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• Bo and the Baking Disaster

  Smith, Elliott, 1976-

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  When Bo burns the cake he was making with his Grandfather for the Juneteenth picnic, Bo volunteers to help Chef Jeff in his restaurant prepare a new dish.

• Will's Race for Home

  Rhodes, Jewell Parker,

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  During the land rush of 1889, African American Will and his father journey from Texas to Oklahoma, racing thousands of others to stake their claim.

• Between Two Brothers

  Allen, Crystal,

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  Isaiah "Ice" Abernathy has always worshiped his older brother, Seth. For years they've been not just brothers but best friends--and as Seth starts his senior year, Ice is eager to spend as much time with his brother as he can, making…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Boy 2.0

  Baptiste, Tracey,

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  When thirteen-year-old African American Coal discovers he can turn invisible, he searches for answers about his past with the help of his friends and his new foster family.

• Jax Freeman and the Phantom Shriek

  Mbalia, Kwame,

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  When twelve-year-old African American Jackson Freeman is forced to move from Raleigh, North Carolina to Chicago he finds himself suddenly in a world of talking glasses and clocks, magical inheritance, and daredevil train porters in a fight…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Leon. Worst Friends Forever

  Nicholas, Jamar,

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  After saving his classmates from The Monocle, and now that he has access to tons of cool crime-fighting gadgets, Leon is the superhero his school needs. Or at least . . . he thinks he is.

• Millie Magnus Won't Be Bullied

  Mazique, Brittany,

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  Millie confronts a bully at her school who she must compete against in a three-legged race.

• Onyx & Beyond

  McBride, Amber,

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  Award-winning author Amber McBride explores being young and Black in America in this middle-grade novel about a boy dealing with his mother's descent into early-onset dementia, set amid the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s.

• Second to None

  Howell, Destiny,

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  Twelve-year-old DJ has a reputation at his middle school for being able to solve just about any problem, so when somebody starts systematically sabotaging the kids who are the usual "first-raters" it is up to DJ and his crew to get to the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Shark Teeth

  Winston, Sherri,

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  Seventh-grader Sharkita "Kita" embarks on a tumultuous journey to keep her family together while handling the consequences of her mother's alcoholism.

• A Split Second

  Marks, Janae,

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  When Elise wakes up the morning after her birthday celebration, she's surprised to find herself in her bedroom. Last she can remember, she had fallen asleep next to her best friends at her slumber party in her basement, and it was October.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dancing Diva

  Goldberg, Whoopi, 1955-

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  When Epatha tries to spice up the choreography of the new ballet in Harlem with her free-spirited style, the rest of the Sugar Plum ballerinas encourage her to keep her toes in line.

• Duel

  Bagley, Jessixa,

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  Sixth grader Lucy is brand-new to middle school, and when her older sister GiGi--the undisputed queen bee of eighth grade--humiliates her in the cafeteria, Lucy snaps and challenges her to a fencing duel.

• Figure It Out, Henri Weldon

  Davis, Tanita S.,

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  Henri has attended a special school for her learning disability, dyscalculia, but when she is mainstreamed, she finds herself struggling to balance other parts of her life, and not just in math class--a family feud, drama on the soccer…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Flora La Fresca & the Art of Friendship

  Chambers, Veronica,

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  Ten-year-old larger-than-life Flora Violeta LeFevre uses humor and a little mischief to navigate her best friend moving away, her sister's overbearing and all-consuming quince preparations, and a surprising new friendship.

• Kin

  Rooted in Hope

  Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956-

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  A multi-generational family history told in the voices of the author's ancestors, spanning enslavement alongside Frederick Douglass at Maryland's Wye House plantation, service in the U.S. Colored Troops, and the founding of all-Black…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Mascot

  Waters, Charles, 1973-

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  In Rye, Virginia, just outside Washington, DC, people work hard, kids go to school, and football is big on Friday nights. An eighth-grade English teacher creates an assignment for her class to debate whether Rye's mascot should stay or…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Once in a Blue Moon

  Flake, Sharon G.,

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  Paralyzed by guilt, eleven-year-old John Henry must come to terms with the events surrounding his Ma's near drowning and with the help of his twin sister Hattie, learn to embrace life again.

• The Spin

  Stroman, Marcus, 1991-

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  Everyone knows Marcus Stroman as a baseball player. He loves the sport, and yes, he probably has a shot at the pros. But "baseball player" doesn't totally define him. Why won't anyone also see him as a basketball player or a musician?…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Stuntboy, In-between Time

  Reynolds, Jason,

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  Portico Reeves, or Stuntboy the greatest superhero people have never heard of, tries to manage his frets and navigate his new normal with divorced parents, bullies in his building, and a newfound friend.