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Fast pitch / by Stone, Nic.;
"Shenice Lockwood dreams of leading the Fulton Firebirds to the U12 softball regional championship. But Shenice's focus gets shaken when her great-uncle Jack reveals that a career-ending-and family-name-ruining-crime may have been a setup. It's up to Shenice to discover the truth about her family's past-and fast-before secrets take the Firebirds out of the game forever"--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Baseball stories.; Softball; Racism; African Americans; Families; Family secrets;
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Zuri Ray and the backyard bash / by Charles, Tami.; Sordo, Sharon.;
Zuri Ray is back! And this time, she's got a party to plan. With summer coming to an end, a backyard bash is an absolute must, and Zuri's not letting her parents' questionable tastes anywhere near the details. The food, the decorations, the entertainment<U+2014>everything has to be perfect. Good thing her friends are ready to help!Ages 4-8.LSC
Subjects: Individuality; African Americans; Best friends; Friendship; Parties;
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Martin Luther King Jr. / by Howell, Izzi.;
Martin Luther King Jr -- Childhood -- Black people and white people -- Civil rights -- Protests -- The March on Washington -- New rights -- Death -- Remembering -- Quiz -- Glossary."Find out about the life of Martin Luther King Jr. from how he fought racism and led the civil rights movement in the United States to his tragic death and how he is remembered now around the world. The book has photographs and a simple text suitable for young children"--Provided by publisher.Guided reading: O.LSC
Subjects: King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968; African Americans; Civil rights workers; African Americans;
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I love you more than ... / by Diggs, Taye.; Evans, Shane.;
A father reassures his young son that although they cannot always be together, he misses his baby boy and always thinks about him.LSC
Subjects: Fathers and sons; Separated parents; Love; African Americans;
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A pair of wings : a novel / by Hopson, Carole,author.;
"A riveting, adventurous novel inspired by the life of pioneer aviatrix Bessie Coleman, a Black woman who learned to fly at the dawn of aviation, and found freedom in the air"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Coleman, Bessie, 1892-1926; African American women air pilots; Air pilots;
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Amari and the night brothers / by Alston, B. B.;
Thirteen-year-old Amari, a poor Black girl from the projects, gets an invitation from her missing brother to join the Bureau of Supernatural Affairs and join in the fight against an evil magician.LSC
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Magic; Missing persons; Brothers and sisters; African Americans;
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Mia Mayhem is a superhero! / by West, Kara.; Hernandez, Leeza.;
Eight-year-old Mia Macarooney is delighted to learn she is from a family of superheroes, but her acceptance into the Program for In Training Superheroes requires she take a placement exam.Ages 5-9.LSC
Subjects: Macarooney, Mia (Fictitious character); Superheroes; African Americans; Examinations;
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Faith Ringgold : narrating the world in pattern and color / by Jackson, Sharna.; Pippins, Andrea.; Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.);
Presents an illustrated look at the life of American painter, writer, mixed media sculptor, and performance artist, Faith Ringgold.LSC
Subjects: Ringgold, Faith; African American artists; Artists;
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On rotation : a novel / by Obuobi, Shirlene,author.;
Ghanaian-American Angela Appiah has checked off all the boxes for the "Perfect Immigrant Daughter." Enroll in an elite medical school, Snag a suitable lawyer/doctor/engineer boyfriend, Surround self with a gaggle of successful and/or loyal friends. But then it quickly all falls apart: her boyfriend dumps her, she bombs the most important exam of her medical career, and her best friend pulls away. And her parents, whose approval seems to hinge on how closely she follows the path they chose, are a lot less proud of their daughter. It's a quarter life crisis of epic proportions. Angie, who has always faced her problems by working "twice as hard to get half as far," is at a loss. Suddenly, she begins to question everything: her career choice, her friendships, even why she's attracted to men who don't love her as much as she loves them. And just when things couldn't get more complicated, enter Ricky Gutierrez--brilliant, thoughtful, sexy, and most importantly, seems to see Angie for who she is instead of what she can represent. Unfortunately, he's also got "wasteman" practically tattooed across his forehead, and Angie's done chasing mirages of men. Or so she thinks. For someone who's always been in control, Angie realizes that there's one thing she can't plan on: matters of her heart.
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Novels.; African American women; Children of immigrants; Man-woman relationships; Women medical students;
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Mrs. Grant and Madame Jule : a novel / by Chiaverini, Jennifer.;
Includes bibliographical references."The New York Times bestselling author of Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker and Mrs. Lincoln's Rival imagines the inner life of Julia Grant, beloved as a Civil War general's wife and the First Lady, yet who grappled with a profound and complex relationship with the slave who was her namesake-until she forged a proud identity of her own. In 1844, Missouri belle Julia Dent met dazzling horseman Lieutenant Ulysses S Grant. Four years passed before their parents permitted them to wed, and the groom's abolitionist family refused to attend the ceremony. Since childhood, Julia owned as a slave another Julia, known as Jule. Jule guarded her mistress's closely held twin secrets: She had perilously poor vision but was gifted with prophetic sight. So it was that Jule became Julia's eyes to the world. And what a world it was, marked by gathering clouds of war. The Grants vowed never to be separated, but as Ulysses rose through the ranks-becoming general in chief of the Union Army-so did the stakes of their pact. During the war, Julia would travel, often in the company of Jule and the four Grant children, facing unreliable transportation and certain danger to be at her husband's side. Yet Julia and Jule saw two different wars. While Julia spoke out for women-Union and Confederate-she continued to hold Jule as a slave behind Union lines. Upon the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, Jule claimed her freedom and rose to prominence as a businesswoman in her own right, taking the honorary title Madame. The two women's paths continued to cross throughout the Grants' White House years in Washington, DC, and later in New York City, the site of Grant's Tomb. Mrs. Grant and Madame Jule is the first novel to chronicle this singular relationship, bound by sight and shadow"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Grant, Julia Dent, 1826-1902; African American women; Female friendship; Presidents' spouses;
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