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In the Catalog
Black Ballerinas
My Journey to Our Legacy
Misty Copeland
A nonfiction picture book celebrating dancers of color who have influenced American Ballet Theatre principal dancer Misty Copeland on and off the stage.
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Black Heroes of the Wild West
James Otis Smith
This nonfiction graphic novel celebrates the extraordinary true tales of three Black historical figures in the Old West: Mary Fields, a cardplaying stagecoach driver; Bass Reeves, the first Black Deputy US Marshal west of the Mississippi; and Bob Lemmons, a cowboy famous for his ability to tame mustangs. Includes biographical information, a timeline, and historical photos.
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From Libby
From the Desk of Zoe Washington
Janae Marks
Zoe has never met her father because he has been in prison since just before she was born. She’s busy pursuing her goal of being on the Food Network Kids Bake Challenge when she gets a letter from him, right before her twelfth birthday, throwing her emotions and plans into disarray.
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Little Legends
Exceptional Men in Black History
Vashti Harrison
Profiles thirty-five prominent men in African American history, including James Armistead Lafayette, Thurgood Marshall, Alvin Ailey, and Leland Melvin.
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Radiant
Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
In 1963, Cooper Dale navigates the challenges of fifth grade as a Black girl in a predominantly white community near Pittsburgh.
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Shark Teeth
Sherri Winston
Seventh-grader Sharkita “Kita” embarks on a tumultuous journey to keep her family together while handling the consequences of her mother’s alcoholism.
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Susie King Taylor
Nurse, Teacher & Freedom Fighter
Erica Armstrong Dunbar
A groundbreaking figure in every sense of the word, Susie King Taylor was one of the first Black nurses during the Civil War, a key figure in establishing a postbellum educational system for formerly bonded Black people, and she was also one of the first Black women to publish her memoirs.
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Warrior on the Mound
Sandra W. Headen
In 1939 North Carolina, an all-Black baseball team “trespasses” on the whites-only baseball field, and the resulting racial outrage can only be resolved on the mound.
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Will’s Race for Home
A Western
Jewell Parker Rhodes
During the land rush of 1889, African American Will and his father journey from Texas to Oklahoma, racing thousands of others to stake their claim.