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Books are listed in order of year of publication - newest titles are at the top. There are 16 books in this booklist
£12.99 hardback (2022) - ISBN 13: 9780063057753 | ISBN 10: 0063057751
New York Times bestselling team Joanna Ho and Dung Ho present Eyes That Speak to the Stars, companion to the acclaimed Eyes That Kiss in the Corners. "A brilliant treatise to love of self and heritage." -School Library Journal (starred review) ... more
View book details£12.99 hardback (2019) - ISBN 13: 9781534451865 | ISBN 10: 1534451862
A New York Times bestseller! A visit to Washington, DC’s National Portrait Gallery forever alters Parker Curry’s young life when she views First Lady Michelle Obama’s portrait. When Parker Curry came face-to-face with Amy Sher ... more
View book details£7.99 paperback (2019) - ISBN 13: 9780241346846 | ISBN 10: 0241346843
This beautifully illustrated book introduces readers of all ages to 40 women who changed the world. Featuring forty trailblazing black women in American history, Little Leaders educates and inspires as it relates true stories of breaking boundar ... more
View book details£6.99 paperback (2018) - ISBN 13: 9781481492072 | ISBN 10: 1481492071
A Pakistani-American Muslim girl struggles to stay true to her family’s vibrant culture while simultaneously blending in at school after tragedy strikes her community in this “compassionate, timely novel” (Booklist, starred review) from the awa ... more
View book details£6.99 hardback (2018) - ISBN 13: 9780241366974 | ISBN 10: 0241366976
This perfect bedtime board book is guaranteed to inspire big dreams. Dream big, little one. There's so much you can do. Just look at all the women who came before you... Based on the New York Times bestselling sensation Little Lea ... more
View book details£4.99 hardback (2018) - ISBN 13: 9780241315903 | ISBN 10: 0241315905
Read the stories of the amazing men and women who fought for equality during the US Civil Rights Movement, including Martin Luther King Jr. and the March on Washington, and Rosa Parks and the famous Montgomery Bus Boycott. Learn all about ci ... more
View book details£8.99 paperback (2017) - ISBN 13: 9781481463348 | ISBN 10: 1481463349
A 2016 Coretta Scott King Author Honor book, and recipient of the Walter Dean Myers Award for Outstanding Children's Literature. In this New York Times bestselling novel, two teens--one black, one white--grapple with the repercussions of a ... more
View book details£6.99 paperback (2015) - ISBN 13: 9781471403521 | ISBN 10: 1471403521
A segregated town, a hidden boy, a courageous girl - and a mystery in desperate need of solving. San Francisco, 1900. Thirteen-year-old Lizzy Kennedy is not like the other girls in her town. She'd much rather be helping her doctor father wit ... more
View book details£5.99 paperback (2013) - ISBN 13: 9781408178393 | ISBN 10: 1408178397
The amazing story of Harriet Tubman. Born a slave in the Deep South of the US, she escaped via the Underground Railroad to the north, then went back and helped some 70 more slaves to escape, at great personal risk. She worked as a nurse for the ... more
View book details£6.99 paperback (2012) - ISBN 13: 9781599907833 | ISBN 10: 1599907836
This unique picture book is part history, part poetry, and entirely inspirational. It takes the reader step by simple step through the cumulative story of the US Civil Rights Movement, showing how select pioneers' achievements led up to the ... more
View book details£8.99 paperback (2011) - ISBN 13: 9781600606441 | ISBN 10: 160060644x
Destiny loves words, and her favorite place in the world is Mrs. Wade's bookstore, where words abound. On Saturdays, Destiny helps Mrs. Wade at the store, and at day's end they relax together, drinking tea and reading. Then one Saturday Mrs. Wade doe ... more
View book details£9.99 paperback (2010) - ISBN 13: 9781600602627 | ISBN 10: 1600602622
Paul Robeson, born in 1898 and the son of a pastor, learned from his father to love written and spoken words, to be proud of being black, and to stand up for what he believed was right. These were the things that guided Paul throughout his life. &n ... more
View book details£8.99 paperback (2009) - ISBN 13: 9781600603426 | ISBN 10: 1600603424
Kiri loves to make things. When she receives an origami set for her birthday, she can't wait to try making a butterfly, just like the one Auntie Lu had made. Kiri chooses a bright purple paper and carefully follows the steps, but the paper tears afte ... more
View book details£8.99 paperback (2001) - ISBN 13: 9781584300144 | ISBN 10: 1584300140
Andr dreads Thursdays. Thursday is the day before Mama gets paid at work each week it's the day when money is tight and spirits are low for Andr and his older brother and sister. As report card day approaches, Andr anticipates making t ... more
View book details£14.99 paperback (2000) - ISBN 13: 9781556523700 | ISBN 10: 155652370x
Surprisingly, kids were some of the key instigators in the Civil Rights Movement, for example, Barbara Johns, who held a rally in her elementary school gym that eventually led to the Brown vs. Board of Education Supreme Court school desegregation dec ... more
View book details£8.99 paperback (1994) - ISBN 13: 9781880000267 | ISBN 10: 1880000261
A beautifully illustrated exuberant rap on the differences between us (straight hair, curly hair; brown eyes, blue eyes; light skin, dark skin, etc). American publication but sentiments applicable anywhere. ... more
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