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Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
In this game of life your family is the court and the ball is your heart. JB and I are almost thirteen. Twins. Tow basketball goals at opposite ends of the court. Identical. Its easy to tell us apart though. Im an inch taller, with dreads to my neck. He gets his head shaved once a month. I want to go to Duke. He flaunts Carolina blue. If we didnt love each other, wed hate each other.
Series
Miles Morales Spider-man volume 1
Publisher
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., a subsidiary of Marvel Entertainment, LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Miles Morales swings back into the spotlight! When the rampaging rhino and a cadre of mysterious criminals start plaguing Brooklyn, things take a dark turn for the young Spider-Man! What mystery lurks under the surface of this newest villainous uprising? Why does the Rhino have minions? And who is the new antagonist who may just become Miles most dangerous foe? Maybe Captain America has the answers! Then, get ready for&Miles Morales day off! Vice...
Publisher
Black Mask Studios, LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"In a world where only black people have superpowers, what price do they fetch on the black market? From the pages of BLACK, this new story features Anansi and Hoodrat investigating a human trafficking ring that will take them across the globe and bring them face-to-face with dark pasts of abuse, child soldiers, and families torn apart."-- cover page 4.
4) Black
Publisher
Black Mask Studio
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"In a world that already hates and fears them - what if only Black people had superpowers? After being gunned down by police, Kareem Jenkins miraculously survives and learns that he is part of the biggest lie in history - only black people have superpowers. Now he must decide whether it's safer to keep it a secret or if the truth will set him free"-- cover page 4.
Author
Series
Strange fruit volume 2
Publisher
Fulcrum Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Strange Fruit, Volume II: More Uncelebrated Narratives from Black History is a collection of stories from early African American history that represent the oddity of success in the face of great adversity. Each of the eight illustrated chapters chronicles an uncelebrated African American hero or event. Joel Christian Gill offers historical and cultural commentary on heroes whose stories are not often found in history books, such as Cathay Williams,...
Author
Series
Stuntboy volume 1
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Portico Reeves' secret identity as Stuntboy allows him to use his superpower keep everybody safe, but when his superhero parents start fighting a lot he feels the responsibility to save them.
Author
Publisher
Oni Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"When St. Ivory Academy, a historically white wizarding school, opens its doors to its first-ever black student, everyone believes that the wizarding community is finally taking its first crucial steps toward inclusivity. Or is it? When Tom Token, the beneficiary of the school's "Magical Minority Initiative," begins uncovering weird clues and receiving creepy texts on his phone, he and his friend, Lindsay, stumble into a conspiracy that dates all...
Publisher
Z2 Comics
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"A meditation on music, race, obsession, and how far someone will go to see their vision become real, Murder Ballads follows the fall and reinvention of Nate Theodore, the dead-broke and deadbeat owner of a failed record label who is on a cross-country drive in the dead of winter with his wife Mary, fleeing the wreckage of their business and heading towards the destruction of their marriage. But Nate is given an unexpected chance to redeem himself...
Author
Publisher
Lion Forge
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
In 2010, Professor John Jennings and Dr. Damian Duffy compiled and published a 176-page collection of art and essays celebrating the vibrant African American independent comics community. Black Comix featured over 50 contributors, including Dawud Anyabwile, Eric Battle, Kenji Marshall, Afua Richardson, Larry Stroman, Rob Stull, Lance Tooks, and many, many more. It met high praise throughout the industry and quickly sold through its respectable print...
10) Class act
Author
Series
New kid (Jerry Craft) volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Eighth grader Drew Ellis is no stranger to the saying You have to work twice as hard to be just as good.
Series
Power Man and Iron Fist volume 1
Publisher
Marvel Worldwide Inc., a subsidary of Marvel Entertainment, LLC
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"The best buddy team in comics, reunited at last! Luke Cage and Danny Rand, the Heroes For Hire turned Avengers, are going back to street level basics - and there's a mystery to solve that will draw in crime lords, hired goons and old friends! But which of the three pose the most trouble? When a villain gets her hands on the mystical Supersoul Stone, the Big Apple may end up poisoned by magic - unless Luke and Danny can put a stop to her plan. To...
12) Smoove City
Author
Publisher
ONI Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Ray, Ronnie, Vinnie, and Mikey (A.K.A. Smoove City) are four besties dreaming of boy band stardom. At the mall food court, theres lots of time for daydreaming, But all that changes when they finally scrape up enough money to record a demo tape one theyre sure will land them a big-time record deal. Instead, they get swerved into a very un-smooth world of shady managers, smelly tour buses, and a huge misunderstanding that transforms them from unknown...
Publisher
Valiant Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Mentor. Savior. Enemy of the State. Seeking to protect other vulnerable super-powered psiots like herself, Livewire plunged the United States into a nationwide blackout with her technopathic abilities, causing untold devastation. After choosing the few over the many, she must now outrun the government she served - and those she once called allies. With the whole world hunting her, what kind of hero will Livewire be...or will she be one at all? Start...
Author
Publisher
Archaia, a division of Boom Entertainment, Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"'When I was a young girl, my husband's father flew an air machine into the sun. Since then, the days have been dark, the nights bright.' Follow the journey of two young adults, Joshua and Claire, each individually shaped by the day the sky went dark, but drawn to each other because of it. Coming of age in this new landscape, they will be forced to confront and challenge notions of identity, guilt, and survival as the darkness grows around them. When...
Author
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"In the turbulent era of late 1950s Manhattan with jazz, the Civil Rights Movement, and the Red Scare as the volatile ingredients three groundbreaking black cartoonists defy convention and pay the price. Cliff Murphy is matinee handsome, a light-skinned, straight-haired black man and a comics artist known for his glamour girl art who passes for white downtown. Stephaney Stef
Author
Publisher
Silver Sprocket
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
"Your Black Friend and Other Strangers is a collection of culturally charged comics by cartoonist Ben Passmore, including the Eisner Award nominated and Ignatz Award-winning "Your Black Friend," named one of NPR's 100 favorite comics of all time in 2017. Passmore masterfully tackles comics about race, gentrification, the prison system, online dating, gross punks, bad street art, kung fu movie references, beating up God, and lots of other grown-up...
Series
Power Man and Iron Fist volume 2
Publisher
Marvel Worldwide, Inc
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Power Man must free the imprisoned Iron Fist, despite his team of former criminals possibly being more of a hindrance than a help.
Series
Power Man and Iron Fist volume 3
Publisher
Marvel Enterprises
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Tombstone, Mr. Fish, Piranha, Cottonmouth, Black Cat and a mysterious new player are all vying for a piece of the pie - and New York is caught in the crossfire! Power Man and Iron Fist fight to take back the streets, but Luke has other problems too - big ones. Jessica Jones has left him, and taken their daughter with her. Cage isn't taking it well - and while Danny wants to be there for his friend, he's got issues of his own. Meanwhile, double, double,...
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