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Review of Cicely Tyson
Cicely Tyson by Renée Watson; illus. by Sherry ShinePrimary Amistad/HarperCollins 48 pp.11/24 9780063219991 $19.99In this picture-book biography told in poems, Watson (Maya’s Song, rev. 11/22) pays homage to legendary actor Cicely Tyson (1924–2021). The book opens with a poem called “1920s” (“Black is Harlem. / Black is the buzz of...
Review of Star Sailor: My Life as a NASA Astronaut
Star Sailor: My Life as a NASA Astronaut by Charles F. Bolden Jr. and Tonya Bolden Middle School Candlewick 112 pp. 10/24 9781536216325 $19.99 Charles Bolden credits Ron McNair, NASA’s second Black astronaut, with encouraging him to apply to be an astronaut. Despite having been a Marine pilot and holding...
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Review of Chooch Helped
Chooch Helped by Andrea L. Rogers; illus. by Rebecca Lee KunzPreschool, Primary Levine/Levine Querido 48 pp.10/24 9781646144549 $18.99Narrator Sissy’s little brother Chooch is two and wants to help. When Elisi (grandmother) paints a mural, Chooch helps. When Etsi (mother) sews pucker-toe moccasins, he helps. When Etlogi (aunt) plants a garden,...
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Review of Stealing Little Moon: The Legacy of the American Indian Boarding Schools
Stealing Little Moon: The Legacy of the American Indian Boarding Schools by Dan SaSuWeh JonesIntermediate, Middle School Focus/Scholastic 304 pp.9/24 9781338889475 $19.99Paper ed. 9781546145332 $9.99e-book ed. 9781338889499 $19.99Jones straightforwardly chronicles the story of his family’s (members of the Ponca Nation) experience in the Chilocco Indian Agricultural School in Oklahoma, one...
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Review of A Constellation of Minor Bears
A Constellation of Minor Bears by Jen FergusonHigh School Heartdrum/HarperCollins 352 pp.9/24 9780063334229 $19.99e-book ed. 9780063334243 $10.99Molly, her brother Hank, and Tray have been best friends since middle school, but a lot has changed. Hank now has a traumatic brain injury from a climbing accident. Tray was there when it...
Go Forth and Tell
Black women librarians have been integral to the collection and preservation of Black literature and culture. Vivian Harsh, Chicago’s first Black librarian, curated an extensive collection of Black literature for the George Cleveland Hall Branch on Chicago's South Side. While Vivian Harsh was collecting Black literature for adults, Charlemae Hill...
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Review of Kindred Spirits: Shilombish Ittibachvffa
Kindred Spirits: Shilombish Ittibachvffa by Leslie Stall Widener; illus. by Johnson YazziePrimary Charlesbridge 32 pp.7/24 9781623543969 $17.99e-book ed. 9781632893680 $9.99This informative picture book on the theme of “paying it forward” highlights the decades-long relationship between the Irish people and Indigenous communities in the United States. It opens with an acrylic...
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Review of Buffalo Dreamer
Buffalo Dreamer by Violet DuncanIntermediate, Middle School Paulsen/Penguin 128 pp.8/24 9780593624814 $17.99e-book ed. 9780593624821 $10.99Twelve-year-old Summer is excited for her annual visit to her maternal grandparents and extended family on a Cree reservation in Canada. After crossing the border, Summer falls asleep in the car and dreams that she is...
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Review of Our Shouts Echo
Our Shouts Echo by Jade AdiaHigh School Hyperion 416 pp.8/24 9781368090117 $18.99For her capstone project on the last day of school, Niarah, who is “walking around life with a full plate of anxiety plus a side of depression and a scoop of OCD for dessert,” must present an object that...
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