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In 1972, when workers in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, were digging the foundations for a new development, the last thing they expected to find was a skeleton at the bottom of a well. Who the skeleton was and how it got there were two of the long-held secrets kept by the residents of Chicken Hill, the dilapidated neighborhood where immigrant Jews and African Americans lived side by side and shared ambitions and sorrows. Chicken Hill was where Moshe and...
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The daughter of formerly enslaved parents, Mary McLeod Bethune refuses to back down as white supremacists attempt to thwart her work. She marches on as an activist and an educator, and as her reputation grows she becomes acelebrity, revered by titans of business and recognized by U.S. Presidents. Eleanor Roosevelt herself is awestruck and eager to make her acquaintance. Initially drawn together because of their shared belief in women's rights and...
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Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
248 pages ; 22 cm
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Crushing on transfer student Delia, Darren, the host of the Dillie D in the Place to Be podcast, must make a decision when his anonymous submission for her theme song contest becomes the frontrunner.
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Walden Pond Press, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
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307 pages ; 22 cm
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"From the award-winning author of Root Magic comes the story of a girl forced to spend the summer with a great-grandmother she's never met--only to discover she runs a school for Southern conjure magic"--
8) One
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Little Simon
Pub. Date
2023.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 17 cm
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"From the bestselling author of Curls, Glow, Bloom, and Ours comes a counting board book about ten friends who add up to something wonderful!"--
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Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
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369 pages ; 22 cm
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When her mother disappears, Nigeria Jones, the daughter of the leader of a Black liberation group, searches for her, uncovering a shocking truth which leads her to question everything she thought she knew about her life and her family.
11) Kings of B'more
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Kokila
Pub. Date
2022.
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410 pages ; 22 cm
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Propelled by his best friend's impending move out of state and inspired by Ferris Bueller's Day Off, sixteen-year-old Harrison plans a farewell through Baltimore that includes a road trip, their first Pride, and a rooftop dance party.
13) The walk
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As a little girl accompanies her grandma on a walk to the polling station, members of their community join and the grandmother explains the importance of their journey.
15) My week with him
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Kicked out of her house by her heartless mother two months before her graduation, Nikki is determined to flee Texas but finds her plans put on hold when her best friend Malachai begs her to stay with him for the remainder of spring break and her little sister goes missing.
16) Forever is now
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Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2023.
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398 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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When sixteen-year-old Sadie, a Black bisexual recluse, develops agoraphobia the summer before her junior year, she relies on her best friend, family, and therapist to overcome her fears.
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Sideways, Entangled Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
2023.
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363 pages ; 22 cm.
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"Shielding herself from the world behind the safety of her camera lens, photographer Ayah Fleming is pulled into the past when she returns home and uncovers the truth about her descendants with the help of a man who makes her long for a brighter future"--
20) Track star
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Miles Lewis volume 4
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
83 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 20 cm.
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Determined to be a top runner at his school's annual Fun Run, Miles creates a health regimen to boost his endurance, but on the big day, he notices a friend struggling to keep going, forcing Miles to decide what winning really means to him.
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