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Summary: Mama takes her two daughters to the library every summer to pick out books about Black people so they can see the struggles, strength, and hope of people who look like them. Mama's Library Summers is a moving picture book tribute to a strong Black mother, libraries, and the power of reading and of seeing oneself in books. Every summer, Mama takes her two daughters to the library to pick out...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cameron Kids, an imprint of Abrams 2024
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE NOECopies Available at East Bay
1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: JE NOESmith, Nikkolas
Summary: Motivated by the realization of global inequities, a young boy embraces his dual identities as an artist and activist, becoming an "Artivist" to make a difference by using his viral mural as a catalyst for positive change.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: JE SMICopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SMITheresa 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 THEReynolds, Jason
Summary: A celebration of Langston Hughes and African American authors he inspired, told through the lens of the party held at the New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in 1991.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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2 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE REYCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE REYYounge, Lesley
Summary: Allen, known as A-Train because he is the fastest kid around, races through the city towards the one thing that will get him to slow down.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2023
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2 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE YOUEady, Antwan
Summary: A little boy is excited to work alongside his Papa as they collect eggs, plums, peppers and pumpkins to sell at their stand in the farmer's market, but when Papa cannot make it to the stand, his community gathers around him, with dishes made of his own produce.
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2024
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Place a hold to request this item.Greenawalt, Kelly
Summary: "Across three stories, Princess Truly takes the lead by being class leader, helping her pup, Sir Noodle dance in a talent show, and helping lost ducklings find their mom!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Acorn/Scholastic, Inc. 2024
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Summary: "When you meet someone for the first time, they might ask, "Who are your people?" and "Where are you from?" In these pages is a timeless celebration of the individuals and experiences that help shape young children into the most remarkable and unique beings that they can be"--Jacket flap.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE SELLiu-Trujillo, Robert
Summary: Art and his dad venture to their local farmer's market to find fresh ingredients to make a juice that will help Dad overcome his cold, and learn that staying healthy takes carrots, collards, cayenne, and community. Includes recipe for cold-clobbering juice.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lee & Low Books, Inc. 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LIUElbee, Viviane
Summary: Daryl does not want to share his favorite dinosaur book, so when it is time to bring it back to the library he uses all his dinosaur skills to get it back until a friendly librarian encourages him to share.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Bee Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ELBKeats, Ezra Jack
Summary: The adventures of a little boy in the city on a very snowy day.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KEACopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Foreign Language, Call number: JE Set Spanish Keats 1962Armand, Glenda
Summary: During the Great Migration in 1930's Louisiana, eight-year-old Jenny tries to understand why a man named Jim Crow is making trouble for her family.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ARMEady, Antwan
Summary: A little boy is excited to work alongside his Papa as they collect eggs, plums, peppers and pumpkins to sell at their stand in the farmer's market, but when Papa cannot make it to the stand, his community gathers around him, with dishes made of his own produce.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE EADKeller, Shana
Summary: Set in 1865, a young girl named Lettie saves her money so she and her uncle can place an advertisement to find the members of their family that were separated under slavery.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KELCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KELDumond-Desir, Samanka
Summary: When she and her family find a cat and, after no luck finding its owner, decide to keep her, Haitian American kindergartener Liline must come up with the perfect name.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paw Prints Publishing 2023
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN DUMMillner, Denene
Summary: In this heartfelt story about self-discovery, Miles Morales, aka Spider-Man, explores what it means to be an artist, a superhero and himself as he befriends a fellow artist who helps him learn more about his Puerto Rican heritage and the importance of his neighborhood.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Marvel 2023
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Summary: "When Keyana reunites with her best friend who moved away, she learns how to deal with changes to their playtime routine"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE TARReynolds, Jason
Summary: Back in the day, there was a heckuva party, a jam, for a word-making man. The King of Letters. Langston Hughes. His ABCs became drums, bumping jumping thumping like a heart the size of the whole country. They sent some people yelling and others, his word-children, to write their own glory.--Amazon.com
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Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2023