When we say Black Lives Matter by Clarke, Maxine Beneba 

BTSB Prebound(Candlewick Press, 2021)

BTSB #: 218318 Available

Dewey: FAges: 5-8   
AR: 3.5 LG F&P: M

Genres: Multicultural

Subjects: Black lives matter movement - Fiction Social action - Fiction African Americans - Fiction

Summary: In this joyful exploration of the Black Lives Matter motto, a loving narrator relays to a young Black child the strength and resonance behind the words. In family life, through school and beyond, the refrains echo and gain in power.

Why we fly by Jones, Kimberly 

Paperback(Sourcebooks Fire, 2023)

BTSB #: 500417 Available

Dewey: FAges: 14-18   


Genres: Multicultural

Subjects: Cheerleading - Fiction African Americans - Fiction Social action - Fiction Friendship - Fiction High schools - Fiction

Summary: Told from alternating points of view, Chanel and Eleanor's rocky start to senior year gets more complex when the cheerleading team kneels for the national anthem and each girl grapples with the consequences.