Laura(Illustrator) Freeman
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"An inspiring picture book biography of Ida B. Wells-who was an educator, journalist, feminist, businesswoman, newspaper owner, public speaker, suffragist, civil rights activist, and women's club leader-as told by her great-granddaughter, Michelle Duster"--
Author
Publisher
Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic, Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"A stunning love letter to the important women who shape us -- from our own mothers and grandmothers to the legends who paved the way for girls and women everywhere"--
Includes a brief biography of each famous woman pictured and historical notes.
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Aretha Franklin is the Queen of Soul, a legend. But before she became a star, she was a shy little girl with a voice so powerful it made people jump up, sway, and hum along. Raised in a house full of talking and singing, Aretha learned the values that would carry her through life--from her church choir in Detroit to stages around the world. When she moved to New York City to start her career, it took years of hard work before she had a hit song....
Author
Publisher
Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Ketanji Brown Jackson is no stranger to overcoming obstacles. When a high school guidance counselor told her she should set her sights lower than Harvard, she decided to go to Harvard for college and law school. When she became a public defender and saw inequalities in the justice system, she used her legal skills to advocate for people who needed help, but couldn't afford an attorney. Ketanji's path to the Supreme Court was unique: She's the only...
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A beautifully illustrated, thought-provoking picture book depicts the broad range of cultures in America, the values that bring us together as one people despite our differences, and the many ways we define what it means to be an American"--
Author
Publisher
little bee books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Georgia decided to help the best way she knew how. She worked together with a group of women and together they purchased the supplies they needed--bread, lettuce, and chickens. And off they went to cook. The women brought food to the mass meetings that followed at the church. They sold sandwiches. They sold dinners in their neighborhoods. As the boycotters walked and walked, Georgia cooked and cooked. Georgia Gilmore was a cook at the National Lunch...
11) Nikki & Deja
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
When an arrogant new girl comes to school, third-graders and best friends Nikki and Deja decide to form a club that would exclude her but find the results not what they expected.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Stacey Abrams, politician and Nobel peace prize nominee, is brought to life in this poetic picture book biography that follows Abrams's fight for voters' rights. Narrated by Sojourner Truth, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Septima Clark, and Fannie Lou Hamer, this powerful story tells how Abrams's work was inspired by those luminaries before her." --
13) Pizza party
Author
Series
The Carver chronicles volume 6
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Third-grader Richard and his friends are four days from earning a pizza party for good behavior when a very strict substitute suspects that some of them have been cheating.
14) For you, I will
Author
Publisher
Andscape, Disney Hyperion
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Inspired by a segment originally aired on The Undefeated, ESPN Sports Center Anchor Elle Duncan shares a moving letter written for her daughter that will resonate with moms and daughters everywhere"--
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
A little known civil rights hero and college football MVP finally gets a voice in this fictional account detailing Chester Pierce's game-changing play as he became the first black college football player to compete south of the Mason-Dixon Line.
16) The new kid
Author
Series
Carver chronicles volume 5
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Third-grader Gavin and his friends aren't sure what to make of the new boy in their class, Khufu. He doesn't look or act like other kids. When Gavin's bike goes missing, they think Khufu stole it, but did he?"--
Author
Series
Fighting for justice volume 2
Publisher
Heyday
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Presents the life of a California ex-slave, nurse, and midwife, who started many philanthropic projects.
Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Claudie is traveling from Harlem to Georgia with Mama and Cousin Sidney to meet her grandmother and cousins for the first time. She hopes that learning her family's story will inspire her for the variety show she's planning to raise money to save the boardinghouse her family lives in. Claudie's grandmother tells her a legend from slavery times called "The People Could Fly." In it, an old man whispers magic words, and the enslaved people grow wings...