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Review of On Her Wings: The Story of Toni Morrison
On Her Wings: The Story of Toni Morrison by Jerdine Nolen; illus. by James E. Ransome Primary, Intermediate Wiseman/Simon 48 pp. g 9/22 978-1-5344-7852-7 $18.99 e-book ed. 978-1-5344-7853-4 $10.99 This picture-book biography of writer Toni Morrison (born Chloe Ardelia Wofford), by the team behind Freedom Bird (rev. 1/20), pays homage...
Review of Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement
Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement by Angela Joy; illus. by Janelle Washington Primary, Intermediate Roaring Brook 64 pp. g 8/22 978-1-250-22095-0 $19.99 This powerful picture-book biography reverently portrays the life of Mamie Till-Mobley (1921–2003), whose defiant act of bravery following the 1955...
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Review of Twice as Perfect
Twice as Perfect by Louisa OnoméHigh School Feiwel 416 pp. g7/22 978-1-250-82350-2 $18.99e-book ed. 978-1-250-82351-9 $10.99While busy, high-achieving seventeen-year-old Nigerian Canadian high-school senior Adanna Nkwachi helps to plan her cousin’s traditional wedding to a Nigerian superstar, she is also dealing with her own feelings for two totally different boys....
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Review of The Deep Blue Between
The Deep Blue Between by Ayesha Harruna AttahMiddle School, High School Carolrhoda Lab 256 pp. g3/22 978-1-7284-4288-4 $18.99This novel (first published in the U.K. in 2020) offers a compelling view of West African history as a backdrop for a story of sibling bonding and coming of age. In 1892, ten-year-old...
Review of Seeking Freedom: The Untold Story of Fortress Monroe and the Ending of Slavery in America
Seeking Freedom: The Untold Story of Fortress Monroe and the Ending of Slavery in America by Selene Castrovilla; illus. by E. B. Lewis Primary, Intermediate Calkins/Astra 40 pp. g 1/22 978-1-63592-582-1-1 $18.99 A true story from the Civil War offers insight into a little-known aspect of African American history. In...
Review of Sonny Rollins Plays the Bridge
Sonny Rollins Plays the Bridge by Gary Golio; illus. by James Ransome Primary Paulsen/Penguin 32 pp. g 10/21 978-1-9848-1366-4 $17.99 e-book ed. 978-1-9848-1367-1 $10.99 When, in 1959, the renowned jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins takes a break from a successful career to hone his skills, he finds the perfect place to...
Review of Shirley Chisholm Dared: The Story of the First Black Woman in Congress
Shirley Chisholm Dared: The Story of the First Black Woman in Congress by Alicia D. Williams; illus. by April Harrison Primary Schwartz/Random 48 pp. g 6/21 978-0-593-12368-3 $17.99 Library ed. 978-0-593-12369-0 $20.99 e-book ed. 978-0-593-12370-6 $10.99 Williams (Genesis Begins Again, rev. 1/19; Jump at the Sun, rev. 3/21) and Harrison...
Review of A Day for Rememberin’: Inspired by the True Events of the First Memorial Day
A Day for Rememberin’: Inspired by the True Events of the First Memorial Day by Leah Henderson; illus. by Floyd Cooper Primary, Intermediate Abrams 40 pp. g 5/21 978-1-4197-3630-8 $18.99 e-book ed. 978-1-68335-560-1 $15.54 Through the eyes of a formerly enslaved ten-year-old boy, Henderson recounts the story of what some...
Review of A Sitting in St. James
A Sitting in St. James by Rita Williams-Garcia High School Quill Tree/HarperCollins 480 pp. g 5/21 978-0-06-236729-7 $17.99 e-book ed. 978-0-06-236732-7 $10.99 Williams-Garcia, whose YA titles include the 1995 classic Like Sisters on the Homefront and Jumped (rev. 3/09), offers an unusual angle on the subject of slavery with this...
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