Richards, Doyin
Summary: "Biscuit the dog is adopted from the shelter and loves his new home and his new human family. The dad, especially, takes good care of Biscuit and is the person who walks him the most. But Biscuit soon realizes that not everyone shares his feelings about his human. His human is Black, and some people in the neighborhood are scared by that. Some people hold their purses closer, or tighten their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Feiwel and Friends, an imprint of Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE RICVerde, Susan
Summary: With its wide sky and warm earth, Princess Gie Gie's kingdom is a beautiful land. But clean drinking water is scarce in her small African village. And try as she might, Gie Gie cannot bring the water closer; she cannot make it run clearer. Every morning, she rises before the sun to make the long journey to the well. Instead of a crown, she wears a heavy pot on her head to collect the water....
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE VERTheresa Tha S.O.N.G.B.I.R.D.
Summary: "A celebration of the meaning of Blackness"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE THENontshokweni, Sihle
Summary: Wanda visits the hair salon, but when Aunty Ada wants to straighten Wanda's hair instead of giving her the style she wants, Wanda and her new friend Nkiruka come up with a plan.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crocodile Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE NONFree, Travon
Summary: Last winter solstice the whole world turned upside down when every single Black person gained a superpower that lasted exactly one day before disappearing entirely. It's three days until the next solstice, and everyone on Earth is anxiously holding their breath to see if it happens again. Everyone except the Wallace kids--they're betting their lives their powers will return and they plan to use...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dark Horse Books 2023
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Summary: When Springville residents--at least the ones still alive--are questioned about what happened on prom night, they all have the same explanation . . . Maddy did it. An outcast at her small-town Georgia high school, Madison Washington has always been a teasing target for bullies. And she's dealt with it because she has more pressing problems to manage. Until the morning a surprise rainstorm...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC JACDean, Benjamin
Summary: Heavy is the crown James has been born to wear, especially as the first Black heir to the British throne. But with his father's recent passing, and with a new boyfriend to hide, James is woefully unprepared for the sudden shine of public scrutiny. When his secrets come spilling forth across tabloid pages and the man he thought he loved has suddenly disappeared, James finds himself on the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC DEASambury, Liselle
Summary: Told in alternating timelines, seventeen-year-old Daisy and her mother move into her deceased uncle's mansion, only to find horrors waiting inside, and ten years later, Brittney investigates the mystery behind the Miracle Mansion that turned her mother's life around.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Margaret K. McElderry Books 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC SAMAdodo, Edudzi
Summary: Zero was a mass of conflicting emotions. This would be his first mission. What if they failed to find the Mask of the Shaman King? The entire galaxy was at stake.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD FIC ADOAdodo, Edudzi
Summary: After stumbling upon a strange, golden pyramid that imbues him with a legendary power, Zero is recruited to take part in a dangerous, intergalactic quest to track down the infamous mask of the Shaman King.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Norton Young Readers, an imprint of W. W. Norton & Company 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC ADOBayron, Kalynn
Summary: London, 1885. Gabriel Utterson, a 17-year-old law clerk, has returned to London for the first time since his life-- and that of his dearest friend, Henry Jekyll--was derailed by a scandal that led to his and Henry's expulsion from the London Medical School. Whispers about the true nature of Gabriel and Henry's relationship have followed the boys for two years, and now Gabriel has a chance to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Feiwel and Friends 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC BAYAtinuke
Summary: Acclaimed author and storyteller Atinuke reunites with illustrator Onyinye Iwu for a follow-up to their highly acclaimed first chapter book about a little girl with a mighty will and charm to spare. Too Small Tola lives in an apartment with her clever sister, Moji; her big brother, Dapo; and Grandmommy, who is very bossy. In the first of three endearing new adventures, Tola is sized just right...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Playaway Products, LLC 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG ATIBello, A. (Abiola)
Summary: Trey Anderson balances the pressures of school popularity with a job at his family’s beloved local bookshop, Wonderland. Quirky, creative Ariel Spencer needs tuition for the prestigious art program of her dreams, and an opening at Wonderland is the answer. When Trey and Ariel learn that Wonderland is on the brink of being shut down by a neighborhood gentrifier, they team up to stop the doors...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Soho Press, Inc. 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC BELAtinuke
Summary: "Too Small Tola lives in an apartment with her clever sister, Moji; her big brother, Dapo; and Grandmommy, who is very bossy. In the first of three endearing new adventures, Tola is sized just right to wriggle under the bed and rescue Grandmommy's prized possession when it goes missing. Her savvy and math skills save the day when Grandmommy gets sick, and when the family can't afford new...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2022
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE ATICopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE ATISambury, Liselle
Summary: While struggling with her new role as Matriarch, Voya has a vision of a terrifying, deadly future, and with a newfound sense of purpose, she vows to do whatever it takes to bring her shattered community together and prevent the destruction of them all.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Margaret K. McElderry Books 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC SAMUtomi, Moses Ose
Summary: Sixteen-year-old Dirt, a retired elite female fighter, must enter the South God Bow tournament to protect her found family of younger sisters and their beloved Mud Fam.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC UTOSummary: A Nigerian villager is eager to work as a civil servant for the British authorities, including a sympathetic district officer, in the hopes that it will benefit him in the future. Instead, his ambition leads to his tragic downfall. Mister Johnson, based on a 1939 novel by Joyce Cary, is a graceful, heartfelt drama about the limits of idealism, affectingly acted and handsomely shot.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in NEW Digital Video Disc, Call number: BLU-RAY DRAMA MISWilliams, Brittany N.
Summary: In 1605 London, sixteen-year-old Joan Sands' magical ability to control metal makes her a skilled craftswoman, but her family gift for observing the Fae, who recently broke the Pact and are now brutally attacking mortals, draws Joan into political intrigue in both human and Fae worlds.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC WILCallender, Kacen
Summary: Lark Winters wants to be a writer, and for now that means posting on their social media accounts--anything to build their platform. When former best friend Kasim accidentally posts a thread on Lark's Twitter declaring his love for a secret, unrequited crush, Lark's tweets are suddenly the talk of the school--and beyond. To protect Kasim, Lark decides to take the fall, pretending they...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC CALAdichie, Chimamanda Ngozi
Summary: Chino loves the scarf her mother ties around her hair at night, and takes it on endless adventures during the day as a reminder of the ones she loves.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE GRAGoka, Ruby Yayra
Summary: Ghana. Eldest of four girls, Amerley is offered a job working for one of her mother's old school friends. She has to accept: her wages will feed her family, help her sisters stay in school, and ensure that her mother won't have to worry about them. Amerley's move to Accra isn't easy, but she soon settles into her new life away from her small village-- until she is raped by the son of her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Norton Young Readers 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC GOKAkinmade-Akerström, Lola
Summary: "Can a career woman truly have it all? Powerful marketing executive Kemi Adeyemi has finally found the man she needs, but Tobias Wikström thinks she's the most selfish woman he has ever met for asking him to give up his life in Sweden and move to the US for her own comfort. Will Kemi be forced to stay if she wants to keep him while chipping away at her hard-earned career? As things begin to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 2023
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC AKEShea, Jamison
Summary: "Laure Mesny is a perfectionist with an axe to grind. Despite being constantly overlooked in the elite and cutthroat world of the Parisian ballet, she will do anything to prove that a Black girl can take center stage. To level the playing field, Laure ventures deep into the depths of the Catacombs and strikes a deal with a pulsating river of blood. The primordial power Laure gains promises...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC SHECharles, Tami
Summary: "Lyrical, affirmational, and bursting with love, We Are Here is a poignant story about Black and brown heritage and community. Full of assurance, tenderness, and triumph, this much-anticipated follow-up to the New York Times bestselling picture book All Because You Matter offers an equally inspirational and arresting ode to all of the Black women and men throughout history who have made...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2023