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1) A mercy
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
In exchange for a bad debt, an Anglo-Dutch trader takes on Florens, a young slave girl, who feels abandoned by her slave mother and who searches for love--first from an older servant woman at her master's new home, and then from a handsome free blacksmith.
Author
Series
Shirley Ferris novels volume 1
Publisher
Multnomah Publishers
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
"Celeste knows she should be excited to spend two weeks at her grandparents' lake house with her brother, Owen, and their cousins Capri and Daisy, but she's not. Bugs, bad cell reception, and the dark waters of the lake... no thanks. On top of that, she just failed her swim test and hates being in the water-it's terrifying. But her grandparents are strong believers in their family knowing how to swim, especially having grown up during a time of segregation...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Fifteen-year-old Diamond stopped going to school the day she was expelled for lashing out at peers who constantly harassed and teased her for something everyone on the staff had missed: she was being trafficked for sex. After months on the run, she was arrested and sent to a detention center for violating a court order to attend school. Black girls represent 16 percent of female students but almost half of all girls with a school-related arrest....
Author
Publisher
Marline Francois-Madden, LCSW
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"There is so much pain in life that is undeniable. Pain from abuse, mental health stigma, trauma, and heartbreak can come from so many places in life. There is no denying the things you face are not only real, but are oppressive. Self-esteem, depression, failed friendships, grief, anxiety, domestic violence, and heartbreak all take their toll on the lives they impact, but there are answers to help you win in life. The State of Black Girls is a non-fiction...
Author
Publisher
Running Press Kids
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"A middle grade fully illustrated book introducing the basics of astrology for black girl readers, including how to look at natal charts, knowing sun, moon, and rising signs, and how to navigate studying astrology while also keeping religion in one's life"--
Author
Publisher
The New Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Sing a Rhythm, Dance a Blues reimagines what education might look like if schools placed the thriving of Black and Brown girls at their center. Morris brings together research and real life in this chorus of interviews, case studies, and the testimonies of remarkable people who work successfully with girls of color. The result is this radiant manifesto -- a guide to moving away from punishment, trauma, and discrimination and toward safety, justice,...
10) Amara's farm
Author
Series
Where in the garden? volume 1
Publisher
Peachtree
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
There are many plants on Amara's farm. Today is the day she looks for her pumpkins.
Author
Publisher
Broadleaf Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Black girls are leading, organizing, advocating, and creating. They are starting nonprofits. Building political coalitions. Promoting diverse literature. Fighting cancer. Improving water quality. Working to prevent gun violence. Are we ready to learn from their leadership? "Black women are literally at the helm of every movement," says Tyah-Amoy Roberts, an activist and a survivor of the Parkland, Florida, school shooting. "Every push for social justice....
14) Grace and Box
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
After Box delivers a refrigerator, Grace and Box become friends, camping together, going to space, and exploring the depths of the sea, among other adventures. After a few days of playing together, Grace notices that Box is getting some rips and crumples, which she's determined to fix, so they can continue their fun.
15) Smart sisters
Author
Series
Publisher
Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"A celebration of sisterhood and friendship, told in positive affirmations spoken by Black and Brown girls sporting natural hairstyles"--
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"First days aren't easy for a girl with a name like Ashanti. It feels like no one can pronounce it correctly! But with some encouragement from her mom, Ashanti spells her name and learns just how special it is"--Provided by publisher
Author
Publisher
Gibbs Smith
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Join Celestina in a fun, heart-warming, and inspiring story about overcoming adversity and following your dreams! Celestina is a bold and brilliant little girl who wants to shoot for the moon! But she's bullied by kids and adults for her daring dream. An unfamiliar yet friendly face shows up with an inspiring idea. Will Celestina abandon her astral ambition, or will she become the next rising star? "Well," said Miss Stella, "it's time that you soar....
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