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[2021]., Pre-adolescent, Delacorte Press Call No: REALISTIC F BLA Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: From seventeen acclaimed Black male and nonbinary authors comes a vibrant collection of stories, comics, and poems about the power of joy and the wonders of Black boyhood.
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2021., Pre-adolescent, Little, Brown and Company Call No: Sports Fic Rhodes Edition: First trade paperback edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Twelve-year-old Donte is the darker-skinned brother of Trey, which in his racist, mostly-white school has earned him the nickname Black Brother. When the captain of the school fencing team successfully frames him for something he didn't do, Donte is arrested and suspended from school. Joining a local youth center, Donte meets former Olympic fencer Arden Jones and begins training to defeat his school bully and find courage to confront the racist system that got him arrested.
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By Craft, Jerry2020., General Call No: 741.5 Cra Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: New York Times bestselling author Jerry Craft returns with a companion book to New Kid, winner of the 2020 Newbery Medal, the Coretta Scott King Author Award, and the Kirkus Prize. This time, it's Jordan's friend Drew who takes center stage in another laugh-out-loud funny, powerful, and important story about being one of the few kids of color in a prestigious private school.
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[2021]., Adolescent, Balzer + Bray Call No: Realistic Fic Thomas Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Seventeen-year-old Maverick "Mav" Carter begins dealing drugs for the King Lords as a way to help support his family while his father is in jail. When he learns that his girlfriend is pregnant, his focus shifts and he tries to make a clean break from drug dealing. However, a loved one's murder makes it difficult to forget his old ties, and he must figure out for himself the meaning of loyalty, manhood, and responsibility.
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[2017]., Primary, Bolden, an Agate imprint Call No: Easy BARNES Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Celebrates the magnificent feeling that comes from walking out of a barber shop with newly-cut hair.
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[2017]., Primary, Bolden, an Agate imprint Call No: [E] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Celebrates the magnificent feeling that comes from walking out of a barber shop with newly-cut hair.
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[2017]., Shout Mouse Press Call No: YOUNG ADULT Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Sixteen-year-old Tajon is killed by a police officer and the people of his community share how it influences their lives.
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[2017]., Shout Mouse Press Call No: TEEN FIC DAY Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Sixteen-year-old Tajon is killed by a police officer and the people of his community share how it influences their lives.
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2015., Penguin Group (USA) Call No: [Fic] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: When his little sister points out that he needs more friends, 8-year-old EllRay interviews numerous candidates from his class and engages everyone in fun-filled activities during recess to see who shares his interests.
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[2015]., Primary, Viking, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Call No: [Fic] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: EllRay Jakes Volume: 8Summary Note: Eight-year-old EllRay Jakes of Oak Glen Primary School is looking for a new best friend, and he decides that the best way to find one is to come up with a bunch of amazing things to do at recess--and see who shares in the fun.
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-- Game of Love & Death2015., Adolescent, Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. Call No: [Fic] Edition: 1st ed., May 2015. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: In Seattle in 1937 two seventeen-year-olds, Henry, who is white, and Flora, who is African-American, become the unwitting pawns in a game played by two immortal figures, Love and Death, where they must choose each other at the end, or one of them will die.
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-- Game of Love & Death2015., Adolescent, Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. Call No: FANTASY FIC BRO Edition: 1st ed., May 2015. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: In Seattle in 1937 two seventeen-year-olds, Henry, who is white, and Flora, who is African-American, become the unwitting pawns in a game played by two immortal figures, Love and Death, where they must choose each other at the end, or one of them will die.
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-- Game of Love & Death2015., Adolescent, Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc Call No: ROMANCE Edition: 1st ed., May 2015. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: In Seattle in 1937 two seventeen-year-olds, Henry, who is white, and Flora, who is African-American, become the unwitting pawns in a game played by two immortal figures, Love and Death, where they must choose each other at the end, or one of them will die.
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[2008]., Juvenile, Square Fish Call No: Young adult FIC APPLEGATE Edition: First Square Fish edition. Availability:6 of 6 At Location(s) Summary Note: Kek, an African refugee, is confronted by many strange things at the Minneapolis home of his aunt and cousin, as well as in his fifth grade classroom, and longs for his missing mother, but finds comfort in the company of a cow and her owner.
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2006, c2005., Juvenile, Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Paperbacks For Children Call No: Sports Edition: 1st Jump at the Sun Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Andre Anderson, an African-American teenager enjoying a summer filled with pickup basketball, a new girlfriend, and an internship at a popular magazine, becomes the target of violent bigotry when he writes a powerful article on racism.
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2006, c2005., Juvenile, Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Paperbacks For Children Call No: Sports FIC SITOMER Edition: 1st Jump at the Sun/Hyperion trade pbk. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Andre Anderson, an African-American teenager enjoying a summer filled with pickup basketball, a new girlfriend, and an internship at a popular magazine, becomes the target of violent bigotry when he writes a powerful article on racism.
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c2005., Hyperion Books for Children Call No: YOUNG ADULT Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Click here to view Summary Note: Andre Anderson is a black teenager who loves to play basketball, When he is viciously attacked, it calls his whole world into question--even his deadly jumpshot.
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[2019], Pre-adolescent, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Call No: 974.7 1 043 092 2 Edition: Young reader's ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "[Adapted from the original book], eleven-year-old Maurice must beg for change in order to eat, but when Laura stops to help, they begin a years-long friendship that gives each a new perspective and hope. Includes a list of suggested acts of kindness"--Provided by publisher.
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2017., Juvenile, Candlewick Press Call No: E Cor Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Jabari is definitely ready to jump off the diving board. He's finished his swimming lessons and passed his swim test, and he's a great jumper, so he's not scared at all. "Looks easy," says Jabari, watching the other kids take their turns. But when his dad squeezes his hand, Jabari squeezes back. He needs to figure out what kind of special jump to do anyway, and he should probably do some stretches before climbing up onto the diving board. In a sweetly appealing tale of overcoming your fears, newcomer Gaia Cornwall captures a moment between a patient and encouraging father and a determined little boy you can't help but root for"--Amazon.com.
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By Alonge, L. J[2016]., Adolescent, Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House Call No: YOUNG ADULT Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Fifteen-year-old Justin keeps a list of goals stashed under his mattress. Number 1 is 'figure out life plans.' Number 7 is 'play a little basketball every day.' Nowhere on that list is 'take on the crew from Ghosttown,' but he's not that type to back down from a challenge"--Back cover.
