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Review of What I Must Tell the World: How Lorraine Hansberry Found Her Voice
What I Must Tell the World: How Lorraine Hansberry Found Her Voice by Jay Leslie; illus. by Loveis Wise Primary Hillman Grad/Zando 48 pp. 10/24 9781638930693 $19.99 “Our stories can change the world.” Carl Hansberry’s words and courageous example were an inspiration to his daughter Lorraine (1930–1965). From a young...
Review of And She Was Loved: Toni Morrison’s Life in Stories
And She Was Loved: Toni Morrison’s Life in Stories by Andrea Davis Pinkney; illus. by Daniel MinterPrimary, Intermediate Little, Brown 48 pp.1/25 9780316182362 $18.99Toni Morrison (1931–2019), a gifted student, was the only Black girl in her Lorain, Ohio, first-grade class. She grew up to be a trailblazing book editor and...
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Review of Go Tell It: How James Baldwin Became a Writer
Go Tell It: How James Baldwin Became a Writer by Quartez Harris; illus. by Gordon C. JamesPrimary, Intermediate Little, Brown 40 pp.1/25 9780316483933 $18.99Few writers have commanded the English language like James Baldwin (1924–1987). As a child in Harlem, Jimmy was expected to care for his eight siblings while his...
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Review of Onyx & Beyond
Onyx & Beyond by Amber McBrideMiddle School Feiwel 224 pp.10/24 9781250908780 $17.99e-book ed. 9781250908773 $9.99“I guess magic ran out / or the city burned too bright / or maybe, I guess the ancestors / in the sky had a different plan.” Onyx, who is Black, carries the weight of the...
Review of Mid-Air
Mid-Air by Alicia D. Williams; illus. by Danica NovgorodoffMiddle School Dlouhy/Atheneum 320 pp.4/24 9781481465830 $17.99e-book ed. 9781481465854 $10.99“Be like water,” Isaiah says. “Always,” Darius replies. These are the final words the boys say to each other before Darius takes off on his bicycle to break the Guinness world record for...
Review of Coretta: The Autobiography of Mrs. Coretta Scott King
Coretta: The Autobiography of Mrs. Coretta Scott King by Coretta Scott King with Barbara Reynolds; illus. by Ekua HolmesPrimary, Intermediate Godwin/Holt 40 pp.1/24 9781250167101 $18.99Adapted from King’s autobiography, this picture book offers a new generation the remarkable story of the activist, artist, wife, and mother whose grace in the face...
Review of Shark Teeth
Shark Teeth by Sherri WinstonMiddle School Bloomsbury 304 pp.1/24 9781547608508 $17.99e-book ed. 9781547608515 $12.59Sharkita is always waiting for the other shoe to drop, although her life finally feels like it is on the right track. Her mom is now employed and sober, and Kita has been reunited with her two...
Review of Together We Swim
Together We Swim by Valerie Bolling; illus. by Kaylani JuanitaPreschool Chronicle 40 pp.8/23 9781797212494 $16.99Swimming is an important life skill, yet the legacy of systemic racism and continued inequities in the U.S. result in fewer Black children learning how. That makes this book, featuring a Black family of four, all...
Big
“In childhood, big is good. Big is impressive, aspirational. But somewhere along the way, the world begins to tell us something different: That big is bad. That being big is undesirable.” — from Vashti Harrison's author’s note Words have an extraordinary influence on our perspective on the world, others, and most...
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