Diverse Characters
If you come softly
Jacqueline Woodson
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Woodson Jacquel
Black Lives Matter, Diverse Characters, Read Woke, Young Adult
After meeting at their private school in New York, fifteen-year-old Jeremiah, who is black and whose parents are separated, and Ellie, who is white and whose mother has twice abandoned her, fall in love and then try to cope with people's reactions.
Children of blood and bone
Tomi Adeyemi
eBOOK
Black Lives Matter, Diverse Characters, Read Woke, Young Adult
Seventeen-year-old Zélie, her older brother Tzain, and rogue princess Amari fight to restore magic to the land and activate a new generation of magi, but they are ruthlessly pursued by the crown prince, who believes the return of magic will mean the end of the monarchy.
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Watch us rise
Renée Watson
eBOOK
Black Lives Matter, Diverse Characters, Read Woke, Young Adult
Frustrated by the way women are treated--even at their progressive New York City high school--two best friends start a Women's Rights Club, post their essays and poems online, and watch it go viral, attracting positive support as well as trolls.
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Lola gets a cat
Anna McQuinn
jE Mcquinn
Picture Books, Black Lives Matter, Diverse Characters, Animals
More than anything Lola would like a cat, but first she must learn how to care for it.
I love the Lola and Leo books by Anna McQuinn and Rosalind Beardshaw. The books in these two series are always the perfect size and length for lap or small group sharing with toddlers. -Casey
Bedtime bonnet
Nancy Amanda Redd
jE/Redd
Picture Books, Black Lives Matter, Diverse Characters
As family members braid, brush, twirl, roll, and tighten their hair before bedtime, putting on kerchiefs, wave caps, and other protective items, the little sister cannot find her bonnet.
I can't wait to see this one when it gets in! -Casey
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