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Review of A Flag for Juneteenth
A Flag for Juneteenth by Kim Taylor; illus. by the authorPrimary Porter/Holiday 40 pp.1/23 9780823452248 $18.99e-book ed. 9780823455218 $11.99Huldah, a young Black girl in Texas, just so happens to be celebrating her tenth birthday on June 19, 1865. Expecting to wake up to songs from her family, she is instead...
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Review of Sincerely Sicily
Sincerely Sicily by Tamika BurgessIntermediate, Middle School Harper/HarperCollins 304 pp.1/23 9780063159600 $17.99e-book ed. 9780063159624 $8.99Sicily Jordan had been excited about starting sixth grade with her friend group, the “Tether Squad” (including coordinated “outfits for almost the entire first month”). A last-minute redistricting plan means she has to transfer to Shirley...
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Review of We Deserve Monuments
We Deserve Monuments by Jas HammondsHigh School Roaring Brook 384 pp.11/22 9781250816559 $18.99e-book ed. 9781250816566 $10.99Seventeen-year-old Avery is convinced her family has made a huge mistake in moving from Washington, DC, to Bardell County, Georgia. Biracial and queer, Avery is not sure how she will be received in her mother’s...
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Review of To Boldly Go: How Nichelle Nichols and Star Trek Helped Advance Civil Rights
To Boldly Go: How Nichelle Nichols and Star Trek Helped Advance Civil Rights by Angela Dalton; illus. by Lauren Semmer Primary Harper/HarperCollins 40 pp. 1/23 9780063073210 $18.99 e-book ed. 9780063292796 $12.99 During the struggles of the civil rights movement, one weekly image on America’s television screens was seen as a...
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Review of How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee
How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee by Carole Boston Weatherford; illus. by Frank Morrison Primary Candlewick 40 pp. 4/23 9781536215540 $18.99 As a young Black girl growing up in 1930s Akron, Ohio, MacNolia Cox had an affinity for words—long and complicated words in particular....
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Review of Rain Rising
Rain Rising by Courtne ComrieMiddle School, High School Harper/HarperCollins 336 pp.9/22 9780063159730 $16.99e-book ed. 9780063159747 $8.99Plagued by body-image concerns and a lack of self-worth for as long as she can remember, Rain Washington can’t seem to escape her sadness. Every day is a struggle to wake up and head to...
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Review of Jump In!
Jump In! by Shadra Strickland; illus. by the authorPrimary Bloomsbury 32 pp.1/23 9781619635807 $18.99e-book ed. 9781547603152 $13.29It’s a warm day, and a diverse group of children in a city neighborhood heads to the playground, where “asphalt sizzles in wait, / ropes lie in the corner as bait.” One child calls...
Review of The Talk
The Talk by Alicia D. Williams; illus. by Briana Mukodiri Uchendu Primary Dlouhy/Atheneum 40 pp. 10/22 9781534495296 $18.99 e-book ed. 9781534495302 $10.99 In this effective and affecting introduction to race relations and police brutality in America, Jay is a young boy who loves racing up and down the block with...
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Review of I Am Ruby Bridges
I Am Ruby Bridges by Ruby Bridges ; illus. by Nikkolas Smith Primary Orchard/Scholastic 48 pp. g9/22 978-1-338-75388-2 $18.99e-book ed. 978-1-338-89321-2 $11.99 “When I grow up, my work will be precious, I will be a bridge.” Bridges, known for her brave work in desegregating a...
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