CRRL Kids: Our Stories: The African American Experience for Children 2019-2020Like this list

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• The 5 O'clock Band

  Andrews, Troy

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  Trombone Shorty remembers his childhood in New Orleans and the words of the wise people who helped him become a leader.

• As Fast as Words Could Fly

  Tuck, Pamela M.

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  In the 1960s, Mason is one of the first African Americans to go to a white school in Greenville, North Carolina, where his typing skills set him apart.

• Before She Was Harriet

  the Story of Harriet Tubman

  Cline-Ransome, Lesa

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  Harriet Tubman's story as told in verse as she changes and grows into the person we honor, respect, and remember.

• Clayton Byrd Goes Underground

  Williams-Garcia, Rita

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  After the death of his beloved Grandfather, blues musician Cool Papa Byrd, Clayton is determined to keep his memory and music alive, even if it means running away and living life on the road.

• Crown

  An Ode to the Fresh Cut

  Barnes, Derrick

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  A young boy's experience receiving his first fresh cut at the local barbershop boosts his pride in his African American identity and heritage.

• The Doctor With An Eye for Eyes

  the Story of Dr. Patricia Bath

  Mosca, Julia Finley

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  Wondering why her African American patients were twice as likely to become blind as her white ones led this pioneering eye doctor on a course to invent better treatments.

• Fancy Party Gowns

  the Story of Fashion Designer Ann Cole Lowe

  Blumenthal, Deborah

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  This talks about the life of the fashion designer who would design some of Jackie Kennedy's clothes.

• The Great Shelby Holmes

  Eulberg, Elizabeth

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  John Watson moves to a Harlem neighborhood where he meets Shelby Holmes, a nine-year-old detective.

• Hidden Figures

  the True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race

  Lee Shetterly, Margot

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  Four determined, brilliant African American women overcome workplace discrimination at NASA to help launch America into the age of aviation.

• It Jes' Happened

  When Bill Traylor Started to Draw

  Tate, Don

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  In 1939, Bill Traylor, formerly enslaved, begins to let memories come forth in the form of simple and inspirational art.

• The Journey of Little Charlie

  Curtis, Christopher Paul

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  After the death of his father, young Charlie accompanies a plantation overseer hunting those who have run away from slavery but quickly hatches a risky plan to whisk them to safety.

• Let the Children March

  Clark-Robinson, Monica

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  This book tells the story of children and teens who bravely volunteered to march for equal rights in 1963 because their parents feared losing their jobs.

• Last Stop on Market Street

  de la Peña, Matt

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  CJ and his Nana encounter the beauty of their diverse urban neighborhood as they ride the bus together after church.

• Let Freedom Sing

  Brantley-Newton, Vanessa

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  Using "This Little Light of Mine" as inspiration, the author tells the stories of influential figures in the Civil Rights Movement.

• Little Leaders

  Bold Women in Black History

  Harrison, Vashti

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  This collection of one-page biographies highlights 40 notable Black women throughout history.

• Mae Among the Stars

  Ahmed, Roda, 1981-

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  With her parents' encouragement and lots of determination, Mae achieved her dream of becoming the first African American woman in space.

• Martin Rising

  Requiem for a King

  Pinkney, Andrea Davis

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  This is a beautiful telling of the last months of Martin Luther King, Jr. and his assassination through words, art, metaphor, and emotion.

• Midnight Without a Moon

  Jackson, Linda Williams

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  Growing up in 1950s Mississippi, 13-year-old Rose Lee Carter experiences injustice and learns to take matters into her own hands.

• My Hair Is a Garden

  Cabrera, Cozbi A.

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  MacKenzie is relentlessly teased about her messy hair until she decides to seek advice from her neighbor, Miss Tillie.

• One Last Word

  Wisdom From the Harlem Renaissance

  Grimes, Nikki

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  Combining her original poetry with works of the Harlem Renaissance, Nikki Grimes adds new narratives and current relevance to poetry which is nearly 100 years old.