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Inheritance : a visual poem
by Elizabeth Acevedo
Interweaving a powerful message of self-love, an award-winning author and poet celebrates the beauty and meaning of natural Black hair through her most famous spoken-word poem brought to a lushly illustrated picture book form.
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Numb to this : memoir of a mass shooting
by Kindra Neely
"Providing a new perspective on gun violence, this nonfiction graphic novel portrays the mass shooting that occurred on the authors college campus and her path forward to hope through art, helping others and sharing her story. 7,500 first printing. Simultaneous and eBook. Illustrations."
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Ain't burned all the bright
by Jason Reynolds
This smash-up of art and text visually captures what it is to be Black in Americaand what it means to REALLY breath. 100,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
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Victory. Stand! : raising my fist for justice
by Tommie Smith
"A groundbreaking and timely graphic memoir from one of the most iconic figures in American sports-and a tribute to his fight for civil rights. On October 16, 1968, during the medal ceremony at the Mexico City Olympics, Tommie Smith, the gold medal winner in the 200-meter sprint, and John Carlos, the bronze medal winner, stood on the podium in black socks and raised their black-gloved fists to protest racial injustice inflicted upon African Americans. Both men were forced to leave the Olympics, received death threats, and faced ostracism and continuing economic hardships. In his first-ever memoir for young readers, Tommie Smith looks back on his childhood growing up in rural Texas through to his stellar athletic career, culminating in his historic victory and Olympic podium protest. Cowritten with Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Author Honor recipient Derrick Barnes and illustrated with bold and muscular artwork from Emmy Award-winning illustrator Dawud Anyabwile, Victory. Stand! paints a stirring portrait of an iconic moment in Olympic history that still resonates today"
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Unequal : a story of America
by Michael Eric Dyson
This gripping account of the struggles that shaped America and the insidiousness of racism demonstrates how inequality still persists today and provides a framework for addressing racial injustice. Simultaneous eBook.
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Abuela, don't forget me
by Rex Ogle
Rex Ogle's companion to Free Lunch and Punching Bag weaves humor, heartbreak, and hope into life-affirming poems that honor his grandmother's legacy. In his award-winning memoir Free Lunch, Rex Ogle's abuela features as a source of love and support. In this companion-in-verse, Rex captures and celebrates the powerful presence a woman he could always count on-to give him warm hugs and ear kisses, to teach him precious words in Spanish, to bring him to the library where he could take out as many books as he wanted, and to offer safety when darkness closed in. Throughout a coming of age marked by violence and dysfunction, Abuela's red-brick house in Abilene, Texas, offered Rex the possibility of home, and Abuela herself the possibility for a better life. Abuela, Don't Forget Me is a lyrical portrait of the transformative and towering woman who believed in Rex even when he didn't yet know how to believe in himself.
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Young oracle tarot : an initiation into tarot's mystic wisdom
by Suki Ferguson
"This enchanting treasury of all things tarot for readers ages eleven and up gives a fascinating insight into the history, secrets, and practice of tarot. This magical guide will initiate readers into a powerful global tradition and empower tweens and teens to trust their intuition, recognize their strengths and talents, and reflect on and process situations and problems that are important to them"
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Better Than We Found It : Conversations to Help Save the World
by Frederick Joseph
"Drawing on interviews with prominent activists, authors, actors and politicians, this timely guide addresses some of the biggest issues of our day, from climate change to gun violence to transphobia, empowering readers to make the world a better place. Simultaneous eBook."
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Messy Roots : A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese-american
by Laura Gao
Seamlessly toggling between past and present, this funny graphic memoir follows a queer Chinese American’s immigration to Texas where she just wants to make the basketball team, escape Chinese school and figure out why she is attracted to girls. 12,000 first printing. Simultaneous. Illustrations.
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And we rise : the Civil Rights Movement in poems
by Erica Martin
This debut poetry collection walks readers through the Civil Rights Movement, introducing lesser-known figures and moments just as crucial to the Movement and our nations centuries-long fight for justice and equality. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
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