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B 126228B 126228 145th Street: Short Stories
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Myers, Walter Dean
Length: 198 Copyright: 2020

Big Joe's funeral; Baddest dog in Harlem; Fighter; Angela's eyes; Streak; Monkeyman; Kitty and Mack: A love story; a Christmas story; a Story in three parts; a Block party, 145th street style. Ten stories portray life on a block in Harlem. Starred reviews. Story collection. Short stories. Hispanic American. African American. IL 9-12. RC 6.2. Lexile 800.
145th Street: Short Stories JS  
B 126944B 126944 1619 Project Born on the Water
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Hannah-Jones, Nikole / Watson, Renee
Length: 48 Copyright: 2021

A lyrical picture book in verse chronicles the consequences of slavery and the history of Black resistance in the United States. African American. Family stories. Picture book for older readers. Slavery. Colonial and Revolutionary Periods. Juvenile nonfiction. Lyrical presentation. Starred reviews. Social studies connections. IL 2-6.
1619 Project Born on the Water PI  
B 119966B 119966 28 Days : Moments in Black History That Changed the World
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Smith, Charles R.
Length: 56 Copyright: 2015

A picture book look at many of the men and women who revolutionized life for African Americans throughout history. Each day features a different influential figure in African-American history, from Crispus Attucks, the first man shot in the Boston Massacre, sparking the Revolutionary War, to Madame C. J. Walker, who after years of adversity became the wealthiest black woman in the country, as well as one of the wealthiest black Americans, to Barack Obama, the country's first African-American president. Illustrations by Shane Evans. AR 6.6 IL 2-5.
28 Days : Moments in Black History That Changed the World PI  
B 123404B 123404 42 Is Not Just a Number: The Odyssey of Jackie Robinson, American Hero
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Rappaport, Doreen
Length: 119 Copyright: 2017

An eye-opening look at the life and legacy of Jackie Robinson, the man who broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball and became an American hero. Biography. IL 5-12. AR 7.0. Lexile 1010.
42 Is Not Just a Number: The Odyssey of Jackie Robinson, American Hero IJS  
KM 12927KM 12927 42 is Not Just a Number: The Odyssey of Jackie Robinson, American Hero( Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Rappaport
Length: 0 Copyright: 2017

An eye-opening look at the life and legacy of Jackie Robinson, the man who broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball and became an American hero. Biography. IL 5-12. AR 7.0. Lexile 1010. GR X. Contains: 1 hardcover book, playaway, earbuds and 5 way splitter. Playaway run time: 2 hours.
42 is Not Just a Number: The Odyssey of Jackie Robinson, American Hero( Pla IJS  
B 126441B 126441 5 O'Clock Band
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Andrews, Troy
Length: 40 Copyright: 2018

After letting his band down by missing rehearsal, Shorty has some serious questions about what it means to be a leader so he hits the New Orleans streets to find some answers. Companion book to the Caldecott Honor and Coretta Scott King Award-winning Trombone Shorty (#121223). IL 1-5. AR 4.5. Lexile 830.
5 O'Clock Band PI  
B 126578B 126578 ABCs of Black History
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Cortez, Rio
Length: 64 Copyright: 2020

A book that takes a bold journey through the alphabet of Black history and culture. Letter by letter, this book celebrates a story that spans continents and centuries, triumph and heartbreak, creativity and joy. In addition to rhyming text, the book includes back matter with information on the events, places, and people mentioned in the poem. IL K-4.
ABCs of Black History KP  
B 128077B 128077 Ablaze with Color: A Story of Painter Alma Thomas
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Harvey, Jeanne Walker
Length: 40 Copyright: 2022

Tells the story of painter and teacher Alma Thomas, discussing her childhood, teaching career and activism. African American. Biography. Self-management. The Arts. IL 1-4. AR 4.6.
Ablaze with Color: A Story of Painter Alma Thomas PI  
B 114387B 114387 Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass: The Story Behind an American Friendship
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Freedman, Russell
Length: 119 Copyright: 2012

Looks at the lives of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln, including their friendship and their affect on Emancipation and the Civil War. Abolitionists. AR 8.3. IL 5-10.
Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass: The Story Behind an American Friend IJS  
B 114182B 114182 Across the Alley
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Michelson, Richard
Length: 30 Copyright: 2006

Jewish Abe's grandfather wants him to be a violinist while African American Willie's father plans for him to be a great baseball pitcher, but it turns out that the two boys are more talented when they switch hobbies. AR 4.0. IL K-3.
Across the Alley KP  
B 127273B 127273 Ada Twist and the Disappearing Dogs (Book 5)
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Beaty, Andrea
Length: 139 Copyright: 2022

When pets go missing in Blue River Creek it is up to Ada to follow the scientific method by making a hypothesis, collecting data, and experimenting to find the missing animals. Early chapter book. Realistic fiction. IL 1-5. AR 3.7. Questioneers, Book 5.
Ada Twist and the Disappearing Dogs (Book 5) PI  
B 126494B 126494 Ada Twist and the Perilous Pants (Book 2)
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Beaty, Andrea
Length: 133 Copyright: 2019

When Rosie Revere's Uncle Ned gets a little carried away wearing his famous helium pants, it's up to Ada and friends to chase him down. As Uncle Ned floats farther and farther away, Ada starts asking lots of questions: How high can a balloon float? Is it possible for Uncle Ned to float into outer space? And what's the best plan for getting him down? Humorous story. Early chapter book. Realistic fiction. Series fiction: The Questioneers, Book 2. IL 2-6. AR 4.0. RC 3.2. Lexile 560. GR P.
Ada Twist and the Perilous Pants (Book 2) PI  
B 79568B 79568 Addy Learns a Lesson: A School Story
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Porter, Connie
Length: 70 Copyright: 1993

After escaping from a plantation in North Carolina, Addy and her mother arrive in Philadelphia, where Addy goes to school and learns a true friendship. From the American Girls Collection. AR 3.9. RC 5.2. Lexile 660. Guided Reading level Q.
Addy Learns a Lesson: A School Story PI  
B 81625B 81625 Addy Saves the Day
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Porter, Connie
Length: 67 Copyright: 1994

Addy and Harriet feud over everything, including fund-raising plans to help the families of freed slaves, but tragedy finally forces them to stop fighting and work together. From the American Girls Collection. Guided Reading level Q.
Addy Saves the Day PI  
B 79569B 79569 Addy's Surprise: A Christmas Story
Grade Lvl: PI Author: PORTER, CONNIE
Length: 65 Copyright: 1993

Addy and her mother forego their Christmas plans to help the newly freed slaves arriving in Philadelphia during the Civil War. From the American Girls Collection. Guided Reading level Q. AR 4.4. RC and Follett RL 5.1. Lexile 770.
Addy's Surprise: A Christmas Story PI  
B 103521B 103521 ADVENTURE TALES OF BENJAMIN BANNEKER
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Potts, Jody
Length: 26 Copyright: 2000

Illustrated biography of Benjamin Bannaker, an 18th century African American scientist, mathematician, surveyor, and astronomer. Includes primary sources.
ADVENTURE TALES OF BENJAMIN BANNEKER IJ  
B 120739B 120739 Aerospace Engineer Aprille Ericsson
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Waxman, Laura Hamilton
Length: 32 Copyright: 2015

A look at the life and work of aerospace engineer Aprille Ericsson. Aerospace engineers- United States. Mechanical engineers. NASA. From the series STEM Trailblazer Bios. AR 5.5 RC 6.4 Lexile 920 GR level T IL 3-6.
Aerospace Engineer Aprille Ericsson PI  
B 102355B 102355 African American Women Scientists & Inventors
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Sullivan, Otha
Length: 150 Copyright: 2002

Profiles 26 women. Begins with Ellen F. Eglom (born 1849) inventor of a clothes-wringer and ends with Chavonda J. Jacobs Young (born 1967) research scientist and professor. From the Black Stars series.
African American Women Scientists & Inventors JS  
B 84169B 84169 African Americans Who Made a Difference: 15 Plays
Grade Lvl: IJ Author:
Length: 136 Copyright: 1996

Fifteen Short Plays For the Classroom features reproducible plays about Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Jr., Jackie Robinson, Shirley Chisholm and others and includes biographical information and discussion points.
African Americans Who Made a Difference: 15 Plays IJ  
B 105084B 105084 African-American Soldiers in the Civil War
Grade Lvl: I Author: Ford, Carin
Length: 48 Copyright: 2004

Subtitle: Fighting for Freedom. Describes the experiences of African Americans who were recruited by the Union to fight in the Civil War. From the series The Civil War Library. AR 5.7. Follett RL 5.2.
African-American Soldiers in the Civil War I  
B 127707B 127707 Ain't Burned All the Bright
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Reynolds, Jason
Length: 384 Copyright: 2022

A smash up of art and text that viscerally captures what it is to be Black. In America. Right Now. 2023-2024 Iowa Teen Award. Young adult. African American. Prejudice & Racism. American poetry. 9-12. AR 5.2.
Ain't Burned All the Bright JS  
B 108670B 108670 Ain't Noboby a Stranger to Me
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Grifalconi, Ann
Length: 32 Copyright: 2007

A grandfather tells his granddaughter about his journey on the Underground Railroad and teaches her to be nice to everyone she meets. He explains why his apple orchard is a symbol of the help he received from strangers. Good Samaritan. Story was inspired by the experiences of a former slave, Orleans Finger. AR 3.2. Follett RL 3.6.
Ain't Noboby a Stranger to Me KPI  
B 112837B 112837 Ain't Nothing But A Man
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Nelson, Scott
Length: 64 Copyright: 2008

Subtitle: My Quest to Find the Real John Henry. Historian Scott Nelson introduces children to the life of the real John Henry, drawing on songs, poems, and stories to describe the man behind the legendary African-American hero. Work songs. Trackliners' songs. Primary sources. Historical research. History detective. AR 6.6. RC 7.8. Lexile 1030. IL 5-9.
Ain't Nothing But A Man IJ  
B 127680B 127680 All Aboard the Schooltrain: A Little Story from the Great Migration
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Armand, Glenda
Length: 48 Copyright: 2023

During the Great Migration in 1930's Louisiana, eight-year-old Jenny tries to understand why a man named Jim Crow is making trouble for her family. Civil rights. Grief and loss. Social awareness. African American. Louisiana History. 20th century. Picture book for older readers. IL 2-6.
All Aboard the Schooltrain: A Little Story from the Great Migration PI  
B 113058B 113058 All Aboard! Elijah McCoy's Steam Engine
Grade Lvl: P Author: Kulling, Monica
Length: 32 Copyright: 2010

Simple text and illustrations explore the life of African Canadian inventor Elijah McCoy who invented an oil cup to supply lubrication to the moving parts of steam engine. On the last page, the phrase "the real McCoy," meaning the real thing, is explained. AR 2.8. RC 2.5. Lexile 460. IL 1-3.
All Aboard! Elijah McCoy's Steam Engine P  
B 120576B 120576 All American Boys
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Reynolds, Jason
Length: 316 Copyright: 2015

When sixteen-year-old Rashad is mistakenly accused of stealing, classmate Quinn witnesses his brutal beating at the hands of a police officer who happens to be the older brother of his best friend. Police brutality- Fiction. Racial profiling in law enforcement- Fiction. Alternating (Point of View). Coretta Scott King Book Award Author Honors- 2016. Iowa High School Award 2017-2018.
All American Boys JS  
KM 12758KM 12758 All American Boys (15 copies)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Reynolds, Jason
Length: 316 Copyright: 2015

In this Coretta Scott King Honor Award–winning novel, two teens—one black, one white—grapple with the repercussions of a single violent act that leaves their school, their community, and, ultimately, the country bitterly divided by racial tension. Kit includes Audiobook CDs by Recorded Books. Young Adult. Audio CDs approximate run time: 6.5 hours. Novel Study. IL 9-12. AR 4.9. RC 6.7 Lexile 770. Set of 15 books.
All American Boys (15 copies) JS  
B 126691B 126691 All Because You Matter
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Charles, Tami
Length: 40 Copyright: 2020

A lyrical, heart-lifting love letter to black and brown children everywhere: reminding them how much they matter, that they have always mattered, and they always will. Stories about me. Self-awareness. Social emotional learning. African Americans. IL K-4. AR 3.9. Lexile 810.
All Because You Matter KPI  
B 117771B 117771 All Different Now: Juneteenth, the First Day of Freedom
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Johnson, Angela
Length: 32 Copyright: 2014

In 1865, members of a family start their day as slaves, working in a Texas cotton field, and end it celebrating their freedom on what came to be known as Juneteenth. Family life Texas Fiction. An author note explains how June 19 has come to be celebrated as Juneteenth, African American Emancipation Day. AR 3.1 IL 1-4.
All Different Now: Juneteenth, the First Day of Freedom PI  
B 126320B 126320 Allegedly: A Novel
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Jackson, Tiffany D
Length: 387 Copyright: 2017

A young girl, convicted of murder as a child, serves her sentence only to be placed in a group home, where, upon her release, she must grapple with starting over and an unplanned pregnancy. Overcoming adversity. Realistic fiction. IL 9-12. AR 4.2. RC 5.5. Lexile 620.
Allegedly: A Novel JS  
B 111046B 111046 Almost to Freedom
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Nelson, Vaunda Micheaux
Length: 40 Copyright: 2003

Tells the story of a young girl's dramatic escape from slavery via the Underground Railroad, from the perspective of her beloved doll. Personification. Allusion. Foreshadowing. Hyperbole. Imagery. Inference. Parallelism. Point of view. Simile. Solecism. Understatement. AR and Follett RL 4.4. RC 2.9. Lexile 530. IL 1-4.GR level R.
Almost to Freedom PI  
B 112445B 112445 Almost Zero
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Grimes, Nikki
Length: 112 Copyright: 2010

Dyamonde is angry at her mother for not buying her the shoes she wants, but when she finds out that a classmate has it a lot worse, she is determined to help. Voluntarism. Ar 3.9. IL 2-5. worse, she is determined to help. Voluntarism. AR 3.9. RC 3.5. Lexile 630. IL 2-5.
Almost Zero PI  
B 126915B 126915 Amari and the Night Brothers (Book 1)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author:
Length: 408 Copyright: 2021

Thirteen-year-old Amari, a poor African American girl from the projects, gets an invitation from her missing brother to join the Bureau of Supernatural Affairs and join in the fight against an evil magician. Adventure. African American. Prejudice. First person point of view. Series fiction: Supernatural Investigations, Book 1. 2023-2024 Iowa Children's Choice Award. IL 5-8. AR 4.9.
Amari and the Night Brothers (Book 1) IJ  
KM 13658KM 13658 Amari and the Night Brothers (Book 1) (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Alston, B. B
Length: 0 Copyright: 2021

Amari Peters has never stopped believing her missing brother, Quinton, is alive. Not even when the police told her otherwise, or when she got in trouble for standing up to bullies who said he was gone for good. So when she finds a ticking briefcase in his closet, containing a nomination for a summer tryout at the Bureau of Supernatural Affairs, she's certain the secretive organization holds the key to locating Quinton--if only she can wrap her head around the idea of magicians, fairies, aliens, and other supernatural creatures all being real. 2023-2024 Iowa Children's Choice Award. Contents include book, playaway and a 5-way splitter. Playaway runtime: 11 hours. Adventure. African American. Prejudice. First person point of view. Series fiction: Supernatural Investigations, Book 1. IL 5-8. AR 4.9.
Amari and the Night Brothers (Book 1) (Playaway) IJ  
B 119958B 119958 Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Barton, Chris
Length: 48 Copyright: 2015

A picture book biography of John Roy Lynch, one of the first African-Americans elected into the United States Congress. He spent most of his childhood as a slave in Mississippi, but all of that changed with the Emancipation Proclamation. John Roy thrived in the new era. He was appointed to serve as justice of the peace and was eventually elected to the United States House of Representatives. Legislators- Biography. Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877).
Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch PI  
B 80750B 80750 Amazing Grace
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Hoffman, Mary
Length: 26 Copyright: 1991

Although classmates say that she cannot play Peter Pan in the school play because she is black and a girl, Grace discovers that she can do anything she sets her mind to do. Sequel is Boundless Grace, number 82223. AR 3.5. RC and Follett RL 4.1. Lexile 680. GR level L.
Amazing Grace KP  
B 114836B 114836 Amazing Underground Railroad
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Sawyer, Kem
Length: 128 Copyright: 2012

Discusses how slaves from the South tried to escape to freedom by use of what became known as The Underground Railroad. From the series Stories In American History. IL 5-9.
Amazing Underground Railroad IJ  
B 102031B 102031 AMERICAN PATRIOTS
Grade Lvl: JS Author: BUCKLEY, GAIL
Length: 233 Copyright: 2003

Subtitle: The Story Of Blacks In the Military From the Revolution To Desert Storm. Presents the story of the black experience in United States military history. Includes bibliographical references and index.
AMERICAN PATRIOTS JS  
B 109863B 109863 American Slave, American Hero
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Pringle, Laurence
Length: 40 Copyright: 2006

Presents an account of how William Clark's slave, York, helped during the Lewis and Clark Expedition, discussing the man's skills, strength, and intelligence. Slaves. Picture book biography for olderreaders. Follett RL 5.6. AR 6.2. RC 5.9. Lexile 990.
American Slave, American Hero PI  
B 128005B 128005 An American Story
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Alexander, Kwame
Length: 55 Copyright: 2023

From the fireside tales in an African village, through the unspeakable passage across the Atlantic, to the backbreaking work in the fields of the South, this is a story of a people's struggle and strength, horror and hope. This is the story of American slavery, a story that needs to be told and understood by all of us. A testament to the resilience of the African American community, this book honors what has been and envisions what is to be. African American. Human rights & civil rights. Social awareness. Picture book for older readers. IL 1-4. AR 4.5.
An American Story PI  
B 125221B 125221 Another
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Robinson, Christian
Length: 56 Copyright: 2019

A young girl and her cat take an imaginative journey into another world. Story without words. Voyages and travels. IL Pres-3.
Another KP  
B 106993B 106993 Apple for Harriet Tubman
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Turner, Glennette
Length: 24 Copyright: 2006

After living on a plantation and picking apples without being able to eat them, Harriet Tubman achieves her dream of having her own apple trees. AR 4.3. Follett RL 2.5. GR level P.
Apple for Harriet Tubman KPI  
B 122783B 122783 As Brave As You
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Reynolds, Jason
Length: 410 Copyright: 2016

When two brothers decide to prove how brave they are, everything backfires -- literally. Brothers- Fiction. Courage- Fiction. 2017 Coretta Scott King Honor Book- Author; & Schneider Family Book Award Winner for middle grades (11-13). AR 4.8 RC 4.6 Lexile 750 IL 5-8.
As Brave As You IJ  
B 110433B 110433 As Good As Anybody: Martin Luther King Jr. and Abraham Joshua Heschel's Amazing March Towards Freedom
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Michelson, Richard
Length: 38 Copyright: 2008

Describes the experiences that influenced Martin Luther King, Jr. and Abraham Joshua Heschel's civil rights activism and discusses the friendship between the two men. African Americans Relations with Jews. AR 4.1. RC 4.2. Lexile 680. IL 2-5.
As Good As Anybody: Martin Luther King Jr. and Abraham Joshua Heschel's Ama PI  
B 123730B 123730 Astronaut Mae Jemison
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Lassieur, Allison
Length: 32 Copyright: 2017

A biography of Mae Jemison, the first black woman to serve as a NASA astronaut, discussing her childhood, career as a doctor, and her time in space on the shuttle "Endeavour." Series nonfiction: STEM Trailblazers. IL 3-8. AR 5.3. RC 5.2. Lexile 790. GR U.
Astronaut Mae Jemison PIJ  
B 118077B 118077 Astrophysicist and Space Advocate Neil deGrasse Tyson
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Ventura, Marne
Length: 32 Copyright: 2014

Presents a biography of astrophysicist, Neil deGrasse Tyson. Astrophysicists. From the series STEM Trailblazer Bios. AR 4.9 Lexile 780 IL 3-6.
Astrophysicist and Space Advocate Neil deGrasse Tyson PI  
B 124749B 124749 Attucks! Oscar Robertson and the Basketball Team That Awakened a City
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Hoose, Phillip
Length: 212 Copyright: 2018

The true story of the all-black high school basketball team that broke the color barrier in segregated 1950s Indiana, masterfully told by National Book Award winner Phil Hoose. By winning the state high school basketball championship in 1955, ten teens from an Indianapolis school meant to be the centerpiece of racially segregated education in the state shattered the myth of their inferiority. Their brilliant coach had fashioned an unbeatable team from a group of boys born in the South and raised in poverty. Anchored by the astonishing Oscar Robertson, a future college and NBA star, the Crispus Attucks Tigers went down in history as the first state champions from Indianapolis and the first all-black team in U.S. history to win a racially open championship tournament--an integration they had forced with their on-court prowess. Narrative nonfiction. Includes photos. IL 8-12. Lexile 1110.
Attucks! Oscar Robertson and the Basketball Team That Awakened a City JS  
B 88020B 88020 Aunt Clara Brown: Official Pioneer
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Lowery, Linda
Length: 48 Copyright: 1999

A biography of the freed slave who made her fortune in Colorado and used her money to bring other former slaves there to begin new lives. From the series On My Own: Biographies. AR 3.5. RC 3.1. Lexile 470. IL 2-4.
Aunt Clara Brown: Official Pioneer PI  
B 78507B 78507 Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad In the Sky
Grade Lvl: P Author: Ringgold, Faith
Length: 32 Copyright: 1992

With Harriet Tubman as her guide, Cassie retraces the steps escaping slaves took on the Underground Railroad in order to reuite with her younger brother. AR 4.1. RC and Follett RL 4.7. Lexile 760. IL 1-3.
Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad In the Sky P  
B 109347B 109347 Baby Dance
Grade Lvl: K Author: Taylor, Ann
Length: 16 Copyright: 1999

A baby dances with her father while her mother sleeps. Board book. Follett RL 1.3.
Baby Dance K  
B 121729B 121729 Backyard Camp-Out
Grade Lvl: P Author: Nolen, Jerdine
Length: 48 Copyright: 2015

While preparing for a backyard campout, Jada and Jamal Perkins join their friends Josh Cornish and Carlita Garcia in a search for Mrs. Mason's lost cat, Daisy. From the series Bradford Street Buddies, Green Light Readers, Level 3 AR 2.6 IL 1-2.
Backyard Camp-Out P  
B 110768B 110768 Bad News for Outlaws
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Nelson, Vaunda
Length: 41 Copyright: 2009

An illustrated biography of Bass Reeves, a former slave who was recruited as a deputy United States marshal, based on his ability to communicate with the Native Americans in the area that was to become Oklahoma. 2010 Coretta Scott King Author Award. AR 5.2. RC 5.6. Lexile 860. GR level T.
Bad News for Outlaws PIJ  
B 109666B 109666 Barack Obama
Grade Lvl: P Author: Feinstein, Stephen
Length: 24 Copyright: 2008

A simple biography of President Barack Obama discussing his childhood, ethnic background, family, and career in politics. From the series African American Heroes. AR 3.8. Follett RL 2.6.
Barack Obama P  
B 116901B 116901 Barack Obama
Grade Lvl: P Author: Mattern, Joanne
Length: 32 Copyright: 2013

Simple text and illustrations provide a biography of Barack Obama. From the series Rookie Biographies. AR 3.2 RC 3.3 Lexile 570 IL 1-2.
Barack Obama P  
B 116501B 116501 Barack Obama: 44th U. S. President
Grade Lvl: P Author: Stille, Darlene R.
Length: 32 Copyright: 2013

Presents a brief biography of Barack Obama, from his childhood in Hawaii and his school years to his election as the forty-fourth President of the United States. Racially mixed people Biography. From the series Beginner Biographies. AR 3.9 Lexile 600 IL 1-3.
Barack Obama: 44th U. S. President P  
B 108998B 108998 Barack Obama: The Politics of Hope
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Davis, William
Length: 168 Copyright: 2008

Chronicles the life of presidential candidate Barack Obama, discussing his childhood in Hawaii and Indonesia, schooling, thoughts on race and identity, political career, 2008 presidential campaign, and other related topics.
Barack Obama: The Politics of Hope JS  
B 112457B 112457 Baseball Heroes
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Stout, Glenn
Length: 121 Copyright: 2010

Describes the lives of professional baseball players such as Jackie Robinson, Hank Greenburg, Fernando Valenzuela, and Ila Borders, and examines the obstacles faced by each of the players during their lives and careers. From the series Good Sports. AR 6.8. IL 3-6.
Baseball Heroes PI  
B 125531B 125531 Basketball Superstar Stephen Curry
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Fishman, Jon M
Length: 24 Copyright: 2019

Stephen Curry is a star player for the Golden State Warriors. Explore how he became a professional basketball player. Biography. Beginning reader. Series nonfiction: Bumba Books: Sports Superstars. IL Pres-3. AR 1.7. Lexile 410. GR I.
Basketball Superstar Stephen Curry KP  
B 86803B 86803 Bat Boy & His Violin
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Curtis, Gavin
Length: 30 Copyright: 1998

Reginald is more interested in practicing his violin than in his father's job managing the worst team in the Negro Leagues, but when Papa makes him the bat boy and his music begins to lead the team to victory, Papa realizes the value of his son's passion. AR 4.1. RC 5.2. Lexile 700. GR level Q.
Bat Boy & His Violin PI  
B 119719B 119719 Bayou Magic
Grade Lvl: I Author: Rhodes, Jewell Parker
Length: 239 Copyright: 2015

Visiting her grandmother in the Louisiana bayou, ten-year-old Maddy begins to realize that she may be the only sibling to carry on the gift of her family's magical legacy. AR 3.1 Lexile 410 GR level V IL 4-6.
Bayou Magic I  
B 118841B 118841 Because They Marched : The People's Campaign for Voting Rights That Changed America
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Freedman, Russell
Length: 83 Copyright: 2014

Presents an account of the 1965 civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, an event that sparked the signing of the Voting Rights Act. AR 7.6 RC 11.0 Lexile 1160 IL 6-10.
Because They Marched : The People's Campaign for Voting Rights That Changed IJS  
B 125031B 125031 Becoming
Grade Lvl: ST Author: Obama, Michelle
Length: 426 Copyright: 2018

An autobiography of lawyer and American First Lady Michelle Obama. Autobiography. IL 10-12+. AR 8.0. Lexile 1170.
Becoming ST  
B 109519B 109519 Becoming Billie Holiday
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Weatherford, Carole Boston
Length: 117 Copyright: 2008

Jazz vocalist Billie Holiday looks back on her early years in this fictional memoir written in verse. Coretta Scott King Honor book. AR 5.8. RC 5.4. Lexile 970. IL 7-11.
Becoming Billie Holiday JS  
B 123508B 123508 Becoming Kareem: Growing Up On and Off the Court
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem
Length: 289 Copyright: 2017

An autobiography about Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and his life growing up in New York, becoming the basketball star he's known to be, and getting involved in the world around him as an activist for social change. Biography.
Becoming Kareem: Growing Up On and Off the Court JS  
KM 13506KM 13506 Becoming Muhammad Ali (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Patterson, James / Alexander, Kwame
Length: 0 Copyright: 2020

A biographical novel tells the story of Cassius Clay, the determined boy who would one day become Muhammad Ali, one of the greatest boxers of all time. Novel in verse. Self-management. Sports fiction. Iowa Children's Choice Award 2022-2023. Kit contents include: playaway, hardcover book and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 3 hours. Please see B 126770. IL 4-8. AR 5.4. Lexile 1010.
Becoming Muhammad Ali (Playaway) IJ  
B 126770B 126770 Becoming Muhammad Ali: A Novel
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Patterson, James
Length: 310 Copyright: 2020

A biographical novel tells the story of Cassius Clay, the determined boy who would one day become Muhammad Ali, one of the greatest boxers of all time. Novel in verse. Self-management. Sports fiction. Iowa Children's Choice Award 2022-2023. IL 4-8. AR 5.4. Lexile 1010.
Becoming Muhammad Ali: A Novel IJ  
B 126940B 126940 Becoming: Adapted for Young Readers
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Obama, Michelle
Length: 403 Copyright: 2021

Young reader adaptation of: Becoming / Michelle Obama. An autobiography of lawyer and American First Lady Michelle Obama. African American. Women's studies. Memoir. Iowa Teen Award 2022-2023. IL 7-12. AR 7.3. Lexile 1080.
Becoming: Adapted for Young Readers IJS  
B 109453B 109453 Before John Was a Jazz Giant: John Coltrane
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Weatherford, Carole Boston
Length: 26 Copyright: 2008

Subtitle: A Song of John Coltrane. A biography of John Coltrane that focuses on his childhood and adolescent years and discusses his inspirations, influences, family, the development of his musical talent, and more. Jazz musicians. Saxophonists. AR and Follett RL 3.8.Lexile 1090.IL K-4. 2009 Coretta Scott King Honor (Illustrator) Award. Illustrated by Sean Qualls.
Before John Was a Jazz Giant: John Coltrane KPI  
B 124003B 124003 Before She Was Harriet
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Cline-Ransome, Lesa
Length: 32 Copyright: 2017

We know her today as Harriet Tubman, but in her lifetime she was called by many names. As General Tubman she was a Union spy. As Moses she led hundreds to freedom on the Underground Railroad. As Minty she was a slave whose spirit could not be broken. An evocative poem and opulent watercolors come together to honor a woman of humble origins whose courage and compassion make her larger than life. Juvenile nonfiction. Biography. Story written in verse. IL 1-4. AR 4.5.
Before She Was Harriet PI  
B 126776B 126776 Before the Ever After
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Woodson, Jacqueline
Length: 161 Copyright: 2020

ZJ's friends Ollie, Darry and Daniel help him cope when his father, a beloved professional football player, suffers severe headaches and memory loss that spell the end of his career. Novel in verse. Diverse abilities. Historical fiction. Relationship skills. Iowa Children's Choice Award 2022-2023. IL 4-8. AR 4.5.
Before the Ever After IJ  
B 125653B 125653 Being You
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Pate, Alexs
Length: 32 Copyright: 2019

Delivers a message of hope and self-discovery in a time of uncertainty in our world. BEING YOU is a picture book celebrating every readers' individuality and talents. With an authentic voice, BEING YOU's poetic message of love and optimism for the future speaks directly to today's children. BEING YOU helps us to see the wonder and light within each of us. Stories about me. Identity. Individuality. IL Pres-3.
Being You KP  
B 116753B 116753 Believe: The Victorious Story of Eric LeGrand
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: LeGrand, Eric
Length: 214 Copyright: 2012

Eric LeGrand reflects on his life, discussing his childhood, family, success in high school and college sports, football injury which resulted in paralysis, rehabilitation, and more. Football players. Athletes with disabilities. AR 6.4 IL 5-10.
Believe: The Victorious Story of Eric LeGrand IJS  
B 125578B 125578 Bell Rang
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Ransome, James
Length: 40 Copyright: 2019

A young slave girl witnesses the heartbreak and hopefulness of her family and their plantation community when her brother escapes for freedom. Historical fiction. African American. Slavery. IL K-3. AR 1.8. Lexile 360.
Bell Rang KP  
B 114020B 114020 Belle, the Last Mule at Gee's Bend
Grade Lvl: P Author: Ramsey, Calvin
Length: 32 Copyright: 2011

In Gee's Bend, Alabama, Miz Pettway tells young Alex about the historic role her mule played in the struggle for civil rights led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Includes factual information about the comunity of Gee's Bend and Martin Luther King, Jr. AR 4.2. Lexile 710. IL 1-3.
Belle, the Last Mule at Gee's Bend P  
B 125614B 125614 Belles
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Clayton, Dhonielle
Length: 434 Copyright: 2018

In a world where Beauty is a commodity only a few control, one Belle will learn the dark secrets behind her powers, and rise up to change the world. Overcoming adversity. Fantasy fiction. IL 10-12. AR 4.7. RC 4.7. Lexile 650.
Belles JS  
B 112804B 112804 Ben and the Emancipation Proclamation
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Sherman, Patrice
Length: 32 Copyright: 2010

Benjamin Holmes, a young slave apprenticed to a tailor in Charleston, South Carolina, practices reading every chance he gets, a skill that comes in handy when his employer leaves town and he is put in a slave prison where his fellow inmates listen as he reads aloud the news of President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. Based on a true story. AR 4.1. RC 4.2. Lexile 670. IL 2-5.
Ben and the Emancipation Proclamation PI  
B 89054B 89054 BENJAMIN BANNEKER
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Maupin, Melissa
Length: 39 Copyright: 2000

Describes the life and accomplishments of Benjamin Banneker in the fields of science and architecture, as well as his impact as one of the pioneers in promoting equality.
BENJAMIN BANNEKER PI  
B 79735B 79735 Benjamin Banneker, Scientist
Grade Lvl: P Author: Jackson, Garnet
Length: 26 Copyright: 1993

A simple rhyming text that introduces the life and work of the African American scientist, astronomer, surveyor, and almanac publisher. AR 2.8.
Benjamin Banneker, Scientist P  
B 114397B 114397 Best Shot in the West: The Adventures of Nat Love
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: McKissack, Patricia / McKissack, Fredrick
Length: 129 Copyright: 2012

A graphic novel portrayal of the life of African-American cowboy Nat Love, also known as Deadwood Dick. Book is part biography, and part historical fiction. AR 3.8. RC 4.7. Lexile 650. IL 5-10.
Best Shot in the West: The Adventures of Nat Love IJS  
B 123575B 123575 Better Off Undead
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Preller, James
Length: 275 Copyright: 2017

Adrian Lazarus, who became a zombie just before starting middle school, and new friends Gia, Zander, and Talal, navigate a mystery involving global warming, disappearing bees, and billionaire developers. Mystery fiction. IL 4-8. Lexile 660.
Better Off Undead IJ  
B 124585B 124585 Between the Lines
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Grimes, Nikki
Length: 216 Copyright: 2018

A group of high school students grow in understanding of each other's challenges and forge unexpected connections as they prepare for a boys versus girls poetry slam. Includes author's note about foster home care. Companion novel to "Bronx Masquerade"(B 101673). Urban fiction. Told in 9 voices with intermittent poetry. IL 8-12. Lexile 630.
Between the Lines JS  
B 125580B 125580 Between the Lines: How Ernie Barnes Went from the Football Field to the Art Gallery
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Wallace, Sandra Neil
Length: 48 Copyright: 2018

Discover the true story of NFL star Ernie Barnes, a boy who followed his dreams and became one of the most influential artists of his generation. Picture book for older readers. Biography. African American. IL 2-6. AR 4.0. RC 3.8. Lexile 660.
Between the Lines: How Ernie Barnes Went from the Football Field to the Art PI  
B 106833B 106833 Bicycle Man
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Dudley, David
Length: 249 Copyright: 2005

In poor, rural Georgia in 1927, twelve year old Carissa and her suspicious mama take in an elderly drifter with a shiny bicycle, never expecting how profoundly his wise and patient ways will affect the. AR 4.0. Follett RL 6.1. IRA Children's Book Award for Intermediate Fiction 2006. IL 5-7.
Bicycle Man IJ  
B 127099B 127099 Big Bed
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Laditan, Bunmi
Length: 32 Copyright: 2018

A young girl tries to persuade her father that he is the one who should sleep in a special, little bed while she shares the big bed with Mommy. African American. Family story. Opinion writing. Persuasive writing. IL Pres-3. AR 3.5. Lexile 680.
Big Bed KP  
B 89687B 89687 Big Jabe
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Nolen, Jerdine
Length: 30 Copyright: 2000

Momma Mary tells stories about a special young man who does wondrous things, especially for the slaves on the Plenty Plantation. Plantation life Fiction. AR 4.5 RC 3.8 Lexile 610 IL 1-4
Big Jabe PI  
B 76653B 76653 Bigmama's
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Crews, Donald
Length: 31 Copyright: 1991

Visiting Bigmama's house in the country, young Donald Crews finds his relatives full of news and the old place and its surroundings just the same as the year beore. Laura Ingalls Wilder Award - 2014 for author. AR 2.8. RC 2.2. Lexile 550. Guided Reading level L. IL K-3.
Bigmama's KP  
B 109465B 109465 Bird
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Elliott, Zetta
Length: 42 Copyright: 2008

Bird, an artistic young African American boy, expresses himself through drawing as he struggles to understand his older brother's drug addiction and death, while a family friend, Uncle Son, provides guidance and understanding. Novels in verse. Illustrated by Shadra Strickland. AR 3.8. Follett RL 4.0. Lexile 720. Coretta Scott King John Steptoe Award 2009.
Bird PI  
B 114657B 114657 Birmingham 1963: How a Photograph Rallied Civil Rights Support
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Tougas, Shelley
Length: 64 Copyright: 2011

Documents the photography of Charles Moore during a May 1963 civil rights protest and discusses how one of his most moving images helped rally the civil rights movement as a whole and garner support from the American public. Features black-and-white photographs throughout. From the series Captured History. AR 7.0. RC 8.3. Lexile 980. GR level Y. IL 5-10.
Birmingham 1963: How a Photograph Rallied Civil Rights Support IJS  
B 115176B 115176 Birmingham Sunday
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Brimner, Larry
Length: 48 Copyright: 2010

Provides an account of the racially-motivated bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, on September 15, 1963, which resulted in the deaths of four children, and discusses how the tragedy spurred the passage of the landmark 1964 civil rights legislation. Birmingham (Ala.) Race relations History. African Americans Civil rights History. Ku Klux Klan (1915-) History. Bombings History. Hate crimes History. AR 8.2 RC 9.8 Lexile 1190 IL 5-10.
Birmingham Sunday IJS  
B 113571B 113571 Black & White: The Confrontation Between Reverend Fred L. Shuttlesworth and Eugene "Bull" Connor
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Brimner, Larry
Length: 112 Copyright: 2011

Provides an account of the confrontation between civil rights activist Reverend Fred L. Shuttlesworth and Birmingham, Alabama, police chief Eugene "Bull" Connor, who was determined to keep the city's schools, parks, workplaces, and public facilities segregated. 2012 Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal Honor book. AR 8.7. IL 7-12.
Black & White: The Confrontation Between Reverend Fred L. Shuttlesworth and JS  
B 108347B 108347 Black and White
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Volponi, Paul
Length: 199 Copyright: 2005

Two star high school basketball players, one black and one white, experience the justice system differently after committing a crime together and getting caught. AR 4.9. RC 3.9. Lexile 710.
Black and White JS  
B 115498B 115498 Black Boy White School
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Walker, Brian F
Length: 246 Copyright: 2012

When fourteen-year-old Anthony "Ant" Jones from the ghetto of East Cleveland, Ohio, gets a scholarship to a prep school in Maine, he finds that he must change his image and adapt to a world that never fully accepts him, but when he goes home he discovers that he no longer truly belongs there either. Identity Fiction. Race relations Fiction. Preparatory schools Fiction. AR 4.4 IL 9-12.
Black Boy White School JS  
B 126759B 126759 Black Brother, Black Brother
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Rhodes, Jewell Parker
Length: 239 Copyright: 2020

Suspended unjustly from elite Middlefield Prep, Donte Ellison studies fencing with a former champion, hoping to put the racist fencing team captain in his place. African American. Coming of age. Prejudice and racism. Self-management. IL 5-9. AR 3.4. GR V.
Black Brother, Black Brother IJ  
B 128310B 128310 Black Cake: A Novel
Grade Lvl: S Author: Wilkerson, Charmaine
Length: 385 Copyright: 2022

In present-day California, Eleanor Bennett's death leaves behind a puzzling inheritance for her two children, Byron and Benny: a traditional Caribbean black cake, made from a family recipe with a long history, and a voice recording. In her message, Eleanor shares a tumultuous story about a headstrong young swimmer who escapes her island home under suspicion of murder. The journey Eleanor unfolds, the secrets she still holds back, and the mystery of a long-lost child, challenge everything the siblings thought they knew about their family, and themselves. Mature themes. Adult fiction. Realistic fiction. Relationship skills. Family secrets. African American. 24-25 Iowa High School Book Award. IL 10-12.
Black Cake: A Novel S  
KM 13796KM 13796 Black Cake: A Novel (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: S Author: Wilkerson, Charmaine
Length: 0 Copyright: 2022

In present-day California, Eleanor Bennett's death leaves behind a puzzling inheritance for her two children, Byron and Benny: a traditional Caribbean black cake, made from a family recipe with a long history, and a voice recording. In her message, Eleanor shares a tumultuous story about a headstrong young swimmer who escapes her island home under suspicion of murder. The journey Eleanor unfolds, the secrets she still holds back, and the mystery of a long-lost child, challenge everything the siblings thought they knew about their family, and themselves. Contents include book, playaway and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 12 hours. Mature themes. Adult fiction. Realistic fiction. Relationship skills. Family secrets. African American. 24-25 Iowa High School Book Award. IL 10-12.
Black Cake: A Novel (Playaway) S  
B 86361B 86361 Black Cowboy, Wild Horses: A True Story
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: LESTER, JULIUS
Length: 40 Copyright: 1998

A black cowboy is so in tune with wild mustangs that they accept him into the herd, thus enabling him singlehandedly to take them to the corral. Story based on the life of Bob Lemmons, a former slave. AR 4.5. RC 4.4. Lexile 710.
Black Cowboy, Wild Horses: A True Story KPI  
B 80850B 80850 Black Diamond: Story of the Negro Baseball Leagues
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: McKissack, Patricia
Length: 184 Copyright: 1994

Traces the history of baseball in the Negro Leagues and its great heroes, including Monte Irwin, Buck Leonard, and Cool Papa Bell. RC 6.9. Lexile 1100. GR level Q.
Black Diamond: Story of the Negro Baseball Leagues IJS  
B 84611B 84611 Black Eagles: African Americans in Aviation
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Haskin, James
Length: 196 Copyright: 1995

History of African Americans in aeronautics. Story includes pioneers such as Eugene Bullard who flew with the French during WWI, Bessie Coleman, Tuskegee squadron in WWII, black pilots in commercial aviation, and astronauts in the space program such as Guy Bluford and Mae Jemison. AR 9.0. RC 5.9. Lexile 1160.
Black Eagles: African Americans in Aviation IJS  
B 125613B 125613 Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America
Grade Lvl: JS Author:
Length: 400 Copyright: 2019

A collection of coming-of-age short stories that reflect on the African American teenage experience in America. Overcoming adversity. Story collections. Realistic fiction. Bildungsroman. IL 9-12.
Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America JS  
B 126758B 126758 Black Girl Unlimited: The Remarkable Story of a Teenage Wizard
Grade Lvl: S Author: Brown, Echo
Length: 294 Copyright: 2020

From age six through her high school valedictory speech, believing she and her mother are wizards helps young Echo cope with poverty, hunger, her mother's drug abuse, and much more. Biographical fiction. African American. Magical realism. Coming of age. Family problems. IL 10-12.
Black Girl Unlimited: The Remarkable Story of a Teenage Wizard S  
B 77109B 77109 BLACK HEROES OF THE WILD WEST
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Pelz, Ruth
Length: 57 Copyright: 1990

Collection of short biographies of black heroes of the west, including Bill Pickett, Mifflin Gibbs, Clara Brown, Mary Fields, Estevan, Jean Baptiste Point Du Sable, George Washington Bush, James Beckwourth, Biddy Mason.
BLACK HEROES OF THE WILD WEST PI  
KM 5315KM 5315 BLACK HISTORY
Grade Lvl: I Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 1992

This Theme Pack has nine back issues of magazines (Cobblestone and Faces) that have articles on Black history: Black History Month, Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, slavery, Reconstruction, African American inventors, jazz musicians, The Harlem Rennaissance, and the Asante of West Africa. Teacher's guide provides activities and discussion questions.
BLACK HISTORY I  
B 87218B 87218 Black Hoops: African Americans in Basketball
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: McKissack, Fredrick Jr.
Length: 154 Copyright: 1999

Surveys the history of African American in basketball from the beginning of the sport to the present, discussing individual teams and players and the integration of the National Basketball Association.
Black Hoops: African Americans in Basketball IJS  
B 126565B 126565 Black is a Rainbow Color
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Joy, Angela
Length: 40 Copyright: 2020

A child reflects on the meaning of being Black in this moving and powerful anthem about a people, a culture, a history, and a legacy that lives on. Stories about me. Social awareness. Picture book for older readers. African American history. Rhyming text. IL 1-5.
Black is a Rainbow Color KPI  
B 122463B 122463 Black Jack: the Ballad of Jack Johnson
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Smith, Charles R
Length: 40 Copyright: 2010

Art and poetry combine to tell the story of boxer Jack Johnson, who became the first African-American world heavyweight boxing champion in the early part of the twentieth century. AR 5.3 RC 7.3 Lexile 980 GR level Q IL 1-4.
Black Jack: the Ballad of Jack Johnson PI  
B 126755B 126755 Black Kids
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Hammonds Reed, Christina
Length: 362 Copyright: 2020

With the Rodney King riots closing in on high school senior Ashley and her family, the privileged bubble she has enjoyed, protecting her from the difficult realities most black people face, begins to crumble. African American. Historical fiction. Realistic fiction. Prejudice and racism. IL 9-12. AR 5.3. Lexile 830.
Black Kids JS  
B 118332B 118332 Black Regiment of the American Revolution
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Brennan, Linda Crotta
Length: 32 Copyright: 200

Explains how Rhode Island's Black Regiment was formed during the American Revolution, describes several of its members, and chronicles the Battle of Rhode Island in 1778, providing color maps and illustrations and informative sidebars. IL 4-7.
Black Regiment of the American Revolution IJ  
B 77818B 77818 Black Snowman
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Mendez, Phil
Length: 49 Copyright: 1989

Reflects the many moods of Jacob, a young boy who is angry at being black and poor, when he builds a snowman and wraps it with a African story-telling shawl that has magical qualities. The snowman comes alive and tells Jacob of his heritage. Picture book for older readers. AR 3.7. Follett RL 2.8. RC 2.7. Lexile 550.
Black Snowman PI  
B 109454B 109454 Blacker the Berry: Poems
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Thomas, Joyce Carol
Length: 32 Copyright: 2008

Twelve poems by Joyce Carol Thomas (Coretta Scott King Honor Book--Author award) celebrate the varying skin colors of African American children. Identity. Illustrated by Floyd Cooper (2009 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award). Follett RL 2.9.
Blacker the Berry: Poems KPI  
B 124959B 124959 Blended
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Draper, Sharon M
Length: 308 Copyright: 2018

Piano-prodigy Isabella, eleven, whose black father and white mother struggle to share custody, never feels whole, especially as racial tensions affect her school, her parents both become engaged, and she and her stepbrother are stopped by police. Blended families. Realistic fiction. IL 4-8. AR 4.0. RC 3.4. Lexile 610. Iowa Children's Choice Award 2021-2022.
Blended IJ  
KM 13160KM 13160 Blended (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Draper, Sharon M
Length: 308 Copyright: 2018

Eleven-year-old Isabella's blended family is more divided than ever in this thoughtful story about divorce and racial identity. Contains book, playaway and 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: Approximately 5.5 hours. IL 4-8. AR 4.0. RC 3.4. Lexile 610. Iowa Children's Choice Award, 2021-2022.
Blended (Playaway) IJ  
B 121745B 121745 Block Party Surprise
Grade Lvl: P Author: Nolen, Jerdine
Length: 41 Copyright: 2015

Twins Jada and Jamal and their best friends, Carlita and Josh, welcome newcomers to their multicultural neighborhood while helping to organize Bradford Street's autumn block party. From the series Bradford Street Buddies, Green Light Readers, Level 3 AR 2.7 IL 1-3.
Block Party Surprise P  
KM 6153KM 6153 Block Play People
Grade Lvl: KP Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 1999

Play set of vinyl figures consists of five families. Multi-ethnic groups: white, Asian, Hispanic, Native American, African American.
Block Play People KP  
B 123386B 123386 Blood Brother: Jonathan Daniels and His Sacrifice for Civil Rights
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Wallace, Rich
Length: 352 Copyright: 2016

Rich Wallace and Sandra Neil Wallace explore what led Jonathan Myrick Daniels to the moment of his death, the trial of his murderer, and how these events helped reshape both the legal and political climate of Lowndes County and the nation. Biography. Includes timelines, narratives, photographs index and bibliography. IL 7-12. AR 7.4. RC 9.2. Lexile 1030.
Blood Brother: Jonathan Daniels and His Sacrifice for Civil Rights JS  
B 120019B 120019 Blossoming Universe of Violet Diamond
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Woods, Brenda
Length: 222 Copyright: 2014

A biracial girl finally gets the chance to meet the African American side of her family. Racially mixed people- Fiction. AR 4.3 RC 4.2 Lexile 670 IL 4-7.
Blossoming Universe of Violet Diamond IJ  
B 120738B 120738 Book Itch: Freedom, Truth, and Harlem's Greatest Bookstore
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Nelson, Vaunda Micheaux
Length: 34 Copyright: 2015

Relates the story of the National Memorial African Bookstore, founded in Harlem by Lewis Michaux in 1939, as seen from the perspective of Lewis Michaux Jr., who met famous men like Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X while helping there. Harlem (New York, N.Y.) History 20th century- Fiction. Michaux, Lewis H., 1885-1976- Fiction. Written by the great niece of Lewis Michaux Sr. Illustrated by Christie, R. Gregory. Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor, 2016. RC 3.5 Lexile 630 IL 2-4.
Book Itch: Freedom, Truth, and Harlem's Greatest Bookstore PI  
B 81761B 81761 Book of Firsts: Sports Heroes
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Rennert, Richard
Length: 63 Copyright: 1993

Brief biographies of athletes Arthur Ashe, Chuck Cooper, Althea Gibson, Jack Johnson, Jessie Owens, Frank Robinson, Jackie Robinson, and Bill Russell. From the series Profiles Of Great Black Americans. Follett RL 7.3.
Book of Firsts: Sports Heroes IJ  
B 123270B 123270 Booked
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Alexander, Kwame
Length: 314 Copyright: 2016

Twelve-year-old Nick loves soccer and hates books, but soon learns the power of words as he wrestles with problems at home, stands up to a bully, and tries to impress the girl of his dreams. Follow up novel to Crossover.(B 118364). Novel in verse. IL 5-8. AR 3.9. RC 5.8. Lexile 660. Iowa Teen Award 2018-2019.
Booked IJ  
B 88021B 88021 BOOKER T. WASHINGTON
Grade Lvl: PI Author: AMPER, THOMAS
Length: 48 Copyright: 1998

Tells the story of Booker T. Washington's childhood following the end of slavery, his struggle to get an education, and his journey at age sixteen to the Hampton Institute.
BOOKER T. WASHINGTON PI  
B 116148B 116148 Booker T. Washington: African-American Leader
Grade Lvl: PI Author: McKissack, Patricia / McKissack, Fredrick
Length: 24 Copyright: 2013

A simple biography for early readers about Booker T. Washington's life, who became a leading educator of African Americans and who became a national figure, advising business owners and even presidents. Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915. Educators. Tuskegee Institute. From the series Famous African Americans. AR 3.5 IL 2-4.
Booker T. Washington: African-American Leader PI  
KM 5932KM 5932 Boxed Books: Our American Family
Grade Lvl: P Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 1997

Collection of books in the series Our American Family. Each book features a child from an ethnic group and discusses the history and traditions of that group. RL.3. Four-week loan period.
Boxed Books: Our American Family P  
KM 7837KM 7837 Boxed Books: Spirit of America
Grade Lvl: PI Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 2004

Contains 24 books from the series (Spirit of America: Our Cultural Heritage). Titles provide an overview of each group's immigrant history and lasting influence on American society. Series highlights diversity and also common themes, including leaving and finding home, working, and coping with discrimination. Explores what life is like today for members of each ethnic group. Includes European American, Asian American, Latin American, Native American, African American groups. Copyrights are 2003-04. Reading levels are fifth and sixth grade. Four-week loan period.
Boxed Books: Spirit of America PI  
B 120976B 120976 Boy in the Black Suit
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Reynolds, Jason
Length: 255 Copyright: 2015

Soon after his mother's death, Matt takes a job at a funeral home in his tough Brooklyn neighborhood and, while attending and assisting with funerals, begins to accept her death and his responsibilities as a man. Coretta Scott King Book Award Author Honors- 2016. AR 4.8 RC 5.6 Lexile 760 IL 7-12.
Boy in the Black Suit JS  
B 114082B 114082 Boycott Blues: How Rosa Parks Inspired A Nation
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Pinkney, Andrea
Length: 40 Copyright: 2008

Uses the form of a blues song to share the story of the year-long bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama, sparked by seamstress Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat on a city bus to a white passenger in 1955, which resulted in a repeal of the Jim Crow segregation laws. AR 2.9. RC 3.2. Lexile 560. IL 1-4.
Boycott Blues: How Rosa Parks Inspired A Nation PI  
B 101673B 101673 Bronx Masquerade
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Grimes, Nikki
Length: 167 Copyright: 2002

While studying the Harlem Renaissance, students at a Bronx high school read aloud poems they've written, revealing their innermost thoughts and fears to their formerly clueless classmates. Identity. Ethnicity. 2003 Coretta Scott King author award. AR 4.5. RC 5.1. Lexile 670. GR level Z+ IL 7-12.
Bronx Masquerade JS  
B 119251B 119251 Brown Girl Dreaming
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Woodson, Jacqueline
Length: 336 Copyright: 2014

The author shares her childhood memories and reveals the first sparks that ignited her writing career in free-verse poems about growing up in the North and South. Newbery Medal- Honors 2015. Coretta Scott King Book Awards Author Winner- 2015. National Book Award Winner- 2014. AR 5.3 RC 8.4 Lexile 990. IL 4-9.
Brown Girl Dreaming IJ  
KM 12368KM 12368 Brown Girl Dreaming (Book & Audio CDs)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Woodson, Jacqueline
Length: 0 Copyright: 2014

The author shares her childhood memories and reveals the first sparks that ignited her writing career in free-verse poems about growing up in the North and South. Kit contains audio read-along (4 CDs; 3 hours, 56 min.) and book (337 pages) by Jacqueline Woodson. Coretta Scott King Book Awards Author Winner-2015. National Book Award Winner-2014 AR 5.3 RC 8.4 Lexile 990. IL 4-9.
Brown Girl Dreaming (Book & Audio CDs) IJ  
B 124515B 124515 Brown v. Board of Education: A Fight for Simple Justice
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Rubin, Susan Goldman
Length: 134 Copyright: 2016

In 1954, one of the most significant Supreme Court decisions of the twentieth century aimed to end school segregation in the United States. Although known as Brown v. Board of Education, the ruling applied not just to the case of Linda Carol Brown, an African American third grader refused entry to an all-white Topeka, Kansas school, but to cases involving children in South Carolina, Delaware, Virginia, and Washington, DC. The decision was the culmination of work by many people who stood up to racial inequality, some risking significant danger and hardship, and of careful strategizing by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Award-winning author Susan Goldman Rubin tells the stories behind the ruling and the people responsible for it. She brings readers up to date with a country still grappling with a public shool system not yet fully desegregated. Timeline, source notes and index are included. Social studies. School integration. Narrative nonfiction. IL 6-10. AR 7.1. RC 8.3. Lexile 980.
Brown v. Board of Education: A Fight for Simple Justice IJS  
B 87295B 87295 Bud, Not Buddy
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Curtis, Christopher Paul
Length: 245 Copyright: 1999

Ten year old Bud, a motherless boy living in Flint, Michigan, during the Great Depression, escapes a bad foster home and sets out in search of the man he believes to be his father--the renowned bandleader, H.E. Calloway of Grand Rapids. Newbery Award 2000. GR level U. AR 5.0. Follett RL 5.5. RC 5.2. Lexile 950. IL 4-7.
Bud, Not Buddy IJ  
KM 6403KM 6403 Bud, Not Buddy
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Curtis, Christopher
Length: 0 Copyright: 2000

During the Great Depression, ten year old Bud escapes a bad foster home and sets out in search of the man he believes to be his father. Contents: 6 copies of the Newbery award winning book by Christopher Curtis and Literature Circle Guide. Guided Reading level U. Novel Study. AR level 5.0. Follett RL 5.6. RC 5.2. Lexile 950. IL 4-7. Four-week loan period.
Bud, Not Buddy IJ  
B 127391B 127391 Build It! Jump It! (Book 2)
Grade Lvl: P Author: Brimner, Larry Dane
Length: 44 Copyright: 2022

Ace builds her own skateboard, but it takes a lot of practice (and some falls) to learn to skate well--and then she builds a ramp and takes it to the park to skate with her new skateboarding friends. African American. Beginning reader. Things that go. Skateboarding. An Acorn Book. Series fiction. Racing Ace series, Book 2. Acorn IL 1-4. AR 2.1. Lexile 330.
Build It! Jump It! (Book 2) P  
B 110461B 110461 Bully
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Langan, Paul
Length: 190 Copyright: 2002

Ninth-grader Darrell Mercer and his mother move to the Bluford area in the middle of the school year where, Darrell quickly becomes a target for Tyray Hobbs, the freshman class bully. From the Series: Bluford High. AR 4.7. RC 5.2. Lexile 700.
Bully IJS  
KM 10844KM 10844 Bully (6 Copies)
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Langan, Paul
Length: 0 Copyright: 2002

Ninth grader Darrell Mercer and his mother move to the Bluford area in the middle of the school year where, Darrell quickly becomes a target for Tyray Hobbs, the freshman class bully. Contents: six copies of the book (190 pages) by Paul Langan. Novel Study. AR 4.7. From the series Bluford High.
Bully (6 Copies) IJS  
B 102421B 102421 Bus of Our Own
Grade Lvl: PI Author: EVANS, FREDDI
Length: 32 Copyright: 2001

Although she really wants to go to school, walking five miles is very difficult for Mable Jean and the other black children, so she tries to find a way to get a bus for them like the white children have. Based on real events in Mississippi. Segregation. AR level 3.4. Follett RL 2.7. RC 3.1. Lexile 460.
Bus of Our Own PI  
B 108877B 108877 Bus Ride that Changed History
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Edwards, Pamela
Length: 32 Copyright: 2005

Subtitle: The Story of Rosa Parks. A cumulative narrative tells the story of Rosa Parks, an African American woman who sparked the civil rights movement when she refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, for a white man. "House that Jack Built" style. Segregation in transportation. AR 5.5. Follett RL 2.2.
Bus Ride that Changed History PI  
B 107018B 107018 By My Brother's Side
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Barber, Tiki
Length: 32 Copyright: 2004

Introduces twin brothers Tiki and Ronde Barber, who worked hard to overcome obstables and became National Football League stars, one as running back for the New York Giants, the other as cornerback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. AR 2.8. Follett RL 3.8. RC 2.7. Lexile 500.
By My Brother's Side PI  
B 126807B 126807 C is for Country
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Lil Nas X
Length: 40 Copyright: 2021

Join superstar Lil Nas X and Panini the pony on a joyous journey through the alphabet from sunup to sundown. Experience wide-open pastures, farm animals, guitar music, cowboy hats, and all things country in this picture book that's perfect for music lovers learning their ABCs. Country life. Basic concepts. Alphabet fiction. IL Pres-2. Lexile 440. GR K.
C is for Country KP  
B 124742B 124742 Call Me American: A Memoir
Grade Lvl: S Author: Iftin, Abdi Nor
Length: 310 Copyright: 2018

Abdi Nor Iftin first fell in love with America from afar. As a child, he learned English by listening to American pop artists like Michael Jackson and watching films starring action heroes like Arnold Schwarzenegger. When U.S. marines landed in Mogadishu to take on the warlords, Abdi cheered the arrival of these real Americans, who seemed as heroic as those of the movies. Sporting American clothes and dance moves, he became known around Mogadishu as Abdi American, but when the radical Islamist group al-Shabaab rose to power in 2006, it suddenly became dangerous to celebrate Western culture. Desperate to make a living, Abdi used his language skills to post secret dispatches to NPR and the Internet, which found an audience of worldwide listeners. But as life in Somalia grew more dangerous, Abdi was left with no choice but to flee to Kenya as a refugee. In an amazing stroke of luck, Abdi won entrance to the U.S. in the annual visa lottery, though his route to America--filled with twists and turns and a harrowing sequence of events that nearly stranded him in Nairobi--did not come easily. A memoir. Autobiography. IL 10-12.
Call Me American: A Memoir S  
B 117383B 117383 Calvin Johnson
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Savage, Jeff
Length: 32 Copyright: 2013

Looks at the life and career of Calvin Johnson. Football players. From the series Amazing Athletes. AR 4.1. RC 4.3. Lexile 700. GR level P. IL 3-5.
Calvin Johnson PI  
B 112243B 112243 Campy: Story of Roy Campanella
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Adler, David A
Length: 32 Copyright: 2007

Provides an illustrated biography of Roy Campanella. Discussing his childhood, experience in the Negro Leagues, MLB career, the car accident that left him paralyzed, and his radio program. Campanella, Roy, 1921-1993. Baseball players. Racially mixed people biography. AR 4.9. IL 2-4.
Campy: Story of Roy Campanella PI  
B 125579B 125579 Can I Touch Your Hair?: Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Latham, Irene / Waters, Charles
Length: 40 Copyright: 2018

Presents a collection of poems that looks at the experience of race through fifth graders Irene Latham, who is white, and Charles Waters, who is African American. Friendship poetry. Race awareness. Diversity. IL 3-7. AR 4.6. GR U.
Can I Touch Your Hair?: Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship PIJ  
B 107236B 107236 Candy Shop
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Wahl, Jan
Length: 32 Copyright: 2004

When a boy and his aunt find that a bigot has written something on the sidewalk outside the candy shop owned by a new immigrant from Taiwan, they set out to comfort the owner. Toleration. Bigotry. AR 2.5. Follett RL 1.9.
Candy Shop KPI  
B 121236B 121236 Capital Days: Michael Shiner's Journal and the Growth of Our Nation's Capital
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Bolden, Tonya
Length: 90 Copyright: 2015

Tells the story of Washington, D.C., through the story of an African American man, Michael Shiner, who lived there from approximately 1805 to 1880 and who kept a journal, excerpts of which are interspersed throughout the heavily illustrated text. RC 11.4 Lexile 1140 IL 4-8.
Capital Days: Michael Shiner's Journal and the Growth of Our Nation's Capit IJ  
B 126688B 126688 Carefree, Like Me! Chapter 1: Root the Brave
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Davis, Rashad Malik
Length: 38 Copyright: 2017

This fantasy and folklore based children's picture book addresses the concepts of: empathy, emotional literacy and intelligence, spirituality, and diversity in children's literature in a fun and approachable way. Join Amir and Neena as they become stuck in the Land of the Spirits, and must use their emotional intelligence and friendship to get back home. The children journey through a mystical realm where they meet heroes who each represent: a different ancient culture, a different imbalanced emotion, and a physical embodiment of the chakras! Fantasy fiction. Multicultural. IL 1-4.
Carefree, Like Me! Chapter 1: Root the Brave KPI  
B 117729B 117729 Cart That Carried Martin
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Bunting, Eve
Length: 32 Copyright: 2013

Introduces young readers to details about Martin Luther King Jr.'s funeral. King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 Death and burial. Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People- 2014. AR 3.6 RC 2.4 Lexile 430 IL K-4.
Cart That Carried Martin KPI  
B 116149B 116149 Carter G. Woodson: Black History Pioneer
Grade Lvl: PI Author: McKissack, Patricia / McKissack, Fredrick
Length: 24 Copyright: 2013

A simple biography of Carter G. Woodson, who became a teacher and helped students learn about important African-American leaders and who wrote about the history of his people. Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950. Historians. From the series Famous African Americans. AR 3.2 IL 2-4.
Carter G. Woodson: Black History Pioneer PI  
B 125508B 125508 Carter Reads the Newspaper
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Hopkinson, Deborah
Length: 36 Copyright: 2019

A picture book biography of Carter G. Woodson, the son of emancipated slaves who read the newspaper to his father every day, attended Harvard University, and was one of the first scholars to study African-American history. Black History month highlight. Includes timelines. Picture book for the older reader. IL 1-5. AR 4.5. Lexile 810. GR P.
Carter Reads the Newspaper PI  
B 100718B 100718 Carver: A Life in Poems
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Nelson, Marilyn
Length: 103 Copyright: 2001

Collection of poems that combine to provide a portrait of the life of 19th century African American botanist and inventor George Washington Carver. Newbery honor book. Coretta Scott King Honor Award.
Carver: A Life in Poems IJS  
B 125647B 125647 Case for Loving: The Fight for Interracial Marriage
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Selina, Alko
Length: 34 Copyright: 2015

Shares the story of Mildred and Richard Loving, an interracial couple who, in 1958, struggled with marriage laws. Narrative nonfiction. Marriage. IL 2-6.
Case for Loving: The Fight for Interracial Marriage PI  
B 107935B 107935 Catching the Moon
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Hubbard, Crystal
Length: 32 Copyright: 2005

Subtitle: The Story of a Young Girl's Baseball Dream. A picture book biography highlighting a pivotal event in the childhood of African American baseball player Marcenia 'Toni Stone' Lyle Alberga, the woman who broke baseball's gender barrier by becoming the first female roster member of a professional Negro League Team. AR 4.3. RC 3.4. Lexile 760.
Catching the Moon KPI  
B 107342B 107342 Cats Add Up!
Grade Lvl: P Author: Ochiltree, Dianne
Length: 40 Copyright: 1998

A family's collection of stray cats grows and grows until they must give some away. Includes related activities designed to strengthen addition and subtraction skills. From the series Scholastic Reader, Level 3. AR 2.8. Follett RL 2.1. Lexile 480.
Cats Add Up! P  
B 86273B 86273 Causes & Consequences of the Civil Rights Movement
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Weber, Michael
Length: 79 Copyright: 1998

Complete title: Causes and Consequences of the African American Civil Rights Movement. Discusses the causes and consequences of the movement to achieve full political, economic, and social equality for blacks. AR 9.1. Follett RL 8.2.
Causes & Consequences of the Civil Rights Movement IJS  
B 99114B 99114 Celebrations
Grade Lvl: T Author: Westley, Joan
Length: 64 Copyright: 1995

Lesson plans for grades 1-3 with activities designed to support the following children's books: I'm In Charge Of Celebrations; Dumpling Soup; Potato Pancakes All Around; The Relatives Came; Too Many Tamales; Mirandy and Brother Wind; Rechenka's Eggs; and Tree Of Cranes. There are four hands-on activities for each title which develop a variety of concepts (cultural diversity, traditions, foods, art, celebrations of cultures). From the series Windows On Social Studies; Multicultural Adventures Through Literature.
Celebrations T  
KM 12236KM 12236 Chains (27 Copies)
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Anderson, Laurie Halse
Length: 316 Copyright: 2008

After being sold to a cruel couple in New York City, a slave named Isabel spies for the rebels during the Revolutionary War. Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction, 2009. Kit contains 27 copies of the book 316 pages. Novel Study. AR 5.2 RC 4.7 Lexile 780 GR level Z IL 6-10.
Chains (27 Copies) IJS  
KM 10799KM 10799 Chains (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Anderson, Laurie Halse
Length: 0 Copyright: 2008

After being sold to a cruel couple in New York City, a slave named Isabel spies for the rebels during the Revolutionary War. Contents: instruction sheet; playaway--a pre-loaded audio book (8 hours) on a dedicated digital audio media player (MP3); earphone; and book (316 pages) by Laurie Halse. AR 5.2. RC 4.5. Lexile 780. IL 6-10. Four-week loan period.
Chains (Playaway) IJS  
B 106806B 106806 Champ: The Story of Muhammad Ali
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Bolden, Tonya
Length: 36 Copyright: 2004

Picture book for older readers about the life of boxer Muhammad Ali, tracing his life from his childhood in Kentucky to his lighting of the Olympic Torch at the 1996 games. AR 5.0. RC 5.4. Lexile 820.
Champ: The Story of Muhammad Ali PI  
B 122828B 122828 Change of Heart
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Walsh, Alice
Length: 32 Copyright: 2016

Story is based on the young adulthood of Lanier Phillips, an African-American soldier who escaped the danger and racism of segregated Georgia by joining the U.S. Navy. He survived the sinking of the U.S.S. "Truxtun."off the coast of Newfoundland where the community's kindness and humanity brings him back to health and changes his outlook on life. An author's note provides information about his life & achievements after the war including participation in the Civil Rights Movement. IL K-4.
Change of Heart PI  
B 80953B 80953 Charles Drew, Doctor
Grade Lvl: P Author: JACKSON, GARNET
Length: 28 Copyright: 1994

Brief biography of a surgeon who discovered that plasma could be separated from whole blood and stored. From the series Beginning Biographies: African Americans II.
Charles Drew, Doctor P  
B 124744B 124744 Chasing King's Killer: The Hunt for Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Assassin
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Swanson, James L
Length: 373 Copyright: 2018

James Earl Ray and Martin Luther King, Jr. had two very different life journeys -- but their paths fatally collide when Ray assassinates the world-renown civil rights leader. This book provides an inside look into both of their lives, the history of the time, and a blow-by-blow examination of the assassination and its aftermath. Includes primary sources, bibliography, index and color photos throughout. IL 8-12. AR 7.6. RC 8.6. Lexile 1010.
Chasing King's Killer: The Hunt for Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Assassin JS  
B 126062B 126062 Child of the Dream: A Memoir of 1963
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Robinson, Sharon
Length: 227 Copyright: 2019

This is the story of how one girl finds her voice in the fight for justice and equality. The daughter of baseball legend shares her experience growing up during 1963, an important year of the civil rights movement. A memoir. Biography. IL 4-8. AR 4.9.
Child of the Dream: A Memoir of 1963 IJ  
KM 13194KM 13194 Child of the Dream: A Memoir of 1963 (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Robinson, Sharon
Length: 0 Copyright: 2019

In January of 1963, Sharon Robinson turned 13 the night before George Wallace declared on national television "segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever" in his inauguration for governor of Alabama. That was the start of a year that would become one of the most pivotal years in the history of America. Biography. Civil Rights. Includes primary sources. Contains 1 book, 1 playaway and 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 5 hours 24 minutes. See B 126062 for additional copies. IL 4-8. AR 4.9.
Child of the Dream: A Memoir of 1963 (Playaway) IJ  
B 126660B 126660 Child's Introduction to African American History: The Experience, People, and Events That Shaped Our Country
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Asim, Jabari
Length: 96 Copyright: 2018

Shares African American history through profiles of people in politics, activism, sports, entertainment, and music and traces their American journey starting with the slave trade, through the abolitionist movement, Civil War, and current events leading to the Black Lives Matter movement. IL 3-7.
Child's Introduction to African American History: The Experience, People, a PIJ  
B 126338B 126338 Children of Virtue and Vengeance (Book 2)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Adeyemi, Tomi
Length: 404 Copyright: 2019

After Zelie and Amari bring magic back to the land of Orisha, the monarchy and military unite to keep control of Orisha, forcing Zelie to fight to secure Amari's right to the throne and protect the new maji from the monarchy's wrath. Sequel to Children of Blood and Bone (#124977) Legacy of Orisha series, Book 2. African American. Fantasy fiction. IL 8-12. AR 4.8. Lexile 680.
Children of Virtue and Vengeance (Book 2) JS  
B 127998B 127998 Choosing Brave
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Joy, Angela
Length: 64 Copyright: 2022

Subtitle: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement. The story of the mother of Emmett Till, and how she channeled grief over her son's death into a call to action for the civil rights movement. Biography. Picture book for older readers. Social studies connections. American history. IL 2-6. AR 4.4. Lexile 680.
Choosing Brave IJ  
KM 9432KM 9432 Civil Rights (BB)
Grade Lvl: IJS Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 1994

Collection of posters on the topic of civil rights in the U.S. Includes I Have a Dream; Rosa Parks; and a five poster set, The Struggle For Civil Rights with a time line from 1790-1994.
Civil Rights (BB) IJS  
B 83089B 83089 Civil Rights Movement
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Patterson, Charles
Length: 138 Copyright: 1995

Chronicles America's civil rights movement from the desegregation of Southern schools, business, and transportation systems to the days following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. From the series Social Reform Movements. AR 8.7. Follett RL 7.9.
Civil Rights Movement IJS  
B 86055B 86055 Civil Rights Movement
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Dunn, John
Length: 128 Copyright: 1998

A historical overview of the movement for freedom and equality for blacks in the United States. Follett RL 8.9.
Civil Rights Movement IJS  
B 89055B 89055 Civil Rights Pioneer: Mary Church Terrell
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Swain, Gwenyth
Length: 64 Copyright: 1999

Subtitle: A Story About Mary Church Terrell. A biography of a determined woman, who was born in Tennessee, educated in Ohio, and lived in Washington, D.C., where she worked to gain equal rights for herself and other African Americans. AR 6.1. RC 4.8. Lexile 930.
Civil Rights Pioneer: Mary Church Terrell PI  
B 126481B 126481 Class Act (Book 2)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Craft, Jerry
Length: 249 Copyright: 2020

Eighth grader Drew Ellis recognizes that he is't afforded the same opportunities, no matter how hard he works, that his privileged classmates at the Riverdale Academy Day School take for granted, and to make matters worse, Drew begins to feel as if his good friend Liam might be one of those privileged kids and is finding it hard not to withdraw, even as their mutual friend Jordan tries to keep their group of friends together. Graphic Novel. Companion to New Kid #B125343. IL 4-8. AR 2.8.
Class Act (Book 2) IJ  
B 123582B 123582 Clayton Byrd Goes Underground
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Williams-Garcia, Rita
Length: 166 Copyright: 2017

Clayton is forbidden by his mother from playing the blues after his grandfather dies and runs away to the subways to join a band. Six starred reviews. National Book Award Finalist, 2017. IL 4-8. AR 4.4. RC 4.4. Lexile 710. GR V.
Clayton Byrd Goes Underground IJ  
B 127049B 127049 Clean Getaway
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Stone, Nic
Length: 227 Copyright: 2020

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 journey down G'ma's memory lane. But adventure quickly turns to uncertainty: G'ma keeps changing the license plate, dodging Scoob's questions, and refusing to check Dad's voice mails. And the farther they go, the more Scoob realizes that the world hasn't always been a welcoming place for kids like him, and things aren't always what they seem, G'ma included. An Iowa Children's Choice Award 2022-2023. See Playaway KM 13493. IL 5-8. AR 5.0. RC 4.7. Lexile 780. GR W.
Clean Getaway IJ  
KM 13493KM 13493 Clean Getaway (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Stone, Nic
Length: 0 Copyright: 2020

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 journey down G'ma's memory lane. But adventure quickly turns to uncertainty: G'ma keeps changing the license plate, dodging Scoob's questions, and refusing to check Dad's voice mails. And the farther they go, the more Scoob realizes that the world hasn't always been a welcoming place for kids like him, and things aren't always what they seem. Kt contains the playaway, a hardcover book and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time approximately 4 hours. A Iowa Children's Choice Award 2022-2023. IL 5-8. AR 5.0. RC 4.7. Lexile 780. GR W.
Clean Getaway (Playaway) IJ  
B 121073B 121073 Cleo Edison Oliver, Playground Millionaire
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Frazier, Sundee Tucker
Length: 213 Copyright: 2016

Fifth-grader Cleo Edison Oliver is full of money-making ideas, and her fifth-grade Passion Project is no different--but things get more complicated when she has to keep her business running, be a good listener when her best friend needs her, and deal with the bully teasing her about being adopted at the same time. AR 4.1 RC 3.3 Lexile 590 IL 3-5.
Cleo Edison Oliver, Playground Millionaire PI  
B 111213B 111213 Colin Powell: General & Statesman
Grade Lvl: J Author: Vander Hook, Sue
Length: 112 Copyright: 2010

Looks at the life and military and political accomplishments of Colin Powell, one of the most respected generals and statesmen in the United States. From the series Military Heroes.
Colin Powell: General & Statesman J  
B 124889B 124889 Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America
Grade Lvl: JST Author: Rothstein, Richard
Length: 345 Copyright: 2017

Explores the history of America's housing policy, as well as the racial divide and discriminatory patterns that continue to this day. Discrimination in housing. Government policies. Segregation. IL 11-12.
Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America JST  
B 104111B 104111 Coming on Home Soon
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Woodson, Jacqueline
Length: 32 Copyright: 2004

Staying with Grandma while Mama takes a job in Chicago during World War II, Ada Ruth misses her mother, who loves her more than rain and snow. Separation (psychology). AR 2.9. Follett RL 1.5. RC 2.6. Lexile 550. 2005 Caldecott Honor book illustrated by E.B. Lewis.
Coming on Home Soon KP  
B 125581B 125581 Computer Called Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Helped Put America on the Moon
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Slade, Suzanne
Length: 40 Copyright: 2019

Tells the story of Katherine Johnson, NASA mathmatician who helped put the first man on the moon. Includes timelines. Computer and Coding. Biography. Picture book for older readers. IL 2-6. AR 4.3.
Computer Called Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Helped Put America on the PI  
B 126768B 126768 Concrete Rose
Grade Lvl: S Author: Thomas, Angie
Length: 360 Copyright: 2021

A gang leader's son finds his effort to go straight for the sake of his child challenged by a loved one's brutal murder. Young adult. Realistic fiction. Coming of age/Bildungsromans. Teenage fathers. Gangs. Starred reviews. Iowa High School Book Award 2022-2023. IL 10-12. AR 3.4.
Concrete Rose S  
KM 13496KM 13496 Concrete Rose (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: S Author: Thomas, Angie
Length: 0 Copyright: 2021

A gang leader's son finds his effort to go straight for the sake of his child challenged by a loved one's brutal murder. Young adult. Realistic fiction. Coming of age/Bildungsromans. Teenage fathers. Gangs. Responsible decision-making. Starred reviews. Iowa High School Book Award 2022-2023. Contents include playway, hardcover book and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: approximately 8 hours and 30 minutes. IL 10-12. AR 3.4.
Concrete Rose (Playaway) S  
B 108471B 108471 Condoleezza Rice
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Banting, Erinn
Length: 24 Copyright: 2008

Introduces children to the life of influential political leader Condoleezza Rice, discussing her childhood, schooling, years as a teacher, influence on American politics, and other related topics. Cabinet officers. National Security Council. From the series Remarkable People. AR 5.5.
Condoleezza Rice PI  
B 127908B 127908 Confessions of a Candy Snatcher
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Sinclair, Phoebe
Length: 315 Copyright: 2023

For the past few years, twelve-year-old Jonas and his friends have competed to see how many bags of candy they can grab from unsuspecting trick-or-treaters. No one's supposed to get hurt, just lose their treats. So Jonas is taken by surprise when one of his smaller targets fights back against his snatching attempt. He's even more surprised when he starts to receive anonymous notes from someone who knows what happened that night. Jonas already has enough on his plate, between his parents' ill-defined separation and his own guilt. Adventure. Responsible decision making. Realistic fiction. Middle school story. IL 5-8.
Confessions of a Candy Snatcher IJ  
B 127750B 127750 Cookies & Milk
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Amos, Shawn
Length: 296 Copyright: 2022

Eleven-year-old Ellis discovers family secrets, makes new friends, and adjusts to his parents' recent divorce during a hijinks-filled summer helping his father open the world's first chocolate chip cookie store in 1976 Hollywood. Based on the author's childhood. Realistic fiction. African American. Cooking and food. Money and business. Biographical. IL 3-7. AR 3.8.
Cookies & Milk PIJ  
B 106859B 106859 Copper Sun
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Draper, Sharon M.
Length: 302 Copyright: 2006

Two fifteen year old girls--one a slave and the other an indentured servant--escape their Carolina plantation and try to make their way to Fort Moses, Florida, a Spanish colony that gives sanctuary to slaves. 2007 Coretta Scott King award. AR 5.4. RC 4.8. Lexile 820.
Copper Sun JS  
B 111040B 111040 Coretta Scott
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Shange, Ntozake
Length: 32 Copyright: 2009

Picture book biography of Coretta Scott King, describing her childhood in the segregated South, her marriage to Martin Luther King, Jr., and her civil rights work. Poetic text. AR 4.9. Follett RL 4.4.
Coretta Scott KPI  
B 111047B 111047 Coretta Scott King
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Waxman, Laura
Length: 48 Copyright: 2008

Introduces the life and accomplishments of Coretta Scott King to young readers. Describes her childhood, education, marriage to civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., and her work as an activist. Includes a time line. From the series History Maker Bios. AR 4.5 Follett RL 4.4 RC 3.5 Lexile 660 GR level R IL 3-4.
Coretta Scott King PI  
B 122748B 122748 Coretta Scott King
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Krull, Kathleen
Length: 48 Copyright: 2015

An illustrated biography of Coretta Scott King, an American civil rights activist, and the wife of civil rights leader, Martin Luther King, Jr. From the series Women Who Broke The Rules. AR 5.7 RC 5.7 Lexile 880 GR level T IL 2-5.
Coretta Scott King PI  
B 111148B 111148 Coretta Scott King: A Biography
Grade Lvl: JS Author: McCarty, Laura
Length: 160 Copyright: 2009

Chronicles the life of Coretta Scott King, and covers her childhood in Alabama during the late 1920s, education, marriage to Martin Luther King, Jr., her involvement in the civil rights movement, and other related topics. Includes a time line. From the series Greenwood Biographies.
Coretta Scott King: A Biography JS  
B 107281B 107281 Coretta Scott King: Civil Rights Activist
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Gelfand, Dale
Length: 137 Copyright: 2007

Examines the life and achievements of Coretta Scott King, discussing her childhood in rural Alabama, education, marriage to preacher and civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., and her determination to carry on his legacy after his assassination. Follett RL 8.5.
Coretta Scott King: Civil Rights Activist IJS  
B 111605B 111605 Coretta Scott King: First Lady of Civil Rights
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Stanley, George
Length: 213 Copyright: 2008

An illustrated fictionalized biography of Coretta Scott King that focuses on her childhood in Alabama where she climbed trees, bonded closely with her father, and sang songs. From the series Childhood of Famous Americans. Follet RL 5.4. AR 5.9.
Coretta Scott King: First Lady of Civil Rights PI  
B 88924B 88924 Cornerstones of Freedom: African-Americans
Grade Lvl: PI Author: KENT, DEBORAH
Length: 32 Copyright: 1996

Subtitle: African-Americans In the Thirteen Colonies. Presents a brief history of Afro-Americans and of slavery in 17th and 18th century Americas.
Cornerstones of Freedom: African-Americans PI  
B 127878B 127878 Cosmos Camp
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Giles, Lamar
Length: 265 Copyright: 2023

Twin sisters and budding geniuses Wiki and Leen Ellison have never been apart, but this summer Leen is going to Cosmos Camp and secretly Wiki is looking forward to being alone, but when the camp founder disappears both girls are recruited to solve the mystery before his newest invention goes terribly wrong. Mystery story. African American. Twins. Gifted persons. IL 4-8.
Cosmos Camp IJ  
B 127058B 127058 Cost of Knowing
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Morris, Brittney
Length: 327 Copyright: 2021

Sixteen-year-old Alex Rufus's curse of seeing the future distracts him from being and doing his best, but when he sees his little brother Isaiah's imminent death, he races against time, death, and circumstances to save him. Starred reviews. An Iowa High School Book Award 2022-2023. African American. Prejudice and racism. Responsible-decision making. Supernatural. Clairvoyance. Young adult. IL 9-12. AR 5.0. Lexile 780.
Cost of Knowing JS  
B 116093B 116093 Courage Has No Color : The True Story of the Triple Nickels
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Stone, Tanya Lee
Length: 147 Copyright: 2013

Examines the role of African-Americans in the military through the history of the Triple Nickles, America's first black paratroopers, who fought against attacks perpetrated on the American West by the Japanese during World War II. United States. Army Parachute troops. World War, 1939-1945 Participation, African American. AR 8.0 RC 10.0 Lexile 1090 IL 5-10.
Courage Has No Color : The True Story of the Triple Nickels IJS  
B 118364B 118364 Crossover
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Alexander, Kwame
Length: 237 Copyright: 2014

Fourteen-year-old twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court as their father ignores his declining health. Twins- Fiction. Brothers- Fiction. Fathers and sons- Fiction. Novels in verse. Charlotte Huck Honor Book 2015. Coretta Scott King Book Award Author Honors - 2015. Newbery Medal Winner - 2015. AR 4.3 Lexile 750 IL 6-10. Iowa Teen Award 2017-2018.
Crossover IJS  
B 126319B 126319 Crossover (Graphic Novel)
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Alexander, Kwame
Length: 218 Copyright: 2019

Fourteen-year-old twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court as their father ignores his declining health. Graphic Novel. IL 5-10. AR 4.0. Lexile 670.
Crossover (Graphic Novel) IJS  
KM 12294KM 12294 Crossover (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Alexander, Kwame
Length: 0 Copyright: 2014

Fourteen-year-old twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court as their father ignores his declining health. Contents: playaway --a pre-loaded audio book (2.25 hours) on a dedicated digital audio media player (MP3) narrated by Corey Allen; earbuds; instruction sheet; and novel in verse (237 pages)by Kwame Alexander. Charlotte Huck Honor Book 2015. Coretta Scott King Book Award Author Honors - 2015. Newbery Medal Winner - 2015. AR 4.3 RC 4.6 Lexile 750 IL 6-10. Four-week loan period.
Crossover (Playaway) IJS  
B 119271B 119271 Crow
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Wright, Barbara
Length: 297 Copyright: 2012

Moses Thomas's summer vacation in 1898 does not go as planned, and while he deals with family problems and fickle friends, Moses comes to be more aware of the escalating tension between the African American and white communities of Wilmington, North Carolina. AR 5.4 RC 5.3 Lexile 800 IL 6-12.
Crow IJS  
B 123992B 123992 Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Barnes, Derrick D
Length: 32 Copyright: 2017

The barbershop is where the magic happens. Boys go in as lumps of clay and, with princely robes draped around their shoulders, a dab of cool shaving cream on their foreheads, and a slow, steady cut, they become royalty. That crisp yet subtle line makes boys sharper, more visible, more aware of every great thing that could happen to them when they look good: lesser grades turn into As; girls take notice; even a mother's hug gets a little tighter. Everyone notices. A fresh cut makes boys fly. Haircut fiction. Story in verse. Best books. A Newbery Honor and Caldecott Honor book. Starred reviews. IL 2-6. AR 3.8. Lexile 770.
Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut PI  
B 111909B 111909 Cruisers
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Myers, Walter Dean
Length: 126 Copyright: 2010

Friends Zander, Kambui, LaShonda, and Bobbi, caught in the middle of a mock Civil War at DaVinci Academy, learn the true cost of freedom of speech when they use their alternative newspaper, The Cruiser, to try to make peace. AR and RC 5.3. Lexile 810. IL 5-8.
Cruisers IJ  
B 125154B 125154 Dancing in the Wings
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Allen, Debbie
Length: 32 Copyright: 2000

Sassy tries out for a summer dance festival in Washington, D.C., despite the other girls' taunts that she is much too tall. Writing conventions. Inferring. Ballet. IL K-3. AR 3.5. RC 3.2. Lexile 540.
Dancing in the Wings KP  
B 77509B 77509 Dancing With the Indians
Grade Lvl: P Author: Medearis, Angela
Length: 32 Copyright: 1991

While attending a Seminole Indian celebration, a black family watches and joins in several exciting dances. Powwow. Guided Reading level M. AR 3.3. RC 2.9. Lexile 600.
Dancing With the Indians P  
B 101743B 101743 Daring Escape of Ellen Craft
Grade Lvl: P Author: Moore, Cathy
Length: 48 Copyright: 2002

Tells the story of a slave couple, Ellen Craft and her husband William who escaped to freedom. From the series On My Own History. AR level 3.2. Follett RL 2.6.
Daring Escape of Ellen Craft P  
B 126059B 126059 Dark Sky Rising: Reconstruction and the Dawn of Jim Crow
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Gates, Henry Louis
Length: 225 Copyright: 2019

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. presents a journey through America's past and our nation's attempts at renewal in this look at the Civil War's conclusion, Reconstruction, and the rise of Jim Crow segregation. Includes primary sources. U.S. Civil War. Reconstruction Era. IL 8-12. AR 8.7. RC 12.4. Lexile 1200.
Dark Sky Rising: Reconstruction and the Dawn of Jim Crow JS  
B 112173B 112173 Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Hill, Laban Carrick
Length: 40 Copyright: 2010

Chronicles the life of Dave, a nineteenth-century slave who went on to become an influential poet, artist, and potter. Coretta Scott King Medal Illustrator Award, 2011. Caldecott Honor Books, 2011, AR 6.0. RC 9.4. Lexile 1100. IL 1-4. Illustrated by Bryan Collier.
Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave PI  
B 128301B 128301 Davenports (Book 1)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Marquis, Krystal
Length: 379 Copyright: 2023

The Davenports are one of the few Black families of immense wealth and status in 1910 Chicago, and the two daughters, Olivia and Helen, are finding their way and finding love--even where they are not supposed to. Series fiction: Davenports, Book 1. 24-25 Iowa High School Book Award. IL 9-12. Lexile 720.
Davenports (Book 1) JS  
KM 13795KM 13795 Davenports (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Marquis, Krystal
Length: 0 Copyright: 2023

The Davenports are one of the few Black families of immense wealth and status in 1910 Chicago, and the two daughters, Olivia and Helen, are finding their way and finding love--even where they are not supposed to. Contents include book, playaway and a 5-way splitter. 24-25 Iowa High School Book Award. IL 9-12. Lexile 720.
Davenports (Playaway) JS  
B 109813B 109813 David's Drawings
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Falwell, Cathryn
Length: 32 Copyright: 2001

A shy African American boy arriving at a new school makes friends with his classmates by drawing a picture of a tree. Follett RL 1.9. AR 1.9. RC 1.8. Lexile 150.
David's Drawings KP  
B 127152B 127152 Day for Rememberin': Inspired by the True Events of the First Memorial Day
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Henderson, Leah
Length: 48 Copyright: 2021

In Charleston, South Carolina, in 1865, ten-year-old Eli and other newly freed slaves gather to honor the memory of fallen Union soldiers, an event considered to be one of the first celebrations of what is now called Memorial Day. African American. Holiday story. Includes timelines and back matter. U.S. Civil War. IL 2-6. AR 4.8. GR T.
Day for Rememberin': Inspired by the True Events of the First Memorial Day PI  
B 127046B 127046 Dear Justyce
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Stone, Nic
Length: 266 Copyright: 2020

Incarcerated teen Quan Banks writes letters to Justyce McCallister, with whom he bonded years before over family issues, about his experiences in the American juvenile justice system. Iowa High School Book Award 2022-2023. Starred reviews. Young adult. Realistic fiction. Social awareness. Family problems. Companion novel to: Dear Martin (B 123410). IL 9-12. AR 5.3. Lexile 780.
Dear Justyce JS  
KM 13495KM 13495 Dear Justyce (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Stone, Nic
Length: 0 Copyright: 2020

Incarcerated teen Quan Banks writes letters to Justyce McCallister, with whom he bonded years before over family issues, about his experiences in the American juvenile justice system. Iowa High School Book Award 2022-2023. Starred reviews. Kit contents include playaway, hardcover book and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: approximately 5 hours. Young adult. Realistic fiction. Social awareness. Family problems. Companion novel to: Dear Martin (B 123410). IL 9-12. AR 5.3. Lexile 780.
Dear Justyce (Playaway) JS  
B 123410B 123410 Dear Martin
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Stone, Nic
Length: 210 Copyright: 2017

Writing letters to the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., seventeen-year-old college-bound Justyce McAllister struggles to face the reality of race relations today and how they are shaping him. Realistic fiction. IL 9-12. AR 4.8. Lexile 720. Iowa High School Award, 2019-2020.
Dear Martin JS  
B 84549B 84549 Dear Mrs. Parks: A Dialogue With Today's Youth
Grade Lvl: I Author: Parks, Rosa
Length: 112 Copyright: 1996

Presents correspondence between Rosa Parks and various children in which the "Mother of the Modern-Day Civil Rights Movements" answers questions and encourages young people to reach their highest potential. AR 5.6. RC 5.4. Lexile 850. GR level T.
Dear Mrs. Parks: A Dialogue With Today's Youth I  
B 102532B 102532 DeShawn Days
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: MEDINA, TONY
Length: 32 Copyright: 2001

The author uses verse to introduce the world of an African American who lives in the projects. First-person poems reveal the hopes, fears, and dreams of this ten-year old inner city boy. AR level 4.2.Follett RL 3.1.
DeShawn Days KPI  
B 79856B 79856 Dinner at Aunt Connie's House
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Ringgold, Faith
Length: 32 Copyright: 1993

Using an annual family reunion at Aunt Connie's house as a narrative device, Ringgold introduces 12 famous African American women and their contributions to African American history. Blends fact & fiction. AR 4.8. RC 5.8. Lexile 640. GR level Q IL K-4.
Dinner at Aunt Connie's House KPI  
B 115507B 115507 Discovering Black America: From the Age of Exploration to the Twenty-First Century
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Tarrant-Reid, Linda
Length: 244 Copyright: 2012

An exploration of African American history, featuring narratives from diaries and journals, interviews, and archival images. AR 10.7 RC 12.0 Lexile 1370 IL 7-12.
Discovering Black America: From the Age of Exploration to the Twenty-First JS  
B 116767B 116767 Discovering Wes Moore
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Moore, Wes
Length: 160 Copyright: 2012

The author, a Rhodes scholar and combat veteran, analyzes factors that influenced him as well as another man of the same name and from the same neighborhood who was drawn into a life of drugs and crime and ended up serving life in prison, focusing on the influence of relatives, mentors, and social expectations that could have led either of them on different paths. This story is an adaptation for young people of the adult memoir, The Other Wes Moore.
Discovering Wes Moore JS  
B 109860B 109860 Dizzy
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Winter, Jonah
Length: 48 Copyright: 2006

Simple text and illustrations introduce the life of jazz musician Dizzy Gillespie. Picture book for older readers. AR 4.6.
Dizzy PI  
B 125216B 125216 Doctor with an Eye for Eyes: The Story of Dr. Patricia Bath
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Mosca, Julia Finley
Length: 40 Copyright: 2017

As a girl coming of age during the Civil Rights Movement, Patricia Bath made it her mission to become a doctor. When obstacles like racism, poverty, and sexism threatened this goal, she persevered--brightening the world with a game-changing treatment for blindness! Biography. Juvenile nonfiction. Rhyming. Series: Amazing Scientists. IL K-3. AR 3.3. Lexile 530.
Doctor with an Eye for Eyes: The Story of Dr. Patricia Bath KP  
B 123634B 123634 Dog Days
Grade Lvl: PI Author: English, Karen
Length: 122 Copyright: 2013

Gavin wants to make a good impression at Carver Elementary, where no one knows he excels at soccer and skateboarding, but an annoying big sister, a bully, and his great aunt's Pomeranian are not helping. Series fiction. Carver Chronicles, Book 1. IL 2-6. AR 4.5. RC 4.4. Lexile 710.
Dog Days PI  
KM 9724KM 9724 Dolls with Disabilities & Adaptive Equipment
Grade Lvl: KP Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 1997

Contains teacher's guide and six multi-ethnic dolls with pieces of equipment children may use. Each 16" doll features a soft vinyl body, nylon hair and removable outfit. Includes four girls (Hispanic, White, Asian, Black) and two boys (White and Black); six equipment sets: 1. Guide dog, harness and cane; 2. Protective helmet; 3. Wheelchair; 4. Two leg braces and two forearm crutches; 5. Two hearing aids and two pairs of eyeglasses; and 6. Walker and accessory bag.
Dolls with Disabilities & Adaptive Equipment KP  
B 121698B 121698 Don't Call Me Grandma
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Nelson, Vaunda Micheaux
Length: 32 Copyright: 2016

A granddaughter recounts the reasons why her grandmother is hard to love--and why she loves her anyway. Nell eats fish for breakfast, she doesn't hug or kiss, and she does NOT want to be called grandma. As her great-granddaughter slowly learns more about Nell's life, she finds ways to connect with her prickly, pearl-wearing great-grandmother. AR 3.6 Lexile 710 IL K-3.
Don't Call Me Grandma KP  
B 117337B 117337 Double Victory: How African American Women Broke Race and Gender Barriers to Help Win World War II
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Mullenbach, Cheryl
Length: 266 Copyright: 2013

Describes the things African American women did to help their country during World War II. Iowa author. Lexile 1130 IL 7-12.
Double Victory: How African American Women Broke Race and Gender Barriers t JS  
B 100083B 100083 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Grade Lvl: P Author: Adler, David A
Length: 48 Copyright: 2001

Tells the story of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., his life, accomplishments in the civil rights movement, and his impact on American history. Holiday House Reader, level 2. AR level 3.4. Follett RL 4.2. IL 1-3.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. P  
B 126728B 126728 Dragons in a Bag (Book 1)
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Elliott, Zetta
Length: 154 Copyright: 2018

In Brooklyn, nine-year-old Jax joins Ma, a curmudgeonly witch who lives in his building, on a quest to deliver three baby dragons to a magical world, and along the way discovers his true calling. Starred reviews. Fantasy. African Americans. Series fiction: Dragons in a Bag, Book 1. Iowa Children's Choice Award, 2021-2022. IL 4-8. AR 4.7. RC 4.5. Lexile 740. GR T.
Dragons in a Bag (Book 1) PI  
B 119995B 119995 Draw What You See: The Life and Art of Benny Andrews
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Benson, Kathleen
Length: 32 Copyright: 2015

An illustrated look at the life and work of American artist Benny Andrews. As a child, Benny Andrews loved to draw. He drew his family and the red Georgia fields where they all worked, He dreamed of a better life—something beyond the segregation, the backbreaking labor, and the limited opportunities of his world. He became one of the most important African American painters of the twentieth century, and he opened doors for other artists of color. AR 5.2 IL 2-5.
Draw What You See: The Life and Art of Benny Andrews PI  
B 124906B 124906 Dread Nation
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Ireland, Justina
Length: 451 Copyright: 2018

Jane McKeene was born two days before the dead began to walk the battlefields of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania--derailing the War Between the States and changing the nation forever. In this new America, safety for all depends on the work of a few, and laws like the Native and Negro Education Act require certain children attend combat schools to learn to put down the dead. But there are also opportunities--and Jane is studying to become an Attendant, trained in both weaponryand etiquette to protect the well-to-do. It's a chance for a better life for Negro girls like Jane. After all, not even being the daughter of a wealthy white Southern woman could save her from society's expectations. But that's not a life Jane wants. Almost finished with her education at Miss Preston's School of Combat in Baltimore, Jane is set on returning to her Kentucky home and doesn't pay much mind to the politics of the eastern cities, with their talk of returning America to the glory of its days before the dead rose. But when families around Baltimore County begin to go missing, Jane is caught in the middle of a conspiracy, one that finds her in a desperate fight for her life against some powerful enemies. Starred reviews. Historical fiction. Horror. Alternative histories. U.S. Civil War. IL 9-12. AR 6.0. RC 5.6. Lexile 870. Iowa High School Book Award 2021-2022.
Dread Nation JS  
KM 13396KM 13396 Dread Nation (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Ireland, Justina
Length: 451 Copyright: 2018

A meditation on race in America that takes the form of an alternate-history adventure in a Post-Reconstruction world where Confederate and Union soldiers rose from the dead at the end of the Civil War. Dread Nation, Book 1. Iowa High School Book Award 2021-2022. Alternative histories. Zombies fiction. Kit contents include a book, playaway and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 11 hours. Three week loan period. IL 9-12. AR 6.0. RC 5.6. Lexile 870.
Dread Nation (Playaway) JS  
B 88483B 88483 Dreams: Story of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Murray, Peter
Length: 32 Copyright: 1999

A biography of the Baptist minister who spent much of his life pursuing his dream of equal treatment for fellow African Americans and for all peopel. AR 4.5.
Dreams: Story of Martin Luther King, Jr. PI  
B 127390B 127390 Drive It! Fix It! (Book 1)
Grade Lvl: P Author: Brimner, Larry Dane
Length: 44 Copyright: 2022

Ace has built her very own car and is getting ready to race After oiling the wheels and kicking the tires, Ace sets out to win. But when a missing part and a rut in the middle of the track threaten to keep her in last place, Ace has to think fast to finish strong -- and come out on top. African American. Beginning reader. Things that go. Racing. Karting. An Acorn Book. Series fiction. Racing Ace series, Book 1. IL 1-4. AR 2.0. Lexile 430.
Drive It! Fix It! (Book 1) P  
B 88481B 88481 Duke Ellington
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Pinkney, Andrea
Length: 36 Copyright: 1998

A brief recounting of the career of this jazz musician and composer, who, along with his orchestra, created music that was beyond category. 1999 Caldecott Honor book illustrated by Brian Pinkney. AR 5.0. Follett RL 5.5.
Duke Ellington PI  
B 107251B 107251 Dwyane Wade
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Savage, Jeff
Length: 32 Copyright: 2007

Tells the life story of basketball player Dwyane Wade, describing his childhood in Chicago and rise to stardom with the Miami Heat. From the series Amazing Ahtletes. AR 4.3. Follett RL 4.1. RC 3.7. Lexile 720.
Dwyane Wade PI  
B 118809B 118809 Dwyane Wade: Basketball Superstar
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Doeden, Matt
Length: 24 Copyright: 2014

Introduces readers to the life of pro basketball star Dwyane Wade. Basketball players. From the Sports Illustrated KIDS series Superstar Athletes. AR 4.5. Lexile 810. IL 1-4.
Dwyane Wade: Basketball Superstar PI  
B 124462B 124462 El odio que das (Hate U Give)
Grade Lvl: S Author: Thomas, Angie
Length: 438 Copyright: 2017

Text in Spanish.;Translation of: 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 Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed. Soon afterward, his death is a national headline. Some are calling him a thug, maybe even a drug dealer and a gangbanger. Protesters are taking to the streets in Khalil's name. Some cops and the local drug lord try to intimidate Starr and her family. What everyone wants to know is: what really went down that night? And the only person alive who can answer that is Starr. But what Starr does-or does not-say could upend her community. It could also endanger her life. Spanish language. Race relations. Prejudice and Racism. Strong language and content throughout throughout. Mature themes. Teacher preview strongly recommended. IL 10-12.
El odio que das (Hate U Give) S  
B 79740B 79740 Elijah McCoy, Inventor
Grade Lvl: P Author: JACKSON, GARNET
Length: 26 Copyright: 1993

A brief biography of the mechanical engineer who invented the lubricator to oil the wheels of a train.
Elijah McCoy, Inventor P  
B 108607B 108607 Elijah of Buxton
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Curtis, Christopher Paul
Length: 341 Copyright: 2007

In 1860, eleven year old Elijah Freeman, the first free-born child in Buxton, Canada, which is a haven for slaves fleeing the American south, uses his wits and skills to try to bring to justice the lying preacher who has stolen money that was to be used to buy a family's freedom. AR 5.4. Follett RL 5.6. RC 7.5. Lexile 1070. Coretta Scott King Author Award Winner and Newbery Honor book. 2008 Scott O'Dell Award. IL 5-8.
Elijah of Buxton IJ  
B 114709B 114709 Eliza's Freedom Road: An Underground Railroad Diary
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Nolen, Jerdine
Length: 139 Copyright: 2011

A twelve-year-old slave girl begins writing in a journal where she documents her journey via the Underground Railroad from Alexandria, Virginia to freedom in St. Catharines, Canada. AR 4.6 RC 4.2 Lexile 670 GR level S IL 4-7.
Eliza's Freedom Road: An Underground Railroad Diary IJ  
B 121510B 121510 Ella Fitzgerald: American Jazz Singer
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Hansen, Grace
Length: 24 Copyright: 2016

Presents the life of the jazz singer, including where she was born, how she got started in music, and why she is remembered as "The First Lady of Song." From the series ABDO Kids: History Maker Biographies. AR 1.9 Lexile 340 IL K-2.
Ella Fitzgerald: American Jazz Singer KP  
B 105280B 105280 Ellington Was Not a Street
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Shange, Ntozake
Length: 34 Copyright: 2004

Presents an illustrated poem in which Ntozake Shange recalls her childhood growing up in the company W.E.B. Du Bois, Dizzy Gillepsie, Paul Robeson, and other great African American men who were instrumental in changing American culture and society. 2005 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award. Illustrated by Nelson Kadir. Picture book for older readers. RC 3.3. IL 3-8.
Ellington Was Not a Street PIJ  
B 126507B 126507 Epic Athletes: Stephen Curry
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Wetzel, Dan
Length: 142 Copyright: 2019

Explores the life and career of professional basketball player Stephen Curry. Series nonfiction: Epic Athletes. IL 4-8. AR 6.7. RC 8.5. Lexile 1000.
Epic Athletes: Stephen Curry IJ  
B 80800B 80800 Escape From Slavery: Boyhood of Frederick Douglass
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Douglass, Frederick
Length: 63 Copyright: 1994

Subtitle is: The Boyhood Of Frederick Douglass In His Own Words. A shortened autobiography presenting the early life of the slave who became an abolitionist, journalist, and statesman. Follett RL 6.9. Lexile 990.
Escape From Slavery: Boyhood of Frederick Douglass IJS  
B 108675B 108675 Escape of Oney Judge
Grade Lvl: PI Author: McCully, Emily Arnold
Length: 32 Copyright: 2007

Young Oney Judge risks everything to escape a life of slavery in the household of George and Martha Washington and to make her own way as a free black woman. An author's note at the end provides more information about Oney's life. AR and RC 4.5. Lexile 770. IL 2-6.
Escape of Oney Judge PI  
DVD 2470DVD 2470 Escaping Slavery: On the Underground Railroad
Grade Lvl: IJ Author:
Length: 11 Copyright: 2008

Stirring dramatizations, photographs and colorful maps help to tell the story of the Underground Railroad and its importance in the success of the abolition movement. Students will understand that the Underground Railroad was a series of safe houses maintained by volunteers who helped enslaved people to escape to freedom. Abolitionists. Closed captioned.
Escaping Slavery: On the Underground Railroad IJ  
B 116098B 116098 Etched in Clay : The Life of Dave, Enslaved Potter and Poet
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Cheng, Andrea
Length: 143 Copyright: 2013

The life of Dave, an enslaved potter who inscribed his works with sayings and poems in spite of South Carolina's slave anti-literacy laws in the years leading up to the Civil War. The story is a narrative biography, told in verse, with some imagined scenes, people, thoughts, and dialogue. Includes afterword, author's note, and sources. AR 5.0 RC 5.2 Lexile 790 IL 5-10.
Etched in Clay : The Life of Dave, Enslaved Potter and Poet IJS  
B 118848B 118848 Fake ID
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Giles, L. R
Length: 303 Copyright: 2014

An African-American teen in the Witness Protection Program moves to a new town and finds himself trying to solve a murder mystery when his first friend is found dead. Thriller. Suspense. Conspiracies- Fiction. AR 4.6 RC 4.7 Lexile 640 IL 8-12.
Fake ID JS  
B 82590B 82590 Famous First of Black Women
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Plowden, Martha
Length: 155 Copyright: 1993

Focuses on notable African American women who have helped shape American destiny, including contributors in the fields of politics, sports, and the arts. Follett RL 8.3.
Famous First of Black Women IJ  
B 117394B 117394 Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Martin, Jacqueline Briggs
Length: 32 Copyright: 2013

Follows Will Allen's work to revolutionize the way kids think about food and where it comes from, by developing urban farms and establishing farmer's markets, in order to feed the world. City farming. Urban agriculture. Iowa author. AR 4.2 RC 3.7 Lexile 770 IL 2-5.
Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table PI  
KM 12337KM 12337 Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table (Read-Along)
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Martin, Jacqueline Briggs
Length: 0 Copyright: 2014

Follows the life of urban farmer Will Allen, who grew up on a dairy farm and had a career in professional basketball, but decided to return to growing food in Milwaukee. Kit contains audio CD read-along (18 min read by Peter Jay Fernandez; note read by author.;Track 1 has page-turn signals, track 2 does not) and picture book by Iowa author Jacqueline Briggs Martin. AR 4.2 RC 3.7 Lexile 770 IL 2-5.
Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table (Read-Along) PI  
B 127711B 127711 Fast Pitch
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Stone, Nic
Length: 179 Copyright: 2021

Shenice Lockwood dreams of leading the Fulton Firebirds to the U12 softball regional championship. But Shenice's focus gets shaken when her great-uncle Jack reveals that a career-ending-and family-name-ruining-crime may have been a setup. It's up to Shenice to discover the truth about her family's past-and fast-before secrets take the Firebirds out of the game forever. Mystery fiction. African American. Softball. Racism. IL 5-8. AR 5.2. Lexile 790. GR X.
Fast Pitch IJ  
B 108368B 108368 Father Like That
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Zolotow, Charlotte
Length: 34 Copyright: 2007

A young boy shares with his mother the daydreams about the father who left before he was born. Fathers and sons. Single-parent families. AR 3.0. Follett RL 2.9.
Father Like That KP  
B 108587B 108587 Feathers
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Woodson, Jacqueline
Length: 118 Copyright: 2007

When a new, white student nicknamed "The Jesus Boy" joins her sixth grade class in the winter of 1971, Frannie's growing friendship with him makes her start to see some things in a new light. AR 4.4 RC 5.3. Lexile 760. Newbery Honor book.
Feathers IJ  
B 126600B 126600 Feed Your Mind: A Story of August Wilson
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Bryant, Jen
Length: 48 Copyright: 2019

An illustrated overview of the life of African-American author August Wilson. August Wilson (1945-2005) was a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright who had a particular talent for capturing the authentic, everyday voice of Black Americans. Includes timelines. Illustrated works. Biography. IL 3-7. AR 4.6. GR X.
Feed Your Mind: A Story of August Wilson PIJ  
B 80300B 80300 Female Writers
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Rennert, Richard
Length: 64 Copyright: 1994

Collection of brief biographies of eight African American female writers including: Mayan Angelou, Gwendolyn Brooks, Nikki Giovanni, Lorraine Hansberry, Zora Neale Hurston, Toni Morrison, Alice Walker, and Phillis Wheatley.
Female Writers IJS  
B 125022B 125022 Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riots of 1919
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Hartfield, Claire
Length: 198 Copyright: 2018

On a hot day in July 1919, five black youths went swimming in Lake Michigan, unintentionally floating close to the "white" beach. An angry white man began throwing stones at the boys, striking and killing one. Racial conflict on the beach erupted into days of urban violence that shook the city of Chicago to its foundations. This mesmerizing narrative draws on contemporary accounts as it traces the roots of the explosion that had been building for decades in race relations, politics, business, and clashes of culture. Archival photos and prints, source notes, bibliography, index. Narrative nonfiction. IL 9-12. RC 10.6. Lexile 1120.
Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riots of 1919 JS  
B 126177B 126177 Field Guide to the North American Teenager
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Philippe, Ben
Length: 372 Copyright: 2019

When Norris, a Black French Canadian, starts his junior year at an Austin, Texas, high school, he views his fellow students as cliches from "a bad 90s teen movie." Starred reviews. Young adult. Realistic fiction. Humor. Multicultural. Moving. New experiences. IL 8-12. AR 5.9. Lexile 830.
Field Guide to the North American Teenager JS  
B 126243B 126243 Fierce 44: Black Americans Who Shook Up the World
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Staff of the Undefeated
Length: 94 Copyright: 2019

A collective biography of 44 prominent African Americans from United States history, including Frederick Douglass, Aretha Franklin, and Barack Obama. Biography collection. African American. U.S. History. Picture book for older readers. IL 5-8.
Fierce 44: Black Americans Who Shook Up the World IJ  
KM 12143KM 12143 Fight For Your Life: The Story of Rubin Hurricane Carter "Start-to-Finish" 5 Books
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Chu, Godwin
Length: 120 Copyright: 2006

This dramatized telling of one of the most notorious cases of injustice in U.S. history follows the 22-year legal odyssey that Rubin Carter endured before winning his freedom. The story also aims to offer a context for the history of racial tension that permeated the case and American society during the 1960s and ’70s. Kit contains five copies of the book from the Start-to-Finish series Overcoming the Odds: Sports Biographies. Blue Level (RL 4-5) Publisher GR level R. Lexile 850. IL 6-12. Reference kit to use with this is KM 8815.
Fight For Your Life: The Story of Rubin Hurricane Carter "Start-to-Finish" IJS  
B 114782B 114782 Final Four
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Volponi, Paul
Length: 244 Copyright: 2012

Four players at the Final Four of the NCAA basketball tournament struggle with the pressures of tournament play and the expectations of society at large. Malcolm wants to get to the NBA ASAP. Roko wants to be the pride of his native Croatia. Crispin wants the girl of his dreams. M.J. just wants a chance. AR 5.8 RC 5.6 Lexile 870 IL 9-12.
Final Four JS  
B 125010B 125010 Finding Langston
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Cline-Ransome, Lesa
Length: 107 Copyright: 2018

When eleven-year-old Langston's father moves them from their home in Alabama to Chicago's Bronzeville district, it feels like he's giving up everything he loves. It's 1946. Langston's mother has just died, and now they're leaving the rest of his family and friends. He misses everything-- Grandma's Sunday suppers, the red dirt roads, and the magnolia trees his mother loved. In the city, they live in a small apartment surrounded by noise and chaos. It doesn't feel like a new start, or a better life. At home he's lonely, his father always busy at work; at school he's bullied for being a country boy. But Langston's new home has one fantastic thing. Unlike the whites-only library in Alabama, the Chicago Public Library welcomes everyone. There, hiding out after school, Langston discovers another Langston--a poet whom he learns inspired his mother enough to name her only son after him. Human migration. African American. Historical fiction. IL 4-8. AR 4.5. RC 4.6. Lexile 760.
Finding Langston IJ  
B 112766B 112766 Finding Lincoln
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Malaspina, Ann
Length: 32 Copyright: 2009

In segregated 1950s Alabama, Louis cannot use the public library to research a class assignment, but one of the librarians lets him in after hours and helps him find the book that he needs. Includes an author's note with historical information about library segregation in the South. AR 4.5. RC 2.7. Lexile 650. IL 2-4.
Finding Lincoln PI  
B 120694B 120694 Finding Someplace
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Patrick, Denise Lewis
Length: 214 Copyright: 2015

The weekend she turns thirteen, aspiring clothing designer Teresa "Reesie" Boone is separated from her family by Hurricane Katrina, but during the horrific storm and its aftermath, begins to find strength in herself. AR 4.6 RC 4.2 Lexile 680 IL 4-8.
Finding Someplace IJ  
B 119435B 119435 Firebird: Ballerina Misty Copeland Shows a Young Girl How to Dance Like the Firebird
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Copeland, Misty
Length: 34 Copyright: 2014

American Ballet Theater soloist Misty Copeland encourages a young ballet student, with brown skin like her own, by telling her that she, too, had to learn basic steps and how to be graceful when she was starting out, and that some day, with practice and dedication, the little girl will become a firebird, too. Includes author's note about dancers who led her to find her voice. Illustrated by Christopher Myers. Coretta Scott King Book Awards Illustrator Winner - 2015. IL 1-4.
Firebird: Ballerina Misty Copeland Shows a Young Girl How to Dance Like the PI  
B 112377B 112377 First Family
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Hopkinson, Deborah
Length: 32 Copyright: 2010

Describes what a typical day is like for the First Family, sharing what President Obama and First Lady Michelle, as well as their daughters Malia and Sasha and their dog Bo, do throughout the day. White House. AR 5.5. IL 1-4.
First Family PI  
B 87452B 87452 First in the Field: Baseball Hero Jackie Robinson
Grade Lvl: I Author: Dingle, Derek
Length: 48 Copyright: 1998

A biography which discusses the discrimination faced by Jackie Robinson, the baseball legend who became the first African American to play major league bseball. AR 6.9. RC 7.3. Lexile 1040. IL 4-6.
First in the Field: Baseball Hero Jackie Robinson I  
B 123706B 123706 First Step: How One Girl Put Segregation on Trial
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Goodman, Susan E
Length: 40 Copyright: 2016

Looks at how in 1847, a young African American girl named Sarah Roberts made history with her case of Roberts versus the City of Boston to outlaw segregated schools. Backmatter includes: integration timeline, bios on key people in the book, list of resources, and author's note. Starred reviews. Narrative nonfiction. IL 3-7. AR 4.7. RC 4.7. Lexile 770. GR S.
First Step: How One Girl Put Segregation on Trial PIJ  
KM 12140KM 12140 Flo Jo: The Story of Florence Griffith Joyner "Start-to-Finish" 5 Books
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Venable, Alan
Length: 100 Copyright: 1999

When Florence Griffith was five years old, she raced against the jackrabbits in the desert. By the time she was 20, she was one of the fastest runners in America. Then, something seemed to go wrong. Florence did not win an Olympic gold medial in 1980 or 1984, but she became the fastest woman in the world at the Olympics in 1988. Kit contains five copies of the book from the Start-to-Finish series Overcoming the Odds: Sports Biographies. Gold Level (RL 2-3) Publisher GR level L. Lexile 540. IL 6-12. Reference KM 8816 for more instructional tools to support this kit in your classroom.
Flo Jo: The Story of Florence Griffith Joyner "Start-to-Finish" 5 Books IJS  
B 100583B 100583 Fly High!: The Story of Bessie Coleman
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Borden, Louise
Length: 38 Copyright: 2001

Discusses the life of the determined African American woman who went all the way to France in order to earn her pilot's license in 1921. Picture book for older readers. AR level 4.5. Follett RL 5.1. RC 4.1.
Fly High!: The Story of Bessie Coleman PI  
B 125616B 125616 For Black Girls Like Me
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Lockington, Mariama
Length: 321 Copyright: 2019

Eleven-year-old Makeda dreams of meeting her African American mother, while coping with serious problems in her white adopted family, a cross-country move, and being homeschooled. New experiences. Realistic fiction. Identity. IL 5-9. AR 3.5. RC 3.7. Lexile 500.
For Black Girls Like Me IJ  
B 123235B 123235 Forge
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Anderson, Laurie Halse
Length: 297 Copyright: 2010

Curzon, having matured from boy to man over the course of the winter with the army at Valley Forge, worries that someone will learn he is a runaway slave passing for free, and tries to figure out the meaning of his friendship with Isabel. Sequel to: Chains (B 109398). Series fiction - Seeds to America series.
Forge IJ  
B 117338B 117338 Foul Trouble
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Feinstein, John
Length: 392 Copyright: 2013

College recruiters are clambering to sign up Terrell Jamerson, the #1 high school basketball player in the country. But not all of these recruiters are straight shooters, and Terrell will have to think fast if he wants to stay in the game. Corruption in athletics. AR 5.1. RC 4.7. Lexile 770. IL 7-10.
Foul Trouble JS  
B 121169B 121169 Franchise
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Jones, Patrick
Length: 102 Copyright: 2013

Latrell Baker lands an internship with the NFL's LA Stars after Harmon Holt hears about the algorithm he developed for determining best defensive play. From the series Opportunity. AR 4.5 RC 3.7 Lexile 640 IL 6-10.
Franchise IJS  
B 110626B 110626 Frederick Douglass
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Mayer, Cassie
Length: 24 Copyright: 2008

A brief biography of abolitionist Frederick Douglass that chronicleshis childhood as a slave in Maryland, escape to freedom, and continuous work for emancipation. Abolitionists. Antislavery movements. From the Acorn series First Biographies. AR 1.9. GR levelJ.
Frederick Douglass KP  
B 119227B 119227 Frederick Douglass in His Own Words
Grade Lvl: I Author: Shea, Nicole
Length: 32 Copyright: 2014

A brief biography of Frederick Douglass that uses his own words to describe how he fought racism in the United States. Antislavery movements. From the series Eyewitness To History. IL 4-6.
Frederick Douglass in His Own Words I  
B 79738B 79738 Frederick Douglass, Freedom Fighter
Grade Lvl: P Author: Jackson, Garnet
Length: 26 Copyright: 1993

A brief biography of the abolitionist who escaped from slavery and used his speeches and writings to lead the fight for freedom and civil rights for African Americans.
Frederick Douglass, Freedom Fighter P  
KM 12156KM 12156 Frederick Douglass: A Hero for All Times "Start-to-Finish" 5 Books
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Major, Devorah
Length: 100 Copyright: 2007

Examines the life and achievements of Frederick Douglass, who escaped slavery and become famous for his speeches against slavery and also became a leader of the Underground Railroad. Includes quotations by Douglass. Abolitionists. Antislavery movements. Kit contains five copies of the book (100 pages). From the Start-To-Finish series Step Into History. Gold level (RL 2-3) Lexile 620 Publisher GR level L. IL 6-12. Reference KM 8816 for more instructional tools to support this kit in your classroom. Sp Ed Do Not Weed.
Frederick Douglass: A Hero for All Times "Start-to-Finish" 5 Books IJS  
B 116150B 116150 Frederick Douglass: Fighter Against Slavery
Grade Lvl: PI Author: McKissack, Patricia / McKissack, Fredrick
Length: 24 Copyright: 2013

A simple biography of Frederick Douglass, an escaped slave who became the leading voice against slavery in the 1800s. Antislavery movements History. Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895. Abolitionists. From the series Famous African Americans. AR 3.1 IL 2-4.
Frederick Douglass: Fighter Against Slavery PI  
B 122760B 122760 Frederick Douglass: The Lion Who Wrote History
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Myers, Walter Dean
Length: 40 Copyright: 2017

A picture book that chronicles the life of African-American social reformer Frederick Douglass. Abolitionists. Antislavery movements- History. IL 2-4.
Frederick Douglass: The Lion Who Wrote History PI  
B 121928B 121928 Frederick's Journey: The Life of Frederick Douglass
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Rappaport, Doreen
Length: 48 Copyright: 2015

An illustrated biography of African American abolitionist Frederick Douglass. Abolitionists. Antislavery movements. From Doreen Rappaport's series Big Words. AR 4.4 RC 4.7 Lexile 770 GR level V IL 2-4.
Frederick's Journey: The Life of Frederick Douglass PI  
B 121731B 121731 Freedom in Congo Square
Grade Lvl: P Author: Weatherford, Carole Boston
Length: 40 Copyright: 2016

Chronicles slaves' duties each day, from chopping logs on Mondays to baking bread on Wednesdays to plucking hens on Saturday, and builds to the freedom of Sundays and the special experience of an afternoon spent in Congo Square. African Americans Louisiana New Orleans History. AR 5.4 RC 3.2 Lexile 670 IL 1-3.
Freedom in Congo Square P  
B 122769B 122769 Freedom Over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Bryan, Ashley
Length: 56 Copyright: 2016

Using original slave auction and plantation estate documents, the author contrasts the monetary value of a slave with the priceless value of life experiences and dreams that a slave owner could never take away. Profiles eleven slaves, property of the Fairchilds. Each person has two visual portraits, with each accompanied by a poem (on the opposite page). Each slave tells about the work he or she does on the land; the second reveals the dreams & yearnings of that slave. 2017 Newbery Honor Book & Coretta Scott King Honor Book- Illustrator. AR 4.6 Lexile 730 IL 3-6.
Freedom Over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life PI  
B 114881B 114881 Freedom Song: The Story of Henry "Box" Brown
Grade Lvl: P Author: Walker, Sally M.
Length: 35 Copyright: 2012

Henry Brown copes with slavery by singing, but after his wife and children are sold away he is left with only his freedom song, which gives him strength when friends put him in a box and mail him to a free state. Singing Fiction. Virginia History 1775-1865 Fiction. AR 3.9 RC 3.3 Lexile 570 IL 1-3.
Freedom Song: The Story of Henry "Box" Brown P  
B 105342B 105342 Freedom Summer
Grade Lvl: P Author: Wiles, Deborah
Length: 30 Copyright: 2005

In 1964, Joe is pleased that a new law will allow his best friend John Henry, who is African American, to share the town pool and other public places with him, but he is dismayed to find that prejudice still exists. Desegregation. 2002 Ezra Jack Keats author award (Deborah Wiles) and illustrator award (Jerome Lagarrigue). AR 3.2. RC 2.7. Lexile 460. GR level M.
Freedom Summer P  
B 118367B 118367 Freedom Summer : The 1964 Struggle for Civil Rights in Mississippi
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Rubin, Susan Goldman
Length: 120 Copyright: 2014

Introduces the efforts of student volunteers who traveled to Mississippi in 1964 to encourage African Americans to exercise their right to vote, and discusses the violent resistance they faced from supporters of segregation. AR 6.9 Lexile 980 IL 6-10.
Freedom Summer : The 1964 Struggle for Civil Rights in Mississippi IJS  
KM 7573KM 7573 Freedom Train: Story of Harriet Tubman
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: STERLING, DOROTHY
Length: 0 Copyright: 1954

Harriet Tubman, known as the Moses of her people, escapes slavery, then risks her life to bring other slaves to freedom up the Underground Railroad. From the series Scholastic Biography. Contents: six copies of the book by Dorothy Sterling. AR 6.2. RC 4.5. Lexile 910. GR level T. Four-week loan period.
Freedom Train: Story of Harriet Tubman IJ  
B 119093B 119093 Freedom's School
Grade Lvl: P Author: Cline-Ransome, Lesa
Length: 34 Copyright: 2015

Hungry for learning, Lizzie and her brother Paul attend a new school built for freed slaves. Freedmen Fiction. Follett RL 4.2 IL 1-3.
Freedom's School P  
B 127513B 127513 Freewater
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Luqman-Dawson, Amina
Length: 403 Copyright: 2022

After fleeing the plantation where they were enslaved, siblings Ada and Homer discover the secret community of Freewater, and work with freeborn Sanzi to protect their new home from the encroaching dangers of the outside world. Slavery. Historical fiction. African American. Communities. IL 5-8. AR 4.6.
Freewater IJ  
KM 13663KM 13663 Freewater (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Luqman-Dawson, Amina
Length: 0 Copyright: 2022

After fleeing the plantation where they were enslaved, siblings Ada and Homer discover the secret community of Freewater, and work with freeborn Sanzi to protect their new home from the encroaching dangers of the outside world. African American. Historical fiction. Slavery. Contents include playaway, book and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 9 hours and 30 minutes. 2023 Newbery Winner. IL 5-8. AR 4.6.
Freewater (Playaway) IJ  
KM 8831KM 8831 Friendship (5 Books)
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Taylor, Mildred
Length: 0 Copyright: 1987

Four children witness a confrontation between an elderly black man and a white storekeeper in rural Mississippi in the 1930s. Contents: five copies of the book (53 pages), winner of the Coretta Scott King Award by Mildred Taylor. AR 4.1. RC 5.1. Lexile 750.
Friendship (5 Books) PI  
B 109490B 109490 Friendship for Today
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: McKissack, Patricia
Length: 172 Copyright: 2007

Twelve year old Rosemary Patterson learns that she will be attending an all-white school in the fall; but when her best friend is diagnosed with polio, she must face the first day of school alone. Desegregation. School integration. AR and Follett RL 4.1. RC 3.5. Lexile 670.
Friendship for Today IJ  
B 127854B 127854 Frizzy
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Ortega, Claribel A
Length: 212 Copyright: 2022

Tired of going to the salon to have her curls straightened every weekend, Marlene slowly learns to embrace her natural curly hair with the help of her best friend and favorite aunt. African American. Hispanic/Latino. Biracial. Hair. Friendship. Family life. Graphic Novel. 24-25 Iowa Teen Award. IL 4-8. AR 3.0.
Frizzy IJ  
B 111209B 111209 From Slave Ship to Freedom Road
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Lester, Julius
Length: 40 Copyright: 1998

Presents the author's meditations on twenty paintings by artist Rod Brown, designed to encourage reflection on the hardships faced by African American slaves until their emancipation. Slavery in art. African Americans in art. AR 4.8. RC and Follett RL 7.7. Lexile 720.
From Slave Ship to Freedom Road IJS  
B 106763B 106763 From Slave to Soldier: Based on True Civil War
Grade Lvl: P Author: Hopkinson, Deborah
Length: 44 Copyright: 2005

Subtitle: Based on a True Civil War Story. A boy who hates being a slave joins the Union Army to fight for freedom, and proves himself brave and capable of handling a mule team when the need arises. Drovers. From the series Ready-to-Read, Level 3. AR 2.8.
From Slave to Soldier: Based on True Civil War P  
B 126727B 126727 From the Desk of Zoe Washington
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Marks, Janae
Length: 291 Copyright: 2020

Avid baker Zoe Washington receives a letter on her twelfth birthday from her biological father, who is in prison for a terrible crime. African American. Prejudice and racism. Responsible decision-making. Social awareness. Prisoner's families. Starred reviews. Zoe Washington, Book 1. Iowa Children's Choice, 2021-2022. IL 5-9. AR 4.4. Lexile 660.
From the Desk of Zoe Washington IJ  
KM 13381KM 13381 From the Desk of Zoe Washington (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Marks, Janae
Length: 291 Copyright: 2020

Avid baker Zoe Washington receives a letter on her twelfth birthday from her biological father, who is in prison for a terrible crime. Iowa Children's Choice Award 2021-2022. Kit contents include one book, playaway and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 6 hours. IL 4-8. AR 4.4. Lexile 600.
From the Desk of Zoe Washington (Playaway) IJ  
B 117138B 117138 Gabby Douglas
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Tieck, Sarah
Length: 32 Copyright: 2013

Biography of gymnast Gabby Douglas who competed at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. From the series Big Buddy Biographies. AR 3.9 IL 640. IL 1-4.
Gabby Douglas PI  
B 109167B 109167 Game
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Myers, Walter Dean
Length: 218 Copyright: 2008

Drew Lawson, counting on basketball to get him into college and out of Harlem, struggles to keep his cool when the coach brings in two white players and puts them in positions that clearly threaten Drew's game. Czech Americans. AR 4.9. RC 5.3. Lexile 800. IL 8-12.
Game JS  
KM 13169KM 13169 Game (25 Books)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Myers, Walter Dean
Length: 218 Copyright: 2008

Drew Lawson, counting on basketball to get him into college and out of Harlem, struggles to keep his cool when the coach brings in two white players and puts them in positions that clearly threaten Drew's game. Czech Americans. AR 4.9. RC 5.3. Lexile 800. IL 7-12. Kit includes class set of 25 paperback books, a playaway, 5 way splitter, 4 audio CDs. Playaway or Audio CD run time: approximately 4 hours and 25 minutes. Novel Study. IL 7-12. AR 4.9. 5.3. Lexile 800.
Game (25 Books) JS  
KM 13171KM 13171 Game (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Myers, Walter Dean
Length: 218 Copyright: 2008

Drew Lawson, counting on basketball to get him into college and out of Harlem, struggles to keep his cool when the coach brings in two white players and puts them in positions that clearly threaten Drew's game. Czech Americans. AR 4.9. RC 5.3. Lexile 800. IL 7-12. Contains book, playaway and a 5-way splitter. Approximate run time for Playaway: 4 hours and 25 minutes.
Game (Playaway) JS  
B 122039B 122039 Game Changer: John Mclendon and the Secret Game
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Coy, John
Length: 32 Copyright: 2015

In 1944, Coach John McLendon orchestrated a secret basketball game between the best players from a white college and his team from a black college. At a time of widespread segregation and rampant racism, this illegal gathering changed basketball forever. Basketball coaches. Discrimination in sports. AR 5.7 RC 10.6 Lexile 1170 IL 2-4.
Game Changer: John Mclendon and the Secret Game PI  
B 107019B 107019 Game Day
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Barber, Tiki
Length: 32 Copyright: 2005

Brothers Tiki and Ronde Barber, two NFL football players, tell their story and how loyalty, determination, and the power of teamwork help all succeed. AR 3.4. Follett RL 3.6. RC 2.7. Lexile 590.
Game Day PI  
B 79736B 79736 Garrett Morgan, Inventor
Grade Lvl: P Author: JACKSON, GARNET
Length: 26 Copyright: 1993

A simple rhyming text that highlights the contributions of an African American inventor. AR 2.5.
Garrett Morgan, Inventor P  
B 123289B 123289 Garvey's Choice
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Grimes, Nikki
Length: 108 Copyright: 2016

Preferring science and reading to the sports his father wants him to play, Garvey comforts himself with food and endures bullying before joining the school chorus, where he learns how to accept himself and bond with his father. ILA 2017 pick. Iowa Children's Choice 2018-2019 Nominee. Novel written in verse. IL 3-8. AR 3.6. RC 3.5. Lexile 620. GR T.
Garvey's Choice PIJ  
B 110283B 110283 Genie in the Jar
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Giovanni, Nikki
Length: 32 Copyright: 1996

In this simple poem that celebrates creativity & community, a young African American girl is encouraged by her mother to "take a note and spin it around" and to "take the air and weave the sky around a Black loom". The girl is protected but inspired to seek indepen- dence. Follett RL 1.5.
Genie in the Jar KP  
B 100334B 100334 George Washington Carver
Grade Lvl: P Author: CARTER, ANDY
Length: 48 Copyright: 2001

Recounts the life of the African American agriculturalist at the Tuskegee Institute, emphasizing his love of plants and his belief in living in harmony with the natural world. From the series On My Own Biography. AR level 3.3. Follett RL 2.2.
George Washington Carver P  
B 110532B 110532 George Washington Carver
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Bolden, Tonya
Length: 41 Copyright: 2008

Biography of American botanical researcher and agronomy educator, George Washington Carver, whose work to promote alternative crops inthe post Civil War South played a major role in revolutionizing Southern agriculture. Follett RL 6.1. AR 7.4. RC 7.4 Lexile 1040.
George Washington Carver IJ  
B 119241B 119241 George Washington Carver
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Gould, Jane H
Length: 24 Copyright: 2013

Briefly describes the life of George Washington Carver, who pioneered many developments in plant use and promoted peanuts as a standard food choice. From the series Jr. Graphic American Inventors. AR 4.4 IL 3-6.
George Washington Carver PI  
B 53978B 53978 GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER
Grade Lvl: PI Author: TOWNE, PETER
Length: 32 Copyright: 1975

This is a simple biography of the Negro scientist famed for his revolutionary agricultural research.
GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER PI  
B 77704B 77704 GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER: NATURE'S TRAILBLAZER
Grade Lvl: PI Author: ROGERS, TERESA
Length: 72 Copyright: 1992

Examines the life and accomplishments of the black scientist famed for his agricultural research and innovations.
GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER: NATURE'S TRAILBLAZER PI  
B 116151B 116151 George Washington Carver: Scientist and Inventor
Grade Lvl: PI Author: McKissack, Patricia / McKissack, Fredrick
Length: 24 Copyright: 2013

A simple biography of George Washington Carver, who told farmers to grow peanuts and sweet potatoes to "rest" their soil between cotton crops and who developed more than 300 peanut-base products. Peanuts. Agriculturists. From the series Famous African Americans. AR 3.2 IL 2-4.
George Washington Carver: Scientist and Inventor PI  
KM 13538KM 13538 Ghost (25 books)
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Reynolds, Jason
Length: 181 Copyright: 2016

Ghost, a naturally talented runner and troublemaker, is recruited for an elite middle school track team. He must stay on track, literally and figuratively, to reach his full potential. Series fiction: Track, Book 1. Classroom set of 25 books. Iowa Teen Award Nominee 2018-2019. Realistic fiction. Novel Study. IL 6-10. AR 4.6. RC 4.5. Lexile 730.
Ghost (25 books) IJS  
B 123408B 123408 Ghost (Book 1)
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Reynolds, Jason
Length: 181 Copyright: 2016

Ghost, a naturally talented runner and troublemaker, is recruited for an elite middle school track team. He must stay on track, literally and figuratively, to reach his full potential. Series fiction: Track, book 1. Iowa Teen Award Nominee 2018-2019. Realistic fiction. IL 6-10. AR 4.6. RC 4.5. Lexile 730.
Ghost (Book 1) IJS  
KM 13029KM 13029 Ghost (Playaway) (Book 1)
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Reynolds, Jason
Length: 0 Copyright: 2016

Ghost, a naturally talented runner and troublemaker, is recruited for an elite middle school track team. He must stay on track, literally and figuratively, to reach his full potential. Iowa Teen Award 2018-2019. Realistic fiction. Series fiction: Track, book 1. IL 5-10. AR 4.6. RC 4.5. Lexile 730. Contains 1 playaway, 1 book and one 5-way splitter. Run time for playaway approximately 3 hours and 30 minutes. Copy B 123408 in lending.
Ghost (Playaway) (Book 1) IJS  
B 124715B 124715 Ghost Boys
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Rhodes, Jewell Parker
Length: 214 Copyright: 2018

Twelve-year-old Jerome is shot by a police officer who mistakes his toy gun for a real threat. As a ghost, he observes the devastation that's been unleashed on his family and community in the wake of what they see as an unjust and brutal killing. Soon Jerome meets another ghost: Emmett Till, a boy from a very different time but similar circumstances. Emmett helps Jerome process what has happened, on a journey towards recognizing how historical racism may have led to the events that ended his life. Jerome also meets Sarah, the daughter of the police officer, who grapples with her father's actions. Iowa Middle School Battle of Books title 2018-2019. IL 5-9. AR 3.0. RC 3.2. Lexile 360.
Ghost Boys IJ  
B 82225B 82225 Gifts of Kwanzaa
Grade Lvl: P Author: Saint James, Synthia
Length: 32 Copyright: 1994

Introduction to Kwanzaa includes explanations of the Nguzo Saba (the Seven Principles) as well as information about the holiday's origin. Follett RL 4.4.
Gifts of Kwanzaa P  
B 120508B 120508 Girl from the Tar Paper School : Barbara Rose Johns and the Advent of the Civil Rights Movement
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Kanefield, Teri
Length: 56 Copyright: 2014

Describes the peaceful protest organized by teenager Barbara Rose Johns in order to secure a permanent building for her segregated high school in Virginia in 1951, and explains how her actions helped fuel the civil rights movement. Nonviolent civil disobedience. Social Activists. Virginia- Race relations History 20th century. Orbis Pictus Honor Book 2015. AR 7.6 RC 10.4 Lexile 1100 IL 5-9.
Girl from the Tar Paper School : Barbara Rose Johns and the Advent of the C IJ  
B 125054B 125054 Girl with a Mind for Math: The Story of Raye Montague
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Mosca, Julia Finley
Length: 40 Copyright: 2018

A brief rhyming account of the childhood and work of United States Naval Engineer, Raye Montague who had to deal with prejudices and racial inequality to create the first computer generated rough draft of a U.S. Naval ship and also was the first female program manager of ships in the United States Navy. Series nonfiction: Amazing Scientists. Biography. Includes timelines. Picture book for older readers. IL K-3. GR Z
Girl with a Mind for Math: The Story of Raye Montague KP  
B 72660B 72660 Go Free Or Die: A Story About Harriet Tubman
Grade Lvl: I Author: Ferris, Jeri
Length: 63 Copyright: 1988

Biography of a woman whose experiences as a slave in the South led her to help others, after her escape to the North by way of the Underground Railroad. Guided Reading level R. AR 4.6. RC 5.9. Lexile 800.
Go Free Or Die: A Story About Harriet Tubman I  
KM 8852KM 8852 Goggles!
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Keats, Ezra Jack
Length: 0 Copyright: 1987

Two boys must outsmart the neighborhood bullies before they can enjoy their new treasure, a pair of lensless motorcycle goggles. Contents: book of Caldecott Honor book (34 pages) by Ezra Jack Keats and audio CD read-along. AR 1.8. Follett RL 3.1. RC 2.9. Lexile 340.
Goggles! KP  
B 101078B 101078 Goin' Someplace Special
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: McKissack, Patricia
Length: 34 Copyright: 2001

In segregated 1950s Nashville, a young African American girl braves a series of indignities and obstacles to get to one of the few integrated places in town: the public library. Segregation. Illustrator Jerry Pinkney; Coretta Scott King Award for illustration. AR 4.3. RC 3.3. Lexile 550. GR level M.
Goin' Someplace Special KPI  
B 126251B 126251 Going Down Home With Daddy
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Lyons, Kelly Starling
Length: 32 Copyright: 2019

Alan looks forward to the annual family reunion at the farm where Daddy grew up, but everyone is supposed to share something special and Alan worries about arriving with empty hands. 2020 Caldecott Honor Book. African American. Family stories. Family reunions. IL K-4. AR 3.5. RC 3.8. Lexile 660. GR P.
Going Down Home With Daddy KP  
KM 13639KM 13639 Goldie's History 2nd Grade: Buxton: A Lost Utopia
Grade Lvl: P Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 2023

Second grade. This lesson plan helps students analyze historical images and documents. Students explore the town and history of Buxton, Iowa. Buxton existed only for about 20 years but boasted a population of African-American former sharecroppers and Swedish immigrants who enjoyed economic prosperity and racial equality in this unique Iowa town during the early 1900s. Contents include: Teacher's manual, 3 books: That is My Dream by Langston Hughes; Digging a Hole to Heaven Coal Miner Boys by S.D. Nelson; and Growing Up in Coal Country by Susan Campbell Bartoletti; Mystery photos and "Think Like..." cards. Primary Sources. IL Grade 2.
Goldie's History 2nd Grade: Buxton: A Lost Utopia P  
KM 13629KM 13629 Goldie's History 3rd Grade: Enslavement to the Great Migration
Grade Lvl: P Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 2023

Third grade. After the Civil War, discriminatory practices were still being used to suppress African Americans. Students will investigate the impact of sharecropping, segregation and a lack of voting rights, and why these unfair policies were in place for so many years. Students will also learn about the trailblazing Iowans who stood up for their civil rights, as well as how Iowa law changed in comparison to federal law. Contents include: Teacher's manual, 4 books: This is the Rope: A Story from the Great Migration by Jacqueline Woodson; The Great Migration: Journey to the North by Eloise Greenfield; Hammering for Freedom by Rita Lorraine Hubbard; Before She Was Harriet by Lesa Cline-Ransome; Mystery photos and "Think Like..." cards. Primary Sources. IL Grade 3.
Goldie's History 3rd Grade: Enslavement to the Great Migration P  
B 120024B 120024 Gone Crazy in Alabama
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Williams-Garcia, Rita
Length: 293 Copyright: 2015

Spending the summer with their grandmother in the rural South, three sisters from Brooklyn discover the surprising reason behind their mother's estrangement from their aunt. Coretta Scott King Author Award, 2016. Companion to: One Crazy Summer (111998) and P.S. Be Eleven (116812). AR 4.5 RC 4.5 Lexile 740 IL 4-7.
Gone Crazy in Alabama IJ  
B 125445B 125445 Good Kind of Trouble
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Ramee, Lisa Moore
Length: 358 Copyright: 2019

An incredibly promising #ownvoices middle grade debut in the vein of Black-ish, about twelve-year-old Shayla, who is just trying to get through middle school without making waves, until she realizes that some things are important enough to be worth the trouble. School stories. Black lives matter movement. IL 5-8. AR 4.5. Lexile 720. Iowa Children's Choice Award 2021-2022.
Good Kind of Trouble IJ  
KM 13153KM 13153 Good Kind of Trouble (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Ramee, Lisa Moore
Length: 358 Copyright: 2019

An incredibly promising #ownvoices middle grade debut in the vein of Black-ish, about twelve-year-old Shayla, who is just trying to get through middle school without making waves, until she realizes that some things are important enough to be worth the trouble. Contains book, playaway and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 6 hours and 45 min. IL 4-8. AR 4.5. Lexile 720. Iowa Children's Choice Award, 2021-2022.
Good Kind of Trouble (Playaway) IJ  
B 119698B 119698 Gordon Parks: How the Photographer Captured Black and White America
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Weatherford, Carole Boston
Length: 32 Copyright: 2015

Presents the life and accomplishments of Gordon Parks who became the first African American photographer for Life magazine. Tells how with a single photograph, he captured the attention of America by showing the unfairness of segregation. During his life he was a a Farm Securities Administration photographer, writer, and film director. He served as an advocate for the Civil Rights Movement. RC 4.5 Lexile 840. IL 1-4.
Gordon Parks: How the Photographer Captured Black and White America PI  
B 128095B 128095 Grace Goes to Washington (Book 2)
Grade Lvl: KP Author: DiPucchio, Kelly
Length: 40 Copyright: 2019

On a school field trip to Washington, D.C., student council member Grace and her classmates learn about the three branches of the federal government, how school government operates, the qualities of effective leadership, and how to be a good citizen. Series fiction: Grace Book 2. African American. School story. Political participation. School field trip. IL 1-4. AR 4.0.
Grace Goes to Washington (Book 2) KP  
B 121734B 121734 Granddaddy's Turn: A Journey to the Ballot Box
Grade Lvl: P Author: Bandy, Michael S
Length: 32 Copyright: 2015

A tale based on the true story of a family's struggle for voting rights in the Civil Rights-era South follows a young boy's witness to a day when his proud, hardworking grandfather dresses in his best suit and goes to town so that he can vote for the first time. Voting- Fiction. African Americans Suffrage- Fiction. AR 3.6 GR level O IL 1-3.
Granddaddy's Turn: A Journey to the Ballot Box P  
B 81291B 81291 Grandfather and I
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Buckley, Helen
Length: 24 Copyright: 1994

A child considers how Grandfather is the perfect person to spend time with because he is never in a hurry. RC 1.6. Lexile 490. GR level I.
Grandfather and I KP  
B 111979B 111979 Grandma's Gift
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Velasquez, Eric
Length: 32 Copyright: 2010

The author describes Christmas at his grandmother's apartment in Spanish Harlem the year she introduced him to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Diego Velazquez's portrait of Juan de Pareja, which has had a profound and lasting effect on him. Puerto Ricans. Pura Belpre Illustrator Award Winner 2011. The story is based on the Afro-Puerto Rican artist's childhood in New York. AR 5.3. IL K-4.
Grandma's Gift KPI  
B 89239B 89239 GRANDMA'S HANDS
Grade Lvl: P Author: JOHNSON, DOLORES
Length: 30 Copyright: 1998

While staying on his grandmother's farm, an African-American boy learns that every child needs a home where there's love, even though that love may be rough and scratchy. AR level 3.9. Follett RL 4.8.
GRANDMA'S HANDS P  
B 81292B 81292 Grandmother and I
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Buckley, Helen
Length: 24 Copyright: 1994

A child considers how Grandmother's lap is just right for those times when lightning is flashing in the windows or the cat is missing. AR 2.6. Follett RL 1.6.
Grandmother and I KP  
B 125517B 125517 Grandpa Cacao: A Tale of Chocolate, from Farm to Family
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Zunon, Elizabeth
Length: 40 Copyright: 2019

As a little girl and her father work together to make her birthday cake, he tells the story of her Grandpa Cacao, a farmer from the Ivory Coast. Includes author's note and a cake recipe. Multicultural. Family stories. Picture book for older readers. IL K-4.
Grandpa Cacao: A Tale of Chocolate, from Farm to Family KPI  
KM 9043KM 9043 Great Black Americans Set 1 Posters (BB)
Grade Lvl: PIJS Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 2008

Each has an illustration plus biographical information. Featured: Booker T. Washington, George Washington Carver, Harriet Tubman, Jesse Jackson, Langston Hughes, Louis Armstrong, Martin Luther King, Jr., Ralph Bunche, and Thurgood Marshall. Contents: nine posters (17"x22").
Great Black Americans Set 1 Posters (BB) PIJS  
KM 9044KM 9044 Great Black Americans Set 2 Posters (BB)
Grade Lvl: PIJST Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 2008

Each has an illustration plus biographical information. Featured: Barbara Jordan, Benjamin Banneker, Charles Drew, Frederick Douglass, Ralph Ellison, Rosa Parks, Shirley Chisholm, Sojourner Truth, and W.E.B. De Bois. Contents: nine posters (17"x22").
Great Black Americans Set 2 Posters (BB) PIJST  
B 89906B 89906 Great Black Heroes: Five Brillant Scientists
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Jones, Lynda
Length: 48 Copyright: 2000

Describes the early lives and notable achievement of five black scientists, Susan McKinney Steward, George Washington Carver, Ernest Everett Just, Percy Lavon Julian, and Shirley Ann Jackson. Hello Reader! level 4. Follett RL 4.1. For grades 2-4.
Great Black Heroes: Five Brillant Scientists PI  
B 75200B 75200 Great Lives: Human Rights
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Jacobs, William
Length: 272 Copyright: 1990

Biographical portraits of 29 individuals who fought for human rights: Roger Williams, Thomas Paine, Eleanor Roosevelt, Martin Luther King, Anne Hutchinson, John Peter Zenger, Benjamin Franklin, Sarch and Angela Grimke, Dorothea Dix, Frederick Douglas, Harriet Beecher Stowe, William Lloyd Garrison, Elizabeth Cody Stanton, Booker T. Washington, Chief Joseph, Clara Barton, Susan B. Anthony, Andrew Carnegie, Samuel Gompers, Jane Addams, William Jennings Bryan, Emma Goldman, Jacob, Riis, Clarence Darrow, Dorothy Day, Bayard Rustin, and Cesar Chavez.
Great Lives: Human Rights IJ  
B 113220B 113220 Great Migration: Journey to the North
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Greenfield, Eloise
Length: 32 Copyright: 2011

Describes the journey of African Americans from their homes in the South to industrial cities in the North around the time of World WarI, and includes paintings that depict the migration. African Americans History Poetry. Coretta Scott King Honor Book (Author). AR 3.4. RC 4.5. Lexile 730. IL K-5.
Great Migration: Journey to the North KPI  
B 89151B 89151 Greatest: Muhammad Ali
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Myers, Walter Dean
Length: 172 Copyright: 2001

Biography of boxing great Muhammad Ali that addresses his politics, his fight against Parkinson's disease, and boxing's dangers. AR 7.8. RC 6.9. Lexile 1030. GR level Z. IL 6-12.
Greatest: Muhammad Ali IJS  
B 123073B 123073 Green Pants
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Kraegel, Kenneth
Length: 40 Copyright: 2017

For kids who march to their own drummer -- or are especially attached to a comfort object -- here is a completely adorable character who wears his singularity in style. IL K-3.
Green Pants KP  
B 128284B 128284 Green Piano: How Little Me Found Music
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Flack, Roberta
Length: 40 Copyright: 2023

This autobiographical picture book by the multiple Grammy Award-winning singer Roberta Flack recounts her childhood in a home surrounded by music and love: it all started with a beat-up piano that her father found in a junkyard, repaired, and painted green. African American. Biography. Music. Singer. IL 1-4.
Green Piano: How Little Me Found Music KP  
B 86526B 86526 Haircuts at Sleepy Sam's
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Strickland, Michael
Length: 32 Copyright: 1998

A boy goes to the neighborhood barber with some trepidation in this humorous story of summer in the city. AR 2.7. Follett RL 1.8.
Haircuts at Sleepy Sam's KP  
B 113402B 113402 Hallelujah Flight
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Bildner, Phil
Length: 32 Copyright: 2010

In 1932, James Banning, along with his co-pilot Thomas Allen, made history by becoming the first African Americans to fly across the United States, relying on the help of people they met in the towns in which they landed along the way, who helped keep their "flying jalopy" going. Story is based on actual events. Biographical fiction. AR 3.9. RC 4.6. Lexile 760. IL K-3.
Hallelujah Flight KP  
B 89927B 89927 Hamster Chase
Grade Lvl: P Author: Suen, Anastasia
Length: 32 Copyright: 2001

The class hamster gets loose and it's up to Peter, Amy, and Archie to find him and lure him back into his cage. Based on the characters created by Ezra Jack Keats. Viking Easy-To-Read, level 2 (RL 1.8). AR level 2.0. RC 1.9 Lexile 160 IL 1-2.
Hamster Chase P  
B 115821B 115821 Hand in Hand--Ten Black Men Who Changed America
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Pinkney, Andrea
Length: 243 Copyright: 2012

Offers insight into the lives of ten influential African American men from different times in the history of the United States. Benjamin Banneker, Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. DuBois, A. Philip Randolph, Thurgood Marshall, Jackie Robinson, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr., and Barack H. Obama II. Coretta Scott King Book Awards Author Winner - 2013. AR 7.5 IL 5-9.
Hand in Hand--Ten Black Men Who Changed America IJ  
B 127919B 127919 Hands
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Maldonado, Torrey
Length: 135 Copyright: 2023

Twelve-year-old Trevor has an adult problem to deal with: how to protect himself, his sisters, and his mother from his abusive stepfather (currently in prison) and he thinks the way to do that is to take up boxing, although he would really rather draw. African American. Realistic fiction. Self-management. Responsibility. Family problems. Coming of age. IL 6-9. Lexile 430.
Hands IJ  
B 125111B 125111 Hands Up!
Grade Lvl: KP Author: McDaniel, Breanna J
Length: 32 Copyright: 2019

A young black girl lifts her baby hands up to greet the sun, reaches her hands up for a book on a high shelf, and raises her hands up in praise at a church service. She stretches her hands up high like a plane's wings and whizzes down a hill so fast on her bike with her hands way up. As she grows, she lives through everyday moments of joy, love, and sadness. And when she gets a little older, she joins together with her family and her community in a protest march, where they lift their hands up together in resistance and strength. Family stories. IL Pres-3. Lexile 310.
Hands Up! KP  
B 78297B 78297 HANK AARON: HOME RUN KING
Grade Lvl: I Author: MARGOLIES, JACOB
Length: 64 Copyright: 1992

A biography, of the man who hit more home runs than anyone else in baseball. Includes discussion of the racism and segregation he faced during his career.
HANK AARON: HOME RUN KING I  
B 79966B 79966 Happy Birthday, Dr. King!
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Jones, Kathryn
Length: 23 Copyright: 1994

After getting into trouble for fighting with another boy on the bus,Jamal hears the story about Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott from his grandfather. Jamal then suggests that the class do a skitt on finding peaceful solutions to problems as a way to celebrate Martin Luther King's birthday. From the series Multicultural Celebrations. RC 4.2. Lexile 400.
Happy Birthday, Dr. King! PI  
B 79998B 79998 Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King
Grade Lvl: P Author: Marzollo, Jean
Length: 32 Copyright: 1993

An introduction to a great civil rights leader. Guided Reading level L. AR 4.2. RC 3.1. Lexile 800.
Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King P  
B 125960B 125960 Happy Hair
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Roe, Mechal Renee
Length: 32 Copyright: 2019

African American girls and their beautiful hair are celebrated in this bright, joyful read-together picture book that will have girls everywhere repeating the book's chorus "I love being me!" Stories about me. Hairstyles. Story in rhyme. IL Pres-3.
Happy Hair KP  
B 124853B 124853 Harbor Me
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Woodson, Jacqueline
Length: 176 Copyright: 2018

It all starts when six kids have to meet for a weekly chat--by themselves, with no adults to listen in. There, in the room they soon dub the ARTT Room (short for "A Room to Talk"), they discover it's safe to talk about what's bothering them--everything from Esteban's father's deportation and Haley's father's incarceration to Amari's fears of racial profiling and Ashton's adjustment to his changing family fortunes. When the six are together, they can express the feelings and fears they have to hide from the rest of the world. And together, they can grow braver and more ready for the rest of their lives. Starred reviews. IL 5-8. AR 4.1. Lexile 630.
Harbor Me IJ  
B 84952B 84952 Harlem
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Myers, Walter Dean
Length: 32 Copyright: 1997

Walter Dean Myers celebrates Harlem through a poem that offers his impressions of the culture of the African American section of New York City. Illustrated by the author's son, Christopher. AR 3.6. Follett RL 3.9. RC 4.5. Lexile NP. IL 6-12.
Harlem IJS  
B 118553B 118553 Harlem Hellfighters
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Lewis, J. Patrick
Length: 31 Copyright: 2014

Illustrated collection of free-verse poems introduces readers to the Harlem Hellfighters (so named by the Germans for their tenacity). A regiment of African American soldiers from Harlem journeys across the Atlantic to fight alongside the French in World War I, inspiring a continent with their brand of jazz music. Many of the soldiers had been recruited by bandleader James Europe called the Jazz King of Broadway. Picture book for older readers. Lexile 1210 IL 5-10.
Harlem Hellfighters IJS  
B 109059B 109059 Harlem Summer
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Myers, Walter Dean
Length: 165 Copyright: 2007

In 1920s Harlem, sixteen year old saxophonist Mark Purvis struggles to advance his jazz career while working as a gopher for the new Africa American magazine, "The Crisis," and becoming involved with mobster Dutch Schultz. Harlem renaissance. African Americans. Coming-of-age. AR 5.1. RC 5.9. Lexile 910.
Harlem Summer IJS  
B 115804B 115804 Harlem's Little Blackbird
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Watson, Renee
Length: 34 Copyright: 2012

Illustrations and text relate the life story of Florence Mills, touching on her family history, and describing her accomplishments as a singer during the Harlem Renaissance. Singers. Florence Mills 1896-1927. AR 4.4 IL K-4.
Harlem's Little Blackbird KPI  
B 82209B 82209 Harriet and the Promised Land
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Lawrence, Jacob
Length: 32 Copyright: 1993

A brief biography in verse about Harriet Tubman and her dedicated efforts to lead her fellow slaves to freedom. AR 2.4. RC and Follett RL 2.9. GR level L.
Harriet and the Promised Land PI  
DVD 2018DVD 2018 Harriet Tubman
Grade Lvl: PI Author:
Length: 23 Copyright: 2003

Looks at the life of Tubman, the famed conductor of the Underground Railroad. Also examines the daily life of enslaved people in the U.S. and the dangers faced by those who fought to free them. Closed captioned. Narrated in English or Spanish.
Harriet Tubman PI  
B 110627B 110627 Harriet Tubman
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Mayer, Cassie
Length: 24 Copyright: 2008

Offers a brief overview of the life of Harriet Tubman, discussing her childhood in slavery, years of freedom, involvement in the Underground Railroad, and other related topics. From the Acorn series First Biographies. AR 2.1. GR level J.
Harriet Tubman KP  
DVD 2471DVD 2471 Harriet Tubman and Her Escape to Freedom
Grade Lvl: IJ Author:
Length: 12 Copyright: 2008

The six chapters tell how Harriet Tubman overcame incredible odds and succeeded in gaining freedom for herself and over 300 other enslaved people. Through reenactments and animated maps, chronicles her life and her courage as a conductor on the Underground Railroad. Closed captioned.
Harriet Tubman and Her Escape to Freedom IJ  
B 116756B 116756 Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Adler, David A
Length: 140 Copyright: 2013

A biography of Harriet Tubman, describing her life born a slave, how she escaped slavery, how she became the most famous conductor of the Underground Railroad. Tubman, Harriet, 1820?-1913. Slaves Biography. AR 7.2 RC 8.4 Lexile 990 IL 5-10.
Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad IJS  
B 123503B 123503 Harriet Tubman in Her Own Words
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: McDonnell, Julia
Length: 32 Copyright: 2016

Harriet Tubman's fame as a conductor on the Underground Railroad led to her nickname: Moses. She displayed considerable courage leading fugitive slaves to freedom and, incredibly, never lost a "passenger." Less well known is Tubman's service in the Union army as a scout and spy during the Civil War. Using Tubman's own remembrances as well as other primary sources provide a greater understanding of her astonishing life story as well as major issues of the United States in the 1800s. Historic photographs, fact boxes, and sidebars included within the text. Nonfiction series. Eyewitness to History. Biography. IL 3-8. Lexile 980.
Harriet Tubman in Her Own Words PIJ  
KM 12149KM 12149 Harriet Tubman: The Moses of Her People "Start-to-Finish" 6 Books
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Venable, Alan
Length: 91 Copyright: 2009

Examines the life of Harriet Tubman, who escaped to the North at about the age of 29 and who returned to the South several times to lead hundreds of slaves to freedom and discusses her work during the Civil War as a spy for the Union army. Kit contains six copies of the book (91 pages). From the Start-To-Finish series Step Into History Gold level (RL 2-3) Publisher GR level L. Lexile 660 IL 6-12.
Harriet Tubman: The Moses of Her People "Start-to-Finish" 6 Books IJS  
B 124935B 124935 Hate U Give
Grade Lvl: S Author: Thomas, Angie
Length: 444 Copyright: 2017

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 Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed. Soon afterward, his death is a national headline. Some are calling him a thug, maybe even a drug dealer and a gangbanger. Protesters are taking to the streets in Khalil's name. Some cops and the local drug lord try to intimidate Starr and her family. What everyone wants to know is: what really went down that night? And the only person alive who can answer that is Starr. But what Starr does-or does not-say could upend her community. It could also endanger her life. Iowa High School Award, 2019-2020. Mature themes. Strong language and content throughout. Teacher preview strongly recommended. See KM 12759 for access to multiple copies. IL 10-12. AR 3.9. RC 5.3. Lexile 590.
Hate U Give S  
KM 12759KM 12759 Hate U Give (15 Books)
Grade Lvl: S Author: Thomas, Angie
Length: 444 Copyright: 2017

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 Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed. Soon afterward, his death is a national headline. Some are calling him a thug, maybe even a drug dealer and a gangbanger. Protesters are taking to the streets in Khalil's name. Some cops and the local drug lord try to intimidate Starr and her family. What everyone wants to know is: what really went down that night? And the only person alive who can answer that is Starr. But what Starr does-or does not-say could upend her community. It could also endanger her life. Mature themes. Young Adult. Novel Study. AR 3.2. RC 5.3. Lexile 590. Mature themes. Young adult fiction. IL 10-12. Set of 15 books. Also see lending title: B124935. Teacher preview strongly recommended.
Hate U Give (15 Books) S  
KM 13464KM 13464 Hate U Give (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: S Author: Thomas, Angie
Length: 444 Copyright: 2017

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 Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed. Soon afterward, his death is a national headline. Some are calling him a thug, maybe even a drug dealer and a gangbanger. Protesters are taking to the streets in Khalil's name. Some cops and the local drug lord try to intimidate Starr and her family. What everyone wants to know is: what really went down that night? And the only person alive who can answer that is Starr. But what Starr does-or does not-say could upend her community. It could also endanger her life. Young Adult. Also see lending title: B124935. Teacher preview strongly recommended due to strong language and nature of the content. Contents include 1 book, 1 playaway, and a 5-way splitter. Mature themes. Young adult fiction. AR 3.2. RC 5.3. Lexile 590. IL 10-12.
Hate U Give (Playaway) S  
B 113553B 113553 Heart & Soul: Story of America & African Americans
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Nelson, Kadir
Length: 108 Copyright: 2011

Examines the history of the United States, focusing on events that influenced African-Americans and how they advanced liberty and justice in America. Words and paintings by Kadir Nelson. Coretta Scott King (author) Award 2012 and CSK Honor book for illustrator. AR 6.6. RC 6.8. Lexile 1050. IL 4-9.
Heart & Soul: Story of America & African Americans IJ  
B 111904B 111904 Henry Aaron's Dream
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Tavares, Matt
Length: 40 Copyright: 2010

Chronicles the childhood of Henry Aaron, describing his dream of becoming a major league baseball player. AR 5.2. RC 5.4. Lexile 920. IL 3-5.
Henry Aaron's Dream PI  
B 107720B 107720 Henry's Freedom Box
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Levine, Ellen
Length: 40 Copyright: 2007

Cover subtitle: A True Story from the Underground Railroad. A fictionalized account of how in 1849 a Virginia slave, Henry "Box" Brown, escapes to freedom by shipping himself in a wooden crate from Richmond to Philadelphia. AR 3.0. RC 2.3. Lexile 380. GR level Q. IL 1-5. Caldecott Medal Honor book.
Henry's Freedom Box PI  
B 122497B 122497 Hero Two Doors Down: Based on the True Story of Friendship Between a Boy and a Baseball Legend
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Robinson, Sharon
Length: 202 Copyright: 2016

Eight-year-old Steve Satlow is thrilled when Jackie Robinson moves into his Jewish neighborhood in Brooklyn in 1948, although many of his neighbors are not, and when Steve actually meets his hero he is even more excited--and worried that a misunderstanding over a Christmas tree could damage his new friendship. AR 4.3 RC 3.7 Lexile 640 IL 3-6. Iowa Children's Choice 2017-2018.
Hero Two Doors Down: Based on the True Story of Friendship Between a Boy an PI  
B 117395B 117395 Hey, Charleston!: The True Story of the Jenkins Orphanage Band
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Rockwell, Anne F
Length: 32 Copyright: 2013

In 1891, Reverend Jenkins open an orphanage in Charleston, South Carolina, needing a way to support the children he asked for donated instruments and starting a band. Many of the children, born into the Gullah or Geechee traditions of the islands off South Carolina, enjoyed playing "rag" music using old Civil War band instruments. They often danced as they played encouraging the audience to dance too (which led to the dance craze known as the Charleston). Jenkins' Orphanage Band. African American musicians. AR 5.6 RC 8.3 Lexile 1040 IL 1-5.
Hey, Charleston!: The True Story of the Jenkins Orphanage Band PI  
B 51038B 51038 Hi, Cat!
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Keats, Ezra Jack
Length: 20 Copyright: 1970

Archie's simple act of saying hello to a stray cat has some rather unexpected consequences. RC 2.8. Lexile 390. IL Pres-2.
Hi, Cat! KP  
B 125051B 125051 Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Shetterly, Margot Lee
Length: 40 Copyright: 2018

Before John Glenn orbited the earth, or Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of dedicated female mathematicians known as -human computers- used pencils, slide rules, and adding machines to calculate the numbers that would launch rockets, and astronauts, into space. This book brings to life the stories of Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden, four African-American women who lived through the civil rights era, the Space Race, the Cold War, and the movement for gender equality, and whose work forever changed the face of NASA and the country. Picture book for older readers. Narrative nonfiction. IL 1-5. AR 5.8. Lexile 980.
Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race PI  
B 123660B 123660 Hidden Figures: The Untold True Story of Four African-American Women Who Helped Launch Our Nation Into Space
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Shetterly, Margot Lee
Length: 231 Copyright: 2016

Before John Glenn orbited the earth, or Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of dedicated female mathematicians known as -human computers- used pencils, slide rules, and adding machines to calculate the numbers that would launch rockets, and astronauts, into space. This book brings to life the stories of Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden, four African-American women who lived through the civil rights era, the Space Race, the Cold War, and the movement for gender equality, and whose work forever changed the face of NASA and the country. Iowa Teen Award 2018-2019. IL 8-12. AR 8.2. RC 10.6. Lexile 1120.
Hidden Figures: The Untold True Story of Four African-American Women Who He JS  
B 120880B 120880 Hoodoo
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Smith, Ronald L
Length: 208 Copyright: 2015

In 1930s Alabama, twelve-year-old Hoodoo Hatcher is the only member of his family who seems unable to practice folk magic, but when a mysterious man called the Stranger puts the entire town at risk from his black magic, Hoodoo must learn to conjure to defeat him. John Steptoe Author Award for New Talent- 2016. AR 4.7 RC 3.4 Lexile 600 IL 5-7.
Hoodoo IJ  
B 87008B 87008 Hope
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Monk, Isabell
Length: 30 Copyright: 1999

During a visit with her great-aunt, a young girl learns the story behind her name and learns to feel proud of her biracial heritage. AR 4.4. RC 5.0. Lexile 830. IL K-3.
Hope KP  
B 116342B 116342 Hope's Gift
Grade Lvl: P Author: Lyons, Kelly Starling
Length: 32 Copyright: 2012

A runaway slave during the Civil War, Hope's father returns after the Emancipation Proclamation as a member of the U.S. Colored Troops. IL 1-3.
Hope's Gift P  
B 105153B 105153 Hot City
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Joosse, Barbara
Length: 30 Copyright: 2004

Mimi and her little brother Joe escape from home and the city's summer heat to read and dream about princesses and dinosaurs in the cool, quiet library. AR 1.8. Follett RL 2.0. IL K-3.
Hot City KP  
B 124904B 124904 How Dare the Sun Rise: Memoirs of a War Child
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Uwiringiyimana, Sandra
Length: 288 Copyright: 2017

This profoundly moving memoir is the remarkable and inspiring true story of Sandra Uwiringiyimana, a girl from the Democratic Republic of the Congo who tells the tale of how she survived a massacre, immigrated to America, and overcame her trauma through art and activism. Autobiography. Social Studies Notable 2018. IL 9-12. AR 5.8. RC 6.2. Lexile 790.
How Dare the Sun Rise: Memoirs of a War Child JS  
B 119571B 119571 How I Discovered Poetry
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Nelson, Marilyn
Length: 103 Copyright: 2014

The author reflects on her childhood in the 1950s and her development as an artist and young woman through fifty poems that consider such influences as the Civil Rights Movement, the "Red Scare" era, and the feminist movement. Fictionalized memoir in verse. Coretta Scott King Book Award Author Honors - 2015.
How I Discovered Poetry IJS  
B 118876B 118876 How It Went Down
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Magoon, Kekla
Length: 326 Copyright: 2014

When sixteen-year-old Tariq Johnson is shot to death, his community is thrown into an uproar because Tariq was black and the shooter, Jack Franklin, is white, and in the aftermath everyone has something to say, but no two accounts of the events agree. Seventeen distinct narrators tell this multilayered story. Coretta Scott King Book Award Author Honors - 2015. AR 4.0 IL 9-12.
How It Went Down JS  
B 78234B 78234 How My Family Lives in America
Grade Lvl: P Author: Kuklin, Susan
Length: 30 Copyright: 1992

African-American, Asian-American, and Hispanic-American children describe their families' cultural traditions. AR 4.2. RC 5.3. Lexile 840. GR level O. IL K-3.
How My Family Lives in America P  
B 124607B 124607 How Sweet the Sound: The Story of Amazing Grace
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Weatherford, Carole Boston
Length: 48 Copyright: 2018

One stormy night at sea, a wayward man named John Newton feared for his life. In his darkest hour he fell to his knees and prayed--and somehow the battered ship survived the storm. Grateful, he changed his ways and became a minister, yet he still owned a slave ship. But in time, empathy touched his heart. A changed man, he used his powerful words to help end slavery in England. Those words became the hymn "Amazing Grace," a song that has lifted the spirit and given comfort across time and all over the world. Hymn writers. Biography. Picture book for older readers. IL 3-6. AR 3.3. Lexile 600.
How Sweet the Sound: The Story of Amazing Grace PI  
B 102605B 102605 Hurry Freedom: African Americans in Gold Rush California
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: STANLEY, JERRY
Length: 85 Copyright: 2000

Subtitle: African American In Gold Rush California. Recounts history of African American in California during the gold rush while focusing on the life and work of Mifflin Gibbs. 2001 Orbis Pictus Award winner. IL 4-8. AR 8.0. RC 7.3. Lexile 1090.
Hurry Freedom: African Americans in Gold Rush California IJ  
B 56059B 56059 I Am a Man: Ode to Martin Luther King, Jr.
Grade Lvl: I Author: Merriam, Eve
Length: 31 Copyright: 1971

This simple poem is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King. It tells the story of the life and death of Dr. King.
I Am a Man: Ode to Martin Luther King, Jr. I  
B 125710B 125710 I Am a Super Girl! (Princess Truly, Book 1)
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Greenawalt, Kelly
Length: 44 Copyright: 2019

Princess Truly, super girl, uses her super powers to help her friend Lizzie celebrate her cat's first birthday, and when things go a little wrong, she gives Lizzie the confidence to believe that she too is a super girl. Story in rhyme. Beginning chapter book. Series fiction Princess Truly, Book 1. IL K-4. AR 2.0. Lexile 430.
I Am a Super Girl! (Princess Truly, Book 1) KP  
B 125198B 125198 I Am Enough
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Byers, Grace
Length: 32 Copyright: 2018

Shares a story of loving who you are, respecting others and being kind to one another. Stories aboout me. Self-acceptance. Story in rhyme. IL Pres-3.
I Am Enough KP  
B 126560B 126560 I Am Every Good Thing
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Barnes, Derrick
Length: 32 Copyright: 2020

The confident Black narrator of this book is proud of everything that makes him who he is. He's got big plans, and no doubt he'll see them through. He's creative, adventurous, smart, funny, and a good friend. Sometimes he falls, but he always gets back up. And other times he's afraid, because he's so often misunderstood and called what he is not. So slow down and really look and listen, when somebody tells you and shows you who they are. There are superheroes in our midst! Stories about me. Self-management. Social emotional learning. Iowa Goldfinch Award, 2021-2022. IL Pres-3. Lexile 610.
I Am Every Good Thing KP  
B 127073B 127073 I Am Harriet Tubman
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Meltzer, Brad
Length: 40 Copyright: 2018

A biography of Harriet Tubman, the abolitionist leader who played a key role in helping enslaved people escape via the Underground Railroad. Biography. Series: Ordinary People Change The World. Juvenile nonfiction. Includes primary sources. IL K-3. AR 3.7. Lexile 560.
I Am Harriet Tubman KP  
B 127077B 127077 I Am Martin Luther King, Jr.
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Meltzer, Brad
Length: 40 Copyright: 2016

A biography of Martin Luther King Jr. that tells the story of how he used nonviolence to lead the civil rights movement. Biography. Series: Ordinary People Change The World. Juvenile nonfiction. IL K-3. AR 3.8. RC 3.7. Lexile 640.
I Am Martin Luther King, Jr. KP  
B 127082B 127082 I Am Muhammad Ali
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Meltzer, Brad
Length: 40 Copyright: 2022

Muhammad Ali was the leading heavyweight boxer of the 20th century and a charismatic, beloved public figure. His objection to the military draft during the Vietnam War made him an icon for a generation, and his impact in sports and the Civil Rights movement is still felt today. Biography. Series: Ordinary People Change The World. Juvenile nonfiction. IL K-3.
I Am Muhammad Ali KP  
B 127079B 127079 I Am Oprah Winfrey
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Meltzer, Brad
Length: 40 Copyright: 2021

This picture book biography focuses on critically acclaimed talk show host Oprah Winfrey, who used her struggles in childhood as motivation to become Queen of All Media. Biography. Series: Ordinary People Change The World. Juvenile nonfiction. IL K-3. AR 3.7.
I Am Oprah Winfrey KP  
B 102376B 102376 I Am Rosa Parks
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Parks, Rosa
Length: 48 Copyright: 1997

Rosa Parks, the African American woman who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in 1955, tells why she decided it was time to take a stand against segregation, and discusses the impact of her actions on the Civil Rights movement. Puffin Easy-to-Read, Level 3. AR level 3.3. Follett RL 2.8. RC 3.4 Lexile 520. GR level O. IL 2-4.
I Am Rosa Parks PI  
KM 11898KM 11898 I Am Rosa Parks (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Parks, Rosa
Length: 0 Copyright: 2008

Rosa Parks, the African-American woman who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in 1955, tells why she decided it was time to take a stand against segregation, and discusses the impact of her actions on the Civil Rights movement. Civil disobedience. Kit contains playaway--a pre-loaded audio book on a dedicated digital audio media player (MP3); instruction sheet; earphones; and book (48 pages; AR 3.3 RC 3.4 Lexile 520 GR level O) IL 2-4.
I Am Rosa Parks (Playaway) PI  
B 128289B 128289 I Am Ruby Bridges
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Bridges, Ruby
Length: 48 Copyright: 2022

When Ruby Bridges was six years old, she became the first African American student to integrate an elementary school in the South. Told in the perspective of her six year old self and based on the pivotal events that happened in 1960, Ruby tells her story like never before. Embracing her name and learning that even at six years old she was able to pave the path for future generations, this is a story full of hope, innocence, and courage. 24-25 Goldfinch Award Honor Book. IL 1-4. AR 3.0 Lexile 600.
I Am Ruby Bridges PI  
B 126007B 126007 I Can Build It! (Princess Truly, Book 3)
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Greenawalt, Kelly
Length: 44 Copyright: 2020

In rhyming text Princess Truly, super girl, uses her magic curls to build things, including a bike for her brother, who has outgrown his old one, and a super snack machine. Story in rhyme. Beginning chapter book. Series fiction Princess Truly, Book 3. IL K-4. Lexile 420.
I Can Build It! (Princess Truly, Book 3) KPI  
B 127937B 127937 I Color Myself Different
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Kaepernick, Colin
Length: 40 Copyright: 2022

This joyful celebration of black and brown lives is based on real events in the famous athlete and activist's young life. Story reveals the power of radical self-love and knowing your self-worth. African American. Diverse families. Self-awareness. Self-reliance. Self-confidence. IL 1-4. AR 3.9.
I Color Myself Different PI  
B 126903B 126903 I Got the Christmas Spirit
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Schofield-Morrison, Connie
Length: 32 Copyright: 2018

As she and her mother enjoy the sights and sounds of the holiday season, a young girl feels the Christmas spirit in every jingle, yum, and ho ho ho. African Americans. Holiday Story. Parent and child. IL K-3.
I Got the Christmas Spirit KP  
B 118897B 118897 I Got the Rhythm
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Schofield-Morrison, Connie
Length: 32 Copyright: 2014

On a trip to the park with her mother, a young girl hears a rhythm coming from the world around her and begins to move to the beat, finally beginning an impromptu dance in which other childen join her. Dance- Fiction. Parks- Fiction. IL Pres-1.
I Got the Rhythm KP  
B 111786B 111786 I Hate to Be Sick!
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Bermiss, Aamir
Length: 32 Copyright: 2004

A young boy with a cold misses his friends and does not like the medicine he has to take, but feels better after his father brings him some soup and a book they can share. Includes activities ideas for parents and children. AR 1.2. RC and Follett RL 1.7. Lexile 200.
I Hate to Be Sick! KP  
B 86086B 86086 I Have a Dream
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: King, Martin Luther, Jr.
Length: 40 Copyright: 1997

Martin Luther King, Jr.'s classic speech is illustrated by 15 Coretta Scott King Award-winning artists. In the final pages the artists explain their work.
I Have a Dream PIJ  
KM 11695KM 11695 I Have A Dream
Grade Lvl: PI Author: King, Martin Luther Jr.
Length: 0 Copyright: 2012

Presents illustrations (Kadir Nelson) and the text of the speech given by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on August 28, 1963, at the Lincoln Memorial, in which he described his visionary dream of equality and brotherhood for humankind. March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963 : Washington, D.C.) AR 4.7 Included with the book is an audio CD of the speech. IL 1-6.
I Have A Dream PI  
B 115805B 115805 I Have A Dream
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: King, Martin Luther
Length: 32 Copyright: 2012

Presents paintings by Kadir Nelson and the text of the speech given by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on August 28, 1963, at the Lincoln Memorial, in which he described his visionary dream of equality and brotherhood for humankind. March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963 : Washington, D.C.) Civil rights movements History. Coretta Scott King Honor Book. AR 4.7 IL K-6.
I Have A Dream KPI  
KM 12159KM 12159 I Have a Dream: The Life of Martin Luther King, Jr. "Start-to-Finish" 5 Books
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Metzgar, Eric
Length: 91 Copyright: 2009

A brief biography of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., as if King is telling the story in his own voice, beginning in his childhood, and continuing to the day before his death in Memphis, Tennessee. Fictionalized autobiography. Kit contains five copies of the book (91 pages). From the Start-To-Finish series Step Into History. Gold level (RL 2-3) Lexile 730. Publisher GR level L. IL 6-12. Reference KM 8816 for more instructional tools to support this kit in your classroom.
I Have a Dream: The Life of Martin Luther King, Jr. "Start-to-Finish" 5 Boo IJS  
B 118952B 118952 I Know A Lot!
Grade Lvl: K Author: Krensky, Stephen
Length: 14 Copyright: 2013

Celebrates a toddler's increasing knowledge of the world, such as that rocks are heavy and flowers are light. Board book. IL Pres.
I Know A Lot! K  
B 114564B 114564 I Lay My Stitches Down: Poems of American Slavery
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Grady, Cynthia
Length: 33 Copyright: 2012

A collection of poems that depict people and events throughout the history of slavery in the United States. Drawn together through imagery drawn from quilting and fiber arts, each poem is spoken from a different perspective. Each poem is accompanied by brief background information on slavery and on the quilt-block pattern that inspired it. AR 6.3 IL 5-10.
I Lay My Stitches Down: Poems of American Slavery IJS  
B 85904B 85904 I Love My Hair!
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Tarpley, Natasha
Length: 26 Copyright: 1998

A young African American girl describes the different, wonderful ways she can wear her hair. AR 3.3.
I Love My Hair! KP  
B 125202B 125202 I Love You More Than...
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Diggs, Taye
Length: 32 Copyright: 2018

My child. I am not always with youas much as I'd like. But you are always in my mind and my heart. Some families look different than others. A father who doesn't live full-time with his son tells him all the ways he misses and loves him. Perfect for families who are separated, whatever the circumstances, this message of love underscores the bond between parent and child in ways that little ones will understand. Juvenile fiction. IL Pres-2.
I Love You More Than... KP  
B 115372B 115372 I, Too, Am America
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Hughes, Langston
Length: 32 Copyright: 2012

Presents the poem of Langston Hughes in which highlights the courage and dignity of the African American Pullman porters in the early twentieth century. Illustrated by Bryan Collier. Coretta Scott King Book Awards Illustrator Winner - 2013. Lexile 390 IL K-5.
I, Too, Am America KPI  
B 128286B 128286 I'm From
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Gray, Gary
Length: 40 Copyright: 2023

An invitation into the vivid world of one small boy, a poetic account of all the people and places and things that shape who he is and define where he is from. African American. Social awareness. Self. Friendship. School story. IL Pres-3.
I'm From KP  
B 116152B 116152 Ida B. Wells-Barnett: Fighter For Justice
Grade Lvl: PI Author: McKissack, Patricia / McKissack, Fredrick
Length: 24 Copyright: 2013

A brief biography of Ida B. Wells-Barnett, a journalist who used the power of her writing to launch the first anti-lynching campaign. Wells-Barnett, Ida B., 1862-1931. Civil rights workers. African Americans Social conditions. From the series Famous African Americans. AR 3.5 IL 2-4.
Ida B. Wells-Barnett: Fighter For Justice PI  
B 102321B 102321 If You Lived at the Time of Martin Luther King
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Levine, Ellen
Length: 80 Copyright: 1994

Answers many questions about Martin Luther King, Jr. and the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s. Follett RL 6.0. AR 5.7 RC 3.5. Lexile 810 GR level Q IL 3-4.
If You Lived at the Time of Martin Luther King PI  
B 124167B 124167 If You Were a Kid During the Civil Rights Movement
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Hooks, Gwendolyn
Length: 32 Copyright: 2017

Life today is a lot different than it was in the past. Think of the things you have today. The clothes you wear. The kind of home you live in. The foods you eat. Many of these probably wouldn't be the same if you were living in a different period of time. Through If You Were a Kid series, readers look at the history of the civil rights movement, including the story of African American twins Connie and Mark who witness and participate in it. Text includes index, timeline, and vocabulary words to know. Series nonfiction: If I Were a Kid... IL 1-4. AR 4.4. RC 4.3. Lexile 700.
If You Were a Kid During the Civil Rights Movement PI  
B 122701B 122701 If You Were a Kid During the Civil War
Grade Lvl: P Author: Mara, Wil
Length: 32 Copyright: 2017

Combines fiction and nonfiction. In this story, Sarah and James help a wounded Union soldier. Their families used to be friendly, but since the war started, James's parents support the Confederates and Sarah's family believes in the Union. Sidebars reveal the realities of the era. AR 4.2 Lexile 630 IL 1-3.
If You Were a Kid During the Civil War P  
B 122800B 122800 In Plain Sight
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Jackson, Richard
Length: 40 Copyright: 2016

A young girl and her ailing grandfather play a game of lost-and-found every day after school that leads them through layers of memory and family history. Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney. Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Honor Book- 2017. AR 1.8 IL Pres-2.
In Plain Sight KP  
B 112888B 112888 In the Garden with Dr. Carver
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Grigsby, Susan
Length: 32 Copyright: 2010

A fictionalized account of how plant scientist George Washington Carver came to an Alabama school and taught the children how to growplants and reap the rewards of nature's bounty. Includes factual note about George Washington Carver. AR 4.8. RC 8.4. Lexile 990. IL 1-4.
In the Garden with Dr. Carver PI  
B 115577B 115577 In the Land of Milk and Honey
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Thomas, Joyce Carol
Length: 32 Copyright: 2012

A young girl journeys by train from Oklahoma to California in 1948 to begin a new life with her family, and finds there people of all ages and races, new tastes and sounds, and a joyous welcome. California History 1850-1950 Fiction. IL K-2.
In the Land of Milk and Honey KP  
B 122529B 122529 In the Shadow of Liberty: The Hidden History of Slavery, Four Presidents, and Five Black Lives
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Davis, Kenneth C
Length: 286 Copyright: 2016

Presents the true stories of five slaves who were considered the property of U.S. presidential families, including Washington's valet Billy Lee, Jefferson's servant Isaac Granger, and War of 1812 witness Paul Jennings. AR 8.2 IL 6-10.
In the Shadow of Liberty: The Hidden History of Slavery, Four Presidents, a IJS  
B 127359B 127359 In the Small, Small Night
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Kurtz, Jane
Length: 32 Copyright: 2005

"Amistad" Kofi can't sleep in his new home in the United States, so his older sister Abena soothes his fears about life in a different country by telling him two folktales from their native Ghana about the nature of wisdom and perseverance. Also see KM 13530 I'm Your Neighbor - Welcoming Library. Story about me. Ghananian Americans. Immigrants. Perserverance. Storytelling ficiton. Wisdom. IL K-4. AR 3.0. RC 3.2. Lexile 560.
In the Small, Small Night KPI  
B 127064B 127064 Instructions for Dancing
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Yoon, Nicola
Length: 285 Copyright: 2021

Evie Thomas doesn't believe in love anymore. Especially after the strangest thing occurs one otherwise ordinary afternoon: She witnesses a couple kiss and is overcome with a vision of how their romance began , and how it will end. After all, even the greatest love stories end with a broken heart, eventually. As Evie tries to understand why this is happening, she finds herself at La Brea Dance studio, learning to waltz, fox-trot, and tango with a boy named X. X is everything that Evie is not: adventurous, passionate, daring. His philosophy is to say yes to everything, including entering a ballroom dance competition with a girl he's only just met. Falling for X is definitely not what Evie had in mind. But as she and X dance around and toward each other, Evie is forced to question all she thought she knew about life and love. Starred reviews. An Iowa Teen Award 2022-2023. African Americans. Relationship skills. Romance fiction. Ability. Contemporary young adult fiction. IL 10-12. Lexile 650.
Instructions for Dancing JS  
KM 13505KM 13505 Instructions for Dancing (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: S Author: Yoon, Nicola
Length: 0 Copyright: 2021

Evie Thomas doesn't believe in love anymore. Especially after the strangest thing occurs one otherwise ordinary afternoon. She witnesses a couple kiss and is overcome with a vision of how their romance began, and how it will end. After all, even the greatest love stories end with a broken heart, eventually. As Evie tries to understand why this is happening, she finds herself at La Brea Dance studio, learning to waltz, fox-trot, and tango with a boy named X. X is everything that Evie is not: adventurous, passionate, daring. His philosophy is to say yes to everything, including entering a ballroom dance competition with a girl he's only just met. Falling for X is definitely not what Evie had in mind. But as she and X dance around and toward each other, Evie is forced to question all she thought she knew about life and love. Iowa Teen Award 2022-2023. Kit contents include playaway, hardcover book and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 8 hours. Starred reviews. African Americans. Relationship skills. Romance fiction. Ability. Contemporary young adult fiction. Please see B 127064 for additional copies. IL 10-12. Lexile 650.
Instructions for Dancing (Playaway) S  
B 117352B 117352 Invasion
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Myers, Walter Dean
Length: 212 Copyright: 2013

Josiah Wedgewood and Marcus Perry were friends in Virginia, but now that they are both involved in the Normandy invasion, the differences in their positions is uncomfortable, for Josiah is a white infantryman and Marcus is a black transport driver, the only role the segregated army will allow him. War stories. World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns France Normandy- Fiction. Segregation United States History 20th century- Fiction. African American soldiers- Fiction. AR 4.9 RC 4.6 Lexile 760 IL 8-12.
Invasion JS  
B 124045B 124045 Invisible Thread Christmas Story
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Schroff, Laura
Length: 32 Copyright: 2015

A woman befriends a young boy while he is panhandling on the streets of New York City. A short time after they become friends, Laura realizes Maurice has never celebrated Christmas, and invites him to spend Christmas with her family. African American biography. A Christmas story. IL 2-5. AR 3.7.
Invisible Thread Christmas Story PI  
B 127048B 127048 Isaiah Dunn is My Hero
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Baptist, Kelly J.
Length: 195 Copyright: 2020

Isaiah is now the big man of the house. But it's a lot harder than his dad made it look. His little sister, Charlie, asks too many questions, and Mama's gone totally silent. Luckily, Isaiah can count on his best friend, Sneaky, who's always got a scheme for getting around the rules. Plus, his classmate Angel has a few good ideas of her own--once she stops hassling Isaiah. And when things get really tough, there's Daddy's journal, filled with stories about the amazing Isaiah Dunn, who gets his superhero powers from beans and rice. Isaiah could use those powers right about now! Iowa Children's Choice Award 2022-2023. See Playaway KM 13499. Starred reviews. Coming of age. African-American. Grief. Realistic fiction. IL 4-8. AR 4.3. Lexile 700. GR Y.
Isaiah Dunn is My Hero IJ  
KM 13499KM 13499 Isaiah Dunn is My Hero (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Baptist, Kelly J.
Length: 0 Copyright: 2020

Isaiah is now the big man of the house. But it's a lot harder than his dad made it look. His little sister, Charlie, asks too many questions, and Mama's gone totally silent. Luckily, Isaiah can count on his best friend, Sneaky, who's always got a scheme for getting around the rules. Plus, his classmate Angel has a few good ideas of her own--once she stops hassling Isaiah. And when things get really tough, there's Daddy's journal, filled with stories about the amazing Isaiah Dunn, who gets his superhero powers from beans and rice. Isaiah could use those powers right about now! Iowa Children's Choice Award 2022-2023. Playway run time: approximately 5 hours. Kit contents include playaway, book and a 5-way splitter. Starred reviews. Coming of age. African-American. Grief. Realistic fiction. IL 4-8. AR 4.3. Lexile 700. GR Y.
Isaiah Dunn is My Hero (Playaway) IJ  
B 127262B 127262 Isaiah Dunn Saves the Day
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Baptist, Kelly J
Length: 179 Copyright: 2022

Now in middle school, Isaiah Dunn participates in a mentoring program, but he has a hunch that his mentee, a trouble making third-grader name Kobe, has a secret and Isaiah is determined to get to the bottom of it. Sequel to Isaiah Dunn is My Hero, #127048. Coming of age. African American. Realistic fiction. IL 4-8.
Isaiah Dunn Saves the Day IJ  
B 126948B 126948 It's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Noah, Trevor
Length: 294 Copyright: 2019

The host of The Daily Show, Trevor Noah, shares his personal story and the injustices he faced while growing up half black, half white in South Africa under and after apartheid in this young readers' adaptation of his adult memoir. Mature themes. Memoir. Biography. Young readers edition. IL 9-12. AR 5.6. Lexile 780. GR Z+.
It's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood JS  
KM 13465KM 13465 It's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Noah
Length: 0 Copyright: 2019

Looks at the life of South African comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, and television host, Trevor Noah. This is his story of one man's coming-of-age, set during the twilight of apartheid and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed. Kit includes: Hardcover book, playaway and splitter. Mature themes. Africa. Memoir. Biography. Young adult. Adapted for young readers. IL 9-12. AR 5.6. Lexile 780.
It's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (Pla JS  
B 125511B 125511 Jabari Jumps
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Cornwall, Gaia
Length: 32 Copyright: 2017

Jabari is definitely ready to jump off the diving board. He's finished his swimming lessons and passed his swim test, and he's a great jumper, so he's not scared at all. "Looks easy," says Jabari, watching the other kids take their turns. But when his dad squeezes his hand, Jabari squeezes back. He needs to figure out what kind of special jump to do anyway, and he should probably do some stretches before climbing up onto the diving board. In a sweetly appealing tale of overcoming your fears, newcomer Gaia Cornwall captures a moment between a patient and encouraging father and a determined little boy you can't help but root for. Courage fiction. IL Pres-3. AR 2.3. RC 1.6. Lexile 490. Iowa Goldfinch Award, 2021-2022.
Jabari Jumps KP  
B 87237B 87237 Jackie & Me: A Baseball Card Adventure
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Gutman, Dan
Length: 145 Copyright: 1999

With his ability to travel through time by using baseball cards, Joe goes back to 1947 to meet Jackie Robinson, turning into a black boy in the process. AR 4.3. RC 4.8. Lexile 610. GR level T. IL 4-7.
Jackie & Me: A Baseball Card Adventure IJ  
B 80320B 80320 Jackie Robinson
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Weidhorn, Manfred
Length: 207 Copyright: 1993

A biography of the Afro-American who fought racial injustice both during and after his celebrated baseball career. AR 7.4.
Jackie Robinson IJS  
KM 12137KM 12137 Jackie Robinson and the American Dream "Start-to-Finish" 10 Books
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Bergez, John
Length: 115 Copyright: 2010

This book tells the story of Jackie Robinson's life from his battles with prejudice as a youth to his emergence as a tireless champion of racial justice after his retirement from baseball. It also tells of the key people who nurtured and supported him in difficult times: his mother, Mallie; his wife, Rachel; and Brooklyn Dodgers president Branch Rickey, the man who was determined to integrate the “national pastime.” Kit contains ten copies of the book and one CD-ROM from the Start-to-Finish series Overcoming the Odds: Sports Biographies. Gold Level (RL 2-3) Publisher GR level L. Lexile 720. IL 6-12.Reference KM 8816 for use with this kit.
Jackie Robinson and the American Dream "Start-to-Finish" 10 Books IJS  
B 116504B 116504 Jackie Robinson: Amazing Athlete and Activist
Grade Lvl: P Author: Stille, Darlene R.
Length: 32 Copyright: 2013

Provides a basic biography of the first African American to play baseball in Major League Baseball, Jackie Robinson. Baseball players. Political activists. From the series Beginner Biographies. AR 4.2 Lexile 650 IL 1-3.
Jackie Robinson: Amazing Athlete and Activist P  
B 117406B 117406 Jackie Robinson: American Hero
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Robinson, Sharon
Length: 48 Copyright: 2013

A biography of Jackie Robinson, who was the first African American baseball player in the National League of Major League Baseball. Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972. Baseball players. Written by Sharon Robinson, Jackie's daughter. AR 5.4 RC 4.5 GR level T Lexile 840 IL 3-5.
Jackie Robinson: American Hero PI  
B 76862B 76862 Jackie Robinson: He Was The First
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Adler, David A
Length: 48 Copyright: 1989

Traces the life and career of baseball player Jackie Robinson. GR level T.
Jackie Robinson: He Was The First PI  
B 109033B 109033 Jackson Jones and the Curse of the Outlaw Rose
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Quattlebaum, Mary
Length: 100 Copyright: 2008

When Jackson and Reuben take a rose cutting from a graveyard for Mr. Kerring, events make them believe it is cursed and will continue to threaten anyone in its vicinity until it is returned. AR and Follett RL 3.3.
Jackson Jones and the Curse of the Outlaw Rose PI  
B 121732B 121732 Jake Makes a World: Jacob Lawrence, A Young Artist in Harlem
Grade Lvl: P Author: Rhodes-Pitts, Sharifa
Length: 32 Copyright: 2015

Looks at the childhood of early twentieth-century African-American artist Jacob Lawrence in 1930s Harlem. African Americans in art. Harlem (New York, N.Y.) in art. IL 1-3.
Jake Makes a World: Jacob Lawrence, A Young Artist in Harlem P  
B 127276B 127276 Jake the Fake Goes for Laughs (Book 2)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Robinson, Craig / Mansbach, Adam
Length: 163 Copyright: 2019

Having discovered his natural talent for comedy at his school's end-of-semester talent show, Jake decides to pursue 'his art,' but can his comedian-mentor teach Jake humility as well as humor? Series fiction: Jake the Fake, Book 2. IL 4-8. AR 5.1. Lexile 840. GR W.
Jake the Fake Goes for Laughs (Book 2) IJ  
B 127275B 127275 Jake the Fake Keeps His Cool (Book 3)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Robinson, Craig / Mansbach, Adam
Length: 156 Copyright: 2020

Jake loses his cool when he learns he's about to become the middle child, and he's back to his fakester ways when new girl Bailey starts school and he'd do anything to impress her. Series fiction: Jake the Fake series, Book 3. IL 4-8. AR 5.0. Lexile 790. GR W.
Jake the Fake Keeps His Cool (Book 3) IJ  
B 123616B 123616 Jake the Fake Keeps It Real (Book 1)
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Robinson, Craig / Mansbach, Adam
Length: 135 Copyright: 2017

Having faked his way into the Music and Art Academy, a performing arts school for gifted students where his talented older sister rules, sixth-grader Jake, a jokester who can barely play an instrument, will have to think of something quick before the last laugh is on him. Series fiction. Jake the Fake, Book 1. Humor. Fiction. Includes illustrations. IL 4-8. AR 5.4. Lexile 870. F+P W.
Jake the Fake Keeps It Real (Book 1) PIJ  
B 110284B 110284 Jamaica and the Substitute Teacher
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Havill, Juanita
Length: 28 Copyright: 1999

Jamaica copies from a friend during a spelling test because she wants a perfect paper, but her substitute teacher Mrs. Duval helps her understand that she does not have to be perfect to be special. Cheating. AR 2.6. RC 2.2. Lexile 380. Follett RL 3.0.
Jamaica and the Substitute Teacher KP  
B 108595B 108595 James Stewart
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Savage, Jeff
Length: 32 Copyright: 2008

Tells the life story of Supercross motorcyclist James "Bubba" Stewart, describing his start in the sport and his rise to the top. Motorcyclists. Motocross. From the series Amazing Athletes. AR and Follett RL 4.0. RC 3.5. Lexile 690.
James Stewart PI  
B 111658B 111658 January's Sparrow
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Polacco, Patricia
Length: 94 Copyright: 2009

After a fellow slave is beaten to death, Sadie and her family flee the plantation for freedom through the Underground Railroad. Fugitive slaves. Based on true events that took place in Marshall, Michigan. Picture book for older readers contains some images which show the brutality of slavery and is written with idiomatic language and the dialect of slaves. AR and Follett RL 4.4. RC 4.6. Lexile 760. IL 4-7.
January's Sparrow IJ  
KM 12218KM 12218 Jazz
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Myers, Walter Dean
Length: 0 Copyright: 2007

Kit contains the 2007 Coretta Scott King Honor book (48 pages) by Walter Dean Myers which celebrates the roots of jazz music and the Odyssey Award Winner audiobook (42 minutes). IL 3-9.
Jazz PIJ  
B 109873B 109873 Jazz
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Myers, Walter Dean
Length: 48 Copyright: 2006

Illustrations and rhyming text celebrate the roots of jazz music. Coretta Scott King Honor Book, 2007. IL 3-9.
Jazz PIJ  
KM 13283KM 13283 Jazz (3 Wonderbooks)
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Myers, Walter Dean
Length: 0 Copyright: 2019

Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book. Fifteen poems, infused with the rhythm and wordplay of jazz music, are paired with bold, stylized illustrations of performers and dancers to convey the history and breadth of this unique musical style. From bebop to New Orleans, from ragtime to boogie, and every style in between, Jazz takes readers on a musical journey from jazz's beginnings to the present day. Set of 3 WonderBooks, plus cables, headphones, charger and a 5-way splitter. Wonderbook run time: 43 minutes and 33 seconds. Poem collection. Juvenile nonfiction. IL 2-6. GR T.
Jazz (3 Wonderbooks) PI  
B 116153B 116153 Jesse Owens: Legendary Track Star
Grade Lvl: PI Author: McKissack, Patricia / McKissack, Fredrick
Length: 24 Copyright: 2013

This book is a biography of Jesse Owens, who won four Olympic gold medals in track and field events and who dedicated his later years to helping the youth of America reach for greatness. Track and field athletes. From the series Famous African Americans. AR 3.6 IL 2-4.
Jesse Owens: Legendary Track Star PI  
B 118116B 118116 Jim Brown: Football Great & Actor
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Gitlin, Marty
Length: 112 Copyright: 2014

A biography of African American football player and actor Jim Brown. Football players. Running backs (Football). From the series Legendary Athletes. AR 6.7 Lexile 960 IL 6-9.
Jim Brown: Football Great & Actor IJ  
B 82473B 82473 John Henry
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Lester, Julius
Length: 38 Copyright: 1994

Retells the life of the legendary African-American hero who raced against a steam drill to cut through a mountain. Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney. AR 4.0. RC and Follett RL 4.5. Lexile 720. GR level M.
John Henry PI  
B 106945B 106945 John Henry
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Krensky, Stephen
Length: 48 Copyright: 2007

Relates the life of the legendary African American hero who raced against a steam drill to cut through a mountain. From the series On My Own Folklore. AR 3.8. Follett RL 2.2.
John Henry PI  
B 119457B 119457 Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Powell, Patricia Hruby
Length: 0 Copyright: 2014

Free-verse biographical poem provides a portrait of the performer and civil rights advocate Josephine Baker (1906-1975). Entertainers. Pictures by Christian Robinson (Coretta Scott King Book Awards Illustrator Honors - 2015). Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Honor 2015. AR 4.6 RC 5.2 Lexile 790 GR level X IL 3-7.
Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker PIJ  
KM 13206KM 13206 Journey of Little Charlie (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Curtis, Christopher Paul
Length: 234 Copyright: 2018

When his poor sharecropper father is killed in an accident and leaves the family in debt, twelve-year-old Little Charlie agrees to accompany fearsome plantation overseer Cap'n Buck north in pursuit of people who have stolen from him. Cap'n Buck tells Little Charlie that his father's debt will be cleared when the fugitives are captured, which seems like a good deal until Little Charlie comes face-to-face with the people he is chasing. Playaway runtime: 5 hours. Playaway, book and a 5-way splitter. Starred reviews. Historical fiction. African American. IL 5-9. AR 5.8. RC 7.5. Lexile 960.
Journey of Little Charlie (Playaway) IJ  
B 120714B 120714 Juba!
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Myers, Walter Dean
Length: 201 Copyright: 2015

In Five Points, New York, in the 1840s, African American teenager William Henry "Juba" Lane works hard to achieve his dream of becoming a professional dancer but his real break comes when he is invited to perform in England. Based on the life of Master Juba who influenced today's tap, jazz, and step dancing. Biographical fiction. Lane, William Henry, approximately 1825-1852 - Fiction. AR 5.3 RC 5.5 Lexile 850 IL 6-12.
Juba! IJS  
B 122795B 122795 Juneteenth
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Bailey, R. J
Length: 24 Copyright: 2017

Introduces young readers to the African American holiday of Juneteenth. AR 0.9 IL K-1.
Juneteenth KP  
B 127992B 127992 Juneteenth
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Garrett, Van G
Length: 40 Copyright: 2023

An African American family attends a modern-day Juneteenth parade in Galveston, Texas (the birthplace of the holiday). African American. Holidays and traditions. Cultural studies. IL Pres-3.
Juneteenth KP  
B 122457B 122457 Juneteenth for Mazie
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Cooper, Floyd
Length: 40 Copyright: 2015

Little Mazie wants the freedom to stay up late, but her father explains what freedom really means in the story of Juneteenth, and how her ancestors celebrated their true freedom. Slaves Emancipation- Fiction. AR 3.6 RC 2.8 Lexile 660 IL K-3.
Juneteenth for Mazie KP  
B 113816B 113816 Just As Good: How Larry Doby Changed America's
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Crowe, Chris
Length: 32 Copyright: 2012

An African American family in Cleveland, Ohio, listens on their new radio to the first game of the 1948 World Series, in which Larry Doby, the first black player in the American League, won the game for the Cleveland Indians. AR 4.9. IL K-4. Subtitle: How Larry Doby Changed America's Game.
Just As Good: How Larry Doby Changed America's KPI  
B 127126B 127126 Just Like Me
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Brantley-Newton, Vanessa
Length: 32 Copyright: 2020

A collection of poems about girls. Poetry. Social awareness. Iowa Goldfinch Award 2022-2023. IL K-3. AR 4.5.
Just Like Me KP  
B 103392B 103392 Just Us Women
Grade Lvl: P Author: Caines, Jeanette
Length: 32 Copyright: 1982

A young girl and her favorite aunt share the excitement of planning a very special car trip for just the two of them. Coretta Scott King Honor book. AR 2.7. Follett RL 2.5. RC 2.4. Lexile 610. GR level K.
Just Us Women P  
B 126576B 126576 Kamala and Maya's Big Idea
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Harris, Meena
Length: 32 Copyright: 2020

Sisters Kamala and Maya work with their community to build a playground in the unused courtyard of their apartment building. African American. Community. Family stories. Social activists. IL Pres-3.
Kamala and Maya's Big Idea KP  
B 100427B 100427 Keepers
Grade Lvl: PI Author: WATTS, JERI
Length: 32 Copyright: 1997

After Kenyon squanders the money he has saved for his grandmother's birthday present, he searches for another special gift. AR level 3.7. Follett RL 4.8.
Keepers PI  
B 109499B 109499 Keeping the Night Watch
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Smith, Hope
Length: 73 Copyright: 2008

A thirteen year old African American boy chronicles what happens to his family when his father, who temporarily left, returns home and they all must deal with their feelings of anger, hope, abandonment, and fear. Sequel to Way a Door Closes (103931). Coretta Scott King Honor book (author). Story is told in free verse. AR 3.6. Follett RL 3.4. RC 4.2. IL 5-8.
Keeping the Night Watch IJ  
B 125877B 125877 Kevin Durant
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Buckley, James
Length: 24 Copyright: 2018

A brief biography of American Olympic gold medalist Kevin Durant, discussing his childhood, family, and career in basketball. Beginning reader. Biography. Series nonfiction: Little Bits! First Readers: Amazing Americans: Olympians. IL K-4. AR 4.0. Lexile 830. GR K.
Kevin Durant KPI  
B 120469B 120469 Kevin Durant : NBA MVP
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Flynn, Brendan
Length: 24 Copyright: 2015

Profiles the life and career of professional basketball most valued player, Kevin Durant. From the series Today's MVPs And Champions. AR 4.2 GR level P IL 3-6.
Kevin Durant : NBA MVP PI  
B 125162B 125162 King & Kayla and the Case of the Lost Tooth
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Butler, Dori Hillestad
Length: 47 Copyright: 2018

Kayla places her tooth in a Tooth Fairy pillow, but it disappears before the Tooth Fairy has a chance to visit--can her dog King help Kayla find the missing tooth? Beginning reader. Series fiction: King & Kayla. IL K-3. AR 2.4. RC 2.5. Lexile 450. GR L.
King & Kayla and the Case of the Lost Tooth KP  
B 126072B 126072 King and the Dragonflies
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Callender, Kacen
Length: 259 Copyright: 2020

In a small but turbulent Louisiana town, one boy's grief takes him beyond the bayous of his backyard, to learn that there is no right way to be yourself. Magical realism. LGBTQIA+. Realistic ficion. Hate crimes. Starred reviews. IL 5-9.
King and the Dragonflies IJ  
B 125564B 125564 King of Kindergarten
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Barnes, Derrick
Length: 32 Copyright: 2019

Instilled with confidence by his parents, a young boy has a great first day of kindergarten. New experience. First day of school. Diversity. IL Pres-1. AR 3.7.
King of Kindergarten KP  
B 114393B 114393 King of the Mound: My Summer With Satchel Paige
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Tooke, Wes
Length: 155 Copyright: 2012

Twelve-year-old Nick loves baseball so after a year in the hospital fighting polio and with a brace on one leg, Nick takes a job with the team for which his father is catcher and gets to see the great pitcher, Satchel Paige, play during the 1935 season. Includes historical notes. AR 5.6. RC 6.2. Lexile 900. IL 5-7.
King of the Mound: My Summer With Satchel Paige IJ  
B 119561B 119561 Kizzy Ann Stamps
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Watts, Jeri Hanel
Length: 183 Copyright: 2012

In 1963, as Kizzy Ann prepares for her first year at an integrated school, she worries about the color of her skin, the scar running from the corner of her right eye to the tip of her smile, and whether anyone at the white school will like her. She wonders if she and her dog Shag will be allowed to compete in a herding competition because she is African-American. AR 5.2 RC 6.4 Lexile 920 GR level T IL 4-8.
Kizzy Ann Stamps IJ  
B 127694B 127694 Kneel
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Buford, Candace
Length: 311 Copyright: 2021

When his best friend is unfairly arrested and kicked off the team, Russell Boudreaux kneels during the national anthem in an effort to fight for justice and, in an instant, falls from local stardom to become a target of hatred. 2023-2024 Iowa High School Book Award. African American. Realistic fiction. Social awareness. Sports fiction. Young adult. IL 8-12. AR 5.2.
Kneel JS  
B 123228B 123228 Knock Knock: My Dad’s Dream for Me
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Beaty,Daniel
Length: 40 Copyright: 2013

Every morning a boy and his father play a game: “KNOCK KNOCK,” says papa, and the boy pretends to be asleep, before jumping into his father’s arms. Then one morning papa doesn’t come anymore. The boy realizes his father is gone for good, grows up, and finds happiness. In a rare topic for younger children, Beaty explores the theme of permanent separation from a parent (it could be prison, death, or abandonment). The desire for guidance encountering life’s experiences is told from a small child’s point of view with candor, as well as hope, as he ends quoting papa’s advice to “KNOCK KNOCK down the doors that I could not. IL K-3. AR 2.9. RC 3.7. Lexile 500. F+P N.
Knock Knock: My Dad’s Dream for Me KP  
B 82091B 82091 Kwanzaa
Grade Lvl: P Author: Porter, A.P.
Length: 56 Copyright: 1991

Describes the origins and practices of Kwanzaa, an African-American holiday created to remind African-Americans of their history and their cultural origins.
Kwanzaa P  
B 122444B 122444 Kwanzaa
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Pettiford, Rebecca
Length: 24 Copyright: 2015

Describes the African-American holiday of Kwanzaa and the things people do to celebrate. AR 0.9 Lexile BR IL K-1.
Kwanzaa KP  
B 106207B 106207 Laila Ali
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Horn, Geoffrey
Length: 32 Copyright: 2006

Presents a short biography of Laila Ali, daughter of boxing great Muhammad Ali, and chronicles her troubled childhood, entrance into boxing, and numerous victories in the ring. From the series Today's Superstars: Sports. Follett RL 5.9. AR 4.5.
Laila Ali PIJ  
B 126361B 126361 Last Last-Day-of-Summer (Book 1)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Giles, Lamar R
Length: 289 Copyright: 2019

When adventurous cousins Otto and Sheed Alston accidentally extend the last day of summer by freezing time, they find the secrets between the unmoving seconds are not as much fun as they expected. African American. Fantasy. Series fiction: Legendary Alston Boys Adventure, Book 1. IL 5-9. 5.9. RC 4.5. Lexile 740.
Last Last-Day-of-Summer (Book 1) IJ  
B 120384B 120384 Last Stop on Market Street
Grade Lvl: KP Author: De La Pena, Matt
Length: 32 Copyright: 2015

A young boy rides the bus across town with his grandmother and learns to appreciate the beauty in everyday things. Positive outlook. 2016 Newbery Medal Winner. 2016 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book. 2016 Caldecott Honor Book. AR 3.3 RC 2.4 Lexile 610 IL Pres-2.
Last Stop on Market Street KP  
KM 12424KM 12424 Last Stop on Market Street (Book & Audio CD)
Grade Lvl: KP Author: De La Pena, Matt
Length: 0 Copyright: 2015

Every Sunday after church, CJ and his grandma ride the bus across town. But today, CJ wonders why they don't own a car like his friend Colby. Why doesn't he have an iPod like the boys on the bus? How come they always have to get off in the dirty part of town? Each question is met with an encouraging answer from grandma, who helps him see the beauty-and fun-in their routine and the world around them. Kit contains audio read-along disc (.25 hour) narrated by Lizan Mitchell and the 2016 Newbery Medal Winner written by Matt De La Pena(32 pages AR 3.3 RC 2.4 Lexile 610) Illustrated by Christian Robinson (2016 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor & Caldecott Honor) IL Pres-2.
Last Stop on Market Street (Book & Audio CD) KP  
B 117387B 117387 Lebron James
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Savage, Jeff
Length: 32 Copyright: 201

Profiles the life and career of basketball superstar LeBron James, one of the few players to move directly from high school to the professional leagues, discusses his role in helping both the Cleveland Cavaliers and Miami Heat become championship contenders. From the series Amazing Athletes. Follett RL 4.0. AR 4.0. GR level Q. IL 3-5.
Lebron James PI  
B 117566B 117566 LeBron James
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Gregory, Josh
Length: 24 Copyright: 2014

Discusses significant moments in the basketball career of LeBron James and examines his charity work. Basketball players. From the series Basketball Heroes: Making A Difference. AR 5.2 Lexile 960 IL 3-5.
LeBron James PI  
B 122677B 122677 LeBron James
Grade Lvl: P Author: Nagelhout, Ryan
Length: 24 Copyright: 2017

Profiles the life and career of the professional basketball star, including information on his childhood and family life, his years with the Cleveland Cavaliers, and his Olympic experiences. From the series Sports MVPs. AR 3.1 IL 1-3.
LeBron James P  
B 117572B 117572 LeBron James: Champion Basketball Star
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Bodden, Valerie
Length: 112 Copyright: 2014

Discusses the life and professional basketball career of LeBron James. From the series Contemporary Lives. Follett RL 6.5 IL 6-12.
LeBron James: Champion Basketball Star IJS  
B 117499B 117499 LeBron, James
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Stuckey, Rachel
Length: 32 Copyright: 2013

Discusses the life and professional basketball career of LeBron James. Basketball players. From the series Superstars! IL 4-7.
LeBron, James IJ  
B 107657B 107657 Legend of Bass Reeves
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Paulsen, Gary
Length: 137 Copyright: 2006

Subtitle: Being the True and Fictional Account of the Most Valiant Marshall in the West. The story of Bass Reeves, who was born a slave and later became one of the most respected federal marshalls in Oklahoma and Texas. Fictionalized biography presents the historical facts and then longer narrative sections fills out the details. AR 5.8 RC 6.4. Lexile 950 IL 5-8.
Legend of Bass Reeves IJ  
KM 11730KM 11730 Legend of Bass Reeves (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Paulsen, Gary
Length: 137 Copyright: 2011

Subtitle: Being the True and Fictional Account of the Most Valiant Marshall in the West. The story of Bass Reeves, who was born a slave and later became one of the most respected federal marshalls in Oklahoma and Texas. Fictionalized biography presents the historical facts and then longer narrative sections fills out the details. Kit contents: instruction sheet; playaway--a pre-loaded audio book (4 hours) on a dedicated digital audio media player (MP3) narrated by Dion Graham; earphones; and book (137 pages) by Gary Paulsen. AR 5.8 RC 6.4 Lexile 950 IL 5-8.
Legend of Bass Reeves (Playaway) IJ  
B 102542B 102542 Legend of Freedom Hill
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Altman, Linda
Length: 32 Copyright: 2000

During the California Gold Rush, Rosabel, an African American, and Sophie, a Jew, team up and search for gold to buy Rosabel's mother her freedom from a slave catcher. Picture book for older readers. AR 4.7. RC 3.8. Lexile 680. IL 2-4.
Legend of Freedom Hill PI  
B 127965B 127965 Legend of Gravity: A Tall Basketball Tale
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Palmer, Charly
Length: 40 Copyright: 2022

A tall tale about a local basketball hero nicknamed Gravity. Basketball player. Sports fiction. Friendship story. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Picture book for the older reader. 24-25 Goldfinch Award Winner. IL 2-6. AR 4.6. Lexile 800.
Legend of Gravity: A Tall Basketball Tale PI  
B 122192B 122192 Leo Can Swim
Grade Lvl: K Author: McQuinn, Anna
Length: 24 Copyright: 2016

Baby Leo loves the water, so his father takes him to swim class with the other toddlers. AR 1.2 Lexile 200 IL Pres.
Leo Can Swim K  
B 127885B 127885 Leon the Extraordinary (Book 1)
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Nicholas, Jamar
Length: 267 Copyright: 2022

Leon is an ordinary kid who becomes extraordinary when he fights a supervillain to save his school! In the city where Leon lives, superheroes, and supervillains, are commonplace. So how does an ordinary kid like Leon, who has no superpowers himself, become the superhero he wants to be? When all his classmates suddenly become obsessed with a new phone app that turns them into zombies, Leon gets his chance to prove that using his brain and following his heart can save the day. Series fiction: Leon, book 1. Graphic Novel. Superheroes. Action and adventure comics. Friendship fiction. Humorous story. IL 2-6. AR 2.7. Lexile 310.
Leon the Extraordinary (Book 1) PI  
B 119162B 119162 Leontyne Price: Voice of a Century
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Weatherford, Carole Boston
Length: 32 Copyright: 2014

Presents the life and achievements of the iconic African-American opera star and traces her rise from humble origins in Mississippi, the impact of racism on her career, and her triumphant Metropolitan Opera performances. Sopranos (Singers). Follett RL 4.3 IL 1-4. Lexile 880. GR R.
Leontyne Price: Voice of a Century PI  
B 125362B 125362 Let 'er Buck! : George Fletcher, the People's Champion
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Nelson, Vaunda Micheaux
Length: 40 Copyright: 2019

African American George Fletcher loved horses from an early age. When he unfairly lost the 1911 Pendleton Round-Up to a white man, the outraged audience declared him 'people's champion. Biography. Rodeos history. IL 3-7. AR 4.7. Lexile 880. GR V.
Let 'er Buck! : George Fletcher, the People's Champion PIJ  
B 89497B 89497 Let It Shine: Black Women Freedom Fighters
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Pinkney, Andrea
Length: 107 Copyright: 2000

Subtitle: Stories Of Black Women Freedom Fighters. Collection of sketches celebrating the contributions of ten women who moved forward the cause of civil rights in America: Sojourner Truth, Biddy Mason, Harriet Tubman, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Mary McLeod Bethune, Ella Josephine Baker, Dorothy Irene Height, Rosa Parks, Fannie Lou Hamer, and Shirley Chisholm. AR level 7.2. Follett RL 4.8. Carter G. Woodson Middle Book Award 2001.
Let It Shine: Black Women Freedom Fighters IJ  
B 126363B 126363 Let Me Hear a Rhyme
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Jackson, Tiffany D
Length: 380 Copyright: 2019

Brooklyn, 1998. Biggie Smalls was right: Things done changed. But that doesn't mean that Quadir and Jarrell are cool letting their best friend Steph's music lie forgotten under his bed after he's murdered--not when his rhymes could turn any Bed Stuy corner into a party. With the help of Steph's younger sister Jasmine, they come up with a plan to promote Steph's music under a new rap name: the Architect. Soon, everyone wants a piece of him. When his demo catches the attention of a hotheaded music label rep, the trio must prove Steph's talent from beyond the grave. As the pressure of keeping their secret grows, Quadir, Jarrell, and Jasmine are forced to confront the truth about what happened to Steph. Only, each has something to hide. And with everything riding on Steph's fame, they need to decide what they stand for or lose all that they've worked so hard to hold on to, including each other. Hoaxes. Teenager death. IL 9-12. AR 4.0. RC 4.4. Lexile 610.
Let Me Hear a Rhyme JS  
B 125080B 125080 Let the Children March
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Clark-Robinson, Monica
Length: 40 Copyright: 2018

"I couldn't play on the same playground as the white kids. I couldn't go to their schools. I couldn't drink from their water fountains. There were so many things I couldn't do." In 1963 Birmingham, Alabama, thousands of African American children volunteered to march for their civil rights after hearing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speak. They protested the laws that kept black people separate from white people. Facing fear, hate, and danger, these children used their voices to change the world. IL 1-4. AR 3.8. RC 3.7. Lexile 650.
Let the Children March PI  
B 109481B 109481 Liberation of Gabriel King
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Going, K. L.
Length: 151 Copyright: 2005

Gabriel, a white boy who is being bullied, and Frita, an African American girl facing prejudice, decide to overcome their many fears together as they enter fifth grade in Georgia in 1976. Coming-of-age story. Fear. AR and RC 4.5. Lexile 780.
Liberation of Gabriel King IJ  
B 123651B 123651 Liberty
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Larson, Kirby
Length: 221 Copyright: 2016

In 1940s New Orleans, Fish Elliot is a polio-survivor with a knack for inventing and building things, and his African American neighbor Olympia is a girl with a talent for messing things up, but they are united in an effort to save a starving stray dog they call Liberty--and when Liberty is caged by a nasty farmer, they find an unlikely ally in a German prisoner of war, Erich, who is not much older than the two children. Historical fiction. Series: Dogs of World War II. IL 3-7. AR 4.4. Lexile 640. Iowa Children's Choice 2018-2019.
Liberty PIJ  
B 112266B 112266 Liberty or Death
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Blair, Margaret
Length: 64 Copyright: 2010

Recounts the experiences of the slaves who answered Lord Dunmore's 1775 promise that any slave who left his master and fought for the British would have their freedom. Fugitive slaves United States History 18th century. African American loyalists. United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 British forces. AR 8.3. RC 11.0. Lexile 1160. IL 5-8.
Liberty or Death IJ  
B 120547B 120547 Life and Times of Rosa Parks
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Tracy, Kathleen
Length: 48 Copyright: 2009

Discusses the life and accomplishments of Rosa Parks, a seamstress who became a symbol for the civil rights movement. From the series Profiles In American History: The Life And Times Of . . . IL 6-9.
Life and Times of Rosa Parks IJ  
B 126670B 126670 Lift As You Climb: The Story of Ella Baker
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Powell, Patricia Hruby
Length: 48 Copyright: 2020

Learn about the civil rights activist Ella Baker. Long before the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 60s, Ella Baker worked to lift others up by fighting racial injustice and empowering poor African Americans to stand up for their rights. Her dedication and grassroots work in many communities made her a valuable ally for leaders like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and she has been ranked as one of the most influential women in the civil rights movement. In the 1960s she worked to register voters and organize sit-ins, and she became a teacher and mentor to many young activists. This picture book biography provides a portrait of the fight for the freedom of the human spirit. Civil rights. Biography. African American. IL 2-6. AR 4.2. Lexile 730. GR X.
Lift As You Climb: The Story of Ella Baker PI  
B 122350B 122350 Lift Your Light a Little Higher: The Story of Stephen Bishop: Slave-Explorer
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Henson, Heather
Length: 32 Copyright: 2016

This first-person fictionalized narrative shares the life of the real explorer and slave who mapped the Mammoth Cave of Kentucky, discovered new species of fish inside the cave, and gave regular tours through the cave. Bishop, Stephen, 1821?-1857. Mammoth Cave (Ky.) AR 3.7 RC 3.2 Lexile 670 IL 1-4.
Lift Your Light a Little Higher: The Story of Stephen Bishop: Slave-Explore PI  
B 116061B 116061 Light in the Darkness
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Cline-Ransome, Lesa
Length: 32 Copyright: 2013

Risking a whipping if they are discovered, Rosa and her mama sneak away from their slave quarters during the night to a hidden location in a field where they learn to read and write in a pit school. Southern States History 1775-1865 Fiction. Reading Fiction. Learning Fiction. AR 3.6 RC 3.3 Lexile 700 IL 1-4.
Light in the Darkness PI  
B 127433B 127433 Like a Million Black Butterflies (French Edition)
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Nsafou, Laura
Length: 32 Copyright: 2018

French Edition. Adé loves chocolate éclairs, butterflies and asking questions. She also has beautiful hair that some of her classmates make fun of, because it's so different to their own. With the help of her mother and her aunties, Adé will slowly discover the beauty of the butterflies sleeping on her head and learn to care for them and fly away. IL 1-4. Adé est une jolie petite fille à la peau noire, aux grands yeux bruns et aux cheveux crépus. Une chevelure magnifique et fournie, qui lui vaut néanmoins de nombreuses moqueries à l'école, les autres enfants lui disant notamment qu'ils ont l'impression qu'elle a « comme un million de papillons noirs sur la tête ». Adé aime les fleurs, les papillons, les éclairs au chocolat et poser des questions. Un jour qu'elle est en compagnie de sa mère et de ses tantes, elle les interroge donc sur ses cheveux sans cesse raillés. Grâce à elles, elle va découvrir en douceur la beauté de ces papillons endormis sur sa tête, jusqu'à leur envol final. Un ouvrage qui invite à la tolérance, l'acceptation de soi et vise à introduire un peu de diversité dans la littérature jeunesse.
Like a Million Black Butterflies (French Edition) KP  
B 124917B 124917 Like Vanessa
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Charles, Tami
Length: 284 Copyright: 2018

It is 1983 and Vanessa Martin, a thirteen-year-old African American girl in Newark's public housing, dreams of following in the footsteps of the first African American Miss America, Vanessa Williams; but the odds are against her until a new teacher at school organizes a beauty pageant and encourages Vanessa to enter. Historical fiction. Beauty contests. Family problems. IL 5-9. AR 4.9. RC 4.5. Lexile 730.
Like Vanessa IJS  
B 120315B 120315 Lillian's Right to Vote : A Celebration of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Winter, Jonah
Length: 34 Copyright: 2015

A 50th anniversary tribute to the Voting Rights Act of 1965 finds an elderly woman reflecting on her family's history, from the passage of the 15th Amendment through her participation in the protest march from Selma to Montgomery. AR 5.6 RC 8.2 Lexile 1030 GR level T IL 1-4.
Lillian's Right to Vote : A Celebration of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 PI  
B 107193B 107193 Lily Brown's Paintings
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Johnson, Angela
Length: 30 Copyright: 2007

When Lily Brown paints, she imagines all sorts of fantastic things in the scenes that she sees every day. Follett RL 3.1.
Lily Brown's Paintings KP  
B 117184B 117184 Lions of Little Rock
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Levine, Kristin
Length: 298 Copyright: 2013

Twelve-year-old Marlee develops a strong friendship with Liz, the new girl in school, but when Liz suddenly stops attending school and Marlee hears a rumor that her friend is actually an African American girl passing herself off as white, the two young girls must decide whether their friendship is worth taking on integration and the dangers it could bring to their families. School integration Fiction. Bashfulness Fiction. Little Rock (Ark.) History Fiction. Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People 2013. AR 4.1 RC 3.5 Lexile 630 IL 5-9.
Lions of Little Rock IJ  
B 125967B 125967 Little Heroes of Color: 50 Who Made a BIG Difference
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Heredia, David
Length: 24 Copyright: 2020

Say hello to heroes! This book introduces preschoolers to 50 men and women of color who have changed the world! From Toussaint L'Ouverture, the leader of the Haitian Revolution, to Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the first Supreme Court Justice from Puerto Rico, these heroes have persisted through adversity and hardships to bring about positive change. Board Book. IL Pres-1.
Little Heroes of Color: 50 Who Made a BIG Difference KP  
B 125204B 125204 Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Harrison, Vashti
Length: 87 Copyright: 2017

Contains forty short biographies of notable African American women. Biography collection. African American women. Women like: abolitionist Sojourner Truth, pilot Bessie Coleman, chemist Alice Ball, politician Shirley Chisholm, mathematician Katherine Johnson, poet Maya Angelou, and filmmaker Julie Dash. Heroes. IL 3-8. Lexile 1050. GR V.
Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History IJ  
B 126574B 126574 Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Harrison, Vashti
Length: 86 Copyright: 2019

True stories of black men in history. Among these biographies, readers will find aviators and artists, politicians and pop stars, athletes and activists. The exceptional men featured include writer James Baldwin, artist Aaron Douglas, filmmaker Oscar Devereaux Micheaux, lawman Bass Reeves, civil rights leader John Lewis, dancer Alvin Ailey, and musician Prince. IL 3-8. AR 7.6. Lexile 1080.
Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History PIJ  
B 119437B 119437 Little Melba and Her Big Trombone
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Russell-Brown, Katheryn
Length: 34 Copyright: 2014

A biography of African American musician Melba Doretta Liston, a virtuoso musician who played the trombone and composed and arranged music for many of the great jazz musicians of the twentieth century. Includes afterword, discography, and sources. Orbis Pictus Honor Book 2015. Coretta Scott King Book Awards Illustrator Honors - 2015. AR 4.7 Lexile 720. IL 1-5.
Little Melba and Her Big Trombone PI  
B 113932B 113932 Little Rock Girl 1957: How a Photograph Changed the Fight for Integration
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Tougas, Shelley
Length: 64 Copyright: 2012

Explores the controversy surrounding the integration of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. reveals how the now-iconic photograph by Will Counts of one of the Little Rock Nine being taunted by a crowd changed the face of the Civil Rights Movement. Desegregation. School integration. From the series Captured History. AR 7.0. RC 5.6. Lexile 1010. IL 5-10.
Little Rock Girl 1957: How a Photograph Changed the Fight for Integration IJS  
B 121523B 121523 Little Shaq
Grade Lvl: P Author: O'Neal, Shaquille
Length: 73 Copyright: 2015

Seven-year-old Shaquille O'Neal, a talented basketball and video game player, learns to share the spotlight with his cousin Barry when the youngsters work together to earn money by watering plants. AR 3.4 RC 3.1 Lexile 520 IL 1-3.
Little Shaq P  
DVD 2474DVD 2474 Live of an Enslaved Person in America
Grade Lvl: IJ Author:
Length: 13 Copyright: 2008

Explores the daily life and customs of enslaved children and adults from colonial times through Emancipation. What foods did slaves eat? How did they celebrate marriage? What role did singing play in their lives? Through live-action vignettes, reenactments, archival photographs and animated maps students gain an understanding of the hardships and plight of African Americans living under the institution of slavery. Closed captioned.
Live of an Enslaved Person in America IJ  
B 107539B 107539 Lola at the Library
Grade Lvl: K Author: McQuinn, Anna
Length: 24 Copyright: 2006

Every Tuesday Lola and her mother visit their local library to return and check out books, attend story readings, and share a special treat. AR 2.2. Follett RL 2.3. RC 2.7. Lexile 580.
Lola at the Library K  
B 111681B 111681 Lola Loves Stories
Grade Lvl: K Author: McQuinn, Anna
Length: 24 Copyright: 2010

Lola loves to hear Daddy read a new library book each night, an activity that spurs her imagination and results in inventive play the next day. AR 2.2. Follett RL 2.7. RC 2.3. Lexile 580.GR level J. IL Pres-K.
Lola Loves Stories K  
B 118612B 118612 Lola Plants A Garden
Grade Lvl: K Author: McQuinn, Anna
Length: 25 Copyright: 2014

Lola plants a flower garden with her parent's help, and watches it grow. Flower gardening- Fiction. AR 1.8 Lexile 530 IL Pres-K.
Lola Plants A Garden K  
B 115143B 115143 Lola Reads to Leo
Grade Lvl: K Author: McQuinn, Anna
Length: 26 Copyright: 2012

Lola reads story books to her new baby brother Leo, and even though Mommy and Daddy are busy, they still have time to read to Lola at bedtime. Brothers and sisters Fiction. AR 1.7 Lexile 430 IL Pres-K.
Lola Reads to Leo K  
B 126168B 126168 Long Road to Freedom
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Messner, Kate
Length: 131 Copyright: 2016

Ranger is a time-traveling golden retriever with search-and-rescue training. In this adventure, he goes to a Maryland plantation during the days of American slavery, where he meets a young girl named Sarah. When she learns that the owner has plans to sell her little brother, Jesse, to a plantation in the Deep South, it means they could be separated forever. Sarah takes their future into her own hands and decides there's only one way to run - north. Fantasy fiction. Historical fiction. Series Ranger in Time, Book 3. IL 3-6. AR 4.2. RC 3.5. Lexile 620.
Long Road to Freedom PIJ  
KM 13161KM 13161 Long Way Down (2 parts) (25 Books)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Reynolds, Jason
Length: 306 Copyright: 2017

Classroom set of 25 books. Kit comes in 2 parts. As Will, fifteen, sets out to avenge his brother Shawn's fatal shooting, seven ghosts who knew Shawn board the elevator and reveal truths Will needs to know. Novel in verse. Alternating point of view. Starred reviews. Novel Study. IL 7-12. AR 4.3. Lexile 720. Iowa High School Award, 2019-2020. 4 Week Loan Period.
Long Way Down (2 parts) (25 Books) JS  
B 106917B 106917 Longest Yawn
Grade Lvl: P Author: Dussling, Jennifer
Length: 32 Copyright: 2005

Barry loves acting class at summer camp, but he struggles to control his yawning, sneezing, and other involuntary reflexes when he delivers his lines. From the series Science Solves It! AR 2.4. Follett RL 3.4.
Longest Yawn P  
B 126430B 126430 Look Up with Me: Neil deGrasse Tyson: A Life Among the Stars
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Berne, Jennifer
Length: 40 Copyright: 2019

A biography of famed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and awe-inspiring facts about our universe. African American Biography. Astronomers. Physicists. IL K-3.
Look Up with Me: Neil deGrasse Tyson: A Life Among the Stars KP  
KM 11483KM 11483 Looking Like Me
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Myers, Walter Dean
Length: 0 Copyright: 2011

Jeremy sets out to discover all of the different "people" that make him who he is, including brother, son, writer, and runner. Contents: picture book written by Walter Dean Myers and illustrated by his son Christopher Myers and a read-along audio CD (approximately 8 minutes). AR 2.6. RC 4.2. IL 1-5.
Looking Like Me PI  
B 116226B 116226 Looking Like Me
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Myers, Walter Dean
Length: 32 Copyright: 2009

Jeremy sets out to discover all of the different "people" that make him who he is, including brother, son, writer, and runner. Identity Fiction. Harlem (New York, N.Y.) Fiction. AR 2.6 RC 4.2 GR level R IL 2-5.
Looking Like Me PI  
B 116154B 116154 Louis Armstrong: King of Jazz
Grade Lvl: PI Author: McKissack, Patricia / McKissack, Fredrick
Length: 24 Copyright: 2013

This book is a biography of Louis Armstrong, whose lively trumpet playing, trademark "scat" singing, and natural talent for showmanship dazzled audiences for more than fifty years. Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971. Jazz musicians. From the series Famous African Americans. AR 3.0 IL 2-4.
Louis Armstrong: King of Jazz PI  
B 127060B 127060 Love is a Revolution
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Watson, Renee
Length: 290 Copyright: 2021

Harlem teenager Nala is looking forward to a summer of movies and ice cream until she falls in love with the very woke Tye and pretends to be a social activist. Starred reviews. An Iowa Teen Award 2022-2023. Young adult. African American. Realistic fiction. Contemporary romance. Relationship skills. Jamaican Americans. Self-acceptance. IL 9-12. AR 4.8.
Love is a Revolution JS  
B 111512B 111512 Love to Langston
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Medina, Tony
Length: 36 Copyright: 2002

A series of poems written from the point of view of the poet Langston Hughes, offering an overview of key events and themes in his life. Follett RL 4.4. AR 4.5. RC 3.7 Lexile NP.
Love to Langston PI  
B 122752B 122752 Love Will See You Through: Martin Luther King Jr.'s Six Guiding Beliefs (as told by his niece)
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Watkins, Angela Farris
Length: 32 Copyright: 2015

The niece of Martin Luther King, Jr. reveals a simplified version of his six guiding principles of nonviolence: have courage; love your enemies; fight the problem, not the person who caused it; when innocent people are hurt, others are inspired to help; resist violence of any kind; and the universe honors love. Watkins uses events in King's life (organizing the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott, protesting segregation in Birmingham in 1963) to illustrate his dedication to acting on his convictions. King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 Philosophy. Lexile 970 IL 2-5.
Love Will See You Through: Martin Luther King Jr.'s Six Guiding Beliefs (as PI  
KM 13050KM 13050 Lu (Playaway) (Track, Book 4)
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Reynolds, Jason
Length: 0 Copyright: 2018

Lu knows he can lead Ghost, Patina, Sunny, and the team to victory at the championships, but it might not be as easy as it seems. Suddenly, there are hurdles in Lu's way--literally and not-so-literally--and Lu needs to figure out, fast, what winning the gold really means. Contains 1 playaway, 1 book, and one 5-way splitter. Run time of playaway: approximately 5 hours. Series fiction: Track, book 4. IL 5-10. AR 4.0.
Lu (Playaway) (Track, Book 4) IJS  
B 126635B 126635 M is Melanin: A Celebration of the Black Child
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Rose, Tiffany
Length: 40 Copyright: 2019

Each letter of the alphabet contains affirming, Black-positive messages, from A is for Afro, to F is for Fresh, to W is for Worthy. This book teaches children their ABCs while encouraging them to love the skin that they're in. Conduct of life. Juvenile fiction. Alphabet. Success. IL Pres-3. AR 3.4.
M is Melanin: A Celebration of the Black Child KP  
B 109071B 109071 M.L.K.: Journey of a King
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Bolden, Tonya
Length: 128 Copyright: 2007

Profiles the life of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, and includes over eighty illustrated photographs that describe his marches, speeches, and non-violence philosophy. Primary sources. Orbis Pictus Award Winner 2008. AR 8.4. Follett RL 8.7. RC 9.0. Lexile 1140.
M.L.K.: Journey of a King IJS  
B 116155B 116155 Madam C. J. Walker: Inventor and Millionaire
Grade Lvl: PI Author: McKissack, Patricia / McKissack, Fredrick
Length: 24 Copyright: 2013

A brief biography of Madam C. J. Walker, who made her fortune by developing hair care and beauty products specially formulated for African Americans and who channeled her energies into working for civil rights. Walker, C. J., Madam, 1867-1919. African American women executives. Cosmetics industry History. From the series Famous African Americans. AR 3.6 IL 2-4.
Madam C. J. Walker: Inventor and Millionaire PI  
B 119256B 119256 Madman of Piney Woods
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Curtis, Christopher Paul
Length: 363 Copyright: 2014

Even though it is now 1901, the people of Buxton, Canada (originally a settlement of runaway slaves) and Chatham, Canada are still haunted by two events of half a century before--the American Civil War, and the Irish potato famine, and the lasting damage those events caused to the survivors. Blacks Canada Fiction. Irish Canada Fiction. Post-traumatic stress disorder Fiction. Freedmen- Fiction. Companion to: Elijah of Buxton (108607). Charlotte Huck Honor Book 2015. AR 5.7 RC 5.6 Lexile 870 IL 5-8.
Madman of Piney Woods IJ  
B 125197B 125197 Mae Among the Stars
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Ahmed, Roda
Length: 40 Copyright: 2018

Inspired by the story of Mae Jemison, the first African-American woman in space. Little Mae is a girl with big dreams, a supportive loving family, unbounded passion, and all the right stuff to dance among the stars. Against all odds, she will overcome any obstacle to become an astronaut one day. Biographical fiction. Historical fiction. IL Pres-3. AR 3.0. Lexile 580.
Mae Among the Stars PI  
B 103311B 103311 Mae Jemison
Grade Lvl: P Author: Polette, Nancy
Length: 31 Copyright: 2003

An introduction to the life of Mae Jeminson, engineer, physician, and astronaut. From the series Rookie Biographies. Follett RL 3.8. RC 2.2. Lexile 420. GR level J. AR 2.9. IL 1-2.
Mae Jemison P  
B 106032B 106032 Mae Jemison
Grade Lvl: P Author: Braun, Eric
Length: 24 Copyright: 2006

Presents a short biography of Mae Jemison who became the first African American woman astronaut. From the series First Biographies.Follett RL 2.9. AR 2.5.
Mae Jemison P  
B 109192B 109192 Mae Jemison
Grade Lvl: P Author: Feinstein, Stephen
Length: 24 Copyright: 2008

Provides the first African American woman to go into outer space. Discusses her childhood, how she overcame obstacles and achieved fame. From the series African American Heroes. AR 4.0.
Mae Jemison P  
B 117376B 117376 Mae Jemison: Awesome Astronaut
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Wheeler, Jill C.
Length: 32 Copyright: 2013

A biography of astronaut Mae Jemison, discussing her childhood, education, and career as a doctor working for the Peace Corps, and her training to become an astronaut. Checkerboard Biography Library: Women In Science. AR 4.9. Lexile 700. IL 3-5.
Mae Jemison: Awesome Astronaut PI  
B 80949B 80949 Maggie Walker, Business Leader
Grade Lvl: P Author: JACKSON, GARNET
Length: 28 Copyright: 1994

Brief biography of the country's first woman bank president. From the series Beginning Biographies: African Americans II.
Maggie Walker, Business Leader P  
B 127123B 127123 Magnificent Homespun Brown: A Celebration
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Doyon, Samara Cole
Length: 32 Copyright: 2020

Joyful young narrators celebrate feeling at home in one's own skin. African American. Self. Multicultural. Self-confidence. Picture book for older readers. IL 2-6. AR 5.4. Lexile 1110. GR V.
Magnificent Homespun Brown: A Celebration PI  
B 119531B 119531 Mahalia Jackson: Walking With Kings and Queens
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Nolan, Nina
Length: 32 Copyright: 2015

Describes the life and accomplishments of Mahalia Jackson, from her difficult childhood and her early love of gospel music to her landmark performance during the historic March on Washington. Gospel musicians. IL K-3.
Mahalia Jackson: Walking With Kings and Queens KP  
B 119231B 119231 Malcolm X in His Own Words
Grade Lvl: I Author: Machajewski, Sarah
Length: 32 Copyright: 2015

Presents a biography of Malcolm X, the leader of the Black Nationalism movement who expressed the anger, and thirst for freedom felt by African Americans for decades. From the series Eyewitness To History. IL 4-6.
Malcolm X in His Own Words I  
B 78846B 78846 Malcom X: By Any Means Necessary
Grade Lvl: I Author: Myers, Walter Dean
Length: 210 Copyright: 1993

Details the life of Malcolm X from his early years through his transformation to militant Civil Rights leader and concludes with his assassination. AR 8.0. RC 6.9. Lexile 1050.
Malcom X: By Any Means Necessary I  
B 120773B 120773 Many Faces of Josephine Baker: Dancer, Singer, Activist, Spy
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Caravantes, Peggy
Length: 195 Copyright: 2015

Chronicles the life and career of dancer and entertainer Josephine Baker, discussing her participation in the civil rights movement, her espionage work in World War II and the adoption of her twelve children. World War, 1939-1945 Secret service- France. Entertainers.
Many Faces of Josephine Baker: Dancer, Singer, Activist, Spy JS  
B 127240B 127240 March on Washington: A Day That Changed America
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Weston, Margeaux
Length: 32 Copyright: 2022

On August 28, 1963, more than 200,000 people marched on the United States capital to demand equal economic opportunities and civil rights for Black Americans. And at the end of the event, Martin Luther King Jr. took to the podium and delivered his unforgettable 'I Have a Dream' speech. Now readers can step back in time to learn what led up to the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, how this historic demonstration unfolded, and the ways in which one day changed America forever. U.S. History. Series nonfiction: Days That Changed America by Capstone. IL 4-7. AR 5.0. Lexile 770. GR V.
March on Washington: A Day That Changed America IJ  
DVD 2853DVD 2853 March: The Story of the Greatest March in American History
Grade Lvl: JS Author:
Length: 60 Copyright: 2013

Documentary narrated by Denzel Washington explores the 1963 March on Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther King gave his stirring "I Have a Dream" speech. Considers this civil rights event from a more personal point of view. Viewers are introduced to A. Philip Randolph and Bayard Rustin who advocated for nonviolent mass action and together with Martin Luther King, Jr. organized the march. Uses archival video footage (of the late 1950s & early 1960s) and interviews with the March organizers and participants. IL 9-12.
March: The Story of the Greatest March in American History JS  
B 120561B 120561 March. Book One
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Lewis, John / Aydin, Andrew
Length: 121 Copyright: 2013

Presents in graphic novel format events from the life of Georgia congressman John Lewis, focusing on his youth in rural Alabama, his meeting with Martin Luther King Jr., and the birth of the Nashville Student Movement. Coretta Scott King Author Honor, 2014. Outstanding Books for the College Bound- 2014. AR 4.6 RC 5.6 Lexile 760. IL 7-12.
March. Book One JS  
B 122357B 122357 March. Book Three
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Lewis, John / Aydin, Andrew
Length: 246 Copyright: 2016

A graphic novel account of some pivotal moments in the Civil Rights Movement. Concluding volume of Lewis's memoir follows civil rights workers through two years of life-threatening activism until President Lyndon Johnson signs the 1965 Voting Rights Act. - 2017 Michael L. Printz Book Award Winner. 2017 Coretta Scott King Award winner-Author. 2017 Robert F. Sibert Award Winner. AR 5.9 IL 7-12.
March. Book Three JS  
B 120562B 120562 March. Book Two
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Lewis, John / Aydin, Andrew
Length: 187 Copyright: 2015

A first-hand graphic novel account of the author's lifelong struggle for civil and human rights continues to cover his involvement in Freedom Rides and the 1963 March on Washington. AR 5.5 RC 6.5 Lexile 850 IL 7-12.
March. Book Two JS  
B 111352B 111352 Marching for Freedom
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Partridge, Elizabeth
Length: 72 Copyright: 2009

Photo-essay recounts the three months of protest that took place before Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s landmark march from Selma, Alabama, to Montgomery to promote equal rights and help African Americans earn the right to vote. Civil rights movements--history. Alabama race relations--history. AR 6.6. Follett RL 6.4. RC 7.5. Lexile 960. IL 6-12.
Marching for Freedom IJS  
B 114761B 114761 Marching to the Mountaintop: How Poverty, Labor Fights, and Civil Rights Set the Stage for Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Final Hours
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Bausum, Ann
Length: 104 Copyright: 2012

Examines the link between the 1968 Memphis sanitation strike and the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., discussing how the strike, the media, politics, the civil rights movement, and the labor protests all laid the foundations for what many consider to be King's greatest speech, given just days before he was killed, and how that speech and King's death influenced the end of the strike. Martin Luther King, Jr., 1929-1968. AR 8.9 IL 5-10.
Marching to the Mountaintop: How Poverty, Labor Fights, and Civil Rights Se IJS  
B 126956B 126956 Marcus Makes a Movie
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Hart, Kevin
Length: 202 Copyright: 2021

Stand-up comedian and Hollywood box-office hit Kevin Hart keeps the laughs coming in an illustrated middle-grade novel about a boy who has big dreams of making a blockbuster superhero film. Humor fiction. Cooperativeness. Interpersonal relations. Middle School students. IL 4-8. Lexile 480. GR U.
Marcus Makes a Movie PI  
B 116156B 116156 Marian Anderson: Amazing Opera Singer
Grade Lvl: PI Author: McKissack, Patricia / McKissack, Fredrick
Length: 24 Copyright: 2013

A simple biography of Marian Anderson, who, with the power of her singing, triumphed over the racial barriers of her time. Anderson, Marian, 1897-1993. Contraltos. From the series Famous African Americans. AR 3.3 IL 2-4.
Marian Anderson: Amazing Opera Singer PI  
B 123584B 123584 Martha and the Slave Catchers
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Alonso, Harriet Hyman
Length: 246 Copyright: 2017

When the 1850 Fugitive Slave Law passes, thirteen-year-old Martha, the daughter of abolitionists living in Connecticut, embarks on a journey of self-discovery as she travels south to save her kidnapped adopted brother Jake, the orphan of a runaway slave. Maps included on end papers. Historical fiction. IL 4-8. Lexile 760. GR X.
Martha and the Slave Catchers IJ  
B 121526B 121526 Martin Luther King Jr. : Civil Rights leader
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Hansen, Grace
Length: 24 Copyright: 2015

Looks at the life of the Baptist minister and civil rights leader who helped American blacks win many battles for equal rights. From the series ABDO Kids: History Maker Biographies. AR 2.0 Lexile 220 IL K-2.
Martin Luther King Jr. : Civil Rights leader KP  
B 119232B 119232 Martin Luther King Jr. In His Own Words
Grade Lvl: I Author: Nagelhout, Ryan
Length: 32 Copyright: 2014

A brief biography of Martin Luther King, Jr. that uses his own words to describe his childhood, education, and the Civil Rights Movement. From the series Eyewitness To History. IL 4-6.
Martin Luther King Jr. In His Own Words I  
B 73065B 73065 Martin Luther King, Jr.
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Schloredt, Valerie
Length: 68 Copyright: 1988

Recounts the life of Nobel Prize-winning civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. IJ  
B 74813B 74813 Martin Luther King, Jr.
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Patrick, Diane
Length: 64 Copyright: 1990

Biography of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. IJ  
B 100581B 100581 Martin Luther King, Jr.
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Roop, Peter
Length: 24 Copyright: 1998

An introductory biography of the Baptist minister and civil rights leader whose philosophy and practice of nonviolent civil disobedience helped African Americans win many battles for equal rights. From the series Lives and Times. AR level 3.7. Follett RL 4.9. RC. 2.9.
Martin Luther King, Jr. PI  
B 103232B 103232 Martin Luther King, Jr.
Grade Lvl: PI Author: McLeese, Don
Length: 24 Copyright: 2003

Biography of Martin Luther King, Jr. Discusses his early life, his marriage and family, his dedication to the principles of nonviolent protest, and his work on behalf of equal rights. From the series Equal Rights Leaders. AR 4.4. Follett RL 4.5.
Martin Luther King, Jr. PI  
B 89857B 89857 Martin Luther King, Jr.
Grade Lvl: JS Author:
Length: 224 Copyright: 2000

An introductory biography is followed by 20 excerpted essays that explore the roots of Kings' activism, his ideology, his role in the Civil Rights Movement, and his legacy.
Martin Luther King, Jr. JS  
B 100333B 100333 Martin Luther King, Jr. and March on Washington
Grade Lvl: P Author: Ruffin, Francis
Length: 48 Copyright: 2001

Tells about the events of August 28, 1963, when protesters gathered in Washington, D.C. to draw attention to discrimination against African Americans to hear Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. deliver his now famous I Have a Dream speech. From the series All Aboard Reading, level 2. AR level 3.3. Follett RL 2.6. RC 2.7. Lexile 480.
Martin Luther King, Jr. and March on Washington P  
KM 6464KM 6464 Martin Luther King, Jr. and March on Washington (6 Books)
Grade Lvl: P Author: Ruffin, Frances
Length: 0 Copyright: 2001

Six copies of the All Aboard Reading level 2 reader about the events of August 28, 1963, when protestors, gathered in Washington to call attention to discrimination against African Americans and to hear King's "I Have a Dream" speech. AR level 3.3. Follett RL 2.6. RC 2.7. Lexile 480. GR level M. IL 2-3.
Martin Luther King, Jr. and March on Washington (6 Books) P  
B 122796B 122796 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Bailey, R. J
Length: 24 Copyright: 2017

Introduces young readers the American holiday celebrating the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. AR 0.9 IL K-1.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day KP  
B 116157B 116157 Martin Luther King, Jr.: Civil Rights Leader
Grade Lvl: PI Author: McKissack, Patricia / McKissack, Fredrick
Length: 24 Copyright: 2013

A brief biography of Martin Luther King Jr., who brought people of all races and religions together to fight--without violence--for equality. Civil rights workers. African Americans Civil rights History. From the series Famous African Americans. AR 4.1 IL 2-4.
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Civil Rights Leader PI  
B 104920B 104920 Martin Luther King, Jr.: Preacher
Grade Lvl: P Author: Nettleton, Pamela
Length: 24 Copyright: 2004

Subtitle: Preacher, Freedom Fighter, Peacemaker by Pamela Hill Nettleton. A brief biography that highlights some important events in the life of the man who won a Nobel Peace Prize for his nonviolent support of civil rights. Picture Window Biographies. AR 3.4. Follett RL 3.5.
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Preacher P  
B 123583B 123583 Martin Luther King: The Peaceful Warrior
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Clayton, Ed
Length: 114 Copyright: 2017

Presents a biography of Martin Luther King Jr. who devoted his life to helping people, first as a Baptist minister and scholar and later as a leader in the African-American civil rights movement. Nonfiction. Biography. IL 4-8.
Martin Luther King: The Peaceful Warrior IJ  
B 125842B 125842 Martin Rising: Requiem for a King
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Pinkney, Andrea Davis
Length: 127 Copyright: 2018

Presents a collection of poems that looks at the final months of Baptist minister and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Includes bibliographical references and timelines. Poetry. Biography. IL 5-9. AR 4.8. Lexile 730. GR Z.
Martin Rising: Requiem for a King IJ  
KM 7584KM 7584 Martin's Big Words
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Rappaport, Doreen
Length: 0 Copyright: 2001

Subtitle: The Life Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Picture book for older readers looks at the life of the Civil Rights leader and his work to bring about a peaceful end to segregation. Illustrated by Bryan Collier. Contents: five copies of the book by Doreen Rappaport and read-along audio CD. AR 3.4. Follett RL 6.1. RC 2.5. Lexile 410.
Martin's Big Words PI  
B 101591B 101591 Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Rappaport, Doreen
Length: 34 Copyright: 2001

Picture book for older readers looks at the life of the Civil Rights leader and his work to bring about a peaceful end to segregation. 2002 Caldecott Honor book. Illustrated by Bryan Collier. AR 3.4. RC 2.5. Lexile 410. GR level S IL K-4.
Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. PI  
B 121706B 121706 Marvelous Cornelius: Hurricane Katrina and the Spirit of New Orleans
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Bildner, Phil
Length: 44 Copyright: 2015

A man known as the "Trashcan Wizard" sings and dances his way through the French Quarter in New Orleans, keeping his beloved city clean, until Hurricane Katrina's devastation nearly causes him to lose his spirit. Refuse collectors- Fiction. The author tells the story (based on a real New Orleans sanitation worker) in the American folk tradition. AR 4.0 RC 2.2 Lexile 560 GR level P IL K-3.
Marvelous Cornelius: Hurricane Katrina and the Spirit of New Orleans KP  
B 116158B 116158 Mary McLeod Bethune: Woman of Courage
Grade Lvl: PI Author: McKissack, Patricia / McKissack, Fredrick
Length: 24 Copyright: 2013

A simple biography of Mary McLeod Bethune, who resolved to learn to read and who decided to make education a reality for other African Americans. Bethune, Mary McLeod, 1875-1955. African American women educators. African American women social reformers. From the series Famous African Americans. AR 3.1 IL 2-4.
Mary McLeod Bethune: Woman of Courage PI  
B 116662B 116662 Max and the Tag-Along Moon
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Cooper, Floyd
Length: 32 Copyright: 2013

When Max leaves his grandfather's house, the moon follows him all the way home, just as Grandpa promised it would. Follett RL 4.5. IL Pres-1.
Max and the Tag-Along Moon KP  
B 127509B 127509 Maya and the Robot
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Ewing, Eve L
Length: 217 Copyright: 2021

In desperate need of a friend, and a science project, Maya finds a robot named Ralph in Mr. Mac's convenience store, and once she gets him up and running, a new world of connection opens up. Self-esteem. Self-reliance. Adventure fiction. Robotics. African American. Humorous fiction. IL 4-8. AR 4.6. Lexile 700. 2023-2024 Iowa Children's Choice.
Maya and the Robot IJ  
KM 13662KM 13662 Maya and the Robot (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Ewing, Eve L
Length: 217 Copyright: 2021

In desperate need of a friend--and a science project--Maya finds a robot named Ralph in Mr. Mac's convenience store, and once she gets him up and running, a new world of connection opens up. 2023-2024 Iowa Children's Choice. Self-esteem. Self-reliance. Adventure fiction. Robotics. African American. Humorous fiction. Contents include book, playaway, and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 4 hours and 30 minutes. IL 4-8. AR 4.6. Lexile 700.
Maya and the Robot (Playaway) IJ  
B 124165B 124165 Maya Angelou
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Kaiser, Lisbeth
Length: 32 Copyright: 2016

Follows Maya Angelou, from her early traumatic childhood to her time as a singer, actress, civil rights campaigner and, eventually, one of America's most beloved writers of poetry, memoirs, and essays. Comes with extra facts about Maya's life at the back. African American - biography. Civil rights. Social reformer. African American writer. Series nonfiction: Little People, Big Dreams. IL K-4.
Maya Angelou KPI  
B 128037B 128037 Me and the Boss: A Story About Mending and Love
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Edwards, Michelle
Length: 40 Copyright: 2022

Six-year-old Lee will not give up until he can show his big sister Zora, a.k.a. the boss, how good he can sew. African American. Family story. New experience. Self-awareness. Self-management. Self Reliance.
Me and the Boss: A Story About Mending and Love KP  
B 106997B 106997 Meanest Thing to Say
Grade Lvl: P Author: Cosby, Bill
Length: 34 Copyright: 2004

When a new boy in his second grade class tries to get the other students to play a game that involves saying the meanest things possible to one another, Little Bill shows him a better way to make friends. From the series Little Bill Scholastic Reader, Level 3. AR 2.2. Follett RL 2.0. RC 2.8. Lexile 350.
Meanest Thing to Say P  
B 78811B 78811 Meet Addy: An American Girl
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Porter, Connie
Length: 70 Copyright: 1993

Nine year old Addy Walker escapes from a cruel life of slavery to freedom during the Civil War. AR 4.0. RC 5.1. Lexile 700. GR level Q. From the American Girls Collection.
Meet Addy: An American Girl PI  
B 117385B 117385 Meet Arian Foster: Football's Ultimate Rusher
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Edwards, Ethan
Length: 32 Copyright: 2014

Describes the life and career of football player Arian Foster,covers his start in the sport, his accomplishments with the Houston Texans, his interests off the football field, and other related topics. Football players. From the series All Star Players. AR 5.3 IL 3-6.
Meet Arian Foster: Football's Ultimate Rusher PI  
B 117384B 117384 Meet Calvin Johnson: Football's Megatron
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Edwards, Ethan
Length: 32 Copyright: 2014

Describes the life and career of football player Calvin Johnson, and covers his start in the sport, his accomplishments with the Detroit Lions, his interests off the football field, and other related topics. Football players. From the series All Star Players. AR 5.0 IL 3-6.
Meet Calvin Johnson: Football's Megatron PI  
B 108876B 108876 Meet Coretta Scott King
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Mis, Melody
Length: 24 Copyright: 2008

Tells the life story of Coretta Scott King, discussing her study of music, her marriage to civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., her efforts to honor his work after his death, and her activism. Civil rights leaders. AR 4.9. Follett RL 2.9.
Meet Coretta Scott King PI  
B 109042B 109042 Meet LaDainian Tomlinson: Football's Fastest Runni
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Edwards, Ethan
Length: 32 Copyright: 2009

Describes the life and career of football player LaDainian Tomlinson, and covers his start in the sport, his accomplishments throughout his career, and his charity work. From the series All-Star Players. Follett RL 6.0.
Meet LaDainian Tomlinson: Football's Fastest Runni PI  
B 109592B 109592 Meet President Barack Obama
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Falk, Laine
Length: 24 Copyright: 2009

Introduces early readers to the life of President Barack Obama, discussing his childhood in Hawaii, years as a teacher, lawyer, and senator, and victory in the 2008 presidential race. Follett RL 1.6. Lexile 360.
Meet President Barack Obama KP  
B 125086B 125086 Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop: The Sanitation Strike of 1968
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Duncan, Alice Faye
Length: 40 Copyright: 2018

Recounts the 1968 Sanitation Workers Strike in Memphis, Tennessee, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his final speech to strikers the night before his assassination, and details the perseverance of strikers before and after his death. Picture books for older readers. IL 3-8. AR 4.9. Lexile 800. GR W.
Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop: The Sanitation Strike of 1968 IJ  
B 118111B 118111 Michelle Obama
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Doak, Robin S.
Length: 48 Copyright: 2014

A biography of first lady Michelle Obama. From the series Extraordinary Women. AR 6.1 Lexile 900 IL 4-7.
Michelle Obama IJ  
B 109617B 109617 Michelle Obama: Meet the First Lady
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Brophy, David
Length: 114 Copyright: 2009

Describes the life of Michelle Obama, discussing her childhood in Chicago, education, career as a lawyer, marriage to Barack, and other related topics. First ladies. Follett RL 6.6.
Michelle Obama: Meet the First Lady IJ  
B 127896B 127896 Miles Morales: Suspended (Book 2)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Reynolds, Jason
Length: 303 Copyright: 2023

During Miles' in-school suspension, he finds himself in a fierce battle with a classmate turned insidious termite who is determined to destroy books and the Black and Brown history they contain, and only Miles can stop him. Young adult. Series: Miles Morales, Spider-Man, Book 2. Novel in verse. Adventure. Fantasy fiction. Superheroes. Reluctant reader. IL 7-12. AR 5.2.
Miles Morales: Suspended (Book 2) JS  
B 114760B 114760 Miles to Go for Freedom: Segregation & Civil Rghts in the Jim Crow Years
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Osborne, Linda Barrett
Length: 118 Copyright: 2012

Describes the lives of African Americans during the Jim Crow years, a period of legal segregation and discrimination from the 1890s through the 1950s, including photographs and interviews with African Americans who were young during this time and other primary resources. AR 8.4 IL 6-10.
Miles to Go for Freedom: Segregation & Civil Rghts in the Jim Crow Years IJS  
B 77220B 77220 Million Fish...More Or Less
Grade Lvl: P Author: McKissack, Patricia
Length: 36 Copyright: 1992

A boy learns that the truth is often stretched on the Bayou Clapateaux, and gets the chance to tell his own version of a bayou tale when he goes fishing.
Million Fish...More Or Less P  
B 127124B 127124 Milo Imagines the World
Grade Lvl: PI Author: de la Pena, Matt
Length: 40 Copyright: 2021

While Milo and his sister travel to a detention center to visit their incarcerated mother, he observes strangers on the subway and draws what he imagines their lives to be. Iowa Goldfinch Award 2022-2023. Social awareness. Imagination story. African American. IL 1-4. AR 4.6. Lexile 980.
Milo Imagines the World PI  
B 127468B 127468 Mindful Mr. Sloth
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Hudson, Katy
Length: 32 Copyright: 2021

Mr. Sloth, who loves doing things one at a time, at a nice, easy clip, teaches fast-paced Sasha the benefits of slowing down and enjoying life. Series fiction: Mr. Sloth. African American. Animal story. Friendship. Mindfulness. IL K-3. AR 3.0. Lexile 530.
Mindful Mr. Sloth KP  
B 84675B 84675 Minty: A Story of Young Harriet Tubman
Grade Lvl: P Author: Schroeder, Alan
Length: 40 Copyright: 1996

In this fictionalized account, Young Harriet Tubman, whose childhood name was Minty, dreams of escaping slavery on the Brodas plantation in the late 1820's. Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney. 1997 Coretta Scott King Award winner for illustration. AR 3.6. RC 3.9. Lexile 560. GR level P. Making inferences. Inferring.
Minty: A Story of Young Harriet Tubman P  
B 125026B 125026 Monday's Not Coming
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Jackson, Tiffany D
Length: 435 Copyright: 2017

Monday Charles is missing, and only Claudia seems to notice. Claudia and Monday have always been inseparable--more sisters than friends. So when Monday doesn't turn up for the first day of school, Claudia's worried. When she doesn't show for the second day, or second week, Claudia knows that something is wrong. Monday wouldn't just leave her to endure tests and bullies alone. Not after last year's rumors and not with her grades on the line. Now Claudia needs her best--and only--friend more than ever. But Monday's mother refuses to give Claudia a straight answer, and Monday's sister April is even less help. As Claudia digs deeper into her friend's disappearance, she discovers that no one seems to remember the last time they saw Monday. How can a teenage girl just vanish without anyone noticing that she's gone? Starred reviews. Urban fiction. Mature themes. Young adult fiction. Thriller. IL 9-12. AR 4.3.
Monday's Not Coming JS  
KM 6140KM 6140 Monster
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Myers, Walter Dean
Length: 0 Copyright: 2000

While on trial as an accomplice to a murder, sixteen year old Steve Harmon records his experiences in prison and in the courtroom in the form of a film script as he tries to come to terms with the course his life has taken. Contents: ten copies of the book by Walter Dean Myers, four CD's, Playaway with a Rockstar splitter, and Novel Unit guide. Novel Study. AR level 5.1. RC 7.1. GR level Z. Lexile 670. IL 7-10. Michael L. Printz Award 2000. Four-week loan period.
Monster JS  
B 88834B 88834 Monster
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Myers, Walter Dean
Length: 281 Copyright: 1999

While on trial as an accomplice to a murder, sixteen year old Steven Harmon records his experiences in prison and in the courtroom in the form of a film script as he tries to come to terms with the course his life has taken. AR 5.1. RC 7.1. IL 9-12. Lexile 670. Michael L. Printz Award 2000. Outstanding book for the college bound.
Monster JS  
B 109457B 109457 Moon Over Star
Grade Lvl: P Author: Aston, Dianna Hutts
Length: 32 Copyright: 2008

On her family's farm in the town of Star, eight year old Mae eagerly follows the progress of the 1969 Apollo 11 flight and moon landing and dreams that she might one day be an astronaut, too. AR 4.3. Follett RL 4.8.IL 1-3. Coretta Scott King Honor Book illustrated by Jerry Pinkney.
Moon Over Star P  
B 82855B 82855 More Than Anything Else
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Bradby, Marie
Length: 32 Copyright: 1995

In this fictional story about Booker T. Washington, nine year old Booker works with his father and brother at the saltworks but dreams of the day when he'll be able to read. AR 3.3. RC and Follett RL 3.1. Lexile 660. GR level R.
More Than Anything Else KP  
B 107015B 107015 Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Weatherford, Carole Boston
Length: 41 Copyright: 2006

A fictionalized account of Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery to freedom in Philadelphia, where she turns her talents to leading others along the Underground Railroad. 2007 Caldecott Honor book. AR 4.0. Follett RL 2.8. Lexile 660. IL 1-4. GR level V.
Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom PI  
DVD 2886DVD 2886 Mr Civil Rights: Thurgood Marshall & The NAACP
Grade Lvl: JS Author:
Length: 60 Copyright: 2014

Examines the life of civil rights advocate and attorney Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American to be appointed to the United States Supreme Court. Documentary focuses on Marshall's early career as a promising attorney under the tutelage of the NAACP's Charles Hamilton Houston, the mastermind behind using the "separate but equal" doctrine to address and change inequalities in public education. The film employs archival footage and audio clips of Marshall interspersed with video commentary from legal experts and scholars, depicting Marshall as a heroic figure who, despite continually putting himself in harm's way, was determined to make the country better for all citizens. Segregation.
Mr Civil Rights: Thurgood Marshall & The NAACP JS  
B 107440B 107440 Mr. George Baker
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Hest, Amy
Length: 26 Copyright: 2007

Harry sits on the porch with Mr. George Baker, an African American who is one hundred years old but can still dance and play the drums, waiting for the school bus that will take them both to the class where they are learning to read. Story of intergenerational and interracial friendship. Literacy. AR 2.5. Follett RL 2.4. RC 2.7. Lexile 520.
Mr. George Baker KP  
B 106368B 106368 Mr. Williams
Grade Lvl: P Author: Barbour, Karen
Length: 32 Copyright: 2005

Describes the routine of rural life in Arcadia, Louisiana around the1930s as experienced by J. W. Williams. Oral history. Follett RL 2.4. AR 4.0. RC 2.7. Lexile 790. GR level L.
Mr. Williams P  
B 126924B 126924 Muhammad Ali was a Chicken?
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Gutman, Dan
Length: 105 Copyright: 2021

Did you know that Muhammad Ali was so terrified of flying on planes he would bring a parachute? Or that he won the Presidential Medal of Freedom? Bet you didn't know that he had an official sweat-taster to determine how salty his sweat was after each match! Readers will be entertained with some of the most unusual and surprising facts about the legendary boxer and civil rights activist, from his childhood and the spark of his boxing career through his time as heavyweight champion of the world. Biography. Sports figure. Series nonfiction: Wait! What? IL 2-6.
Muhammad Ali was a Chicken? PI  
B 111513B 111513 Muhammad Ali: The People's Champion
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Myers, Walter Dean
Length: 34 Copyright: 2010

Examines the life and career of Muhammad Ali and discusses the time in which he lived as well as his advocacy of equal rights for African-Americans. Boxers. Picture book for older readers. Follett RL 3.7. AR 4.7. RC 4.7.IL 1-4. Lexile 770.
Muhammad Ali: The People's Champion PI  
KM 9591KM 9591 Multi-Ethnic Doll Set
Grade Lvl: KP Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 2005

Set of eight 18" tall dolls (four boys, four girls) for dramatic play. Includes Hispanic, Asian, white, and African American.
Multi-Ethnic Doll Set KP  
B 119156B 119156 Mumbet's Declaration of Independence
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Woelfle, Gretchen
Length: 32 Copyright: 2014

Mumbet's Declaration of Independence tells the story of a Massachusetts slave from the Revolutionary era--in 1781, she successfully used the new Massachusetts Constitution to make a legal case that she should be free. Slaves- Biography. AR 3.4 RC 3.2 Lexile 540 IL 1-4.
Mumbet's Declaration of Independence PI  
B 101769B 101769 My Brother Martin
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Farris, Christine
Length: 40 Copyright: 2003

Subtitle: A Sister Remembers Growing Up With the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Looks at the early life of Martin Luther King, Jr., as seen through the eyes of his older sister. Written by Christine King Farris. Illustrated by Chris K. Soentpiet. AR level 5.0. Follett RL 5.1. RC 4.1. Lexile 970.
My Brother Martin PI  
B 123883B 123883 My Cancer Days
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Filigenzi, Courtney
Length: 24 Copyright: 2016

A young girl uses color to express her full range of emotions as she undergoes cancer treatment. Fiction. IL Pres-4.
My Cancer Days KP  
B 116709B 116709 My Daddy, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Grade Lvl: KP Author: King, Martin Luther, III
Length: 32 Copyright: 2013

Marty recounts memories of his childhood being the son of civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 Family. IL K-3.
My Daddy, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. KP  
B 127964B 127964 My Fade is Fresh
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Grant, Shauntay
Length: 32 Copyright: 2022

A little girl learns the importance of speaking up for what she wants while at the barbershop and ends up rocking the fabulous hair style she chooses in this fun and empowering picture book. African American. Self-awareness. Story in rhyme. Hair fiction. IL Pres-3.
My Fade is Fresh KP  
B 79551B 79551 My First Kwanzaa Book
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Chocolate, Deborah
Length: 24 Copyright: 1992

Introduces Kwanzaa, the holiday in which Afro-Americans celebrate their cultural heritage. AR 3.9. RC 1.9. Lexile 910. GR level I. IL K-2.
My First Kwanzaa Book KP  
B 126569B 126569 My Hair is a Garden
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Cabrera, Cozbi A
Length: 32 Copyright: 2018

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. Stories about me. African American. Health and wellness. Hygiene and self-care. IL 1-4. RC 2.5. Lexile 620. GR P.
My Hair is a Garden KPI  
B 125410B 125410 My Mama is a Mechanic
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Cenko, Doug
Length: 32 Copyright: 2019

Depicts the loving relationship between a mother and son. To him, she is a surgeon when she repairs his favorite stuffed animal, a chemist when in the kitchen, and an architect when they play with toy blocks. But no matter what happens, she is always his mama, and that's the most important thing of all! Family story. Mothers and sons. IL Pres-2.
My Mama is a Mechanic KP  
B 111416B 111416 My Name is Sangoel
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Williams, Karen
Length: 32 Copyright: 2009

As a refugee from Sudan to the United States, Sangoel is frustrated that no one can pronounce his name correctly until he finds a clever way to solve the problem. Sudanese Americans. Follett RL 2.3. AR 3.2RC 1.5. Lexile 440. (I'm Your Neighbor - Welcoming Library).
My Name is Sangoel KP  
B 119157B 119157 My Name is Truth: The Life of Sojourner Truth
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Turner, Ann Warren
Length: 36 Copyright: 2015

Presents an introduction to the abolitionist and women's rights activist, narrating her rise from former slave to preacher and orator a century before the Civil Rights Movement. Truth, Sojourner, -1883. Slaves- United States. Abolitionists- United States. Follett RL 3.0 IL 1-4.
My Name is Truth: The Life of Sojourner Truth PI  
B 113022B 113022 My People
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Hughes, Langston
Length: 36 Copyright: 2009

Sepia toned photographs by Charles R. Smith, Jr. accompany Langston Hughes' classic poem "My People" and celebrate the glory, beauty, and soul of the African-American community. Coretta Scott King 2010 Illustrator Award Winner. IL K-3.
My People KP  
B 122024B 122024 My Story, My Dance: Robert Battle's Journey to Alvin Ailey
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Cline-Ransome, Lesa
Length: 48 Copyright: 2015

Looks at the life of dancer and choreographer Robert Battle and his rise to the position of Artistic Director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Performing Arts. Choreographers. AR 5.4 RC 9.5 Lexile 1060 IL 1-4.
My Story, My Dance: Robert Battle's Journey to Alvin Ailey PI  
B 113407B 113407 My Uncle Martin's Big Heart
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Watkins, Angela
Length: 32 Copyright: 2010

A young girl introduces readers to her uncle, Martin Luther King Jr., describing what he does and family moments they have shared. AR 4.9. RC 4.4. Lexile 820. IL K-3.
My Uncle Martin's Big Heart KP  
B 115389B 115389 My Uncle Martin's Words of Love For America
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Watkins, Angela Farris
Length: 39 Copyright: 2011

Angela Farris Watkins, the niece of Martin Luther King Jr., recounts her uncle's work to promote racial equality and introduces key events during the civil rights era. Martin Luther King, Jr. 1929-1968 AR 5.0 GR level R IL 1-4.
My Uncle Martin's Words of Love For America PI  
B 127100B 127100 My Very Favorite Book in the Whole Wide World
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Mitchell, Malcolm
Length: 32 Copyright: 2021

Henley hates to read, so his homework assignment to bring in his favorite book seems an impossible challenge, until his mother shows him a box of books he made himself when he was younger. Diverse abilities. Authorship. Books and reading. Iowa Goldfinch Award 2022-2023. IL K-3. AR 4.1. Lexile 610.
My Very Favorite Book in the Whole Wide World KP  
B 123737B 123737 NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Schwartz, Heather E
Length: 32 Copyright: 2017

A biography of African American NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson. Her contributions to the US space program helped send astronauts to the moon. Learn how Johnson broke barriers as a female African American mathematician. Series nonfiction. STEM Trailblazer Biographies. IL 3-8. AR 5.5. RC 5.5. Lexile 850. GR U.
NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson PIJ  
B 128032B 128032 Nell Plants a Tree
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Wynter, Anne
Length: 40 Copyright: 2023

Three generations of a family grow up and come together around one pecan tree. This book shows how one little girl's careful tending of a pecan tree creates the living center of a loving, intergenerational Black family. For Earth Day and every day! African American. Family story. Relationship skills. IL Pres-3. AR 3.5.
Nell Plants a Tree KP  
B 113552B 113552 Never Forgotten
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: McKissack, Patricia
Length: 48 Copyright: 2011

In eighteenth-century West Africa, a boy raised by his blacksmith father and the Mother Elements--Wind, Fire, Water, and Earth--is captured and taken to America as a slave. Four elements (Philosophy)Novels in verse. Coretta Scott King Honor Book (author). AR 4.1. RC 6.4. IL 4-8.
Never Forgotten IJ  
B 123636B 123636 New Kid
Grade Lvl: PI Author: English, Karen
Length: 124 Copyright: 2017

Third-grader Gavin and his friends aren't sure what to make of the new boy in their class, Khufu. He doesn't look or act like other kids. When Gavin's bike goes missing, they think Khufu stole it, but did he? Realistic fiction. Series. Carver Chronicles, Book 5. IL 2-6. RC 4.3. Lexile 690.
New Kid PI  
B 125343B 125343 New Kid (Book 1)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Craft, Jerry
Length: 249 Copyright: 2019

Seventh grader Jordan Banks loves nothing more than drawing cartoons about his life. But instead of sending him to the art school of his dreams, his parents enroll him in a prestigious private school known for its academics, where Jordan is one of the few kids of color in his entire grade. As he makes the daily trip from his Washington Heights apartment to the upscale Riverdale Academy Day School, Jordan soon finds himself torn between two worlds--and not really fitting into either one. Can Jordan learn to navigate his new school culture while keeping his neighborhood friends and staying true to himself? African American fiction. School stories. Graphic novel. IL 4-8. AR 2.9. Lexile 320. Iowa Children's Choice Award 2020-2021. Newbery Award 2020.
New Kid (Book 1) IJ  
KM 13237KM 13237 New Kid (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Craft, Jerry
Length: 249 Copyright: 2019

Seventh grader Jordan Banks loves nothing more than drawing cartoons about his life. But instead of sending him to the art school of his dreams, his parents enroll him in a prestigious private school known for its academics, where Jordan is one of the few kids of color in his entire grade. As he makes the daily trip from his Washington Heights apartment to the upscale Riverdale Academy Day School, Jordan soon finds himself torn between two worlds--and not really fitting into either one. Can Jordan learn to navigate his new school culture while keeping his neighborhood friends and staying true to himself? African American fiction. School stories. Graphic novel. Iowa Children's Choice Award 2020-2021. Newbery Award 2020. Contents include playaway, book and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 2 hours. IL 4-8. AR 2.9. Lexile 320.
New Kid (Playaway) IJ  
B 122277B 122277 New Shoes
Grade Lvl: P Author: Meyer, Susan
Length: 32 Copyright: 2015

Ella Mae and her cousin Charlotte, both African American, start their own shoe store when they learn that they cannot try on shoes at the shoe store because of their skin color. Segregation- Fiction. 2016 Charlotte Huck Honorable Mention. AR 3.4 Lexile 490 IL 1-3.
New Shoes P  
B 112889B 112889 Night Boat to Freedom
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Raven, Margot
Length: 40 Copyright: 2009

At the request of his fellow slave Granny Judith, Christmas John risks his life to take runaways across a river from Kentucky to Ohio. Based on slave narratives recorded in the 1930's. AR 4.1 RC 5.8 Lexile 920 IL 1-5
Night Boat to Freedom PI  
B 126820B 126820 Night is Yours
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Zachariah, Abdul-Razak
Length: 32 Copyright: 2019

From a vantage point high in their apartment, a parent narrates as Amani plays hide-and-seek at night with her friends in the neighborhood. African American. Stories about me. Family fiction. IL K-3. Lexile 820. GR M.
Night is Yours KP  
B 117377B 117377 Nikki Grimes
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Wheeler, Jill C.
Length: 24 Copyright: 2012

Provides a brief overview of the life, career, and achievements of American author and illustrator Nikki Grimes. From the Checkerboard Biography Library series Children's Authors. AR 4.8 IL 2-5.
Nikki Grimes PI  
B 118637B 118637 No Boys Allowed!
Grade Lvl: P Author: Taylor-Butler, Christine / Page, Mark
Length: 32 Copyright: 2003

George, a boy who loves to jump, decides he is going to win the Double Dutch contest in spite of the girls who insist jumping rope is not for boys. From the series Just for You! Level 3. AR 2.6 RC 1.9 Lexile 390 IL 1-2.
No Boys Allowed! P  
B 111278B 111278 No More!: Stories & Songs of Slave Resistance
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Rappaport, Doreen
Length: 60 Copyright: 2002

Chronciles the experiences of twelve African Americans who struggled to gain dignity and freedom from slavery. Includes information on the different forms of slave resistance. AR 5.6. RC 5.0. Lexile 830. IL 4-7.
No More!: Stories & Songs of Slave Resistance IJ  
B 101415B 101415 NOBODY OWNS THE SKY
Grade Lvl: P Author: LINDBERGH, REEVE
Length: 26 Copyright: 1996

A rhymed telling of the life of the first African American aviator, who dreamed of flying as a child in the cotton fields of Texas, and persevered until she made that dream come true. Narrative poem. AR level 3.8. Follett RL 3.9.
NOBODY OWNS THE SKY P  
B 127916B 127916 Not an Easy Win
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Giles, Chrystal D
Length: 245 Copyright: 2023

Nothing has gone right for twelve-year-old year old Lawrence since his Pop went away. After getting expelled from school for fighting, he discovers the world of chess and things begin to change. African American. Realistic fiction. Self-management. Overcoming adversity. IL 6-9. AR 5.0. Lexile 770.
Not an Easy Win IJ  
B 110295B 110295 Nothing But Trouble: The Story of Althea Gibson
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Stauffacher, Sue
Length: 34 Copyright: 2007

Explores the life and achievements of Althea Gibson, the first African-American woman to win the Wimbledon Cup. Tennis players. Follett RL 3.9. AR 5.2. RC 5.3. Lexile 810.
Nothing But Trouble: The Story of Althea Gibson PI  
B 116977B 116977 Nowhere to Run
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Griffin, Claire J.
Length: 111 Copyright: 2013

School runner Calvin and his best friend Deej get suspended from school on a trumped-up charge and Calvin has some tough choices to make. Man-woman relationships Fiction. IL 7-10.
Nowhere to Run JS  
B 101093B 101093 Octopus Hug
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Pringle, Laurence
Length: 32 Copyright: 1993

When Mom goes out for the evening, Dad and the kids invent games filled with fun and laughter, and they all learn how to give an octopus hug. Fathers. AR level 3.1. RC and Follett RL 2.5.
Octopus Hug KP  
B 123158B 123158 Odell Beckham Jr.
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Kelley, K.C.
Length: 24 Copyright: 2016

Discusses the life and NFL career of New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham, Jr. Biography. IL 2-6. Lexile 930.
Odell Beckham Jr. PI  
B 126006B 126006 Off I Go! (Princess Truly, Book 2)
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Greenawalt, Kelly
Length: 44 Copyright: 2019

Told in rhyming text, Princess Truly uses her super powers to explore the world, whether it is visiting penguins with her brother in Antarctica, or taking her timid pug Sir Noodles on a vacation in a rain forest. Story in rhyme. Beginning chapter book. Series fiction Princess Truly, Book 2. IL K-4. AR 2.0. Lexile 400.
Off I Go! (Princess Truly, Book 2) KPI  
B 86674B 86674 Officer Brown Keeps Neighborhoods Safe
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Flanagan, Alice
Length: 32 Copyright: 1998

Introduces a female deputy chief of the Hartford, Connecticut, Police and discusses the things she is expected to do in her job. From the series Our Neighborhood. AR 2.9. Follett RL 3.5. RC 3.4. Lexile 560.
Officer Brown Keeps Neighborhoods Safe KP  
B 116813B 116813 Oh, Snap!
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Myers, Walter Dean
Length: 120 Copyright: 2013

When their journalistic counterparts at a school in England begin to add incriminating photographs to their articles, the Cruisers and students at Harlem's DaVinci Academy realize that words and pictures do not always tell the whole story. From The Cruisers series. AR 5.2 Lexile 820 IL 5-8.
Oh, Snap! IJ  
B 126556B 126556 Old Truck
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Pumphrey, Jarrett
Length: 48 Copyright: 2020

On a small family farm, an old truck falls into disrepair and lies nearly forgotten, except by the family's daughter. The truck has been part of her daydreams as she grows up and develops strength and independence. As an industrious young woman, she pulls the rusted and overgrown vehicle from its almost-grave and restores it. Farm life. African American. Trucks ficiton. Perserverance. IL Pres-2. AR 1.2. Lexile 260.
Old Truck KP  
B 83502B 83502 Olympic Black Women
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Plowden, Martha
Length: 174 Copyright: 1996

Provides short biographical sketches of 25 African American women Olympians. RC 5.9. Lexile 1060. GR level V.
Olympic Black Women IJS  
B 127733B 127733 On Air with Zoe Washington (Book 2)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Marks, Janae
Length: 293 Copyright: 2023

Follows fourteen-year-old Zoe and her recently exonerated father as they build their new relationship and work to open a restaurant together. Sequel to "From the Desk of Zoe Washington"(126727). Realistic fiction. Social awareness. Podcasts. Family life. African Americans. Series fiction: Zoe Washington, Book 2. 24-25 Iowa Children's Choice Award. IL 5-9. AR 4.5.
On Air with Zoe Washington (Book 2) IJ  
KM 13777KM 13777 On Air with Zoe Washington (Book 2) (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Marks, Janae
Length: 0 Copyright: 2023

Follows fourteen-year-old Zoe and her recently exonerated father as they build their new relationship and work to open a restaurant together. Sequel to "From the Desk of Zoe Washington"(126727). Contents include book, playaway and a 5-way splitter. Playway run time: 6 hours. Realistic fiction. Social awareness. Podcasts. Family life. African Americans. Series fiction: Zoe Washington, Book 2. 24-25 Iowa Children's Choice Award. IL 5-9. AR 4.5.
On Air with Zoe Washington (Book 2) (Playaway) IJ  
B 108676B 108676 On My Block: Stories and Paintings
Grade Lvl: PI Author:
Length: 32 Copyright: 2007

Subtitle: Stories and Paintings by Fifteen Artists edited by Dana Goldberg. Fifteen artists portray in words and pictures the places that are most special to them, including the rooftops of South Brooklyn, the desert of Taos Pueblo, and a Mississippi Gulf Coast porch. Artists: Cecillia Alvarez; Carl Angel; Cbabi Bayoc; Kim Cogan; Maya Christina Gonzalez; Yasmin Hernandez; Felicia Hoshino; Sara Kahn; Conan Low; Joseph Pearson; Elaine Pedlar; Ann Phong; Jose Ramirez; Tonel; and Jonathan Warmday.
On My Block: Stories and Paintings PI  
B 125617B 125617 On the Come Up
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Thomas, Angie
Length: 447 Copyright: 2019

Sixteen-year-old Bri wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. Or at least win her first battle. As the daughter of an underground hip hop legend who died right before he hit big, Bri's got massive shoes to fill. But it's hard to get your come up when you're labeled a hoodlum at school, and your fridge at home is empty after your mom loses her job. So Bri pours her anger and frustration into her first song, which goes viral...for all the wrong reasons. Bri soon finds herself at the center of a controversy, portrayed by the media as more menace than MC. But with an eviction notice staring her family down, Bri doesn't just want to make it--she has to. Even if it means becoming the very thing the public has made her out to be. Teacher preview strongly recommended. Urban fiction. Realistic. IL 9-12. AR 3.8. RC 4.2. Lexile 550. Iowa High School Award 2020-2021.
On the Come Up JS  
KM 13238KM 13238 On the Come Up (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Thomas, Angie
Length: 447 Copyright: 2019

Sixteen-year-old Bri wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. Or at least win her first battle. As the daughter of an underground hip hop legend who died right before he hit big, Bri's got massive shoes to fill. But it's hard to get your come up when you're labeled a hoodlum at school, and your fridge at home is empty after your mom loses her job. So Bri pours her anger and frustration into her first song, which goes viral...for all the wrong reasons. Bri soon finds herself at the center of a controversy, portrayed by the media as more menace than MC. But with an eviction notice staring her family down, Bri doesn't just want to make it--she has to. Even if it means becoming the very thing the public has made her out to be. Teacher preview strongly recommended. Urban fiction. Realistic. Iowa High School Award 2020-2021. Contents include playaway, book and a 5-way splitter. Playaway runtime: 11 hours and 45 minutes. IL 9-12. AR 3.8. RC 4.2. Lexile 550.
On the Come Up (Playaway) JS  
B 111998B 111998 One Crazy Summer
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Williams-Garcia, Rita
Length: 218 Copyright: 2010

In the summer of 1968, after traveling from Brooklyn to Oakland, California, to spend a month with the mother they barely know, eleven year old Delphine, and her two younger sisters arrive to a cold welcome as they discover that their mother, a dedicated poet and printer, is resentful of the intrusion of their visit and wants them to attend a nearby Black panther summer camp. Coretta Scott King Author Award and Newbery Honor book 2011. AR and RC 4.6. Lexile 750. IL 4-7.
One Crazy Summer IJ  
B 127081B 127081 One Last Word: Wisdom from the Harlem Renaissance
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Grimes, Nikki
Length: 128 Copyright: 2017

Inspired by the writers of the Harlem Renaissance, Nikki Grimes uses "The Golden Shovel" poetic method to create wholly original poems based on the works of master poets like Langston Hughes, Georgia Douglas Johnson, Jean Toomer, and others who enriched history during this era. Each poem is paired with one-of-a-kind art from today’s most exciting African American illustrators iincluding Pat Cummings, Brian Pinkney, Sean Qualls, James Ransome, Javaka Steptoe, and more. Starred reviews. Middle school poetry. African Americans. Poetry. Social awareness. 20th century. IL 4-8. RC 6.1.
One Last Word: Wisdom from the Harlem Renaissance IJ  
B 128076B 128076 Only the Best: The Exceptional Life and Fashion of Ann Lowe
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Messner, Kate
Length: 56 Copyright: 2022

Presents an illustrated look at the life of Ann Lowe who was the first African American to become a noted fashion designer. Biography. Picture book for older readers. Clothing and dress. Fashion. African American. Designer. IL 1-4. Lexile 660.
Only the Best: The Exceptional Life and Fashion of Ann Lowe PI  
DVD 2473DVD 2473 Opposing Slavery: Abolitionists Movement
Grade Lvl: IJ Author:
Length: 14 Copyright: 2008

Explores the development of slavery in America and the conditions under which enslaved people lived and worked. Reenacts the opposing viewpoints expressed by William Lloyd Garrison, the Grimke sisters, Frederick Douglas, Harriet Beecher Stowe and Harriet Tubman. Closed captioned.
Opposing Slavery: Abolitionists Movement IJ  
B 126323B 126323 Opposite of Always
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Reynolds, Justin A
Length: 457 Copyright: 2019

When Jack and Kate meet at a party, bonding until sunrise over their mutual love of Froot Loops and their favorite flicks, Jack knows he's falling hard. Soon she's meeting his best friends, Jillian and Franny, and Kate wins them over as easily as she did Jack. But then Kate dies. And their story should end there. Yet Kate's death sends Jack back to the beginning, the moment they first meet, and Kate's there again. Healthy, happy, and charming as ever. Jack isn't sure if he's losing his mind. Still, if he has a chance to prevent Kate's death, he'll take it. Even if that means believing in time travel. Young adult fiction. Realistic fiction. Romance. African American. IL 9-12. AR 4.3. RC 4.5. Lexile 630.
Opposite of Always JS  
B 109171B 109171 Oprah Winfrey
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Cooper, Ilene
Length: 204 Copyright: 2007

Examines the life and career of television personality and media magnate, Oprah Winfrey. Television personalities. From the series Up Close. AR 7.6. RC 8.6. Lexile 1110.
Oprah Winfrey JS  
B 112926B 112926 Oprah Winfrey
Grade Lvl: I Author: Hudak, Heather
Length: 24 Copyright: 2010

Presents a short biography of television talk show host, Oprah Winfrey, describing her early childhood in Mississippi, education, career in radio and television, and her numerous awards and achievements. Television personalities. From the series Remarkable People. AR 5.2. Guided Reading level S. IL 4-6.
Oprah Winfrey I  
B 112927B 112927 Oprah Winfrey: Celebrity with Heart
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Jones, Jen
Length: 128 Copyright: 2011

A biography of American media personality Oprah Winfrey that discusses her childhood, early television career, popular show, charitable work, and other related topics. Television personalities.From the series Celebrities with Heart. Guided Reading level U. IL 6-9.
Oprah Winfrey: Celebrity with Heart IJ  
B 126737B 126737 Ordinary Hazards: A Memoir
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Grimes, Nikki
Length: 325 Copyright: 2019

Author and poet Nikki Grimes explores the truth of a harrowing childhood in a compelling and moving memoir in verse. African American. Biography. Novel in verse. Starred reviews. Iowa Teen Award, 2021-2022. IL 9-12. AR 5.5. Lexile 840. GR Z+.
Ordinary Hazards: A Memoir JS  
KM 13389KM 13389 Ordinary Hazards: A Memoir (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Grimes, Nikki
Length: 325 Copyright: 2019

Author and poet Nikki Grimes explores the truth of a harrowing childhood in a compelling and moving memoir in verse. Novel in verse. Autobiographical poetry. African American. Biography. Memoir. Novel in verse. Iowa Teen Award 2021-2022. Kit contents include one book, playaway and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 4 hours and 30 minutes. IL 9-12. AR 5.5. Lexile 840. GR Z+.
Ordinary Hazards: A Memoir (Playaway) JS  
B 101070B 101070 Other Side
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Woodson, Jacqueline
Length: 32 Copyright: 2001

Two girls, one white and one black, gradually get to know each other as they sit on the fence that divides their town. AR level 2.7. RC 2.6. Lexile 300. GR level Q IL K-4.
Other Side KPI  
B 121170B 121170 Outburst
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Jones, Patrick
Length: 94 Copyright: 2014

After spending time in a juvenile detention center for a crime related to severe anger issues, seventeen-year-old Jada Robinson is sent to a foster home and enrolled in an alternative high school, and begins to move past her old life. From the series Alternative. AR 4.6 RC 4.3 Lexile 690 IL 6-10.
Outburst IJS  
B 116812B 116812 P. S. Be Eleven
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Williams-Garcia, Rita
Length: 274 Copyright: 2013

The Gaither sisters are back in Brooklyn, where changes large and small come to their household as they grow up during the turbulent 1960s. AR 4.6 RC 4.7 Lexile 770 IL 4-7. Sequel to One Crazy summer (111998).
P. S. Be Eleven IJ  
B 124386B 124386 Parker Inheritance
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Johnson, Varian
Length: 331 Copyright: 2018

Twelve-year-old Candice Miller is spending the summer in Lambert, South Carolina, in the old house that belonged to her grandmother, who died after being dismissed as city manager for having the city tennis courts dug up looking for buried treasure--but when she finds the letter that sent her grandmother on the treasure hunt, she finds herself caught up in the mystery and, with the help of her new friend and fellow book-worm, Brandon, she sets out to find the inheritance, exonerate her grandmother, and expose an injustice once committed against an African American family in Lambert. Mystery fiction. Starred reviews. IL 4-9. AR 4.2. Lexile 610.
Parker Inheritance IJ  
B 125815B 125815 Parker Looks Up: An Extraordinary Moment
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Curry, Parker / Curry, Jessica
Length: 40 Copyright: 2019

When Parker Curry came face-to-face with Amy Sherald's transcendent portrait of First Lady Michelle Obama, she saw dynamic self-assurance. She saw truth and beauty. She saw a queen. But most importantly, Parker saw Her hopes. Her dreams, Her power. Her promise. Herself. Stories about me. African American. Diversity. Autobiographical fiction. IL K-3. Lexile 650.
Parker Looks Up: An Extraordinary Moment KP  
B 68641B 68641 Patchwork Quilt
Grade Lvl: KP Author: FLOURNOY, VALERIE
Length: 32 Copyright: 1985

A comforting sense of strong family bonds is at the heart of this story about a young black girl named Tanya and her grandmother. Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney. AR 3.7. RC 3.5. Lexile 520. GR level M. 1986 Ezra Jack Keats writer-award.
Patchwork Quilt KP  
B 123409B 123409 Patina (Book 2)
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Reynolds, Jason
Length: 233 Copyright: 2017

A newbie to the track team, Patina must learn to rely on her teammates as she tries to outrun her personal demons. Series fiction. Sequel to "Ghost" (B 123408). Book 2 in Track series. IL 6-10. AR 4.7. Lexile 710.
Patina (Book 2) IJS  
KM 13030KM 13030 Patina (Playaway) (Book 2)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Reynolds, Jason
Length: 0 Copyright: 2017

A newbie to the track team, Patina must learn to rely on her teammates as she tries to outrun her personal demons. Series fiction. Sequel to "Ghost" (B 123408). Series fiction: Track, book 2. IL 5-10. AR 4.7. Lexile 710. Contains 1 playaway, 1 book, and one 5-way splitter. Run time of playaway approximately 3 hours and 25 minutes.
Patina (Playaway) (Book 2) JS  
B 116159B 116159 Paul Robeson: A Voice for Change
Grade Lvl: PI Author: McKissack, Patricia / McKissack, Fredrick
Length: 24 Copyright: 2013

A simple biography of Paul Robeson, who won international acclaim as a singer and actor and who today is recognized for his unwavering stature as a champion of civil rights. Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976. Actors and actresses. Singers. Political activists. From the series Famous African Americans. AR 3.6 IL 2-4.
Paul Robeson: A Voice for Change PI  
B 127432B 127432 Peekaboo Morning
Grade Lvl: K Author: Isadora, Rachel
Length: 24 Copyright: 2008

A toddler plays a game of peekaboo with his parents, with Puppy, and with Grandma and Grandpa and he invites readers to play along. Board Book. African Americans. New baby. Family. Juvenile fiction. IL Pres-K.
Peekaboo Morning K  
B 127334B 127334 People Remember
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Zoboi, Ibi Aanu
Length: 64 Copyright: 2021

Recounts the journey of African descendants in America by connecting their history to the seven principles of Kwanzaa. African American. Holidays and traditions. U.S. History. Includes bibliographical references.
People Remember KP  
B 126364B 126364 Pet
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Emezi, Akwaeke
Length: 204 Copyright: 2019

Pet is here to hunt a monster. Are you brave enough to look? There are no monsters anymore, or so the children in the city of Lucille are taught. Jam and her best friend, Redemption, have grown up with this lesson all their life. But when Jam meets Pet, a creature made of horns and colors and claws, who emerges from one of her mother's paintings and a drop of Jam's blood, she must reconsider what she's been told. Pet has come to hunt a monster, and the shadow of something grim lurks in Redemption's house. Jam must fight not only to protect her best friend, but also to uncover the truth, and the answer to the question--How do you save the world from monsters if no one will admit they exist? Fantasy. LGBTQIA+. Magical Realism. Mature themes. Young adult fiction. IL 9-12. AR 5.7. RC 5.4. Lexile 820. Iowa Teen Award, 2021-2022.
Pet JS  
B 22286B 22286 Peter's Chair
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Keats, Ezra Jack
Length: 20 Copyright: 1967

Peter wants to save his own little chair from being painted pink for his baby sister. As a result he takes his chair, his toy alligator, his own baby picture, and a shopping bag filled with cookies and dog biscuits and moves onto the sidewalk with Willie, his dachshund. GR level J. AR 1.8. RC 2.6. Lexile 390.
Peter's Chair KP  
B 119778B 119778 Pharrell Williams
Grade Lvl: I Author: Morreale, Marie
Length: 48 Copyright: 2015

A biography of the popular rap musician, Pharrell Williams. From the series Real Bios. AR 5.1 RC 5.5 Lexile 850 IL 4-6.
Pharrell Williams I  
B 122028B 122028 Philip Reid Saves the Statue of Freedom
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Lapham, Steven Sellers
Length: 36 Copyright: 2014

Explores the life of Philip Reid, a slave who helped cast the 'Statue of Freedom' that was placed atop the Capitol building in 1863. The endpapers reproduce Reid’s purchase papers, and an epilogue features Reid’s pay stub from the foundry ($1.25 per day). AR 4.5 IL 1-4.
Philip Reid Saves the Statue of Freedom PI  
B 79997B 79997 Picture Book of Frederick Douglass
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Adler, David A
Length: 32 Copyright: 1993

A biography of the man who, after escaping slavery, became an orator, writer, and leader in the abolitionist movement in the nineteenth century. AR 4.6. RC and Follett RL 5.1. Lexile 820. GR level P.
Picture Book of Frederick Douglass PI  
B 87718B 87718 Picture Book of George Washington Carver
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Adler, David A
Length: 30 Copyright: 1999

A brief biography of the African American scientist who overcame tremendous hardship to make unusual and important discoveries in the field of agriculture. AR 5.2. Follett RL 5.5. RC 4.9. Lexile 830. GR level N. IL 2-4.
Picture Book of George Washington Carver PI  
B 77540B 77540 Picture Book of Harriet Tubman
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Adler, David A
Length: 32 Copyright: 1992

Biography of the black woman who escaped from slavery to become famous as a conductor on the Underground Railroad. AR 4.3. RC 4.7. Lexile 760. Guided Reading level P.
Picture Book of Harriet Tubman PI  
B 81720B 81720 Picture Book of Jackie Robinson
Grade Lvl: P Author: Adler, David A
Length: 32 Copyright: 1994

Brief look at the life of baseball great Jackie Robinson. AR 5.2. RC and Follett Rl 4.9. Lexile 890. GR level O.
Picture Book of Jackie Robinson P  
B 80945B 80945 Picture Book of Jesse Owens
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Adler, David A
Length: 32 Copyright: 1992

A simple biography of the noted black track star who competed in the 1936 Berlin Olympics. AR 5.0. RC and Follett RL 5.2. Lexile 930. GR level P.
Picture Book of Jesse Owens PI  
KM 5874KM 5874 Picture Book of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Grade Lvl: P Author: Adler, David
Length: 0 Copyright: 1998

Contains eight copies of the biography of the civil rights leader by David Adler. AR 3.8. Follett RL 3.0. RC 3.5. Lexile 680. GR level M. IL 1-3.
Picture Book of Martin Luther King, Jr. P  
B 74056B 74056 Picture Book of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Grade Lvl: P Author: Adler, David A
Length: 32 Copyright: 1989

Brief biography of minister and civil rights leader, Martin Luther King, Jr. AR level 3.8. Follett RL 3.0. RC 3.5. Lexile 680. GR level M. IL 1-3.
Picture Book of Martin Luther King, Jr. P  
B 79420B 79420 Picture Book of Rosa Parks
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Adler, David A
Length: 30 Copyright: 1993

A biography of the Alabama black woman whose refusal to give up her seat on a bus helped establish the civil rights movement. AR and RC 5.1. Lexile 880. Guided Reading level P. IL 1-4.
Picture Book of Rosa Parks PI  
B 84755B 84755 Picture Book of Sojourner Truth
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Adler, David A
Length: 32 Copyright: 1994

An introduction to the life of the woman born into slavery who became a well-known abolitionist and crusader for the rights of African Americans in the United States. AR 5.4. RC and Follett RL 4.3. Lexile 910. GR level P.
Picture Book of Sojourner Truth PI  
B 102301B 102301 Picture Book of Thurgood Marshall
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Adler, David A
Length: 32 Copyright: 1997

Follows the life of the first African American to serve as a judge on the United States Supreme Court. Lawyers. Judges. AR 5.6. Follett RL 4.8. RC 5.5. Lexile 860. GR level M.
Picture Book of Thurgood Marshall PI  
B 126365B 126365 Piecing Me Together
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Watson, Renee
Length: 264 Copyright: 2017

Tired of being singled out at her mostly-white private school as someone who needs support, high school junior Jade would rather participate in the school's amazing Study Abroad program than join Women to Women, a mentorship program for at-risk girls. African American. Realistic fiction. Mentoring. IL 9-12. AR 4.5. RC 4.2. Lexile 680.
Piecing Me Together JS  
DVD 1591DVD 1591 Pink and Say
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Polacco, Patricia
Length: 27 Copyright: 1996

A Civil War story by Patricia Polacco which tells of two boys, one white and one black who become friends and experience the pain of war. Author introduces and narrates the iconographic presentation of this picture book. One-week loan period.
Pink and Say PI  
B 81908B 81908 Pink and Say
Grade Lvl: I Author: Polacco, Patricia
Length: 45 Copyright: 1994

Say Curtis describes his meeting with Pinkus Aylee, a black soldier, during the Civil War, and their capture by Southern troops. Picture book for older readers. AR 3.8. RC 4.9. Lexile 590. GR level V.
Pink and Say I  
KM 7922KM 7922 Pink and Say
Grade Lvl: I Author: Polacco, Patricia
Length: 0 Copyright: 1994

Say Curtis describes his meeting with Pinkus Aylee, a black soldier, during the Civil War, and their capture by Southern troops. Contents: six copies of the picture book for older readers (45 pages) by Patricia Polacco. AR 3.8. RC 4.9. Lexile 590.
Pink and Say I  
B 125928B 125928 Place to Land: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Speech That Inspired a Nation
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Wittenstein, Barry
Length: 48 Copyright: 2019

The true story behind the writing of Martin Luther King's 'I Have a Dream' speech. Biography. Includes back matter. Civil rights history. IL 3-8. AR 5.6. Lexile 990.
Place to Land: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Speech That Inspired a Nation PIJ  
B 123879B 123879 Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Tate, Don
Length: 36 Copyright: 2015

In this powerful biography of George Moses Horton, the first southern African-American man to be published, Don Tate tells an inspiring and moving story of talent and determination. This is the story of North Carolina slave George Moses Horton, who taught himself to read, learned to write, and became a well-known, published poet in spite of his slave status. IL 3-6. AR 4.5. RC 4.5. Lexile 730. GR S.
Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton PI  
B 120822B 120822 Porcupine of Truth
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Konigsberg, Bill
Length: 325 Copyright: 2015

Spending his summer helping to care for his dying alcoholic father, seventeen-year-old Carson meets beautiful runaway Aisha, and together they embark on a journey of discovery that may help them both come to terms with their lives. Bildungsromans. Family problems- Fiction. AR 4.4 RC 5.2 Lexile 670 IL 9-12.
Porcupine of Truth JS  
B 119291B 119291 Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight For Civil Rights
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Sheinkin, Steve
Length: 200 Copyright: 2014

Presents an account of the 1944 civil rights protest involving hundreds of African-American Navy servicemen who were unjustly charged with mutiny for refusing to work in unsafe conditions after the deadly Port Chicago explosion. World War, 1939-1945 Participation, African American. Port Chicago Mutiny, Port Chicago, Calif., 1944. National Book Award 2014 finalist. Horn Book Award Winner 2014 - Nonfiction. AR 6.7 RC 7.4 Lexile 950 IL 6-10.
Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight For Civil Rights IJS  
B 106065B 106065 Portraits of African-American Heroes
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Bolden, Tonya
Length: 88 Copyright: 2004

Profiles 20 African American achievers: Frederick Douglass; Matthew Henson; W.E.B. DuBois; Mary McLeod Bethune; Bessie Coleman; Paul Robeson; Satchel Paige; Thurgood Marshall; Pauli Murray; Joe Louis; Gwendolyn Brooks; Jacob Lawrence; Dizzy Gillespie; Shirley Chisholm;Malcolm X; Martin Luther King, Jr.; Charlayne Hunter-Gault; Judith Jamison; Ruth Simmons; Ben Carson. Each entry is accompanied by a full-page portrait done in shades of brown by Ansel Pitcairn. Follett RL 8.0. AR 8.3. RS 9.0. Lexile 1140.
Portraits of African-American Heroes IJ  
B 107282B 107282 Power of One: Daisy Bates & the Little Rock Nine
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Fradin, Judith Bloom
Length: 178 Copyright: 2004

Presents a biography of Daisy Bates, examining her accomplishments as a civil rights activist, journalist, and organizer. Discusses her role as mentor to the nine African American students who integrated Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957. School integration. Primary sources. AR 7.9. Follett RL 5.9. RC 8.6. Lexile 1110.
Power of One: Daisy Bates & the Little Rock Nine IJS  
B 125050B 125050 Pox Party: Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing (Book 1)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Anderson, M. T
Length: 351 Copyright: 2006

Various diaries, letters, and other manuscripts chronicle the experiences of Octavian, a young African American, from birth to age sixteen, as he is brought up as part of a science experiment in the years leading up to and during the Revolutionary War. Series fiction: Astonishing Life Of Octavian Nothing, Book 1. IL 8-12. AR 8.0. RC 8.3. Lexile 1090.
Pox Party: Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing (Book 1) JS  
B 108508B 108508 Precious and the Boo Hag
Grade Lvl: KP Author: McKissack, Patricia
Length: 32 Copyright: 2005

Home alone with a stomachache while the family works in the fields, a young girl faces up to the horrifying Boo Hag that her brother warned her about. Courage. Fear. AR 3.7. Follett RL 3.2. RC 3.8. Lexile 710.
Precious and the Boo Hag KP  
B 121103B 121103 President of the Whole Fifth Grade
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Winston, Sherri
Length: 276 Copyright: 2012

To gain leadership skills needed to run a cupcake-baking empire when she grows up, Brianna runs for president of the fifth grade--expecting little competition--until a new girl enters the race. AR 4.8 RC 4.5 Lexile 730 GR level S IL 3-5.
President of the Whole Fifth Grade PI  
B 121104B 121104 President of the Whole Sixth Grade
Grade Lvl: I Author: Winston, Sherri
Length: 305 Copyright: 2015

Brianna Justice is the president of her Detroit middle school's sixth grade, but she is finding the position a real headache--beside the normal troubles of being in a new school, and the sudden coldness of her old friends, there is a class trip to Washington, D.C. coming up and she needs to figure out how to raise the rest of the money so that the class can go. Sequel to President of the Whole Fifth Grade (121103). IL 4-6.
President of the Whole Sixth Grade I  
B 124106B 124106 Princess Hair
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Miller, Sharee
Length: 32 Copyright: 2017

Little girls pretending to be princesses celebrate the different shapes, textures, and styles of their black hair. From dreadlocks to blowouts to braids, Princess Hair shines a spotlight on the beauty and diversity of black hair, showing young readers that every kind of hair is princess hair. IL Pres-2.
Princess Hair KP  
DVD 1863DVD 1863 Progressive Era
Grade Lvl: S Author:
Length: 27 Copyright: 2005

Topics: Causes and varieties of progressive reform efforts in late 19th and early 20th centuries. Settlement house movement. Women seeking professional status and the vote. Efforts to combat government corruption. Africans Americans and reform; the Temperance crusade and prohibition; immigration concerns. Socialist efforts; the Industrial Workers of the World. Attempts to regulate big business. Program 7 of the series.
Progressive Era S  
B 105008B 105008 Promises to Keep: How Jackie Robinson
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Robinson, Sharon
Length: 64 Copyright: 2004

Subtitle: How Jackie Robinson Changed America. A biography of baseball legend Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play in the major leagues, as told by his daughter. AR 7.0. Follett RL 6.8. RC 7.4. Lexile 1030. GR level W.
Promises to Keep: How Jackie Robinson IJ  
B 127061B 127061 Punching the Air
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Zoboi, Ibi Aanu
Length: 386 Copyright: 2020

A novel in verse about a boy who is wrongfully incarcerated. Starred reviews. An Iowa High School Book Award 2022-2023. Young adult fiction. African American. Realistic fiction. Reponsible decision making. Imprisonment. IL 9-12. AR 5.7.
Punching the Air JS  
KM 9660KM 9660 PWIM: Watering Can (BB)
Grade Lvl: KPI Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 2001

PWIM poster to be used with Picture Word Inductive Model, a language arts strategy developed by Emily Calhoun for teaching reading and writing. Laminated photo (20"x30") of a young African American girl watering flowers in pots. Use Vis-a-vis marker (or one that will wipe off with water) to mark on poster to create a dictionary-like word bank.
PWIM: Watering Can (BB) KPI  
B 121458B 121458 Quickest Kid in Clarksville
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Miller, Pat Zietlow
Length: 40 Copyright: 2016

Growing up in the segregated town of Clarksville, Tennessee, in the 1960s, Alta's family cannot afford to buy her new sneakers--but she still plans to attend the parade celebrating her hero Wilma Rudolph's three Olympic gold medals. An author's note provides more information about Wilma and the victory parade held in Clarksville that was open to everyone. Rudolph, Wilma, 1940-1994- Fiction. Role models- Fiction. Segregation- Fiction. AR 2.9 RC 1.8 Lexile 300 GR level M IL K-2.
Quickest Kid in Clarksville KP  
KM 12139KM 12139 Race Inside Me: The Story of Wilma Rudolph "Start-to-Finish" 5 Books
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Stemach, Jerry
Length: 107 Copyright: 2009

Presents an inspiring woman who overcame great challenges to win gold medals. Wilma Rudolph became the first American woman to ever win three gold medals in a single Olympics. Kit contains five copies of the book from the Start-to-Finish series Overcoming the Odds: Sports Biographies. Blue Level (RL 4-5) Publisher GR level S. Lexile 790. IL 6-12. Reference KM 8816 for more instructional tools to support this kit in your classroom.
Race Inside Me: The Story of Wilma Rudolph "Start-to-Finish" 5 Books IJS  
B 122331B 122331 Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Steptoe, Javaka
Length: 40 Copyright: 2016

A biography of Jean-Michel Basquiat, an artist in New York City who rose to fame in the 1980s. As a boy he saw art everywhere: in poetry books and museums, in games and in the words that we speak, and in the sights of New York City. He was the son of a Puerto Rican mother and Hatian father. Jean-Michel created art at home and later as a street artist. His graffiti art led to his art being exhibited in art galleries and museums. Authors notes at the end provide more information about the artist and the motifs and symbolism in Basquiat's work. 2017 Caldecott Award Winner & Coretta Scott King Winner-Illustrator. AR 4.7 RC 9.4 Lexile 1050 GR level T IL K-4.
Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat KPI  
B 106602B 106602 Rain Feet
Grade Lvl: K Author: Johnson, Angela
Length: 10 Copyright: 1994

A very young boy in a yellow slicker enjoys playing in the rain. Follett RL 1.4.
Rain Feet K  
B 109833B 109833 Rain Play
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Cotten, Cynthia
Length: 25 Copyright: 2008

Most people leave the park when rain begins to fall, while others enjoy the sights, sounds, and feel of the cool water--until thunder and lightning come near. Thunderstorms.
Rain Play KP  
DVD 2550DVD 2550 Raisin in the Sun
Grade Lvl: JS Author:
Length: 128 Copyright: 1961

A drama celebrating the human spirit starring Sidney Poitier. The Younger family frustrated with living in their crowded Chicago apartment sees the arrival of a $10,000 insurance check as the answer to their prayers. Matriarch Lena Younger promptly puts down payment on a house in an all-white suburban neighborhood. But the family is divided when Lena entrusts the balance of the money to her mercurial son Walter Lee against the wishes of her daughter and daughter-in-law. It takes the strength and integrity of this African American family to battle against generations of prejudice to try to achieve their piece of the American Dream. CC.
Raisin in the Sun JS  
B 106089B 106089 Read About George Washington Carver
Grade Lvl: P Author: Feinstein, Stephen
Length: 24 Copyright: 2006

A biography of African-American scientist George Washington Carver, providing information on his childhood and early life, his education, and his accomplishments in science. From the series I Like Biographies! Follett RL 2.3. AR 3.8.
Read About George Washington Carver P  
B 108091B 108091 Read and Rise
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Pinkney, Sandra
Length: 24 Copyright: 2006

Book opens with a poem by Maya Angelou. Text and photos of African American children show reading taking place in a variety of settings. Shares the message that reading opens doorways and helps readers achieve their dreams. Also provides information about the Read and Rise Initiative. AR 3.0. Follett RL 4.5.
Read and Rise KP  
B 124557B 124557 Rebound
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Alexander, Kwame
Length: 414 Copyright: 2018

In the summer of 1988, twelve-year-old Chuck Bell is sent to stay with his grandparents, where he discovers jazz and basketball and learns more about his family's past. Prequel to: The crossover. B 118364. Novel in verse. Historical fiction. IL 5-10. AR 4.3. RC 4.7. Lexile 780.
Rebound IJS  
B 84609B 84609 Red-Tail Angels: Story of the Tuskegee Airmen
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: McKissack, Patricia
Length: 136 Copyright: 1995

Subtitle: The Story Of the Tuskegee Airmen Of World War II. A history of African-American pilots with a focus on World War II. AR 9.3. RC 9.0. Lexile 1170.
Red-Tail Angels: Story of the Tuskegee Airmen IJS  
B 111459B 111459 Remember Little Rock
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Walker, Paul
Length: 61 Copyright: 2009

Subtitle: The Time, the People, the Stories. Combines eyewitness accounts with archival photographs to document the events surrounding the integration of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. Follett RL 6.0. AR 7.8. RC 10.0. Lexile 1150.
Remember Little Rock IJ  
B 104094B 104094 Remember: The Journey to School Integration
Grade Lvl: PIJS Author: Morrison, Toni
Length: 78 Copyright: 2004

Presents a selection of archival photographs that document events surrounding the integration of U.S. schools following the 1954 Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education, and includes captions in which Toni Morrison imagines what the people in the pictures must have been thinking and feeling. Coretta Scott King author award. AR 5.0. Follett RL 2.4. Primary sources.
Remember: The Journey to School Integration PIJS  
KM 12142KM 12142 Remembering Sweetness: Walter Payton and the Bears "Start-to-Finish" 5 Books
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Venable, Alan
Length: 108 Copyright: 2002

Based on his own autobiographies and numerous recollections from teammates and friends, this book follows Walter Payton's life, from a happy, constantly active childhood in Mississippi in the 1950s and 1960s, through high school, college, and professional stardom, to his untimely death in 1999 at the age of 45. It explains Walter’s motivation in terms of a supportive family and rivalry with a much admired older brother. Kit contains five copies of the book from the Start-to-Finish series Overcoming the Odds: Sports Biographies. Blue Level (RL 4-5) Publisher GR level R. Lexile 740. IL 6-12. Reference Kit to use is KM 8815.
Remembering Sweetness: Walter Payton and the Bears "Start-to-Finish" 5 Book IJS  
B 120507B 120507 Revolution (Book 2)
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Wiles, Deborah
Length: 495 Copyright: 2014

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. Historical fiction. Series: Sixties, book 2. Includes primary sources and back matter. IL 6-12. AR 5.2 RC 5.5 Lexile 840.
Revolution (Book 2) IJS  
B 120511B 120511 Rhythm Ride: A Road Trip Through the Motown Sound
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Pinkney, Andrea
Length: 166 Copyright: 2015

A narrative history of the Motown music label covering the historical context, personalities, and ongoing legacy of the "sound of young America." Motown Record Corporation. Sound recording industry. AR 6.8 RC 9.2 Lexile 1030 IL 5-9.
Rhythm Ride: A Road Trip Through the Motown Sound IJ  
B 127539B 127539 Ride It! Patch It! (Book 3)
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Brimner, Larry Dane
Length: 46 Copyright: 2022

Ace polishes up her mountain bike and prepares for the big bike race! She oils the chain and tests the brakes. Then the race begins! But Ace's bike chain comes off the sprocket and then she needs to patch a tire! Will she be able to fix her bike in time and find her way to the finish line? An Acorn Book. Beginning reader. Things that go. Series fiction: Racing Ace, Book 3. IL K-3. Lexile 430.
Ride It! Patch It! (Book 3) KP  
B 126238B 126238 Rise!: From Caged Bird to Poet of the People, Maya Angelou
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Hegedus, Bethany
Length: 48 Copyright: 2019

A biography of African American writer, performer, and activist Maya Angelou, who turned a childhood of trauma and emotional pain to become one of the most inspiring voices of our lifetime. Includes afterword, author's note, and sources. Picture book for older readers. Biography. African American Writers. IL 3-8. AR 4.9. Lexile 900. GR Z.
Rise!: From Caged Bird to Poet of the People, Maya Angelou PIJ  
B 124422B 124422 Rising Above: Inspiring Women in Sports
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Zuckerman, Gregory
Length: 215 Copyright: 2018

A collection of mini biographies of female athletes, including Serena and Venus Williams, Simone Biles, and Carli Lloyd. Also included in the book- Wilma Rudolph (track and field), Mo'ne Davis (Little League baseball), Swin Cash (basketball), Elena Delle Donne (basketball), Bethany Hamilton (surfing), Ronda Rousey (mixed martial arts), and Kerri Strug (gymnastics). Biography collection. African American Female Athletes. Gender roles and issues. IL 4-8. AR 7.4. RC 9.6. Lexile 1070.
Rising Above: Inspiring Women in Sports PIJ  
B 117378B 117378 Robert Griffin III
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Fishman, Jon M
Length: 32 Copyright: 2014

A brief biography discussing the life and career of football player Robert Griffin III. Football players. Quarterbacks (football). From the series Amazing Athletes. AR 4.1. RC 4.3. Lexile 700. GR level P. IL 3-5.
Robert Griffin III PI  
B 117468B 117468 Robert Griffin III: RGIII - NFL Sensation
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Graves, Will
Length: 32 Copyright: 2014

Profiles the life and career of professional football player Robert Griffin III. Football players. Quarterbacks (Football). From the series Playmakers. AR 4.7 Lexile 780 IL 3-5.
Robert Griffin III: RGIII - NFL Sensation PI  
KM 13373KM 13373 Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (30 copies)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Taylor, Mildred D
Length: 0 Copyright: 2020

Set in Mississippi at the height of the Depression, this is the story of one family's struggle to maintain their integrity, pride, and independence in the face of racism and social injustice. Told from the main heroine, Cassie Logan, is an independent school aged girl who discovers over the course of an important year why having land of their own is so crucial to the Logan family. She learns to draw strength from her own sense of dignity and self-respect. Kit contents includes: 30 paperback copies of the book, 6 audio CDs, 5 playaways, 2 splitters, Teacher guides from: Novel Ties, The Engaged Reader, Taking Grades, Teacher Created Resources, and Great Works. Historical fiction. Playaway run time: 7 hours 30 minutes. Audio CDs run time: 7 hours and 30 minutes. Mentor text. Middle School Literacy/Language Arts with Social Studies connections. IL 5-9. AR 5.7. RC 6.9. Lexile 920. GR W. Four week loan period.
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (30 copies) IJ  
B 83774B 83774 Rookie Biography: Madam C.J. Walker
Grade Lvl: P Author: Toby, Marlene
Length: 48 Copyright: 1995

A biography of the Afro-American businesswoman whose invention of facial and hair products led to great financial success. AR 3.2. Follett RL 2.9.
Rookie Biography: Madam C.J. Walker P  
B 74794B 74794 Rookie Biograpy: Jackie Robinson
Grade Lvl: P Author: Greene, Carol
Length: 48 Copyright: 1990

Subtitle: Baseball's First Black Major-Leaguer. Biography of black baseball player, Jackie Robinson. Guided Reading level O. AR 2.9.
Rookie Biograpy: Jackie Robinson P  
B 111288B 111288 Rookie Reader: Messy Bessy's Garden
Grade Lvl: KP Author: McKissack, Patricia
Length: 31 Copyright: 2002

Messy Bessey discovers that with proper care her garden will flourish. From the series Rookie Reader. FOSS: New Plants. AR and Follett RL 0.8. RC 2.2. GR level I.
Rookie Reader: Messy Bessy's Garden KP  
B 112126B 112126 Roots and Blues: A Celebration
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Adoff, Arnold
Length: 83 Copyright: 2011

Lyrical text explains how Blues have been part of everyday life throughout history, from its origins in the sounds of the earth, through slaves' voices singing of freedom. IL 4-8.
Roots and Blues: A Celebration IJ  
B 105439B 105439 Rosa
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Giovanni, Nikki
Length: 32 Copyright: 2005

Presents an illustrated account of Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955, and the subsequent bus boycott by the black community. Caldecott Honor book. Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award. Illustrated by Bryan Collier. AR 4.9. Follett RL 6.0. RC 5.1. Lexile 900. GR level T.
Rosa PI  
B 101580B 101580 Rosa Parks
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Klingel, Cynthia
Length: 24 Copyright: 2002

Provides information about Rosa Parks, an African American woman who played a major role in the Civil Rights movement. Wonder Books. Wonders of Reading, Level 2 reader. AR level 2.0. Follett RL 1.7. IL K-2.
Rosa Parks KP  
B 124164B 124164 Rosa Parks
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Kaiser, Lisbeth
Length: 32 Copyright: 2017

In this true story of an inspiring civil rights activist, Rosa Parks grew up during segregation in Alabama, but she was taught to respect herself and stand up for her rights. In 1955, Rosa refused to give up her seat to a white man on a segregated bus, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Her decision had a huge impact on civil rights, eventually leading to the end of segregation on public transport. African American - biography. Civil rights. Social reformer. Series nonfiction: Little People, Big Dreams. IL K-4.
Rosa Parks KPI  
DVD 1805DVD 1805 Rosa Parks Story
Grade Lvl: JS Author:
Length: 94 Copyright: 2001

Rosa Parks was raised in the Deep South in the days of Jim Crow, when separate but equal was the law and separate, not equal was the reality. The story of how she refused to believe that she was inferior to anyone, when, after a long day's work, she takes the only available seat in the first row of the colored section on a bus. Demonstrates the power a single act of defiance can have over an ancient tradition of injustice. Civil rights movement. Stars Angela Bassett as Rosa Parks. Not rated.
Rosa Parks Story JS  
B 79739B 79739 Rosa Parks, Hero of Our Time
Grade Lvl: P Author: Jackson, Garnet
Length: 26 Copyright: 1993

Brief biography of the Alabama woman who was arrested because she refused to give up her seat on the bus. Her trial led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the beginnings of the civil rights movement.
Rosa Parks, Hero of Our Time P  
B 121538B 121538 Rosa Parks: Activist for Equality
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Hansen, Grace
Length: 24 Copyright: 2016

A brief biography of Rosa Parks, African American civil rights activist. From the series ABDO Kids: History Maker Biographies. AR 2.1 Lexile 360 IL K-2.
Rosa Parks: Activist for Equality KP  
KM 12146KM 12146 Rosa Parks: Freedom Fighter "Start-to-Finish" 6 Books
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Major, Devorah
Length: 88 Copyright: 1999

An overview of the life of Rosa Parks and her fight for equal rights, which started when she refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama, bus. Kit contains six copies of the book (88 pages) and one instructional guide. From the Start-To-Finish series Step Into History. Gold Library (RL 2-3) Lexile 550 Publisher GR level L. IL 6-12. Reference KM 8816 for more instructional tools to support this kit in your classroom.
Rosa Parks: Freedom Fighter "Start-to-Finish" 6 Books IJS  
B 93091B 93091 Rosa Parks: My Story
Grade Lvl: T Author:
Length: 32 Copyright: 2003

Presents tips and reproducible materials for teaching "Rosa Parks: My Story" in grades 3-5. Includes author details, summaries, discussion questions, and activities. From the series Scholastic Book Guides.
Rosa Parks: My Story T  
DVD 2869DVD 2869 Ruby Bridges
Grade Lvl: IJ Author:
Length: 90 Copyright: 1997

Dramatizes the events in New Orleans in 1960 when 6-year-old Ruby Bridges walked past screaming protesters to become one of the first African American students to be integrated into New Orleans schools. Segregation. Integration. One-week loan period. From the series Wonderful World Of Disney. Closed captioned.
Ruby Bridges IJ  
B 122498B 122498 Ruby Lee & Me
Grade Lvl: I Author: Hitchcock, Shannon
Length: 207 Copyright: 2016

When a formerly segregated North Carolina town hires its first African-American teacher in 1969, two girls--one black, one white--confront the prejudice that challenges their friendship. Interracial friendship- Fiction. School Integration. AR 4.2 RC 3.3 Lexile 590 IL 4-6. Iowa Children's Choice 2017-2018.
Ruby Lee & Me I  
B 109280B 109280 Rucker Park Setup
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Volponi, Paul
Length: 149 Copyright: 2008

While playing in a crucial basketball game on the very court where his best friend was murdered, Mackey tries to come to terms with his own part in that murder and decide whether to maintain his silence or tell J.R.'s father and the police what really happened. Murder-fiction. Harlem. Narrative alternates between play-by-play account of the game and Mackey's flashbacks. AR 5.0. RC 4.5. Lexile 790.
Rucker Park Setup JS  
B 127221B 127221 Run. Book One
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Lewis, John
Length: 152 Copyright: 2021

Told in multiple parts, Run is the next chapter of John Lewis' involvement in the civil rights movement and public life after the March saga. The books bring to the page the true story of John Lewis and many of his colleagues in the movement after the historic success of the Selma campaign. Opening two days after the Voting Rights Act was signed into law, John Lewis and his colleagues are arrested and taken to jail in Americus, Georgia, as the largest hooded Klan march in years takes shape on the courthouse steps. Run: Book One takes readers through the behind-the-scenes struggle to exercise the hard-won rights of people of color to register, vote, and secure equal representation in their elected leaders, all the while facing escalating tensions over continued American involvement in Vietnam. African American. Civil Rights. Graphic novel. Starred reviews. IL 9-12. Ar 5.6. Lexile 940.
Run. Book One JS  
B 111980B 111980 Ruth and the Green Book
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Ramsey, Calvin
Length: 32 Copyright: 2010

When Ruth and her parents take a motor trip from Chicago to Alabama to visit her grandma, they rely on a pamphlet called "The Negro Motorist Green Book" to find places that will serve them. Includes facts about "The Green Book." Segregation. AR 4.6. RC 5.3 Lexile 810 GR level R. IL 2-6.
Ruth and the Green Book PI  
B 108596B 108596 Ryan Howard
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Savage, Jeff
Length: 32 Copyright: 2008

Looks at the life and career of Ryan Howard, a first baseman and power hitter with the Philadelphia Phillies, discussing how natural talent, hard work, and a good attitude earned him the 2006 National League Most Valuable Player Award and the admiration of fans. From the series Amazing Athletes. AR 4.1. Follett RL 3.6. RC 3.7. Lexile 680. GR level P.
Ryan Howard PI  
B 120712B 120712 Sabotage, Sedition and Sundry Acts of Rebellion
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Aretha, David
Length: 112 Copyright: 2014

A history of the resistance to slavery by enslaved Africans and African Americans examines instances of armed rebellion, suicide, and escape, the ferocious responses of white authority, abolitionism, and black soldiers in the Civil War. Slave insurrections. From the series A Peculiar History. AR 8.4 RC 10.6 Lexile 1170 IL 6-10.
Sabotage, Sedition and Sundry Acts of Rebellion IJS  
B 117250B 117250 Sasquatch in the Paint
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem / Obstfeld, Raymond
Length: 265 Copyright: 2013

Eighth-grader Theo Rollins' growth spurt has Coach Mandrake trying to transform him into a basketball star, but training time is hurting the science club's chances of winning the "Aca-lympics," and being accused of stealing could mean Theo is off both teams. Science clubs Fiction. From the series Streetball Crew, Book 1. AR 4.5 RC 3.8 Lexile 660 IL 5-8.
Sasquatch in the Paint IJ  
B 111196B 111196 Satch & Me: A Baseball Card Adventure
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Gutman, Dan
Length: 175 Copyright: 2006

With his ability to travel through time using vintage baseball cards, Joe takes Flip with him to find out whether Satchel Paige really was the fastest pitcher ever. Negro Leagues. Segregation. Satchel Paige. AR and Follett RL 4.1. RC 3.5. Lexile 660.
Satch & Me: A Baseball Card Adventure IJ  
B 109324B 109324 Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Sturm, James
Length: 89 Copyright: 2007

In this graphic novel, fictional Emmet Wilson, a black sharecropper tells the story of his one at-bat against the great Satchel Paige and then his return to the fields after an injury. Relates the brutal world of early to mid-20th century race relations. When Emmet sends his son to school rather than have him work in the fields, two white landowners, the Jennings' twins beat the boy. The story ends when Satchel Paige's team comes to town and defeats the all-white hometown team striking out both Jennings brothers in the process. Includes a set of historical notes. AR 4.3. Follett RL 5.6. RC 4.6.
Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow IJS  
B 102285B 102285 Satchmo's Blues
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Schroeder, Alan
Length: 32 Copyright: 1996

A fictional recreation of the youth of Louis Armstrong in New Orleans. Trumpet player. Picture book. AR level 3.6. Follett RL 4.2. RC 3.9 Lexile 520 IL 1-4.
Satchmo's Blues PI  
B 125929B 125929 Saturday
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Mora, Oge
Length: 40 Copyright: 2019

When all of their special Saturday plans go awry, Ava and her mother still find a way to appreciate one another and their time together. Family stories. Adaptability. IL Pres-2. AR 2.4.
Saturday KP  
B 128294B 128294 Saturdays are for Stella
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Wellins, Candy
Length: 32 Copyright: 2020

George loves spending Saturdays with his grandmother, Stella. One day, Stella is gone and George is ready to cancel Saturdays until a new addition to the family arrives and George finds a way to honor the memories of his beloved grandmother. Grief. Grandmothers. Family life. Family story. 24-25 Goldfinch Award Honor Book. IL Pres-3.
Saturdays are for Stella KP  
B 123699B 123699 Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Weatherford, Carole Boston
Length: 37 Copyright: 2017

This law clerk's life's passion was to collect books, letters, music, and art from Africa and the African diaspora and bring to light the achievements of people of African descent through the ages. When Schomburg's collection became so big it began to overflow his house, he turned to the New York Public Library, where he created and curated a collection (known as the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture) that was the cornerstone of a new Negro Division. Nonfiction picture. Biography. IL 4-9. AR 6.9. RC 10.9. Lexile 1100.
Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library IJ  
B 127765B 127765 School Trip (New Kid)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Craft, Jerry
Length: 249 Copyright: 2023

Eighth grader Drew Ellis recognizes that he isn't afforded the same opportunities, no matter how hard he works, that his privileged classmates at the Riverdale Academy Day School take for granted, and to make matters worse, Drew begins to feel as if his good friend Liam might be one of those privileged kids and is finding it hard not to withdraw, even as their mutual friend Jordan tries to keep their group of friends together. Relationship skills. African Americans. School fied trips. Graphic Novel. New Kid series, Book 3. IL 4-8.
School Trip (New Kid) IJ  
B 120510B 120510 Searching for Sarah Rector
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Bolden, Tonya
Length: 76 Copyright: 2014

Recounts the story of the 1914 disappearance of eleven-year-old Sarah Rector, an African American who was part of the Creek Indian people and whose land had made her wealthy, and what it reveals about race, money, and American society. Petroleum industry and trade Oklahoma History.
Searching for Sarah Rector IJ  
B 125016B 125016 Season of Styx Malone
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Magoon, Kekla
Length: 297 Copyright: 2018

Caleb Franklin and his big brother Bobby Gene are excited to have adventures in the woods behind their house. But Caleb dreams of venturing beyond their ordinary small town. Then Caleb and Bobby Gene meet new neighbor Styx Malone. Styx is sixteen and oozes cool. Styx promises the brothers that together, the three of them can pull off the Great Escalator Trade--exchanging one small thing for something better until they achieve their wildest dream. But as the trades get bigger, the brothers soon find themselves in over their heads. Styx has secrets--secrets so big they could ruin everything. Realistic fiction. Summer adventures. IL 4-8. AR 3.8. RC 2.8. Lexile 510. GR W.
Season of Styx Malone IJ  
B 126558B 126558 Secret Garden of George Washington Carver
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Barretta, Gene
Length: 40 Copyright: 2020

Tells the inspiring life and history of George Washington Carver, from a baby born into slavery to celebrated botanist, scientist, and inventor. His passion and determination are the seeds to this lasting story about triumph over hardship a tale that begins in a secret garden. Biography. U.S. History. Agriculturalists. Includes timelines. IL K-4. AR 4.5.
Secret Garden of George Washington Carver KPI  
B 119965B 119965 Seeds of Freedom: The Peaceful Integration of Huntsville, Alabama
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Bass, Hester
Length: 32 Copyright: 2015

Explores a little-known story of the civil rights movement, in which black and white citizens in one Alabama city worked together nonviolently to end segregation. Lexile 830 IL 1-4.
Seeds of Freedom: The Peaceful Integration of Huntsville, Alabama PI  
B 122678B 122678 Serena Williams
Grade Lvl: P Author: Nagelhout, Ryan
Length: 24 Copyright: 2017

A short biography of tennis player Serena Williams. From the series Sports MVPs. AR 3.7 IL 1-3.
Serena Williams P  
B 79398B 79398 Seven Candles for Kwanzaa
Grade Lvl: P Author: Pinkney, Andrea
Length: 32 Copyright: 1993

Describes the origins and practices of Kwanzaa, the seven-day festival during which people of African descent rejoice in their ancestral values. AR 4.6. RC 4.9. Lexile 970. Guided Reading level K.
Seven Candles for Kwanzaa P  
B 110010B 110010 Seven Miles to Freedom: The Robert Smalls Story
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Halfmann, Janet
Length: 40 Copyright: 2008

A biography of Robert Smalls who, during the Civil War, commandeered the Confederate ship Planter to carry his family and twelve other slaves to freedom, and went on to become a United States Congressman working toward African American advancement. AR 5.7. Follett RL 5.2. RC 5.6. Lexile 870.
Seven Miles to Freedom: The Robert Smalls Story PI  
B 121309B 121309 Seventh Most Important Thing
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Pearsall, Shelley
Length: 278 Copyright: 2015

In 1963, thirteen-year-old Arthur is sentenced to community service helping the neighborhood Junk Man after he throws a brick at the old man's head in a moment of rage, but the junk he collects might be more important than he suspects. Inspired by the work of American folk artist James Hampton. Hampton, James, 1909-1964 - Fiction. AR 5.1 RC 4.6 Lexile 760 GR level Y IL 4-8. Iowa Teen Award, 2019-2020.
Seventh Most Important Thing IJ  
B 89617B 89617 Shaking Bag
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: BATTLE-LAVERT, GWENDOLYN
Length: 32 Copyright: 2000

An old African-American woman willingly shares all she has and is repaid with a bag that provides for all her needs. Generosity. AR level 2.6. Follett RL 1.5.
Shaking Bag KPI  
B 111983B 111983 She Loved Baseball: The Effa Manley Story
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Vernick, Audrey
Length: 32 Copyright: 2010

An illustrated biography of baseball fanatic Effa Manley, describing her childhood in Philadelphia, her career as a business manager, how she came to be the owner of the New Jersey baseball team, the Newark Eagles, and her induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Illustrated by Don Tate. AR 4.7. RC 3.7. Lexile 770. IL 1-4.
She Loved Baseball: The Effa Manley Story PI  
B 126457B 126457 She Was the First!: The Trailblazing Life of Shirley Chisholm
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Russell-Brown, Katheryn
Length: 40 Copyright: 2020

A picture biography of educator and politician Shirley Chisholm, who in 1968 was the first Black woman elected to Congress and in 1972 was the first Black candidate from a major political party (the Democratic party) to run for the United States presidency. An afterword with additional information, photographs, and source lists are included. African American. Biography. Trailblazer. Legislator. IL Pres-3. GR T.
She Was the First!: The Trailblazing Life of Shirley Chisholm KP  
B 77921B 77921 Shortcut
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Crews, Donald
Length: 32 Copyright: 1992

Children taking a shortcut by walking along a railraod track find excitement and danger when a train approaches. AR 1.4. RC 1.9. Lexile 210. GR level J. Making inferences. Inferring.
Shortcut KP  
B 127055B 127055 Simon B. Rhymin'
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Reed, Dwayne
Length: 230 Copyright: 2021

Chicago fifth-grader Simon, an aspiring rapper who lacks self-confidence, uses his rhymes to help bring his community together. An Iowa Children's Choice Award 2022-2023. Realistic fiction. African American. Self-confidence. IL 4-8. AR 5.1. GR U.
Simon B. Rhymin' IJ  
KM 13508KM 13508 Simon B. Rhymin' (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Reed, Dwayne
Length: 0 Copyright: 2021

Chicago fifth-grader Simon, an aspiring rapper who lacks self-confidence, uses his rhymes to help bring his community together. Iowa Children's Choice Award 2022-2023. Kit contents include playaway, hardcover book and a 5-way splitter. Please see B 127055. IL 4-8. AR 5.1. GR U.
Simon B. Rhymin' (Playaway) IJ  
B 125876B 125876 Simone Biles
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Buckley, James
Length: 24 Copyright: 2018

A brief biography of American Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles, discussing her childhood, family, and career in gymnastics. Beginning reader. Biography. Series nonfiction: Little Bits! First Readers: Amazing Americans: Olympians. IL K-4. AR 4.0. Lexile 600. GR K.
Simone Biles KPI  
B 121066B 121066 Skateboard Party
Grade Lvl: PI Author: English, Karen
Length: 115 Copyright: 2014

Richard can't wait to show off his skills at a friend's skateboard birthday party, but a note home from his teacher threatens to ruin his plans. Series fiction. Carver Chronicles, Book 2. IL 2-5. AR 4.7 Lexile 740.
Skateboard Party PI  
B 100443B 100443 Slavery In America: Colonial Times To Civil War
Grade Lvl: JST Author: SCHNEIDER, DOROTHY
Length: 458 Copyright: 2000

Traces the history of slavery in the United States from Colonial times to the Civil War, examining many aspects related to slavery, including African slave catchers, trade routes, slave auctions, life and labor on a plantation, escape attempts and insurrections, the Civil War, and the emancipation.
Slavery In America: Colonial Times To Civil War JST  
B 126386B 126386 Slay
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Morris, Brittney
Length: 321 Copyright: 2019

An honors student at Jefferson Academy, seventeen-year-old Keira enjoys developing and playing Slay, a secret, multiplayer online role-playing game celebrating black culture, until the two worlds collide. Video gaming. Fantasy world. African American. High schools. Realistic fiction. IL 9-12. AR 6.0. Lexile 930.
Slay JS  
B 105935B 105935 Small Steps
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Sachar, Louis
Length: 257 Copyright: 2006

Nearly three years after being released from Camp Green Lake, Armpitis trying hard to keep his life on track, but when his old pal X-Rayshows up with a tempting plan to make some easy money scalping concert tickets, Armpit reluctantly goes along. Sequel to Holes is a story of redemption & self-sacrifice. Follett RL 6.1. AR 4.2. RC 5.7. Lexile 690.
Small Steps IJS  
KM 13482KM 13482 Snowy Day Storytelling Kit
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Keats, Ezra Jack
Length: 0 Copyright: 2022

This delightful kit is packed with all the cloth characters and props to bring one of children’s favorite stories to life! This is the simple and tale about a young boy named Peter who awakens to the first snowfall of the season! Children will love to follow Peter as he walks through a watercolor world of snow, making patterns, tracks and even a snowman! The kit contains 12 stuffed book prop pieces, a copy of the hardcover book and 3 storytelling lapboards with beginning, middle and end labels to support readers's comprehension. African American. Cause & effect. Seasons. Winter. Weather. See B 50083 and KM 1229 for additional copies of the book. IL Pres-1. AR 2.5. Lexile 500.
Snowy Day Storytelling Kit KP  
B 127850B 127850 Soft Place to Land
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Marks, Janae
Length: 281 Copyright: 2021

Twelve-year old Joy dreams of writing music for the movies, but first she has to survive her family's move into a small apartment when her father loses his job. 2023-2024 Iowa Children's Choice Award. Poverty. Realistic fiction. Family life. Friendship. IL 4-8. AR 3.9.
Soft Place to Land IJ  
KM 13689KM 13689 Soft Place to Land (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Marks, Janae
Length: 281 Copyright: 2021

Twelve-year old Joy dreams of writing music for the movies, but first she has to survive her family's move into a small apartment when her father loses his job. 2023-2024 Iowa Children's Choice Award. Contents include book, playaway and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 6 hours. Poverty. Realistic fiction. Family life. Friendship. IL 4-8. AR 3.9.
Soft Place to Land (Playaway) IJ  
B 110099B 110099 Sojourner Truth
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Waxman, Laura
Length: 48 Copyright: 2008

A brief biography of former slave and women's activist, Soujourner Truth that chronicles her childhood, eventual freedom, and efforts to help former slaves and women. Abolitionists. From the series History Maker Bios. AR 4.5 Follett RL 3.1. RC 3.5 Lexile 620 GR level S IL 3-4.
Sojourner Truth PI  
B 85651B 85651 Solo Girl
Grade Lvl: P Author: Pinkney, Andrea
Length: 56 Copyright: 1997

Although she is good at math, Cass wishes that she could jump rope as well as the group she watches in her new neighborhood. AR 3.6. RC 3.4. Lexile 603. GR level M.
Solo Girl P  
B 126362B 126362 Some Places More Than Others
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Watson, Renee
Length: 194 Copyright: 2019

All Amara wants for her birthday is to visit her father's family in New York City, Harlem, to be exact. She can't wait to finally meet her Grandpa Earl and cousins in person, and to stay in the brownstone where her father grew up. Maybe this will help her understand her family and herself, in new way. But New York City is not exactly what Amara thought it would be. It's crowded, with confusing subways, suffocating sidewalks, and her father is too busy with work to spend time with her and too angry to spend time with Grandpa Earl. As she explores, asks questions, and learns more and more about Harlem and about her father and his family history, she realizes how, in some ways more than others, she connects with him, her home, and her family. Realistic fiction. IL 5-9. AR 4.6. RC 4.6. Lexile 750.
Some Places More Than Others IJ  
B 87841B 87841 Something Beautiful
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Wyeth. Sharon
Length: 32 Copyright: 1998

When she goes looking for "something beautiful" in her city neighborhood, a young girl finds beauty in many different forms. Illustrated by Chris K. Soentpiet. Making inferences. Inferring. AR 2.5. RC 3.5. Lexile 410. GR level L. IL K-4.
Something Beautiful KPI  
KM 8429KM 8429 Sounder (25 Books)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Armstrong, William
Length: 0 Copyright: 2005

Angry and humiliated when his sharecropper father is jailed for stealing food for his family, a young African American boy grows in courage and understanding with the help of the devoted dog Sounder. Contents: Scholastic BookFiles reading guide, 25 copies of the Newbery award winning book (116 pages) by William H. Armstrong (c. 1969) (AR 5.3, RC 4.9, Lexile 900, GR level T), unabridged audio CD read-along, and Teacher Created Materials Literature unit. Novel Study.
Sounder (25 Books) IJ  
B 111807B 111807 Space Mission Adventure
Grade Lvl: I Author: Draper, Sharon M.
Length: 121 Copyright: 2006

Ziggy and the other members of the Black Dinosaurs go to Space Camp where they learn about the space program and speculate about the existence of extraterrestrial beings. Space Academy. AR 4.9. Follett RL 5.5. RC 5.7. Lexile 900.
Space Mission Adventure I  
B 126180B 126180 Spin
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Giles, Lamar R
Length: 387 Copyright: 2019

When DJ ParSec (Paris Secord), rising star of the local music scene, is found dead over her turntables, the two girls who found her, Kya (her pre-fame best friend) and Fuse (her current chief groupie) are torn between grief for Paris and hatred for each other, but when the lack of obvious suspects stalls the investigation, and the police seem to lose interest, despite pressure from social media and ParSec's loyal fans, the two girls unite, determined to find out who murdered their friend. Mystery fiction. African American. IL 9-12. AR 5.0. RC 4.2. Lexile 680.
Spin JS  
B 116058B 116058 Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Bryant, Jennifer
Length: 32 Copyright: 2013

Presents an illustrated introduction to the life and work of artist Horace Pippin, describing his childhood love for drawing and the World War I injury that challenged his career. AR 4.1 RC 3.4 Lexile 610 IL 2-5.
Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin PI  
B 122755B 122755 Spy Called James: The True Story of James Lafayette, Revolutionary War Double Agent
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Rockwell, Anne F
Length: 32 Copyright: 2016

Book relates the story of James Armistead Lafayette, an American slave and spy whose information helped end the American Revolutionary War. He worked as a double agent, passing on misleading information to the British which led to the defeat of Cornwallis at the battle of Yorktown. After the war, he fought the Virginia General Assembly to gain his freedom. James took the last name Lafayette in tribute to what the Marquis de Lafayette did to help him become a free man. A reproduction of the letter written by Lafayette in 1784 appears on the endpaper. AR 5.2 RC 6.3 Lexile 940 IL 2-5.
Spy Called James: The True Story of James Lafayette, Revolutionary War Doub PI  
B 124556B 124556 Stars Beneath Our Feet
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Moore, David Barclay
Length: 294 Copyright: 2017

It's Christmas Eve in Harlem, but twelve-year-old Lolly Rachpaul and his mom aren't celebrating. They're still reeling from his older brother's death in a gang-related shooting just a few months earlier. Then Lolly's mother's girlfriend brings him a gift that will change everything: two enormous bags filled with Legos. Lolly's always loved Legos, and he prides himself on following the kit instructions exactly. Now, faced with a pile of building blocks and no instructions, Lolly must find his own way forward. His path isn't clear--and the pressure to join a "crew," as his brother did, is always there. When Lolly and his friend are beaten up and robbed, joining a crew almost seems like the safe choice. But building a fantastical Lego city at the community center provides Lolly with an escape--and an unexpected bridge back to the world. Starred reviews. Realistic fiction. IL 5-10
Stars Beneath Our Feet IJS  
B 125528B 125528 Starstruck: The Cosmic Journey of Neil deGrasse Tyson
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Krull, Kathleen
Length: 48 Copyright: 2018

A picture-book biography on science superstar Neil deGrasse Tyson, the groundbreaking American astrophysicist whose work has inspired a generation of young scientists and astronomers to reach for the stars! African American Biography. Astrophysicists. Space science. Juvenile nonfiction. IL 2-6. AR 5.2. Lexile 870. GR S.
Starstruck: The Cosmic Journey of Neil deGrasse Tyson PI  
B 122664B 122664 Steamboat School
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Hopkinson, Deborah
Length: 40 Copyright: 2016

In 1847 St. Louis, Missouri, when a new law against educating African Americans forces Reverend John to close his school, he finds an ingenious solution to the new state law by moving his school to a steamboat in the Mississippi River. Includes author's note on Reverend John Berry Meachum, a minister, entrepreneur, and educator who fought tirelessly for the rights of African Americans. AR 4.2 RC 2.8 Lexile 660 IL K-4.
Steamboat School KPI  
B 120029B 120029 Stella by Starlight
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Draper, Sharon M
Length: 320 Copyright: 2015

When a burning cross set by the Klan causes panic and fear in 1932 Bumblebee, North Carolina, fifth-grader Stella must face prejudice and find the strength to demand change in her segregated town. Segregation- Fiction. AR 4.8 RC 4.5 Lexile 740 IL 4-8. Iowa Children's Choice 2017-2018.
Stella by Starlight IJ  
B 122750B 122750 Step Right Up: How Doc and Jim Key Taught the World about Kindness
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Bowman, Donna Janell
Length: 48 Copyright: 2016

A picture book biography of Dr. William Key, a former slave and self-trained veterinarian whose liniments and cures were nationally known. He taught his horse, Jim, spell and recognize words, do math, and perform numerous other feats, and who together with Jim became one of the most famous traveling performance acts around the turn of the twentieth century. To train Jim, he used positive reinforcement through kindness and rewards, which, at the time, was unknown in the treatment of animals. Horse trainers. Horses Training History. Human-animal communication. Human-animal relationships. AR 5.3 RC 6.3 Lexile 910 GR level Q IL 2-6.
Step Right Up: How Doc and Jim Key Taught the World about Kindness PI  
B 83150B 83150 Story of Ruby Bridges
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Coles, Robert
Length: 30 Copyright: 1995

For months, six year old Ruby Bridges must confront the hostility of segregationists when she becomes the first African-American girl to integrate Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans in 1960. Desegregation. AR 4.4. RC 5.4. Lexile 730. GR level O. Making inferences. Inferring. IL 1-4.
Story of Ruby Bridges PI  
B 120492B 120492 Sugar
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Rhodes, Jewell Parker
Length: 272 Copyright: 2013

In 1870, Reconstruction brings big changes to the Louisiana sugar plantation where spunky ten-year-old Sugar has always lived, including her friendship with Billy, the son of her former master, and the arrival of workmen from China. Plantation life Louisiana- Fiction. AR 2.9 RC 2.4 Lexile 430 GR level U IL 4-7.
Sugar IJ  
B 125814B 125814 Sulwe
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Nyong'o, Lupita
Length: 48 Copyright: 2019

When five-year-old Sulwe's classmates make fun of her dark skin, she tries lightening herself to no avail, but her encounter with a shooting star helps her understand there is beauty in every shade. Stories about me. Self-acceptance. Diversity. IL K-3. AR 3.4. Lexile 580.
Sulwe KP  
B 115010B 115010 Summer Jackson: Grown Up
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Harris, Teresa E
Length: 32 Copyright: 2011

Seven-year-old Summer Jackson wants to be a grown-up, starting right now. Adulthood Fiction. AR 2.7 RC 2.1 Lexile 520 IL K-3.
Summer Jackson: Grown Up KP  
B 120117B 120117 Sunday Shopping
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Derby, Sally
Length: 32 Copyright: 2015

"Every Sunday night a young girl and her grandmother go on an imaginary shopping trip using play money and the advertisements in the newspaper as a guide for their 'purchases.' Shopping- Fiction. AR 3.4 RC 3.7 Lexile 770 IL K-2.
Sunday Shopping KP  
B 124570B 124570 Sunny (Book 3)
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Reynolds, Jason
Length: 159 Copyright: 2018

Sunny, the Defenders' best runner, only runs for his father, who blames Sunny for his mother's death, but with his coach's help Sunny finds a way to combine track and field with his true passion, dancing. Realistic. Series fiction: Track, Book 3. IL 6-10. AR 4.5. RC 4.3. Lexile 700.
Sunny (Book 3) IJS  
KM 13031KM 13031 Sunny (Playaway) (Book 3)
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Reynolds, Jason
Length: 0 Copyright: 2018

Sunny, the Defenders' best runner, only runs for his father, who blames Sunny for his mother's death, but with his coach's help Sunny finds a way to combine track and field with his true passion, dancing. Realistic. Series fiction: Track, Book 3. IL 5-10. AR 4.5. RC 4.3. Lexile 700. Contains 1 playaway, 1 book, and one 5-way splitter. Runtime for playaway approximately 3 hours. Addtional hardcover copies: B 124570.
Sunny (Playaway) (Book 3) IJS  
B 109018B 109018 Sunrise Over Fallujah
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Myers, Walter Dean
Length: 290 Copyright: 2008

Robin Perry, from Harlem, is sent to Iraq in 2003, as a member of the Civil Affairs Battalion, and his time there profoundly changes him. Iraq War. AR 5.3. RC 4.5. Lexile 780. Outstanding book for the college bound. Iowa Teen Award 2011-2012.
Sunrise Over Fallujah JS  
B 128244B 128244 Swim Team
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Christmas, Johnnie
Length: 245 Copyright: 2022

Bree can't wait for her first day at her new middle school, Enith Brigitha, home to the Mighty Manatees, until she's stuck with the only elective that fits her schedule, the dreaded Swim 101. The thought of swimming makes Bree more than a little queasy, yet she's forced to dive headfirst into one of her greatest fears. Lucky for her, Etta, an elderly occupant of her apartment building and former swim team captain, is willing to help. Middle school student story. Graphic Novel. 24-25 Iowa Children's Choice. AR 2.6. IL 4-8.
Swim Team IJ  
B 125348B 125348 Swing
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Alexander, Kwame
Length: 448 Copyright: 2018

Noah and his best friend Walt want to become cool, make the baseball team, and win over Sam, the girl Noah has loved for years. When Noah finds old love letters, Walt hatches a plan to woo Sam. But as Noah's love life and Walt's baseball career begin, the letters alter everything. Coming of Age / Bildungsroman. Novel in verse. Realistic fiction. African Americans. Letters. Starred reviews. IL 9-12. AR 4.1. RC 4.4. Lexile 610.
Swing JS  
B 127115B 127115 Swish!: The Slam-Dunking, Alley-Ooping, High-Flying Harlem Globetrotters
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Slade. Suzanne
Length: 40 Copyright: 2020

A brief biography of the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team, who introduces basketball tricks and comedy into their games. African American. Basketball history. Iowa Goldfinch Award 2022-2023. IL K-4. AR 4.7. GR P.
Swish!: The Slam-Dunking, Alley-Ooping, High-Flying Harlem Globetrotters KPI  
B 102750B 102750 Talkin' About Bessie
Grade Lvl: PI Author: GRIMES, NIKKI
Length: 48 Copyright: 2002

Subtitle: The Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman. A biography of thewoman who became the first licensed Afro-American female pilot. Textof this fictionalized biography consists of a series of monologues/poetic vignettes of Coleman delivered by "speakers" at her funeral. Picture book for older readers. Coretta Scott King Award for illustration. Illustrated by E.B. Lewis. AR level 6.1. Follett RL 5.0. RC 4.9. Lexile 970.
Talkin' About Bessie PI  
B 75850B 75850 Tar Beach
Grade Lvl: P Author: Ringgold, Faith
Length: 32 Copyright: 1991

A young girl dreams of flying above her Harlem home, claiming all she sees for herself and her family. Based on the author's quilt painting of the same name. 1993 Ezra Jack Keats writer-award. AR 3.4 RC 2.9. Lexile 790 GR level P IL 1-3.
Tar Beach P  
B 74883B 74883 Teammates
Grade Lvl: P Author: Golenbock, Peter
Length: 32 Copyright: 1990

Describes the racial prejudice experienced by Jackie Robinson when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers and became the first black player in Major League baseball and depicts the acceptance and support he received from his white teammate Pee Wee Reese. Making inferences. Inferring.
Teammates P  
B 107020B 107020 Teammates
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Barber, Tiki
Length: 32 Copyright: 2006

A story of teamwork and perseverance based on the childhood of National Football League stars and twin brothers, Tiki and Ronde Barber. AR 3.1. RC and Follett RL 2.9. Lexile 560.
Teammates PI  
KM 11304KM 11304 Tears of a Tiger (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Draper, Sharon M.
Length: 0 Copyright: 2008

The death of high school basketball star Rob Washington in an automobile accident affects the lives of his close friend Andy, who was driving the car, and many others in the school. Book by Sharon Draper is written in the form of conversations, journals, letters, and homework assignments. Contents: instruction sheet; playaway--a preloaded audio book (4 hours) on a dedicated digital audio media player (MP3); earphones; book (180 pages) that concludes with discussion topics; and teacher's guide. AR 4.3. RC 6.5. Lexile 700.
Tears of a Tiger (Playaway) JS  
B 112234B 112234 Testing the Ice: True Story About Jackie Robinson
Grade Lvl: P Author: Robinson, Sharon
Length: 40 Copyright: 2009

As a testament to his courage, Jackie Robinson's daughter shares memories of him, from his baseball career to the day he tests the ice for her, her brothers, and their friends. Bravery. AR 3.9. RC 5.3. Lexile 800. IL 1-3.
Testing the Ice: True Story About Jackie Robinson P  
B 114190B 114190 Thanks a Million
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Grimes, Nikki
Length: 31 Copyright: 2006

Presents a collection of sixteen illustrated poems that celebrate the power of thankfulness. Poems range in form from a haiku to a rebus to a riddle. AR 3.0. RC 4.0. IL 1-4.
Thanks a Million PI  
B 126866B 126866 The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Gorman, Amanda
Length: 32 Copyright: 2021

Amanda Gorman's powerful and historic poem "The Hill We Climb," read at President Joe Biden's inauguration. African American author. Poetry. United States social aspects. IL 7-12.
The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country JS  
B 114421B 114421 These Hands
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Mason, Margaret
Length: 32 Copyright: 2011

An African American man tells his grandson about a time when, despite all the wonderful things his hands could do, they could not touch bread at the Wonder Bread factory. Based on stories of bakery union workers; includes historical note. IL K-4.
These Hands KPI  
B 126142B 126142 Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Black Boy
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Medina, Tony
Length: 40 Copyright: 2018

A collection of poems offering a fresh perspective of young men of color by depicting thirteen views of everyday life: young boys dressed in their Sunday best, running to catch a bus, and growing up to be teachers, and much more. Each of Tony Medina's tanka is matched with a different artist, including recent Caldecott and Coretta Scott King Award recipients. Poetry. African American boys. Conduct of life. IL 4-7.
Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Black Boy IJ  
B 107862B 107862 This Is the Dream
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Shore, Diane
Length: 34 Copyright: 2006

An illustrated poem that describes how nonviolent protests helped end the segregation of schools and public places in the United States. Segregation poetry. AR 4.6. Follett RL 4.3.
This Is the Dream PI  
B 119128B 119128 This is the Rope: A Story From the Great Migration
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Woodson, Jacqueline
Length: 32 Copyright: 2013

A rope passed down through the generations frames an African American family's story as they journey north during the time of the Great Migration. African Americans Migrations- Fiction. Passage of time. AR 3.6 Lexile 1090 IL K-3.
This is the Rope: A Story From the Great Migration KP  
B 121816B 121816 This Kid Can Fly: It's About Ability (Not Disability)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Philip, Aaron
Length: 179 Copyright: 2016

An uplifting memoir by the 14-year-old creator of the Tumblr blog "Aaronverse" traces his remarkable experiences that demonstrate how his abilities and achievements have defined him more than the challenges of his cerebral palsy. People with disabilities. Caribbean Americans- Biography. AR 5.8 RC 5.7 Lexile 880 IL 4-8.
This Kid Can Fly: It's About Ability (Not Disability) IJ  
B 126907B 126907 Threads of Peace How Mohandas Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. Changed the World
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Krishnaswami, Uma
Length: 325 Copyright: 2021

A look at the lives of Ghandi and Martin Luther King Jr. and how they were led to seek revolution through peace. World history. Biography. Civil rights workers. Nonviolence. Pacificists. IL 5-9.
Threads of Peace How Mohandas Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. Changed the IJ  
B 118638B 118638 Three's a Crowd
Grade Lvl: P Author: Hooks, Gwendolyn
Length: 32 Copyright: 2004

Keisha is very unhappy when Val spoils their Saturday fun by bringing along Mya, a new girl in her neighborhood, but soon realizes that three is not such a bad number after all. Jealousy- Fiction. Includes tips for reading with a parent, plus after-reading activities. From the series Just for You! Level 3. AR 2.1 RC 1.8 Lexile 360 IL 1-2.
Three's a Crowd P  
B 88069B 88069 Through My Eyes
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Bridges,Ruby
Length: 64 Copyright: 1999

Ruby Bridges recounts the story of her involvement, as a six year old, in the integration of her school in New Orleans in 1960. 2000 Orbis Pictus Award. AR 5.9. RC 5.6. Lexile 860. IL 4-8.
Through My Eyes IJ  
B 103717B 103717 Thunder Rose
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Nolen, Jerdine
Length: 32 Copyright: 2003

Unusual from the day she is born, Thunder Rose performs all sorts of amazing feats, including building metal structures, taming a stampeding herd of steers, capturing a gang of rustlers, and turning aside a tornado. 2004 Coretta Scott King Honor book for illustration by Kadir Nelson. AR 5.4 Follett RL 5.4 RC 5.9 Lexile 910 IL K-3.
Thunder Rose KP  
B 126280B 126280 Thurgood
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Winter, Jonah
Length: 40 Copyright: 2019

A picture book biography of Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall that describes his life and career and covers the court cases he argued and won that proved that separate is not equal. African American. Biography. Judicial system. Picture book for older readers. IL 2-6. AR 5.6. Lexile 950. GR W.
Thurgood PI  
B 106250B 106250 Thurgood Marshall
Grade Lvl: P Author: Taylor-Butler, Christine
Length: 31 Copyright: 2006

Tells the life story of Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, describing his work to end the segregation of African-Americans. From the series Rookie Biographies. AR 4.3. Follett RL 2.3. RC 2.5. Lexile 480. IL 1-2.
Thurgood Marshall P  
B 126029B 126029 Tight
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Maldonado, Torrey
Length: 180 Copyright: 2018

After his quick-tempered father gets in a fight and is sent back to jail, sixth-grader Bryan, known for being quiet and thoughtful, snaps and follows new friend Mike into trouble. Urban story. Realistic fiction. Conduct of life. Iowa Teen Award 2020-2021. IL 4-8. AR 3.9. RC 3.4. Lexile 600.
Tight IJ  
B 121697B 121697 To the Rescue! : Garrett Morgan Underground
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Kulling, Monica
Length: 32 Copyright: 2016

Shares the inspirational story of African-American inventor Garrett Morgan, whose incredible safety hood became a forerunner to the gas masks that saved thousands of soldiers during World War I. African American inventors. Morgan, Garrett A., 1877-1963. AR 4.5 Lexile 770 IL K-3.
To the Rescue! : Garrett Morgan Underground KP  
B 114530B 114530 Touch the Sky: Alice Coachman, Olympic High Jumper
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Malaspina, Ann
Length: 32 Copyright: 2012

A biography of the first black woman to win an Olympic gold medal, from her childhood in segregated Albany, Georgia, in the 1930s, through her recognition at the 1996 Olympics as one of the hundred best athletes in Olympic history. AR 3.6 RC 2.4 Lexile 600 IL 1-4.
Touch the Sky: Alice Coachman, Olympic High Jumper PI  
B 127228B 127228 Tristan Strong Destroys the World (Book 2)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Mbalia, Kwame
Length: 390 Copyright: 2020

Seventh-grader Tristan must return to Alke and enlist the help of African gods and black folktale heroes when Nana is abducted from the Strong family farm in Alabama. African American. Fantasy. Supernatural. Kidnapping. Action and adventure. Mythology. Characters in literature. Series fiction: Tristan Strong, Book 2. IL 4-8. AR 4.8. RC 5.0. Lexile 710.
Tristan Strong Destroys the World (Book 2) IJ  
B 127229B 127229 Tristan Strong Keeps Punching (Book 3)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Mbalia, Kwame
Length: 405 Copyright: 2021

The Strong family is having a reunion in New Orleans, and twelve-year-old Tristan is supposed to be keeping an eye on his younger cousin Terrance when several things happen at once: he sees his archenemy, King Cotton, and a mysterious girl grabs his magic cellphone--her name is Seraphine, and she seems to know everything about Tristan and the god Anansi (currently inhabiting the cellphone), and she has a mission for Tristan, one that is going lead to a final confrontation with haint King Cotton. African American. Fantasy. Mythology. Characters in literature. Series fiction: Tristan Strong, Book 3. IL 4-8. AR 5.0.
Tristan Strong Keeps Punching (Book 3) IJ  
B 126225B 126225 Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky (Book 1)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Mbalia, Kwame
Length: 482 Copyright: 2019

Seventh-grader Tristan Strong tumbles into the MidPass and, with allies John Henry and Brer Rabbit, must entice the god Anansi to come out of hiding and seal the hole Tristan accidentally ripped in the sky. African American. Fantasy. Grief & loss. Mythology. Characters in literature. Series fiction: Tristan Strong, Book 1. IL 4-8. AR 4.8. RC 5.2. Lexile 680.
Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky (Book 1) IJ  
B 121223B 121223 Trombone Shorty
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Andrews, Troy
Length: 40 Copyright: 2015

New Orleans jazz musician Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews tells the story of how he got his nickname and his start in jazz music. Illustrated by Bryan Collier. Caldecott Honor, 2016. Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award, 2016.
Trombone Shorty PI  
B 103563B 103563 TROUBLE DON'T LAST
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: PEARSALL, SHELLEY
Length: 237 Copyright: 2002

Samuel, an eleven year old Kentucky slave, and Harrison, the elderly slave who helped him, attempt to escape to Canade via the Underground Railroad. 2003 Scott O'Dell Award. AR 4.8. Follett RL 5.2. RC 5.4. Lexile 720. GR level T.
TROUBLE DON'T LAST IJS  
B 123635B 123635 Trouble Next Door
Grade Lvl: PI Author: English, Karen
Length: 139 Copyright: 2016

Third grader Calvin is dealing with his next door neighbors moving away--and the school bully moving in. Meanwhile, competition at the school science fair is heating up, and Calvin must decide what to do when his data doesn't prove his theory. Realistic fiction. Series. Carver Chronicles, Book 4. IL 2-6. AR 4.5. RC 4.4. Lexile 710.
Trouble Next Door PI  
B 119983B 119983 True Book: Martin Luther King Jr.
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Gregory, Josh
Length: 48 Copyright: 2015

As one of the most influential leaders of the American civil rights movement in the 1950s and 60s, Martin Luther King, Jr., is a towering figure in U.S. history. Readers will explore King's life, from his boyhood in Atlanta to his successes in breaking down the barriers of racism and segregation. They will also find out how King was influenced by peaceful leaders such as Mahatma Gandhi and how his words and accomplishments are celebrated today. AR 6.0 RC 7.4 Lexile 950 IL 3-5.
True Book: Martin Luther King Jr. PI  
B 101607B 101607 True Book: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Rau, Dana
Length: 48 Copyright: 2001

Describes the history of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and looks at some of the ways in which the holiday is observed. AR 5.5. Follett RL 3.7. RC 4.7. Lexile 820. IL 3-5.
True Book: Martin Luther King Jr. Day PI  
B 119985B 119985 True Book: Michelle Obama
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Taylor-Butler, Christine
Length: 48 Copyright: 2015

A brief biography of Michelle Obama, the wife of the forty-fourth President of the United States, and profiles her childhood, education, and the events that led her to the White House. AR 5.4 RC 5.7 Lexile 880 IL 3-5.
True Book: Michelle Obama PI  
B 116259B 116259 True Legend
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Lupica, Mike
Length: 292 Copyright: 2012

Fifteen-year-old Drew "True" Robinson loves being the best point-guard prospect in high school basketball, but learns the consequences of fame through a former player, as well as through the man who expects to be his manager when True reaches the NBA. Teamwork (Sports) Fiction. AR 5.2 RC 5.5 Lexile 850 IL 6-10.
True Legend IJS  
B 121249B 121249 Tuskegee Airmen
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Perritano, John
Length: 51 Copyright: 2015

An introduction to the history of the Tuskegee Airmen, a group of African American fighter pilots who flew during World War II. Red Rhino Nonfiction. Lexile 80 IL 4-8.
Tuskegee Airmen IJ  
KM 12147KM 12147 Tuskegee Airmen "Start-to-Finish" 6 Books
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Chu, Godwin
Length: 107 Copyright: 2011

Fictionalized history of the Tuskegee Airmen told through the story of Henry Gooding, one of twenty-five men who served as pilots in the African-American unit during World War II. Despite the poor way they are treated at home, Henry and the other pilots of the 99th fight brilliantly for America during the war. Their courage in the face of prejudice and war, and their skill in the air make the Tuskegee airmen an important chapter in the history of the struggle for equal rights. United States. Army Air Forces. Composite Group, 477th. Kit contains six copies of the book (107 pages), and a teacher guide. From the Start-To-Finish series Step Into History. Gold Library (RL 2-3) Lexile 670 Publisher GR level L. IL 6-12.
Tuskegee Airmen "Start-to-Finish" 6 Books IJS  
B 84610B 84610 Tuskegee Airmen: Black Heroes of World War II
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Harris, Jacqueline
Length: 144 Copyright: 1996

African Americans battle prejudice at home to become fighter pilots during World War II. Covers early black aviation, and the struggles and glories of the 99th Fighter Squadron which trained near Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. Includes biographical references and index. Follett RL 6.8.
Tuskegee Airmen: Black Heroes of World War II IJS  
B 124598B 124598 Twelve Days in May: Freedom Ride 1961
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Brimner, Larry Dane
Length: 111 Copyright: 2017

On May 4, 1961, a group of thirteen black and white civil rights activists launched the Freedom Ride, aiming to challenge the practice of segregation on buses and at bus terminal facilities in the South. The Ride would last twelve days. Despite the fact that segregation on buses crossing state lines was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 1946, and segregation in interstate transportation facilities was ruled unconstitutional in 1960, these rulings were routinely ignored in the South. The thirteen Freedom Riders intended to test the laws and draw attention to the lack of enforcement with their peaceful protest. As the Riders traveled deeper into the South, they encountered increasing violence and opposition. Noted civil rights author Larry Dane Brimner relies on archival documents and rarely seen images to tell the riveting story of the little-known first days of the Freedom Ride. With author's note, source notes, bibliography, and index. Includes primary sources. IL 7-12. AR 7.0. Lexile 1080.
Twelve Days in May: Freedom Ride 1961 JS  
B 128038B 128038 Twelve Dinging Doorbells
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Brown, Tameka Fryer
Length: 32 Copyright: 2022

A cumulative all-holiday carol about a young girl who is trying to get a slice of Granny's sweet potato pie at a family gathering. Cumulative Tales. African American. Holidays and traditions. Family songs. Rhyming. Social awareness. People and places. IL Pres-2.
Twelve Dinging Doorbells KP  
B 109069B 109069 Twelve Rounds to Glory: The Story of Muhammad Ali
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Smith, Charles
Length: 80 Copyright: 2007

Rap-inspired verse and illustrations describe the life of Muhammad Ali, discussing his bouts, struggles with societal prejudice, Islamic faith, Olympic glory, and more. AR 7.1. Follett RL 7.1. RC 4.6. IL 5-10. Coretta Scott King Author Award Honor book.
Twelve Rounds to Glory: The Story of Muhammad Ali IJS  
B 126478B 126478 Twins (Book 1)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Johnson, Varian
Length: 247 Copyright: 2020

Maureen and Francine Carter are twins and best friends. They participate in the same clubs, enjoy the same foods, and are partners on all their school projects. But just before the girls start sixth grade, Francine becomes Fran, a girl who wants to join the chorus, run for class president, and dress in fashionable outfits that set her apart from Maureen. A girl who seems happy to share only two classes with her sister Maureen and Francine are growing apart and there's nothing Maureen can do to stop it. Are sisters really forever? Or will middle school change things for good? African American. Maturation. Coming of age. Graphic novel. Series fiction: Twins, Book 1. IL 4-8. AR 2.9. Lexile 360.
Twins (Book 1) IJ  
B 121903B 121903 Two Friends: Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Robbins, Dean
Length: 32 Copyright: 2016

This story imagines what it was like when Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass got together for a cup of tea and discussed their struggle for civil rights. AR 2.5 RC 1.4 Lexile 430 IL K-3.
Two Friends: Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass KP  
B 106924B 106924 Two Tyrones
Grade Lvl: P Author: Hudson, Wade
Length: 32 Copyright: 2004

Tyrone Rashon Williams' excitement about the first day of the new school year wanes when he sees that everyone is wearing the same new sneakers he is so proud of, but it gets worse when a new student arrives who has his exact same name. Identity. From the series Just For You! Level 3. AR 2.6. RC 2.8. Lexile 530. IL 2.
Two Tyrones P  
B 125513B 125513 Undefeated
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Alexander, Kwame
Length: 40 Copyright: 2019

An ode to black American triumph and tribulation. African American Poetry. U.S. History. Juvenile nonfiction. Includes short biographies of featured illustrations of characters. IL 1-4. AR 2.6.
Undefeated PI  
B 120786B 120786 Under a Painted Sky
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Lee, Stacey
Length: 374 Copyright: 2015

In 1845, Sammy, a Chinese American girl, and Annamae, an African American slave girl, disguise themselves as boys and travel on the Oregon Trail to California from Missouri. Runaways- Fiction. Westward Expansion. AR 4.9 Lexile 730 IL 7-11. Iowa Teen Award 2018-2019.
Under a Painted Sky JS  
B 109455B 109455 Under the Quilt of Night
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Hopkinson, Deborah
Length: 32 Copyright: 2005

A young girl flees from the farm where she has been worked as a slave and uses the Underground Railroad to escape to freedom in the north. Fugitive slaves. AR 3.0. RC 3.4. Lexile 580.
Under the Quilt of Night KPI  
B 112748B 112748 Underground
Grade Lvl: P Author: Evans, Shane
Length: 32 Copyright: 2011

Follows a family's journey toward freedom as they travel along the Underground railroad. Fugitive slaves. Antislavery movements. Abolitionists. Follett RL 0.6. IL 1-3. Coretta Scott King (Illustrator) Award 2012.
Underground P  
B 106277B 106277 Underground Railroad
Grade Lvl: I Author: Heinrichs, Ann
Length: 48 Copyright: 2001

Examines the lives of some of the people involved with the Underground Railroad, a network by which slaves were able to escape to the north. From the series We The People. Follett RL 5.8. AR 5.2.
Underground Railroad I  
KM 9225KM 9225 Underground Railroad Map (BB)
Grade Lvl: IJS Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 0

Graphically traces main escape routes on the Underground Railroad (18"x24"). Heavy coated stock.
Underground Railroad Map (BB) IJS  
DVD 1064DVD 1064 Underground Railroad: Escape From Slavery
Grade Lvl: IJ Author:
Length: 25 Copyright: 1998

Explains the horrors of slavery prior to and during the American Civil War and the means by which they escaped. Myths, realities, and leading figures of the Underground Rainroad. Abolitionists. One-week loan period.
Underground Railroad: Escape From Slavery IJ  
B 127164B 127164 Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Weatherford, Carole Boston
Length: 32 Copyright: 2021

A powerful look at the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, one of the worst incidents of racial violence in our nation's history. The book traces the history of African Americans in Tulsa's Greenwood district and chronicles the devastation that occurred in 1921 when a white mob attacked the Black community. African American. U.S. History. IL 4-8. AR 5.8. RC 5.9. Lexile 1100. GR X.
Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre IJ  
B 116064B 116064 Unspoken: A Story from the Underground Railroad
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Cole, Henry
Length: 40 Copyright: 2012

In this wordless picture book, a young Southern farm girl discovers a runaway slave hiding behind the corn crib in the barn and decides to help him. Underground Railroad Fiction. Fugitive slaves Fiction. IL 3-6.
Unspoken: A Story from the Underground Railroad PI  
B 126216B 126216 Unsung Hero of Birdsong, USA
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Woods, Brenda
Length: 194 Copyright: 2019

Gabriel, twelve, gains new perspective when he becomes friends with Meriwether, a Black World War II hero who has recently returned to the unwelcoming Jim Crow South. Historical fiction. African American. Family life. IL 5-9. AR 4.9. RC 4.7. Lexile 780. Iowa Children's Choice Award 2021-2022.
Unsung Hero of Birdsong, USA IJ  
B 100634B 100634 Uptown
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Collier, Bryan
Length: 32 Copyright: 2000

A tour of the sights of Harlem, including the Metro-North train, brownstones, shopping 125th street, a barbershop, summer basketball, the Harlem Boys Choir, and sunset over the Hudson River. Illustrated by Bryan Collier, winner of the 2001 Ezra Jack Keats illustrator award. AR 2.8 RC 2.7. Lexile 420 GR level N IL K-4.
Uptown KPI  
B 121946B 121946 Urban Biologist Danielle Lee
Grade Lvl: I Author: Cornell, Kari
Length: 32 Copyright: 2016

Danielle Lee shares her love and knowledge of science with young people through her Urban Scientist blog, which focuses on backyard science and outreach work. Describes what this influential scientist is doing to encourage the next generation of scientists. From the series STEM Trailblazer Bios. AR 4.9 Lexile 670 GR level U. IL 4-6.
Urban Biologist Danielle Lee I  
B 124878B 124878 Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden (Book 2)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Glaser, Karina Yan
Length: 327 Copyright: 2018

When catastrophe strikes their beloved upstairs neighbors, the Vanderbeeker children set out to build the best, most magical healing garden in Harlem--in spite of a locked fence, thistles and trash, and the conflicting plans of a wealthy real estate developer. Realistic fiction. Adventure. Series: Vanderbeekers, book 2. IL 4-8.
Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden (Book 2) IJ  
B 124895B 124895 Vanderbeekers of 141st Street (Book 1)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Glaser, Karina Yan
Length: 297 Copyright: 2017

The Vanderbeekers have always lived in the brownstone on 141st Street. It's practically another member of the family. So when their reclusive, curmudgeonly landlord decides not to renew their lease, the five siblings have eleven days to do whatever it takes to stay in their beloved home and convince the dreaded Beiderman just how wonderful they are. And all is fair in love and war when it comes to keeping their home. Series fiction: The Vanderbeekers, book 1. IL 4-8. AR 5.3. RC 5.3. Lexile 810. Iowa Children's Choice Award 2020-2021.
Vanderbeekers of 141st Street (Book 1) IJ  
KM 13219KM 13219 Vanderbeekers of 141st Street (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Glaser, Karina Yan
Length: 297 Copyright: 2017

The Vanderbeekers have always lived in the brownstone on 141st Street. It's practically another member of the family. So when their reclusive, curmudgeonly landlord decides not to renew their lease, the five siblings have eleven days to do whatever it takes to stay in their beloved home and convince the dreaded Beiderman just how wonderful they are. And all is fair in love and war when it comes to keeping their home. Contents include playaway, book and a 5-way splitter. Playaway runtime: 5 hours and 30 minutes. Series fiction: The Vanderbeekers, book 1. IL 4-8. AR 5.3. RC 5.3. Lexile 810. Iowa Children's Choice Award 2020-2021.
Vanderbeekers of 141st Street (Playaway) IJ  
B 126311B 126311 Vanderbeekers to the Rescue (Book 3)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Glaser, Karina Yan
Length: 351 Copyright: 2019

The Vanderbeeker children, ages six to thirteen, race to help save their mother's baking business from closure after it fails an inspection. Series fiction: Vanderbeekers, Book 3. Realistic fiction. African Americans. IL 4-8. AR 5.3. RC 5.4. Lexile 830. GR T.
Vanderbeekers to the Rescue (Book 3) IJ  
B 125207B 125207 Vast Wonder of the World: Biologist Ernest Everett Just
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Mangal, Melina
Length: 40 Copyright: 2018

A brief biography of African American biologist Ernest Everett Just, discussing his life and accomplishments as a scientific pioneer. Picture book for older readers. Biography. Biology/Life Science. IL 2-6. AR 5.2. Lexile 890. GR R.
Vast Wonder of the World: Biologist Ernest Everett Just PI  
B 108602B 108602 Venus & Serena Williams (Revised Edition)
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Donaldson, Madeline
Length: 32 Copyright: 2008

Tells the life stories of tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams, describing their start in the sport and rise to success. From the series Amazing Athletes. AR 4.7. Follett RL 5.2. RC 3.5. Lexile 690.RC 3.7. GR level P.
Venus & Serena Williams (Revised Edition) PI  
B 108514B 108514 Violet's Music
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Johnson, Angela
Length: 32 Copyright: 2004

From the days she banged her rattle in the crib, Violet has been looking for friends to share her love of music. AR 2.7. Follett RL 2.6.
Violet's Music KP  
B 108172B 108172 Visiting Day
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Woodson, Jacqueline
Length: 32 Copyright: 2002

A young girl and her grandmother visit the girl's father in prison. Prisons. Prisoners. Fathers and daughters. AR 3.6. Follett RL 4.3. RC 2.9. Lexile 1430.
Visiting Day KP  
B 102792B 102792 Visiting Langston
Grade Lvl: PI Author: PERDOMO, WILLIE
Length: 32 Copyright: 2002

Poem to celebrate the African American poet, Langston Hughes, born February 1, 1902. Illustrated by Bryan Collier. AR level 1.6. Follett RL 2.5. RC 2.3.
Visiting Langston PI  
B 120509B 120509 Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer: The Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Weatherford, Carole Boston
Length: 34 Copyright: 2015

A collage-illustrated collection of free form poems describing the life and work of civil rights advocate Fannie Lou Hamer. Story is told in the first person from Hamer's own perspective. Includes an author's note & timeline. John Steptoe Illustrator Award- 2016. Caldecott Honor Book- 2016. Robert F. Sibert Honor Book- 2016. AR 5.8 RC 5.4 Lexile 820 IL 5-9.
Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer: The Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement IJ  
B 104742B 104742 Voice of Her Own: Story of Phillis Wheatley
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Lasky, Kathryn
Length: 38 Copyright: 2003

A biography of an African girl brought to New England as a slave in 1761 who became famous on both sides of the Atlantic as the first black woman poet in America. Picture book for older readers contains some fictionalized elements. AR 5.9. Follett RL 5.4. RC 5.2. Lexile 940. GR level S.
Voice of Her Own: Story of Phillis Wheatley PI  
B 104399B 104399 Voice that Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Freedman, Russell
Length: 114 Copyright: 2004

Subtitle: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights. Tells the life story of singer Marian Anderson, describing her famous 1939 Lincoln Memorial performance and explaining how she helped end segregation in the American arts after being refused the right to perform at Washington's Constitution Hall because of the color of her skin. AR 8.2. RC 7.3. Lexile 1180. GR level Y. Outstanding book for the college bound.
Voice that Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson IJ  
B 118844B 118844 Voices from the March on Washington
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Lewis, J. Patrick / Lyon, George Ella
Length: 114 Copyright: 2014

A collection of 70 short poems inspired by the 1963 March on Washington weaves together the voices of multiple witnesses (fictional characters present multiple points of view), from a woman singing through a terrifying bus ride to a teen who marched because he was ordered to stay away. Back matter includes a guide to the various imagined voices, indexes, and a bibliography. March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Civil rights demonstrations- Poetry. IL 6-12.
Voices from the March on Washington IJS  
B 123216B 123216 Waiting for Pumpsie
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Wittenstein, Barry
Length: 32 Copyright: 2017

In 1959 Bernard is a young Red Sox fan, troubled by the lack of Black players in Major League Baseball, especially as there are none at all on his favorite team, but change is coming in the form of a rookie named Pumpsie Green. IL K-3. AR 3.1. Lexile 600.
Waiting for Pumpsie KP  
B 128083B 128083 Waiting on Mr. Sloth
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Hudson, Katy
Length: 32 Copyright: 2023

Sasha cannot wait to go swimming with her best friend Mr. Sloth, but when his very slow pace causes Sasha to lose her patience, she decides to go into the pool without him. African American. Friendship story. Self-management. Conduct of life. IL Pres-3.
Waiting on Mr. Sloth KP  
B 117477B 117477 Walter Dean Myers
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Andersen, Richard
Length: 48 Copyright: 2014

A biography of the African American children's book author, Walter Dean Myers. From the series Spotlight On Children's Authors. IL 4-7.
Walter Dean Myers IJ  
KM 8758KM 8758 Watsons Go to Birmingham (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Curtis, Christopher
Length: 0 Copyright: 2006

The ordinary interactions and everyday routines of the Watsons, an African-American family living in Flint, Michigan, are drastically changed after they go to visit Grandma in Alabama in the summer of 1963. Contents: instruction sheet, a pre-loaded audio book (ca. 4 hours, 45 minutes) on a dedicated digital audio media player (MP3) with earphones and Newbery Honor book (210 pages) by Christopher Paul Curtis. AR 5.0. RC 5.5. Lexile 1000. GR level U. Four-week loan period.
Watsons Go to Birmingham (Playaway) IJ  
B 112913B 112913 Way Up and Over Everything
Grade Lvl: PI Author: McGill, Alice
Length: 32 Copyright: 2008

In this retelling of a folktale, five Africans escape the horrors of slavery by simply disappearing into thin air. African American folklore. AR 4.2, RC 4.5, Lexile 730, IL 2-5.
Way Up and Over Everything PI  
B 127260B 127260 Ways to Grow Love (Book 2)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Watson, Renee
Length: 182 Copyright: 2021

In the summer before fifth grade, Ryan Hart continues to grow through changes and challenges, such as waiting for a new baby sister to be born, a summer camp trip, and more. Realistic fiction. African American. New experiences. Series fiction: Ryan Hart, Book 2. IL 4-8. AR 4.7.
Ways to Grow Love (Book 2) IJ  
B 126714B 126714 Ways to Make Sunshine (Book 1)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Watson, Renee
Length: 177 Copyright: 2020

The Hart family of Portland, Oregon, faces many setbacks after Ryan's father loses his job, but no matter what, Ryan tries to bring sunshine to her loved ones. Relationship skills. Self-awareness. Realistic fiction. African American. Starred reviews. Iowa Children's Choice Award 2022-2023. IL 4-8. AR 4.5.
Ways to Make Sunshine (Book 1) IJ  
B 127719B 127719 Ways to Share Joy (Book 3)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Watson, Renee
Length: 163 Copyright: 2022

Ryan is caught between two friends who both want to be her best friend, her brother ruins her latest baking project, and a classmate keeps teasing her at school, yet Ryan still looks for a way to see the bright side of things and not let anything steal her joy. Realistic fiction. African American. New experiences. Series fiction: Ryan Hart, Book 3. IL 4-8. AR 4.5.
Ways to Share Joy (Book 3) IJ  
B 126954B 126954 We are Family
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: James, LeBron
Length: 247 Copyright: 2021

When Jayden and his teammates find out there's not going to be a Hoop Group this year, and maybe ever again, they have to learn to lean on each other if they want to save their basketball season. Sports fiction. Friendship. Persistence. African American. IL 4-9. AR 6.3.
We are Family IJ  
KM 10815KM 10815 We Are the Ship: Story of Negro League Baseball
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Nelson, Kadir
Length: 0 Copyright: 2008

Explores the history of Negro League baseball teams. Contents: six copies of the book (88 pages) written by award-winning author Kadir Nelson (2009 Coretta Scott King and Robert F. Sibert Medal), two unabridged audio CDs (1 hour, 55 minutes), and bonus disc). AR and RC 5.9. Lexile 900.
We Are the Ship: Story of Negro League Baseball IJ  
B 107364B 107364 We Beat the Street
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Davis, Sampson
Length: 194 Copyright: 2006

Shares anecdotes from the childhoods, teen years, and young adult lives of three men from Newark, New Jersey, who made a pledge to each other in high school to stay safe from drugs, gangs, and crime, and work to become doctors--a goal they have successfully achieved. Success. AR 5.8. Follett RL 5.5. RC 5.2. Lexile 860. The three doctors: Sampson Davis, George Jenkins, and Rameck Hunt. Joint autobigraphy written with Sharon Draper.
We Beat the Street JS  
B 118493B 118493 We Celebrate Kwanzaa in Winter
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Felix, Rebecca
Length: 24 Copyright: 2015

Simple text and photographs introduce young readers to the Kwanzaa holiday that is celebrated during the winter season. Lexile 150 Publisher GR level F. IL K-1.
We Celebrate Kwanzaa in Winter KP  
B 86173B 86173 We Had a Picnic This Sunday Past
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Woodson, Jacqueline
Length: 28 Copyright: 1997

A young girl describes her various relatives and the foods they bring to the annual family picnic. AR 3.4. RC 3.2. Lexile 710.
We Had a Picnic This Sunday Past KP  
B 123219B 123219 We Love You, Rosie!
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Rylant, Cynthia
Length: 48 Copyright: 2017

Rosie is a family dog who goes about her day exploring opposites. No matter what she does, her family always loves her. Explores the English language. Synonyms and antonyms. IL Pres-1.
We Love You, Rosie! KP  
B 114416B 114416 We March
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Evans, Shane W.
Length: 32 Copyright: 2012

Illustrations and brief text portray the events of the 1963 march in Washington, D.C., where the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. delivered a historic speech. IL K-3.
We March KP  
B 114994B 114994 We've Got a Job: The 1963 Birmingham Children's March
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Levinson, Cynthia
Length: 176 Copyright: 2012

Photo-essay discusses the 1963 Birmingham Children's March in Birmingham, Alabama. African American students History. 2013 Orbis Pictus Honor book. AR 7.4 RC 8.6 Lexile 1020 IL 6-12.
We've Got a Job: The 1963 Birmingham Children's March IJS  
B 124352B 124352 Wedgie & Gizmo
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Selfors, Suzanne
Length: 168 Copyright: 2017

While his human Elliot adjusts to his new home and stepfamily, Gizmo, an evil genius guinea pig, searches for a new evil lair where he can plot to take over the world, but Gizmo is constantly thwarted by Elliot's little stepsister Jasmine (who likes to play dress-up), Abuela (who may or may not like to eat cavies), and Wedgie (a Corgi superhero and Gizmo's nemesis). Blended families. Series ficton: Wedgie and Gizmo, book 1. IL 2-6. AR 3.7. RC 3.2. Lexile 550.
Wedgie & Gizmo PI  
B 104381B 104381 Wee Winnie Witch's Skinny
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Hamilton, Virginia
Length: 30 Copyright: 2004

An original African American scare tale by Virginia Hamilton. James Lee and Uncle Big Anthony become victims of Wee Winnie Witch, who take them on a ride up into the sky, but Mama Granny saves them. Suspense. AR 3.6. Follett RL 3.3. RC 5.4. Lexile 700.
Wee Winnie Witch's Skinny PI  
B 116950B 116950 Weed is a Flower: The Life of George Washington Carver
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Aliki
Length: 32 Copyright: 1988

Brief text and pictures present the life of George Washington Carver, a man born a slave, who became a scientist and devoted his entire life to helping the South improve its agriculture. Agriculturists. AR 4.3 RC 2.8 Lexile 640. GR level N. IL K-4.
Weed is a Flower: The Life of George Washington Carver KPI  
DVD 2747DVD 2747 West: 6. Fight No More Forever / 7. The Geography of Hope
Grade Lvl: JS Author:
Length: 168 Copyright: 1996

Episode Six: Fight No More Forever. By the 1870s, there were only a few pockets of resistance against the United States' push to conquer the West. On the Great Plains, Sitting Bull followed his mystical visions and urged his Lakota people to fight rather than surrender their sacred Black Hills and traditional way of life. On a hot summer day at the Little Bighorn, they would defeat another warrior equally sure of his own invincibility--George Armstrong Custer. But Custer's "Last Stand" would also become, in effect, the last stand of the Sioux as a free people. Chief Joseph. Nez Perce. Episode Seven: The Geography of Hope. By the late 1870s, the American conquest of the West was nearly complete. In one decade, with Native Americans effectively confined to reservations, some four-and-a-half million new settlers would arrive to stake their claim to the future. Homesteaders proudly built their homes of prairie sod, then battled drought and hard times to keep them. Sitting Bull. Chinese Exclusion Act. Theodore Roosevelt. Los Angeles. Polygamy. Indian boarding schools. Buffalo Bill Cody.
West: 6. Fight No More Forever / 7. The Geography of Hope JS  
B 125230B 125230 What is Given From the Heart
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: McKissack, Pat
Length: 40 Copyright: 2019

Despite their own poverty since Daddy died, Mama tells nine-year-old James Otis they need to help Sarah, seven, whose family lost everything in a fire. Charity fiction. Great Depression. Historical fiction. Holiday stories. Picture book for older readers. IL K-3. AR 3.6. Lexile 660. GR O.
What is Given From the Heart KPI  
B 126726B 126726 What Lane?
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Maldonado, Torrey
Length: 125 Copyright: 2020

Biracial sixth-grader Stephen questions the limitations society puts on him after he notices the way strangers treat him when he hangs out with his white friends and learns about the Black Lives Matter movement. Prejudice and racism. Realistic fiction. Social awareness. African American. Starred reviews. Iowa Teen Award, 2021-2022. IL 5-9. AR 3.5.
What Lane? IJ  
B 110957B 110957 When Gorilla Goes Walking
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Grimes, Nikki
Length: 30 Copyright: 2007

In this story told in a series of rhyming poems, Gorilla the cat enjoys answering the telephone, eating soul food, and sharing mischievous adventures with her young owner. AR 3.0. Follett RL 2.5.
When Gorilla Goes Walking KP  
B 119573B 119573 When I Was the Greatest
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Reynolds, Jason
Length: 231 Copyright: 2014

Ali lives in Bed-Stuy, a Brooklyn neighborhood known for guns and drugs, but he and his sister, Jazz, and their neighbors, Needles and Noodles, stay out of trouble until they go to the wrong party, where one gets badly hurt and another leaves with a target on his back. Brothers and sisters- Fiction. Gun violence. 2015 John Steptoe Award for New Talent Award. AR 4.8 RC 5.5 Lexile 740 IL 9-12.
When I Was the Greatest JS  
B 115803B 115803 When Jackie and Hank Met
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Fishman, Cathy Goldberg
Length: 40 Copyright: 2012

Relates the moment when baseball players Jackie Robinson and Hank Greenberg met at a collision at home plate, and, despite being encouraged by the crowd, decided not to engage in a fight, and discusses the challenges the two men overcame throughout their lives and their legacies. Jack Roosevelt Robinson(1919-1972). Henry Benjamin Greenberg (1911-1986). Baseball players. AR 5.5 GR level R IL 1-4.
When Jackie and Hank Met PI  
B 127660B 127660 When Langston Dances
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Langley, Kaija
Length: 40 Copyright: 2021

Inspired by watching a performance of the Alvin Ailey Dance Company, a young black boy longs to dance and enrolls in ballet school. 2023-2024 Goldfinch Award. African American. Community. Story about me. The Arts. New experiences. IL Pres-3. AR 3.6. Lexile 580.
When Langston Dances KP  
B 102749B 102749 When Marian Sang: The True Recital of Marian Anderson, the Voice of a Century
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Ryan, Pam Munoz
Length: 37 Copyright: 2002

An introduction to the life of Marian Anderson, extraordinary singer and the first African American to perform with the Metropolitan Opera, whose life and career encouraged social change. Picture book for older readers. Illustrated by Brian Selznick. 2003 Orbis Pictus winner. AR level 5.2. Follett RL 4.6. RC 3.9. Lexile 780. GR level R. IL 2-4.
When Marian Sang: The True Recital of Marian Anderson, the Voice of a Centu PI  
B 125837B 125837 When Martin Luther King Jr. Wore Roller Skates
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Weakland, Mark
Length: 32 Copyright: 2017

Martin Luther King Jr. led the American Civil Rights Movement. But do you know what he was like as a child? From roller skating to playing football and basketball, Martin was a fun-loving child. This playful story of his childhood will help young readers connect with a historic figure and will inspire them to want to achieve greatness. Biography series: Leaders Doing Headstands. Biography. IL 1-4. AR 4.2. Lexile 660. GR P.
When Martin Luther King Jr. Wore Roller Skates PI  
B 125834B 125834 When Rosa Parks Went Fishing
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Ruiz, Rachel
Length: 32 Copyright: 2018

No discussion of the Civil Rights Movement is complete without the story of Rosa Parks. But what was this activist like as a child? Following young Rosa from a fishing creek to a one-room schoolhouse, from her wearing homemade clothes to wondering what "white" water tastes like, readers will be inspired by the experiences that shaped one of the most famous African-Americans in history. Biography series: Leaders Doing Headstands. Biography. IL 1-4. AR 3.8. Lexile 600. GR P.
When Rosa Parks Went Fishing PI  
B 117124B 117124 When the Beat Was Born: DJ Kool Herc and the Creation of Hip Hop
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Hill, Laban Carrick
Length: 32 Copyright: 2013

An introduction to pioneering DJ Clive Campbell (DJ Kool Herc) describes how he devised new ways of playing music between dance songs, sharing insight into his youth in 1970s Jamaica and the Bronx, and how his musical achievements helped counter gang violence (kids in gangs stopped fighting in order to breakdance). Kool DJ Herc. Disc jockeys. Hip hop DJ. Rap musicians. Written by Laban Carrick Hill (John Steptoe Award for New Talent - Author 2014) Illustrated by Theodore Taylor III (John Steptoe Award for New Talent - Illustrator 2014). AR 4.2 RC 5.3 Lexile 910 IL 2-5.
When the Beat Was Born: DJ Kool Herc and the Creation of Hip Hop PI  
B 127564B 127564 When We Say Black Lives Matter
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Clarke, Maxine Beneba
Length: 32 Copyright: 2020

From birth to the end of school, in joy and in sorrow, on the trumpet and the djembe, at home and in the community, a Black child's parent explain why Black Lives Matter. African American. Story about me. Social movement. Family. IL 2-6. AR 3.5.
When We Say Black Lives Matter PI  
B 125836B 125836 When Wilma Rudolph Played Basketball
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Weakland, Mark
Length: 32 Copyright: 2017

Wilma Rudolph became a great American athlete. But do you know what she was like as a child? From battling polio to playing basketball, Wilma was a determined and strong child. This playful story of her childhood will help young readers connect with a historic figure and will inspire them to want to achieve greatness. Biography series: Leaders Doing Headstands. Biography. IL 1-4. AR 4.1. Lexile 690. GR P.
When Wilma Rudolph Played Basketball PI  
B 10339B 10339 Whistle for Willie
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Keats, Ezra Jack
Length: 33 Copyright: 1964

Peter wants to learn to whistle so he can call his dog to him quickly as the other people do. While trying to whistle he engages in various antics such as spinning around until he is dizzy. GR level L. AR 3.1. RC 2.8. Lexile 410.
Whistle for Willie KP  
B 113478B 113478 White Water: Inspired By A True Story
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Bandy, Michael
Length: 40 Copyright: 2011

After tasting the warm, rusty water from the fountain designated forAfrican Americans, a young boy questions why he cannot drink the cool, refreshing water from the "White Only" fountain. Based on a true experience co-author Michael S. Bandy had a boy.Segregation. Authors: Michael S. Bandy and Eric Stein. Illustrated by Shadra Strickland. AR 3.2. IL K-3.
White Water: Inspired By A True Story KP  
KM 10091KM 10091 Who Was Harriet Tubman?
Grade Lvl: PI Author: McDonough, Yona
Length: 0 Copyright: 2002

A biography of 19th century woman who escaped slavery and helped many other slaves get to freedom on the Underground Railroad. Contents: six copies of the book (106 pages) by Yona Zela McDonough. From the series Who Was...? AR 4.6. Follett RL 5.6. RC 3.1. Lexile 650.
Who Was Harriet Tubman? PI  
B 126529B 126529 Who Was Kobe Bryant?
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Labrecque, Ellen
Length: 49 Copyright: 2020

An illustrated biography of professional basketball player Kobe Bryant. Sports biography. African American. Basketball players. IL 3-8. AR 5.7. Lexile 910.
Who Was Kobe Bryant? PIJ  
B 122013B 122013 Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Barton, Chris
Length: 32 Copyright: 2016

A biography of Lonnie Johnson, an engineer at NASA who is best know for inventing the Super Soaker water gun. AR 4.7 RC 5.4 Lexile 820 GR level Q IL 1-4.
Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions PI  
B 97174B 97174 Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?: And Other Conversations About Race
Grade Lvl: T Author: Tatum, Beverly Daniel
Length: 453 Copyright: 2017

Walk into any racially mixed high school and you will see Black, White, and Latino youth clustered in their own groups. Is this self-segregation a problem to address or a coping strategy? Beverly Daniel Tatum, a renowned authority on the psychology of racism, argues that straight talk about our racial identities is essential if we are serious about enabling communication across racial and ethnic divides. These topics have only become more urgent as the national conversation about race is increasingly acrimonious. This fully revised edition is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the dynamics of race in America. Professional book.
Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?: And Other Co T  
B 100217B 100217 Wilma Rudolph
Grade Lvl: PI Author: SHERROW, VICTORIA
Length: 48 Copyright: 2000

A biography of the African-American woman who overcame crippling polio as a child to become the first woman to win three gold medals in track in a single Olympics. From the series On My Own Biography. AR level 3.8. Follett RL 3.0.
Wilma Rudolph PI  
B 83807B 83807 Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Krull, Kathleen
Length: 42 Copyright: 1996

Subtitle: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World's Fastest Woman. A biography of the African American woman who overcame crippling polio as a child to become the first woman to win three gold medals in track in a single Olympics. AR 5.1. RC and Follett RL 4.8. Lexile 730.
Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became PI  
KM 12138KM 12138 Wilt Chamberlain: NBA Giant "Start-to-Finish" 5 Books
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Venable, Alan
Length: 108 Copyright: 2002

This book follows Wilt Chamberlain as he grows from an awkwardly tall boy into the first real sports superstar. Wilt’s height made his school life harder — he felt like he didn’t fit in. It also made playing basketball harder in some ways. Coaches often had their players gang up on him and foul him to keep him from scoring. In all his years in the NBA, Wilt Chamberlain never fouled out of a game. From the Start-to-Finish series Overcoming the Odds: Sports Biographies. Gold Level RL 2-3 Publisher GR level L. IL 6-12. Reference KM 8816 for more instructional tools to support this kit in your classroom.
Wilt Chamberlain: NBA Giant "Start-to-Finish" 5 Books IJS  
B 109029B 109029 Wind Flyers
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Johnson, Angela
Length: 32 Copyright: 2007

Presents a brief story of the Tuskegee Airmen of World War II through the eyes of a young boy whose dreams to fly like the wind came true when he became part of the 332nd Fighter Group in 1942. AR and Follett RL 2.9. IL K-4.
Wind Flyers KPI  
B 119703B 119703 With Books and Bricks: How Booker T. Washington Built a School
Grade Lvl: P Author: Slade, Suzanne
Length: 32 Copyright: 2014

Born a slave, Booker T. Washington taught himself to read. When the Civil War ended, Booker finally fulfilled his dream of attending school. After graduation, he was invited to teach in Tuskegee, Alabama. Finding many eager students, but no school, Booker set out to build his own school--brick by brick. Educators United States. AR 3.7 Lexile 830 IL 1-3.
With Books and Bricks: How Booker T. Washington Built a School P  
KM 12392KM 12392 With the Might of Angels: the Diary of Dawnie Rae Johnson
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Pinkney, Andrea Davis
Length: 324 Copyright: 2011

In 1955 Hadley, Virginia, twelve-year-old Dawnie Rae Johnson, a tomboy who excels at baseball and at her studies, becomes the first African American student to attend the all-white Prettyman Coburn school, turning her world upside down. School integration- Fiction. Includes historical notes about the period. Kit contents: playaway--a pre-loaded audio book (6 hours 37 min.) on a dedicated digital audio media player (MP3) read by Channie Waites; instruction sheet; earbuds; and book from the Dear America series (324 pages) by Andrea Davis Pinkney. AR 4.8 RC 4.5 Lexile 740 IL 4-8. Four-week loan period.
With the Might of Angels: the Diary of Dawnie Rae Johnson IJ  
B 115975B 115975 With the Might of Angels: The Diary of Dawnie Rae Johnson
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Pinkney, Andrea
Length: 324 Copyright: 2011

In 1955 Hadley, Virginia, twelve-year-old Dawnie Rae Johnson, a tomboy who excels at baseball and at her studies, becomes the first African American student to attend the all-white Prettyman Coburn school, turning her world upside down. Includes historical notes about the period.School integration Fiction. From the series Dear America. AR 4.8 RC 4.5 Lexile 740 IL 5-8.
With the Might of Angels: The Diary of Dawnie Rae Johnson IJ  
B 114074B 114074 Wonder Horse
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: McCully, Emily Arnold
Length: 32 Copyright: 2010

A fictionalized account of Bill "Doc" Key, a former slave who becamea veterinarian, trained his horse, Jim Key, to recognize letters andnumbers to perform in skits around the country, and moved the nationtoward a belief in treating animals humanely. Includes an author's note. Includes bibliographical references. AR 4.1. RC 3.3. Lexile 690. GR level P. IL K-4.
Wonder Horse KPI  
B 114356B 114356 Words Set Me Free: The Story of Young Frederick Douglass
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Cline-Ransome, Lesa
Length: 32 Copyright: 2012

A biography of the early life of Frederick Douglass, one of the first leaders of the antislavery movement, discussing his childhood on as a slave child on a plantation, then at eight he was sold to Hugh and Sophia Auld in Baltimore, and explains that learning to read was the key to his freedom. Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895. Slaves Biography. Abolitionists. African Americans Biography. Antislavery movements. AR 4.4. RC 5.7. Lexile 890. IL 2-5.
Words Set Me Free: The Story of Young Frederick Douglass PI  
B 127561B 127561 World Belonged to Us
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Woodson, Jacqueline
Length: 32 Copyright: 2022

A group of kids celebrate the joy and freedom of summer on their Brooklyn block. African American. Story about me. Summer fiction. City life. IL K-3. AR 4.2.
World Belonged to Us KP  
B 109321B 109321 World War II
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Ruggiero, Adriane
Length: 117 Copyright: 2003

Describes, through excerpts from diaries, speeches, newspaper articles, and other documents of the time, the United States's participation in World War II as well as the internment of Japanese Americans and the role of women and African Americans in the war effort. Primary sources. From the series American Voices from. AR 7.5. Follett RL 8.1.
World War II IJS  
B 120578B 120578 X: A Novel
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Shabazz, Ilyasah
Length: 348 Copyright: 2015

Co-written by Malcolm X's daughter, this revealing novel follows Malcolm from his childhood to his imprisonment for theft at age twenty, when he found the faith that would lead him to forge a new path and command a voice that still resonates. X, Malcolm, 1925-1965 Childhood and youth- Fiction. African American Muslims- Fiction. Coretta Scott King Book Award Author Honor Book 2016. AR 4.0 Lexile 580 IL 9-12.
X: A Novel JS  
B 127343B 127343 Year We Learned To Fly
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Woodson, Jacqueline
Length: 32 Copyright: 2022

By heeding their wise grandmother's advice, a brother and sister discover the ability to lift themselves up and imagine a better world. Siblings. Self-management. Story about me. African American. Imagination. IL K-3. AR 3.9.
Year We Learned To Fly KP  
B 103430B 103430 Yesterday I Had the Blues
Grade Lvl: KP Author: FRAME, JERON
Length: 26 Copyright: 2003

A young boy ponders a variety of emotions and how different members of his family experience them, from his own blues to his father's grays, and his grandmother's yellows. AR 2.4. Follett RL 4.3. RC 1.8. Lexile 630. Ezra Jack Keats Book Award. 2004 writer-award.
Yesterday I Had the Blues KP  
B 80266B 80266 Yo! Yes?
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Raschka, Chris
Length: 32 Copyright: 1993

Two lonely characters, one black and one white, meet on the street and become friends. RC and Follett RL 1.2. GR- LB. IL Pres-2.
Yo! Yes? KP  
B 104400B 104400 York's Adventures With Lewis and Clark
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Blumberg, Rhoda
Length: 88 Copyright: 2004

Relates the adventures of York, a slave and "body servant" to William Clark, who journeyed west with the Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1804-1806. AR 7.9. Follett RL 5.2.
York's Adventures With Lewis and Clark IJ  
B 87897B 87897 You Can Be a Woman Basketball Player
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Dixon, Tamecka
Length: 38 Copyright: 1999

Discusse the life and basketball career of Tamecka Dixon, a player for the Los Angeles Sparks in the WNBA, and describes what it is like to be a woman basketball player. IL 3-6.
You Can Be a Woman Basketball Player PI  
B 106592B 106592 You Can Do It Too!
Grade Lvl: K Author: Baicker, Karen
Length: 22 Copyright: 2005

A little girl with new self-confidence is soon able to teach her younger brother to do many things, but she also finds out that he can do things that she can't. Ages 2-5.
You Can Do It Too! K  
B 121818B 121818 You Can Fly: The Tuskegee Airmen
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Weatherford, Carole Boston
Length: 80 Copyright: 2016

History in verse celebrates the story of the Tuskegee Airmen, pioneering African-American pilots who triumphed in the skies and past the color barrier. African American air pilots- History Poetry. World War, 1939-1945 Aerial operations, American Poetry. United States. Army Air Forces. Fighter Squadron, 99th History Poetry. Aviation. Informational poetry. Lexile 910 IL 4-7.
You Can Fly: The Tuskegee Airmen IJ  
B 124278B 124278 Young, Gifted and Black: Meet 52 Black Heroes From Past and Present
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Wilson, Jamia
Length: 64 Copyright: 2018

This book brings together 52 iconic talents from the past and present and celebrates their inspirational achievements. Meet figureheads, leaders and pioneers such as Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela and Rosa Parks, as well as cultural trailblazers and sporting heroes, including Stevie Wonder, Oprah Winfrey and Serena Williams Picture book for older readers. Cultural heritage. Biography. IL 3-7.
Young, Gifted and Black: Meet 52 Black Heroes From Past and Present PIJ  
B 80744B 80744 Your Dad Was Just Like You
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Johnson, Dolores
Length: 32 Copyright: 1993

While visiting his grandfather, Peter hears a story about his father's boyhood that helps him understand his father. RC 3.3. Lexile 490.
Your Dad Was Just Like You KP  
B 109308B 109308 Yours for Justice, Ida B. Wells
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Dray, Philip
Length: 46 Copyright: 2008

An illustrated biography of African American civil rights advocate Ida B. Wells. Includes a time line, a bibliography, and background information on lynchng. AR 6.3. Follett RL 4.9. Lexile 950.
Yours for Justice, Ida B. Wells PI  
B 111961B 111961 Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Neri, Greg
Length: 94 Copyright: 2010

A graphic novel based on the true story of Robert 'Yummy' Sandifer, an eleven year old African American gang member from Chicago who shot a young girl and was then shot by his own gang members. Coretta Scott King Honor Book (Author) 2011. AR 3.4 RC 4.4 Lexile 510 IL 7-12.
Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty JS  
KM 11807KM 11807 Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty (25 Books)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Neri, Greg
Length: 0 Copyright: 2010

A graphic novel based on the true story of Robert 'Yummy' Sandifer, an eleven year old African American gang member from Chicago who shot a young girl and was then shot by his own gang members. Kit contains 25 copies of the 2011 Coretta Scott King Honor Book (94 pages). No teacher materials included. Novel Study. AR 3.4 RC 4.4 Lexile 510 IL 7-12.
Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty (25 Books) JS  
B 122503B 122503 Zane and the Hurricane: A Story of Katrina
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Philbrick, W. R.
Length: 181 Copyright: 2014

A twelve-year-old boy and his dog become trapped in New Orleans during the horrors of Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane Katrina, 2005- Fiction. Racially mixed people- Fiction. AR 5.3 RC 5.6 Lexile 860 IL 5-8. Iowa Children's Choice 2017-2018.
Zane and the Hurricane: A Story of Katrina IJ  
B 116249B 116249 Zora! : The Life of Zora Neale Hurston
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Fradin, Judith Bloom / Fradin, Dennis B
Length: 180 Copyright: 2012

Presents a biography of Zora Neale Hurston, chronicling her childhood and detailing the influences that shaped her career as an author. Examines how Hurston worked through the poverty that followed her much of her life and charts the rise in the popularity of her books that followed her death. Includes black-and-white photographs. Folklorists. AR 7.8 RC 10.5 Lexile 1110 IL 4-7.
Zora! : The Life of Zora Neale Hurston IJ