Jump at the sun : the true life tale of unstoppable storycatcher Zora Neale Hurston by Williams, Alicia 

BTSB Prebound(Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2021)

BTSB #: 951057 Available

Dewey: 813/BAges: 4-8   
AR: 5.1 LG Lexile: 1030 AD

Genres:

Subjects: Hurston, Zora Neale American novelists|y20th century - Biography African American novelists - Biography African American women - Southern States - Biography Folklorists - United States - Biography

Summary: Zora's mama always told her that if she wanted something, "to jump at de sun," because even though you might not land quite that high, at least you'd get off the ground. So Zora jumped from place to place, from the port of the general store where she listened to folktales, to Howard University, to Harlem. And everywhere she jumped, she shined sunlight on the tales most people hadn't been bothered to listen to until Zora.

On her wings : the story of Toni Morrison by Nolen, Jerdine 

BTSB Prebound(Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2022)

BTSB #: 679470 Available

Dewey: 813/BAges: 4-8   
Lexile: 790 AD

Genres:

Subjects: Morrison, Toni American novelists|y20th century - Biography African American novelists - Biography

Summary: Discover the early life and legacy of groundbreaking American writer Toni Morrison.

Star child : a biographical constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler by Zoboi, Ibi Aanu 

BTSB Prebound(Dutton Children's Books, 2023)

BTSB #: 924671 Available

Dewey: 813/BAges: 10-14   
AR: 7 MG

Genres:

Subjects: Butler, Octavia E American fiction - African American authors - Biography Science fiction - Women authors - Biography African American novelists - Biography African American women authors - Biography

Summary: Illuminates the young life of the visionary storyteller Octavia E. Butler in poems and prose. Born into the Space Race, the Red Scare, and the dawning Civil Rights Movement, Butler experienced an American childhood that shaped her into the groundbreaking science-fiction storyteller whose novels continue to challenge and delight readers fifteen years after her death.

Star child : a biographical constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler by Zoboi, Ibi Aanu 

Paperback(Dutton Children's Books, 2023)

BTSB #: 924674 Temp OS

Dewey: 813/BAges: 10-14   
AR: 7 MG

Genres:

Subjects: Butler, Octavia E American fiction - African American authors - Biography Science fiction - Women authors - Biography African American novelists - Biography African American women authors - Biography

Summary: Illuminates the young life of the visionary storyteller Octavia E. Butler in poems and prose. Born into the Space Race, the Red Scare, and the dawning Civil Rights Movement, Butler experienced an American childhood that shaped her into the groundbreaking science-fiction storyteller whose novels continue to challenge and delight readers fifteen years after her death.

Toni Morrison [Heroes of Black history]by Levy, Janey 

Paperback(Gareth Stevens, 2021)

BTSB #: 567644 Available

Dewey: 813/BAges: 8-11   
AR: 5.6 MG

Genres:

Subjects: Morrison, Toni African American novelists - Biography Women authors - Biography Literary prizes

Summary: A biography of Toni Morrison, including her childhood in Lorain, Ohio, through her marriage, academic career, editing career, writing success, and more.

Toni Morrison [Heroes of Black history]by Levy, Janey 

BTSB Prebound(Gareth Stevens, 2021)

BTSB #: 567646 Available

Dewey: 813/BAges: 8-11   
AR: 5.6 MG

Genres:

Subjects: Morrison, Toni African American novelists - Biography Women authors - Biography Literary prizes

Summary: A biography of Toni Morrison, including her childhood in Lorain, Ohio, through her marriage, academic career, editing career, writing success, and more.