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Review of Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice
Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice by Tommie Smith and Derrick Barnes; illus. by Dawud Anyabwile Middle School Norton 208 pp. g 9/22 978-1-324-00390-8 $22.95 Paper ed. 978-1-324-05215-9 $17.95 Smith’s graphic memoir (co-authored with multi-awardee Barnes) provides context for the iconic 1968 image of two Black Olympians, gold...
Review of Muhammad Najem, War Reporter: How One Boy Put the Spotlight on Syria
Muhammad Najem, War Reporter: How One Boy Put the Spotlight on Syria by Muhammad Najem and Nora Neus; illus. by Julie Robine; color by Shin-Yeon Moon Intermediate Little, Brown 320 pp. g 9/22 978-0-7595-5689-8 $24.99 Paper ed. 978-0-7595-5690-4 $12.99 e-book ed. 978-0-7595-5691-1 $9.99 Muhammad Najem was...
Review of Going Places: Victor Hugo Green and His Glorious Book
Going Places: Victor Hugo Green and His Glorious Book by Tonya Bolden; illus. by Eric Velasquez Primary, Intermediate Quill Tree/HarperCollins 40 pp. g 10/22 978-0-06-296740-4 $17.99 Victor Hugo Green (1892–1960) was a mail carrier whose work took him all across New Jersey. Though well-loved on his routes, Green knew the...
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Review of Ida B. Wells, Voice of Truth: Educator, Feminist, and Anti-Lynching Civil Rights Leader
Ida B. Wells, Voice of Truth: Educator, Feminist, and Anti-Lynching Civil Rights Leader by Michelle Duster; illus. by Laura FreemanPrimary, Intermediate Godwin/Holt 40 pp. g1/22 978-1-250-23946-4 $18.99A picture-book biography of an iconic journalist and civil rights leader deserves an opening line befitting its subject, and this one delivers: “Some people...
Review of Ablaze with Color: A Story of Painter Alma Thomas
Ablaze with Color: A Story of Painter Alma Thomas by Jeanne Walker Harvey; illus. by Loveis Wise Primary Harper/HarperCollins 40 pp. g 2/22 978-0-06-302189-1 $18.99 This superb picture-book biography profiles Alma Thomas (1891–1978), the first Black woman to have art displayed in the White House’s permanent collection. After a childhood...
Review of Sweet Justice: Georgia Gilmore and the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Sweet Justice: Georgia Gilmore and the Montgomery Bus Boycott by Mara Rockliff; illus. by R. Gregory Christie Primary, Intermediate Random House Studio 40 pp. g 1/22 978-1-5247-2064-3 $18.99 Library ed. 978-1-5247-2065-0 $21.99 e-book ed. 978-1-5247-2066-7 $11.99 Rockliff and Christie focus their story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott on a little-heralded...
Review of Nina: A Story of Nina Simone
Nina: A Story of Nina Simone by Traci N. Todd; illus. by Christian Robinson Primary, Intermediate Putnam 64 pp. g 9/21 978-0-06-291564-1 $19.99 Pianist, singer, and composer Nina Simone was born Eunice Waymon in rural North Carolina in 1933, a child “who had music on the inside.” Treated by turns...
Review of Jo Jo Makoons: The Used-to-Be Best Friend
Jo Jo Makoons: The Used-to-Be Best Friend by Dawn Quigley; illus. by Tara Audibert Primary Heartdrum/HarperCollins 80 pp. g 5/21 978-0-06-301537-1 $15.99 Paper ed. 978-0-06-301538-8 $4.99 e-book ed. 978-0-06-301539-5 $4.99 This series opener introduces Jo Jo Makoons Azure, a rambunctious first grader with “strong lungs” (according to her mom) and...
Review of The People's Painter: How Ben Shahn Fought for Justice with Art
The People’s Painter: How Ben Shahn Fought for Justice with Art by Cynthia Levinson; illus. by Evan Turk Primary, Intermediate Abrams 48 pp. g 4/21 978-1-4197-4130-2 $18.99 e-book ed. 978-1-64700-320-3 $15.54 Ben Shahn (1898–1969) was known as “the people’s painter” because his art told real stories about real people. Levinson...
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