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• All Aboard the Schooltrain

  a Little Story From the Great Migration

  Armand, Glenda

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  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.

• Big

  Harrison, Vashti

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  A young girl pushes against the body expectations imposed upon her by society.

• Boy 2.0

  Baptiste, Tracey

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  This action-packed superhero origin story follows 13-year-old Coal after he discovers he has the power of invisibility.

• The Boy Who Found His Voice

  Gordon, Tyler

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  A powerful story about a boy with a speech impediment who learns to express himself through art.

• Brown Girl, Brown Girl

  Honoré, Leslé,

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  An inspiring poem turned picture book that encourages all girls to believe in themselves.

• Claudette Colvin

  I Want Freedom Now!

  Colvin, Claudette, 1939-

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  In Claudette Colvin's own words, this is a compelling picture book of her experiences championing civil rights.

• Coretta

  the Autobiography of Mrs. Coretta Scott King

  King, Coretta Scott, 1927-2006

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  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.

• Curlfriends. 1, New in Town

  Miller, Sharee (Illustrator)

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  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.

• Do You Know Them?

  Keller, Shana, 1977-

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  After the Civil War, Lettie is free to read, write, and search all over the country for her lost family.

• Duel

  Bagley, Jessixa

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  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.

• Ellie Engle Saves Herself

  Johnson, Leah (Young adult author)

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  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.

• Forever and Always

  Thurman, Brittany

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  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.

• Freedom on the Sea

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

  Moore, Michael Boulware

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  This suspenseful and action-packed biography tells the story of how Robert Smalls bravely sailed his enslaved family to freedom.

• Gamerville

  Christmas, Johnnie

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  The ultimate gamer, Max Lightning, is sent to a tech-free summer camp where he learns to reset his life and level up!

• Holding Her Own

  the Exceptional Life of Jackie Ormes

  Todd, Traci N.

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  An exceptional picture book biography of Jackie Ormes, who was the first Black woman cartoonist nationally syndicated in the United States.

• Homegrown

  Wiley, DeAnn

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  A little girl celebrates the family, music, food, chores, and memories that define "home."

• Jam, Too?

  Brown-Wood, JaNay

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  An impromptu jam session of percussionists shows how music and movement can bring people together.

• Jax Freeman and the Phantom Shriek

  Mbalia, Kwame

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  After a 12-year-old boy is sent to live with his grandmother and uncle in Chicago, he stumbles into a magical underground world.

• The Last Stand

  Eady, Antwan

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  A boy helps his grandfather maintain the last farmer's market stand in their community, carrying on the farming, harvesting, selling, and personal connections.

• May's Big Messy Family!

  Woehling, A. T.

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  A family of ten, plus one giant dog, equals one giant mess.