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1) Shark teeth
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Seventh-grader Sharkita "Kita" embarks on a tumultuous journey to keep her family together while handling the consequences of her mother's alcoholism.
2) Amara's farm
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
There are many plants on Amara's farm. Today is the day she looks for her pumpkins.
5) Mary can!
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
The multi-awarding-winning singer, artist, actress, and icon presents this entertaining and empowering story in which young Mary, told there are many things she cannot do, isn't about to let anyone tell her she cannot sing.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
"Celeste knows she should be excited to spend two weeks at her grandparents' lake house with her brother, Owen, and their cousins Capri and Daisy, but she's not. Bugs, bad cell reception, and the dark waters of the lake... no thanks. On top of that, she just failed her swim test and hates being in the water-it's terrifying. But her grandparents are strong believers in their family knowing how to swim, especially having grown up during a time of segregation...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
It's hatching season and Jemison Elementary is buzzing about the arrival of the baby chicks. Fifth-grader Jillian must learn to speak and break free of her shell to enter her school's competition and keep her promise to her grandmother.
9) Speculation
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 1962, ten-year-old Winna Cole discovers a pair of magical spectacles that reveal both the friendly ghosts of her African American ancestors and a dangerous family curse.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A love letter to and for Black girls everywhere, Black Girl Rising alchemizes the sorrow and strength of the past into the brilliant gold of the future, sweeping young readers of all backgrounds into a lyrical exploration of what it means to be Black, female, and glorious"--Provided by publisher.
13) Like home
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
403 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Chinelo is all about her neighborhood Ginger East, but when her friend Kate's parent's store is vandalized and the vandal still at large, Nelo and her beloved Ginger East are shaken to their core.
Author
Publisher
Running Press Kids
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Lulu and Zoey are sisters and like most sisters sometimes they quarrel or mess up each other's belongings--but in the end they make up, because they are always sisters.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Formats
Description
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...
Author
Series
Maya and the rising dark volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this highly anticipated sequel, Maya and the godlings must return to the sinister world of The Dark to retrieve the one thing keeping the veil between the worlds from crumbling: her father's soul. Perfect for fans of Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky and Willa of the Wood.
17) Locs not dreads
Author
Publisher
The Innovation Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Selah can't wait to show off her newly loc'd hair at school, but when she bounces off the bus, her classmates react with whispers and a word Selah hasn't heard before: dreadlocks. The word dread makes her uneasy. Is there something scary about her hair? Selah's family shares stories about standing up to hair discrimination and why they love their locs, helping Selah return to school with confidence, because there's absolutely nothing dreadful about...
19) Girl dad
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A fun read-aloud written in upbeat rhyming verse, Girl Dad is a picture book that honors the strong men who raise, love, and uplift strong girls."--
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
©2022
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Keyana's latest big idea is to have backyard movie soiree for all her relatives! When her twin cousins' fighting knocks over the projector movie night seems heading for disaster-- until Keyana comes up with an even better idea.
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