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Author
Series
House of Marionne volume 1
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
From New York Times bestselling author J. Elle comes a modern-day YA romantic fantasy series opener about a glamorous magical world of social elites, forbidden love, and a dark magic that could destroy it all. BURY YOUR SECRET OR DIE FOR IT. 17 year-old Quell has lived her entire life on the run. She and her mother have fled from city to city, in order to hide the deadly magic that flows through Quell's veins. Until someone discovers her dark secret....
2) Blackout
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 9
Formats
Description
Six critically acclaimed, bestselling, and award-winning authors bring the glowing warmth and electricity of Black teen love to this interlinked novel of charming, hilarious, and heartwarming stories that shine a bright light through the dark.
A summer heatwave blankets New York City in darkness. But as the city is thrown into confusion, a different kind of electricity sparks…
A first meeting.
Long-time friends.
Bitter exes.
And maybe the...
4) Moonwalking
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 4
Description
In 1980s Brooklyn, new student JJ Pankowski, an autistic, punk-rock-lover, befriends Pie Velez, an Afro-Latinx math geek and graffiti artist.
6) Black
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
An introduction to the color black.
9) Mommy time
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Formats
Description
Following a day in the life of two rambunctious children and their mom, this warm, revealing picture book builds a bridge of empathy between parent and child and celebrates the value of "Mommy Time."
10) Just family
Author
Pub. Date
1996
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 5
Description
Ten-year-old Beryl is fairly content with her life in East Harlem in the 1960s, until she learns that her older sister is really her half-sister and worries that her family will begin to change.
13) Black gold
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"When the Universe decides to create a child, she draws from the earth--rich, dark, and full of everything that gives life, including eyes like black star sapphires and full lips to speak the truth. With help from the Sun and the Moon, they create a child of the universe: beautiful, powerful, and boundless with the brilliance of black gold"--Jacket flap.
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 8
Description
"Scarlett, a sixteen-year-old private detective in the fictional city of Las Almas, finds herself at the center of a mysterious case--involving ancient curses, priceless artifacts, and jinn--as she discovers that her own family secrets may have more to do with the situation than she thinks"--
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
"Monday through Saturday, Claude and Manman walk Papa to the tap tap stop, where Claude meets all sorts of interesting people waiting for the tap tap. Claude wants to join Papa, but Claude has classes at school and chores at home... On Sunday, Manman and Papa have a surprise for Claude-a ride on the tap tap! They go to the beach, where they meet a lady selling mangoes, a fisherman, a straw-hat maker, a steel drummer, and an artist. They show Claude...
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
"Black children everywhere that no matter what they hear, no matter what they experience, no matter what they're told, their lives matter....Your Life Matters teaches kids to stand tall in the face of racial adversity and fight for the life they dream of. Each page depicts a famous hero from Black history mentoring a child of today and encouraging them to use their mind, heart, voice, and hands in that fight. Hero-mentors in the book include: Maya...
Author
Series
Princess in Black volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Appears on list
Description
#1 Princess in Black: Stopping monsters is no job for dainty Princess Magnolia. But luckily Princess Magnolia has a secret —she’s also the Princess in Black, and stopping monsters is the perfect job for her!
#2 Perfect Princess Party: Today is Princess Magnolia’s birthday party, and she wants everything to be perfect.
#3 Hungry Bunny Horde: It’s a case of monstrous cuteness as the Princess in Black encounters her biggest challenge yet:...