The 1619 Project: Born on the Water
The 1619 Project’s lyrical picture book in verse chronicles the consequences of slavery and the history of Black resistance in the United States, thoughtfully rendered by Pulitzer Prize-winning journa…
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Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre
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Opal Lee and What It Means to Be Free: The True Story of the Grandmother of Juneteenth
Black activist Opal Lee had a vision of Juneteenth as a holiday for everyone. Growing up in Texas, Opal knew the history of Juneteenth, but she soon discovered that many Americans had never heard of t…
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Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation
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An American Story (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner)
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Freckleface Strawberry
If you have freckles, you can try these things:
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1) Make them go away. Unless scrubbing doesn't work.
2) Cover them up. Unless your mom yells at you for using a marker.
3) Disappear.
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Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut
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There Was a Party for Langston: (Caldecott Honor & Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor)
A Caldecott Honor Book
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A Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book
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My Powerful Hair
From the award-winning and bestselling author of We Are Water Protectors comes an empowering picture book about family history, self-expression, and reclaiming your identity
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A New York Times bestseller!
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The Proudest Blue
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