anthony Conley
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A Song for Two Homes
Dr. Michael Datcher, Charly Palmer
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Becoming Vanessa
Vanessa Brantley-Newton
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Bedtime Bonnet
Nancy Redd, Nneka Myers
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Black-Eyed Peas and Hoghead Cheese
Glenda Armand, Steffi Walthall
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Born Ready
Jodie Patterson, Charnelle Pinkney Barlow
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Child of the Civil Rights Movement
Paula Young Shelton, Raul Colon
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Curve & Flow
Andrea J. Loney, Keith Mallett
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Double Bass Blues
Andrea J. Loney, Rudy Gutierrez
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Dream Street
Tricia Elam Walker, Ekua Holmes
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Haircut Day with Dad
Monica Mikai
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Harlem at Four
Dr. Michael Datcher, Frank Morrison
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Harlem’s Little Blackbird
Renee Watson, Christian Robinson
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Hello, Sun!
Lala Watkins
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How to Love a Kitten
Michelle Meadows, Sawyer Cloud
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I Have a Dream
Martin Luther King, Jr., Kadir Nelson
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I’m Growing Great
Mechal Renee Roe
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Ice Cream Man
Glenda Armand and Kim Freeman, Keith Mallet
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I’m So Happy You’re Here: A Celebration of Library Joy
Mychal Threets, Lorraine Nam
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Let It Shine!
Carole Boston Weatherford, Tequitia Andrews
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Let’s Clap, Jump, Sing & Shout; Dance, Spin & Turn It Out!
Patricia C. McKissack, Brian Pinkney
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Lillian’s Right to Vote
Jonah Winter, Shane W. Evans
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Little Daymond Learns to Earn
Daymond John, Nicole Miles
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Little Rosetta and the Talking Guitar
Charnelle Pinkney Barlow
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Love, Lah Lah
Nailah Blackman, Jade Orlando
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Mama’s Home
Shay Youngblood, Lo Harris
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Me and the Boss
Michelle Edwards, April Harrison
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Mirandy and Brother Wind
Patricia McKissack, Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
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Most Perfect You
Jazmyn Simon, Tamisha Anthony
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Nana Akua Goes to School
Tricia Elam Walker, April Harrison
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No Small Potatoes: Junius G. Groves and His Kingdom in Kansas
Tonya Bolden, Don Tate
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Ode to Grapefruit
Kari Lavelle, Bryan Collier
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Of Thee I Sing
Barack Obama, Loren Long
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Only Passing Through
Anne Rockwell, Gregory Christie
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Repeat After Me
Jazmyn Simon and Dulé Hill, Shamar Knight-Justice
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Shirley Chisholm Dared
Alicia D. Williams, April Harrison
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Smart Sisters
Renee Mechal Roe
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Standing in the Need of Prayer
Carole Boston Weatherford, Frank Morrison
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Sweet Justice
Mara Rockliff, R. Gregory Christie
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Tar Beach
Faith Ringgold
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That Is My Dream!
Langston Hughes, Daniel Miyares
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The Faith of Elijah Cummings
Carole Boston Weatherford, Laura Freeman
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The Gathering Table
Antwan Eady, London Ladd
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The Green Piano
Roberta Flack with Tonya Bolden, Hayden Goodman
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The Last Stand
Antwan Eady, Jerome & Jarrett Pumphrey
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The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read
Rita Lorraine Hubbard, Oge Mora
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The People Could Fly: The Picture Book
Virginia Hamilton, Leo and Diane Dillon
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The Spark in You
Andrea Pippins
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Together We Are Sunshine
Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow, Raissa Figueroa
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Two Artists, Grandad and Me
Charnelle Pinkney Barlow
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Wash Day with Mama
Monica Mikai
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We Are Joy
Chrystal D. Giles, Kitt Thomas
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What Is Given from the Heart
Patricia C. McKissack, April Harrison
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Who Will You Be?
Andrea Pippins
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9780593374405
Why Not You?
Ciara and Russell Wilson, with Janay Brown-Wood, Jessica Gibson
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Prince: A Little Golden Book Biography
Nikki Shannon Smith, Don Tate
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Beyonce: A Little Golden Book Biography
Lavaille Lavette, Anastasia Magloire Williams
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Harry Belafonte: A Little Golden Book Biography
Lavaille Lavette, Anastasia Magloire Williams
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Colin Powell: A Little Golden Book Biography
Frank Berrios, Kristin Sorra
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Maya Angelou: A Little Golden Book Biography
Anne Wynter, Courtney Lovett
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Rosa Parks: A Little Golden Book Biography
Shasta Clinch, Lynn Gaines
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Serena Williams: A Little Golden Book Biography
Bria Alston, Anthony Ketuojor Ikediuba
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Willie Mays: A Little Golden Book Biography
Anne Wynter, Bea Jackson
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Barack Obama: A Little Golden Book Biography
Frank Berrios, Kristin Sorra
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Harriet Tubman: A Little Golden Book Biography
JaNay Brown-Wood, illustrated by Robert Paul
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My Little Golden Book About Jackie Robinson
Frank J. Berrios, Betsy Bauer
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Martin Luther King Jr.: A Little Golden Book Biography
Bonnie Bader, Sue Cornelison
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Misty Copeland: A Little Golden Book Biography
Sherri L. Smith, Tara Nicole Whitaker
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Our Beautiful Colors
Nikki Shannon Smith, Bea Jackson
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We Are Afro Unicorns
April Showers, Anthony Conley
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Tweens

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Becoming: Adapted for Young Readers
Michelle Obama
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Brave. Black. First.
Cheryl Willis Hudson, Erin K. Robinson
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We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices
Edited by Wade Hudson and Cheryl Willis Hudson
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Black Boy Joy
Edited by Kwame Mbalia
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Aku: Journey to Ibra
Micah Johnson, Durk van der Meer
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Bud, Not Buddy
Christopher Paul Curtis
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9781984893000
Clean Getaway
Nic Stone
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Eb & Flow
Kelly J. Baptist
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Futureland: Battle for the Park
H.D. Hunter, Khadijah Khatib
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Hattie Mae Begins Again
Sharon G. Flake
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History Smashers: The Underground Railroad
Kate Messner and Gwendolyn Hooks, Damon Smyth
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Marcus Makes a Movie
Kevin Hart with Geoff Rodkey, David Cooper
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Mystery James Digs Her Own Grave
Ally Russell
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Not an Easy Win
Chrystal D. Giles
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Operation Sisterhood
Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
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Abolition and the African American Story
Patricia Williams Dockery
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Slavery and the African American Story
Patricia Williams Dockery
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Recognize!
Edited by Wade Hudson and Cheryl Willis Hudson
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The Stars Beneath Our Feet
David Barclay Moore
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The Sum of Us (Adapted for Young Readers)
Heather McGhee
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The Swag Is in the Socks
Kelly J. Baptist
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The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963
Christopher Paul Curtis
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Trailblazers: Martin Luther King, Jr.
Christine Platt
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Camp Frenemies
Liz Montague
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Teens

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A Bird in the Air Means We Can Still Breathe
Mahogany L. Browne
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Bad Witch Burning
Jessica Lewis
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Blood at the Root
LaDarrion Williams
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Brewed with Love
Shelly Page
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Color Me In
Natasha Díaz
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Coming Home (Adapted for Young Adults)
Brittney Griner and Michelle Burford
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Dear Martin Deluxe Edition
Nic Stone
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Dreams from My Father (Adapted for Young Adults)
Barack Obama
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Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute
Talia Hibbert
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House Party
Edited by justin a. reynolds
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Instructions for Dancing
Nicola Yoon
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Just Mercy (Adapted for Young Adults)
Bryan Stevenson
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Love on Paper
Danielle Parker
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Love Requires Chocolate
Ravynn K. Stringfield
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Lovely One (Adapted for Young Adults)
Ketanji Brown Jackson
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Notes from a Young Black Chef (Adapted for Young Adults)
Kwame Onwuachi with Joshua David Stein
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Nubia: The Awakening
Omar Epps and Clarence A. Haynes
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Off the Record
Camryn Garrett
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Pet
Akwaeke Emezi
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Reel Love
Addie Woolridge
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Seasick
Kristin Cast and Pintip Dunn
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Skin of the Sea
Natasha Bowen
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Somadina
Akwaeke Emezi
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The Black Queen
Jumata Emill
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The Dividing Sky
Jill Tew
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The Education of Kia Greer
Alanna Bennett
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The Gilded Ones
Namina Forna
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The Protégée
Erica Ridley
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The Swans of Harlem (Adapted for Young Adults)
Karen Valby
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There’s No Way I’d Die First
Lisa Springer
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This Is My America
Kim Johnson
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Who’s All Going (to Die)?
Lisa Springer
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