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The One Book Project A Mighty Long Way |
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Bitter by Akwaeke EmeziAfter a childhood in foster care, Bitter is thrilled to have been chosen to attend Eucalyptus, a special school where she can focus on her painting surrounded by other creative teens. But outside this haven, the streets are filled with protests against the deep injustices that grip the city of Lucille. Bitter's instinct is to stay safe within the walls of Eucalyptus but her friends aren't willing to settle for a world that's so far away from what they deserve. |
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Black Enoughby Ibi Aanu ZoboiEdited by the National Book Award finalist and featuring contributions by a prestigious group of best-selling, award-winning and emerging African American young-adult authors, a timely literary collection shares modern insights into what it is like to be young and Black in todays America.
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Halsey Street by Naima CosterAfter her mother, Mirella, abandoned her family to reclaim her roots in the Dominican Republic, Penelope Grand moved back to Brooklyn to keep an eye on her ailing father. When she receives a postcard from Mirella seeking reconciliation, old wounds are reopened, secrets revealed, and a journey across an ocean of sacrifice and self-discovery begins. |
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The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddAfter her mother's death, Lily Owens and her African-American maid seek refuge from the racism of their South Carolina hometown with eccentric beekeeping sisters in this coming of age story representing the letter K in a new series of twenty-six collectible editions. |
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Defiant : Growing up in the Jim Crow South by Wade HudsonRevealing the struggles, joys, love and ongoing resilience it took to grow up Black in segregated America, the author, who came of age during the Civil Rights Movement, learned the importance of fighting for change.
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Loving vs. Virginiaby Patricia Hruby PowellA tale inspired by the landmark 1955 civil rights case follows the relationship between two young people who challenged period segregation, prejudice and injustice to pursue a relationship at the center of a Supreme Court case that legalized interracial marriage. By the award-winning author of Josephine. |
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Binti : the complete trilogy by Nnedi OkoraforBinti, a young Himba girl with the chance of a lifetime: to attend the prestigious Oomza University. Despite her family's concerns, Binti's talent for mathematics and her aptitude with astrolabes make her a prime candidate to undertake this interstellarjourney. But everything changes when the jellyfish-like Medusae attack Binti's spaceship, leaving her the only survivor. Now, Binti must fend for herself, alone on a ship full of the beings who murdered her crew, with five days until she reaches her destination. |
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Look Both Ways by Jason ReynoldsA whimsical exploration of the role detours play in life follows a group of students who become so engaged in everyday activities while taking 10 different routes home from school that they fail to notice a school bus that has dropped from the sky. By the award-winning author of Ghost. |
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Calling My Name by Liara TamaniYoung African American Taja Brown faces the challenges of growing up and facing her conservative family's expectations as she navigates middle school and then high school in Houston, Texas. |
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Black Boy/White School by Brian F. WalkerWhen 14-year-old Anthony "Ant" Jones from the ghetto of East Cleveland, Ohio, is awarded a scholarship to attend a prep school in Maine, he finds that he must change his image and adapt to a world that never fully accepts him, but when he returns home he discovers that he no longer truly belongs there either. |
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The Color of Lawby Richard RothsteinArgues that laws and policies created by local, state, and federal government deliberately promoted segregation in metropolitan areas during the twentieth century, creating long-lasting consequences. |
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Piecing Me Together by Renée WatsonTired of being singled out at her mostly-white private school as someone who needs support, Jade would rather participate in the school's Study Abroad program than join Women to Women, a mentorship program for at-risk girls. |
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The Hill We Climbby Amanda GormanOn January 20, 2021, Amanda Gorman became the sixth and youngest poet to deliver a poetry reading at a presidential inauguration. Taking the stage after the 46th president of the United States, Joe Biden, Gorman captivated the nation and brought hope to viewers around the globe. Including an enduring foreword by Oprah Winfrey, this keepsake celebrates the promise of America and affirms the power of poetry. |
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Libertieby Kaitlyn GreenidgeComing of age as a free-born Black woman in Reconstruction-era Brooklyn, Libertie Sampson struggles against her mother’s medical aspirations for her when she finds herself more drawn to a musical career that could compromise her autonomy. |
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Join the One Book Reading ChallengeRegister for Beanstack and challenge yourself to read and participate in the 2022 One Book Project. Access activity ideas, determine reading goals, track reading as a family, and win digital badges!
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