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Author
Series
Dragons in a bag volume 3
Publisher
Random House Childrens Books
Pub. Date
2022
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 8
Description
Now that he is Ma's apprentice Jax is finding himself mixed up with all sorts of magical doings, like taking care of a phoenix egg which is going to hatch soon, trying to bring back the creatures Sis stole, finding his grandfather, and convincing Sis, the guardian, to reunite the two realms--and hopefully living to see Brooklyn again.
2) The grip
Author
Series
Marcus Stroman volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 5
Appears on list
Description
Marcus, a young baseball pitcher, learns that perfect games only come with a lot of practice--and some strikeouts.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Elmore Green likes being an only child, so when his parents bring a new small person, his baby brother, into the house he is not pleased and does his best to keep the new small person out of his life.
Author
Publisher
African American Images
Pub. Date
2011
Description
Offering information for use inside and outside of the classroom, this educational resource delineates how black males learn differently from other students and what can be done to most effectively reach them. Outlining the differences as both behavioral (attention span, aggression, maturation, energy level, and pressure from peers) and educational (verbal skills, organization, gross and fine motor skills, and reading interests) among others, this...
Author
Publisher
Little Brown & Co
Pub. Date
2021
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 7
Description
"This is a memoir of George's boyhood in New Jersey, growing up with their brother and two cousins, all under the supervision of their larger-than-life grandmother"-- George, Garrett, Rall, and Rasul were raised by Nanny, their fiercely devoted grandmother. The boys hold one another close through early brushes with racism, memorable experiences at the family barbershop, and first loves and losses. And with Nanny at their center, they are never broken....
Author
Publisher
Convergent
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
"The New York Times bestselling author of Writing My Wrongs invites men everywhere on a journey of honesty and healing through this book of moving letters to his sons-one whom he is raising and the other whose childhood took place during Senghor's nineteen-year incarceration. Shaka Senghor has lived the life of two fathers. With his first son, Jay, born shortly after Senghor was incarcerated for second-degree murder, he experienced the regret of his...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Ty's big imagination takes him and Momma on a trip to the North Pole. Everything is wonderful! A Christmas tree sparkles, a snowman waves, and a polar bear sings. Will Ty's wish to see Santa come true?"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Stuntboy volume 2
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 4
Description
Portico Reeves, or Stuntboy the greatest superhero people have never heard of, tries to manage his frets and navigate his new normal with divorced parents, bullies in his building, and a newfound friend.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 3
Formats
Description
Through letters to his little sister, who is living in a different foster home, sixth-grader Lonnie, also known as "Locomotion," keeps a record of their lives while they are apart, describing his own foster family, including his foster brother who returns home after losing a leg in the Iraq War.
Author
Publisher
Beacon Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
"Explores the terror, grace, and beauty of coming of age as a Black person in contemporary America and what it means to parent our children in a persistently unjust world. Emotionally raw and deeply reflective, Imani Perry issues an unflinching challenge to society to see Black children as deserving of humanity. She admits fear and frustration for her African American sons in a society that is increasingly racist and at times seems irredeemable....
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 7
Description
Twelve-year-old Kingston James is sure his brother Khalid has turned into a dragonfly. When Khalid unexpectedly passed away, he shed what was his first skin for another to live down by the bayou in their small Louisiana town. Khalid still visits in dreams, and King must keep these secrets to himself as he watches grief transform his family. It would be easier if King could talk with his best friend, Sandy Sanders. But just days before he died, Khalid...
Author
Series
EllRay Jakes volume 8
Publisher
Viking, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA)
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 4
Description
Eight-year-old EllRay Jakes of Oak Glen Primary School is looking for a new best friend, and he decides that the best way to find one is to come up with a bunch of amazing things to do at recess--and see who shares in the fun.
Author
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Shares the inspiring story of the author's first Christmas spent with Maurice, a poor young boy she met on the street, during which the boy gave her a cherished toy to demonstrate how much he valued their friendship.
Author
Publisher
Howard Books
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 11
Description
This inspirational true story of a friendship that has spanned three decades recounts how the author, a harried sales executive, befriended an eleven-year-old panhandler, changing both of their lives forever.
19) The talk
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
"This graphic memoir by a winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning offers a deeply personal meditation on the "the talk" parents must have with Black children about racism and the brutality that often accompanies it, a ritual attempt to keep kids safe and prepare them for a world that--to paraphrase Toni Morrison--does not love them. Darrin Bell was six years old when his mother told him he couldn't play with a white friend's realistic...
Author
Series
Future hero volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 3
Appears on list
Description
Jarell has never quite known where he belongs. He's ignored at home and teased at school for wanting to draw instead of playing sports with the other boys. The only place he's ever felt truly at ease is his local barbershop where the owner hangs Jarell's art up on the walls. When Jarell discovers a hidden portal in the barbershop, he's transported to a magical world that's unlike anything he's seen before. But it's not just the powerful gods and dangerous...
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