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• Chicken in the Kitchen

  Okorafor, Nnedi

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  Winner of the Children's Africana Best Book Award, Chicken in the Kitchen follows Anyaugo as she wakes up to find something is not quite right! When she finds a giant chicken in her kitchen being very naughty, Anyaugo wishes her friend…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Come, Read With Me

  Ruurs, Margriet

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  When a dad shares a bedtime story with his two daughters, they suddenly find themselves inside that very same story! Venture along with the family as they meet up with childhood favourites such as a toad and a yellow brick road. This is a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dragons in a Bag

  Elliott, Zetta

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  What do you do when the woman you thought was your grandmother (but isn't) needs your help to deliver baby dragons to a magical world? You say yes! For Jaxon, and friends Vikram and Kavita, this means adventure, excitement, and following…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Forgotten Girl

  Brown, India Hill, 1991-

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  It was just a snow angel - there was no way Iris and Daniel could know that underneath was a crumbling gravestone of a restless spirit. Now a jealous and demanding ghost is causing nightmares and trouble to Iris wherever she goes. Iris and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Very Last Castle

  Jonker, Travis

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  In Ibb's town there is a castle. No one knows what's behind the castle walls, but everyone in town has their own ideas. When Ibb is invited into the very last castle, it is more amazing than she could have believed. A lovely story about a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Hansel and Gretel

  Isadora, Rachel

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  Set in Africa, Hansel and Gretel is a traditional and familiar tale, but is set in a location that breathes new life into the story. Rachel Isadora keeps close to the original Brothers Grimm dark story, using her distinctive paper-cut…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Rapunzel

  Isadora, Rachel

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  Rapunzel is a faithful retelling of the classic Brothers Grimm story of a beautiful girl trapped in a tower by a sorceress. Illustrated using her distinctive paper-cut style illustrations, Rachel Isadora captures Rapunzel's beauty in a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Black Boy Joy

  17 Stories Celebrating Black Boyhood

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  A collection of short stories and poems for readers of all ages that celebrate being a young Black boy, in a vein similar to Jon Scieskca's Guys Read books. Biographies and works listed are included for each author. This is a fantastic…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Hurricane Child

  Callender, Kacen

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  In St. Thomas, being born during a hurricane is bad luck. For twelve-year-old Caroline Murphy— abandoned by her mother, bullied for her darker skin at school, and dogged by a ghost only she can see — that was where her bad luck started.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• King and the Dragonflies

  Callender, Kacen

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  Grappling with his grief, twelve-year-old King spends his spare time in the bayou constantly searching for his dead brother, Khalid, who King believes has become a dragonfly. Before Khalid died, he urged King to stay away from Sandy…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Blood Like Magic

  Sambury, Liselle

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  Witches in Voya Thomas' family receive a Calling, a task that is unique to that witch and is assigned by an ancestor before they can come into their powers. Everyone in Voya's family has received their Calling, it is the way Voya is…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I Am Alfonso Jones

  Medina, Tony

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  Alfonso Jones is excited to play Hamlet in a hip-hop version of the Shakespearean classic at his school. While out buying his first suit, he is murdered. Alfonso wakes up in the afterlife to find himself on a ghost train full of other…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky

  Mbalia, Kwame

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  Tristan Strong feels that he, in no way, lives up to his name, particularly after he failed to save his best friend, Eddie, from the bus accident they were in together. In an attempt to help Tristan cope with the tragedy, he's sent to his…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Long Way Down

  Reynolds, Jason

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  Written in powerful verse, Long Way Down is a story of grief, revenge, and the cycle of violence. When Shawn, Will's brother is murdered, Will knows the rules. No snitching. No crying. Revenge. Will steps onto the elevator at the seventh…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• This Poison Heart

  Bayron, Kalynn

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  If you like creepy old houses, mysteries, poisonous plants, and walled gardens, this book is for you. Briseis has a talent for plants. It's more than just a green thumb, it's actual powers: with a single touch tiny seeds grow and bloom.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Shuri. Wakanda Forever

  Okorafor, Nnedi

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  T'Challa is missing, there is a giant space bug in Wakanda, and Wakanda needs a Black Panther. If Shuri doesn't want to get roped into being the next Black Panther it's up to her to find her wayward brother, defend Wakanda's borders, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• American Street

  Zoboi, Ibi Aanu

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  Fabiola Toussaint thought she was ready, ready to leave her home in Haiti, ready to move to Detroit to live with her American cousins, ready to start at a new school, but she wasn't ready for her mother to be detained at US customs and to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Annaka

  Fenton, Andre

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  When Annaka returns to Yarmouth for Grampy's funeral, she finds his journal, filled with sketches, stories, and memories. The snapshots of a happy childhood. There's something else waiting in Yarmouth for Annaka: her imaginary friend,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Cost of Knowing

  Morris, Brittney

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  Imagine: being Black and male anxious and afraid all the time. Being too anxious to touch someone because then you'll envision what will happen in their immediate future: a break-up, trouble, someone dying. For Alex, who has lost his…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Pet

  Emezi, Akwaeke

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  In utopian Lucille, everyone is accepted, and bad things simply don't exist. When Jam, a selectively mute transgender teen, accidentally bleeds on one of her artist mother's canvases, a creature is formed of the blood. Now the hunt is on…Read moreRead more of this annotation