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Our Stories: The African American Experience for Children up to Grade 6

Experience brave and inspiring voices of African Americans in these books for children.

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  • All Aboard the Schooltrain

    a Little Story From the Great Migration

    Armand, Glenda
    Thelma, a young girl living in Louisiana, loves riding the schooltrain to her school each morning. But when Jim Crow laws make life increasingly more challenging, she and her family make the brave decision to start anew somewhere else.
    Book, 2023New York : Scholastic Press, 2023. — FICTION Arm
  • A young girl pushes against the body expectations imposed upon her by society.
    Book, 2023New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2023. — FICTION Har
  • This action-packed superhero origin story follows 13-year-old Coal after he discovers he has the power of invisibility.
    Book, 2024New York : Algonquin Young Readers/Workman Publishing, 2024. — FICTION Bap
  • A powerful story about a boy with a speech impediment who learns to express himself through art.
    Book, 2024New York : Farrar Straus Giroux 2024. — FICTION Gor
  • An inspiring poem turned picture book that encourages all girls to believe in themselves.
    Book, 2024New York ; Boston : Little, Brown and Company, 2024. — FICTION Hon
  • In Claudette Colvin's own words, this is a compelling picture book of her experiences championing civil rights.
    Book, 2024New York, NY : Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers, 2024. — 921 Colvi
  • Coretta

    the Autobiography of Mrs. Coretta Scott King

    King, Coretta Scott, 1927-2006
    In this stirring picture book adaptation of Coretta Scott King's memoir, Holmes' exquisite mixed media collage brings even more depth and power to the sophisticated prose.
    Book, 2024New York : Godwin Books, Henry Holt and Company, 2024. — 921 King
  • Anxious to fit in at her new middle school, Charlie pretends to be someone she's not in order to fit in but loses herself in the process.
    Graphic Novel, 2023New York : LB Ink, Little, Brown and Company, 2023. — 741.5973 Mi
  • After the Civil War, Lettie is free to read, write, and search all over the country for her lost family.
    Book, 2024New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2024. — FICTION Kel
  • Sisters Lucy and GiGi have not been able to get along since their father's death, and the tension comes to a head when Lucy challenges GiGi to a duel in fencing--the sport the girls learned from their father.
    Graphic Novel, 2023New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2023. — 741.5973 Ba
  • An earthquake leaves Ellie with the power to bring things back to life with a single touch in this sweet story about middle school and friendship.
    Book, 2023Los Angeles : Disney-Hyperion, 2023. — FICTION Joh
  • While Olivia waits for her daddy to get home from work, she braids him a bracelet to keep him careful and safe while he is away.
    Book, 2024New York, NY : Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2024] — FICTION Thu
  • Freedom on the Sea

    the True Story of the Civil War Hero Robert Smalls and His Daring Escape to Freedom

    Moore, Michael Boulware
    This suspenseful and action-packed biography tells the story of how Robert Smalls bravely sailed his enslaved family to freedom.
    Book, 2024New York : Godwin Books, Henry Holt and Company, 2024. — 921 Small
  • The ultimate gamer, Max Lightning, is sent to a tech-free summer camp where he learns to reset his life and level up!
    Graphic Novel, 2024New York, NY : HarperAlley an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2024] — 741.5971 Ch
  • Holding Her Own

    the Exceptional Life of Jackie Ormes

    Todd, Traci N.
    An exceptional picture book biography of Jackie Ormes, who was the first Black woman cartoonist nationally syndicated in the United States.
    Book, 2023New York : Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2023. — 921 Ormes
  • A little girl celebrates the family, music, food, chores, and memories that define "home."
    Book, 2024New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2024. — FICTION Wil
  • An impromptu jam session of percussionists shows how music and movement can bring people together.
    Book, 2024New York : Nancy Paulsen Books, 2024. — FICTION Bro
  • After a 12-year-old boy is sent to live with his grandmother and uncle in Chicago, he stumbles into a magical underground world.
    Book, 2024Los Angeles : Freedom Fire, Disney-Hyperion, 2024. — FICTION Mba
  • A boy helps his grandfather maintain the last farmer's market stand in their community, carrying on the farming, harvesting, selling, and personal connections.
    Book, 2024New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2024] — FICTION Ead
  • A family of ten, plus one giant dog, equals one giant mess.
    Book, 2024New York : Simon Spotlight, 2024. — FICTION Woe