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665797
145th Street : short stories by Myers, Walter Dean 

Paperback(Ember, 2012)


Publication Date: 02/14/2012

BTSB #: 665797 Available

Dewey: 808/SAges: 12-16   
RC: 6.2 9-12 Lexile: 800

Subjects: African Americans - Fiction Short stories Harlem (New York, N.Y.) - Fiction


Summary: Ten stories portray life on a block in Harlem.


9.83 *

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661523
47 by Mosley, Walter 

Paperback(Little, Brown, 2006)


Publication Date: 11/01/2006

BTSB #: 661523 Temp OS

Dewey: FAges: 12-16   
AR: 5.3 MG RC: 5.2 9-12 Lexile: 860 F&P: X

Genres: Historical Fiction


Subjects: Slavery - Fiction African Americans - Fiction Plantation life - Fiction Freedom - Fiction Magic - Fiction Georgia - History|y1775-1865 - Fiction


Summary: Number 47, a fourteen-year-old slave boy growing up under the watchful eye of a brutal master in 1832, meets the mysterious Tall John, who introduces him to a magical science and also teaches him the meaning of freedom.


9.83 *

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975778
A-train Allen by Younge, Lesley 

BTSB Prebound(Sleeping Bear Press, 2023)


Publication Date: 03/15/2023

BTSB #: 975778 Available

Dewey: EAges: 4-8   


Genres: Multicultural


Subjects: Grandparent-grandchild relationship - Fiction Grandmothers - Fiction African Americans - Fiction


Summary: Allen, known as A-Train because he is the fastest kid around, races through the city towards the one thing that will get him to slow down.


24.13 *

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628156
Abby takes a stand [Scraps Of Time]by McKissack, Pat 

Paperback(Viking, 2005)


Publication Date: 12/28/2006

BTSB #: 628156 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 3.6 MG RC: 3 3-5 Lexile: 580 F&P: Q

Subjects: Segregation - Fiction Civil rights demonstrations - Fiction African Americans - Fiction Nashville (Tenn.) - Fiction


Summary: Gee recalls for her grandchildren the 1960 sit-ins held at restaurants and lunch counters in Nashville, Tennessee to protest segregation.


6.55 *

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100423
Ada Magnifica y los pantalones peligrosos [Preguntones Volume: Book 2]by Beaty, Andrea 

PaperbackSPANISH(Alfaguara Infantil y Juvenil, 2021)


Publication Date: 10/20/2020

BTSB #: 100423 Available

Dewey: FAges: 6-9   
AR: 3.5 LG

Genres: Spanish Language Humorous Fiction


Subjects: Questions and answers - Fiction Scientists - Fiction Rescues - Fiction African Americans - Fiction Spanish language - Reading materials


Summary: When Rosie's Uncle Ned gets a little carried away wearing his famous helium pants, it's up to Ada and friends to chase him down. As Uncle Ned floats farther and farther away, Ada starts asking lots of questions: How high can a balloon float? Is it possible for Uncle Ned to float into outer space? And what's the best plan for getting him down? In Spanish.


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100433
Ada Magnifica y los pantalones peligrosos [Preguntones Volume: Book 2]by Beaty, Andrea 

BTSB PreboundSPANISH(Alfaguara Infantil y Juvenil, 2021)


Publication Date: 10/20/2020

BTSB #: 100433 Available

Dewey: FAges: 6-9   
AR: 3.5 LG

Genres: Spanish Language Humorous Fiction


Subjects: Questions and answers - Fiction Scientists - Fiction Rescues - Fiction African Americans - Fiction Spanish language - Reading materials


Summary: When Rosie's Uncle Ned gets a little carried away wearing his famous helium pants, it's up to Ada and friends to chase him down. As Uncle Ned floats farther and farther away, Ada starts asking lots of questions: How high can a balloon float? Is it possible for Uncle Ned to float into outer space? And what's the best plan for getting him down? In Spanish.


100449
Ada Twist and the perilous pants [Questioneers Volume: #2]by Beaty, Andrea 

BTSB Prebound(Amulet Books, 2019)


Publication Date: 04/15/2019

BTSB #: 100449 Available

Dewey: FAges: 6-9   
AR: 4 LG RC: 3.2 3-5 Lexile: 560 F&P: P

Genres: Humorous Fiction


Subjects: Questions and answers - Fiction Scientists - Fiction Rescues - Fiction African Americans - Fiction


Summary: When Rosie Revere's Uncle Ned gets a little carried away wearing his famous helium pants, it's up to Ada and friends to chase him down. As Uncle Ned floats farther and farther away, Ada starts asking lots of questions: How high can a balloon float? Is it possible for Uncle Ned to float into outer space? And what's the best plan for getting him down?


P06497
Ada Twist and the perilous pants by Beaty, Andrea 

Audio Book(Findaway World, LLC, 2019)


Publication Date: 05/16/2019

BTSB #: P06497 Available

Dewey: FAges: 7-10   


Genres: Humorous Fiction


Subjects: Questions and answers - Fiction Scientists - Fiction Rescues - Fiction African Americans - Fiction Humorous fiction


Summary: When Rosie Revere's Uncle Ned gets a little carried away wearing his famous helium pants, it's up to Ada and friends to chase him down. As Uncle Ned floats farther and farther away, Ada starts asking lots of questions: How high can a balloon float? Is it possible for Uncle Ned to float into outer space? And what's the best plan for getting him down?


949642
Adventures of Qai Qai by Williams, Serena 

BTSB Prebound(Feiwel and Friends, 2022)


Publication Date: 09/27/2022

BTSB #: 949642 Available

Dewey: EAges: 2-5   
Lexile: 530 AD

Genres: General Fiction


Subjects: African Americans - Fiction Dolls - Fiction Self-confidence - Fiction Stage fright - Fiction


Summary: A little girl learns to believe in herself with the help of her doll and best friend, Qai Qai.


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964718
After Tupac & D Foster by Woodson, Jacqueline 

BTSB Prebound(Putnam, 2008)


Publication Date: 02/15/2008

BTSB #: 964718 Available

Dewey: FAges: 10-14   
AR: 4.7 UG RC: 4.6 6-8 Lexile: 750 F&P: Y

Subjects: Shakur, Tupac,|d1971-1996 - Fiction Bildungsromans Friendship - Fiction African Americans - Fiction Queens (New York, N.Y.) - Fiction


Summary: In 1996 Queens, NY, three girls bond over their shared love of Tupac Shakur's music, as together they try to make sense of the unpredictable world in which they live.


6.25 *

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748298
Ain't burned all the bright by Reynolds, Jason 

BTSB Prebound(Atheneum, 2022)


Publication Date: 01/11/2022

BTSB #: 748298 Available

Dewey: FAges: 12-14   
AR: 5.2 UG

Genres: Family Life


Subjects: African Americans - Fiction Freedom - Fiction Family life - Fiction


Summary: A smash up of art and text that viscerally captures what it means to not be able to breathe, and how the people and things you love most are actually the oxygen you most need.


24.48 *

434033
Alfie : (the turtle that disappeared) by Heder, Thyra 

BTSB Prebound(Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2017)


Publication Date: 10/03/2017

BTSB #: 434033 Available

Dewey: EAges: 4-8   
AR: 2.5 LG RC: 1.6 K-2 Lexile: 490 AD

Genres: Animals


Subjects: Turtles as pets - Fiction Birthdays - Fiction Gifts - Fiction African Americans - Fiction


Summary: Told from the perspective of both the girl, Nia, and her pet turtle, Alfie, and describes what happens when he disappears on the eve of her seventh birthday to find her a special present.


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703596
Ali Cross : like father, like son [Ali Cross Volume: Book 2]by Patterson, James 

Paperback(Little, Brown, 2022)


Publication Date: 05/31/2022

BTSB #: 703596 Available

Dewey: FAges: 10-14   
AR: 4.3 MG

Genres: Mystery Fiction Multicultural


Subjects: Mystery fiction Friendship - Fiction Shootings (Crime) - Fiction African Americans - Fiction


Summary: When Ali's classmate Zoe gets shot at a music festival in Anacostia Park, he's on the case even if his father Alex wants Ali to stay out of it. There's no way Ali can sit by when his new friend Zoe is in trouble, especially since he was nearby when it happened and is the best person to find out who did it. Even if he's only a kid. Plus, he wants to figure out why Zoe is lying to the police and who she's trying to protect.


7.37 *

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704017
Ali Cross : like father, like son [Ali Cross Volume: Book 2]by Patterson, James 

BTSB Prebound(Little, Brown, 2021)


Publication Date: 06/29/2021

BTSB #: 704017 Available

Dewey: FAges: 10-14   
AR: 4.3 MG

Genres: Mystery Fiction Multicultural


Subjects: Mystery fiction Friendship - Fiction Shootings (Crime) - Fiction African Americans - Fiction


Summary: When Ali's classmate Zoe gets shot at a music festival in Anacostia Park, he's on the case even if his father Alex wants Ali to stay out of it. There's no way Ali can sit by when his new friend Zoe is in trouble, especially since he was nearby when it happened and is the best person to find out who did it. Even if he's only a kid. Plus, he wants to figure out why Zoe is lying to the police and who she's trying to protect.


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068317
All aboard the schooltrain : a little story from the Great Migration by Armand, Glenda 

BTSB Prebound(Scholastic Press, 2023)


Publication Date: 01/03/2023

BTSB #: 068317 Available

Dewey: EAges: 4-8   
AR: 3.5 LG

Genres: Historical Fiction Multicultural


Subjects: African Americans - Fiction Racism - Fiction School stories Locomotives - Fiction Louisiana - History|y20th century - Fiction


Summary: During the Great Migration in 1930's Louisiana, eight-year-old Jenny tries to understand why a man named Jim Crow is making trouble for her family.


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748301
All American boys by Reynolds, Jason 

Publisher Edition - Large Print Hardcover(Thorndike Press, 2020)


Publication Date: 09/09/2020

BTSB #: 748301 Temp OS

Dewey: FAges: 14-18   


Genres: Multicultural


Subjects: Large print books Race relations - Fiction Racism - Fiction Police brutality - Fiction African Americans - Fiction


Summary: When sixteen-year-old Rashad is mistakenly accused of stealing, classmate Quinn witnesses his brutal beating at the hands of a police officer who happens to be the older brother of his best friend. Told through Rashad and Quinn's alternating viewpoints. Large print hardcover format.


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748310
All American boys by Reynolds, Jason 

Paperback(Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2017)


Publication Date: 08/29/2017

BTSB #: 748310 Available

Dewey: FAges: 14-18   
AR: 4.9 UG RC: 6.7 9-12 Lexile: 770 HL

Genres: Multicultural


Subjects: Race relations - Fiction Racism - Fiction Racial profiling in law enforcement - Fiction Police brutality - Fiction African Americans - Fiction


Summary: When sixteen-year-old Rashad is mistakenly accused of stealing, classmate Quinn witnesses his brutal beating at the hands of a police officer who happens to be the older brother of his best friend. Told through Rashad and Quinn's alternating viewpoints.


10.65 *

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742191
All good in the hood by Reed, Dwayne 

BTSB Prebound(Little, Brown, 2023)


Publication Date: 05/23/2023

BTSB #: 742191 Available

Dewey: EAges: 4-8   
F&P: M

Genres: Family Life


Subjects: Stories in rhyme Juneteenth - Fiction Neighborhoods - Fiction Fear - Fiction Siblings - Fiction African Americans - Fiction


Summary: A bounce-to-the-beat story, set against the backdrop of a Juneteenth celebration, about a young boy who's afraid of the sounds in the city but is comforted by his older brother, who tells him not to worry: "It's all good in the hood."


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P06872
All the right stuff by Myers, Walter Dean 

Audio Book(Findaway World, LLC, 2012)


Publication Date: 11/01/2012

BTSB #: P06872 Available

Dewey: FAges: 12-16   


Genres: Multicultural


Subjects: Bildungsromans Conduct of life - Fiction Social contract - Fiction African Americans - Fiction


Summary: Paul volunteers at a Harlem soup kitchen where he learns about "the social contract" from an elderly man, and mentors an unwed mother who wants to go to college on a basketball scholarship.


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089616
Allie's basketball dream by Barber, Barbara E. 

Paperback(Lee & Low Books, 2010)


Publication Date: 04/01/2013

BTSB #: 089616 Available

Dewey: EAges: 4-8   
AR: 2.8 LG Lexile: 530

Genres: Sports Multicultural


Subjects: Basketball - Fiction African Americans - Fiction Gender role - Fiction


Summary: Determined in her effort to play basketball, a young African American girl gives it one more shot with the support of a special friend.


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