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Brown Girl Dreaming
71 Resources 17 Awards



Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
by Doreen Rappaport and Bryan Collier
29 Resources 6 Awards

Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music
by Margarita Engle and Rafael López
46 Resources 14 Awards


Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice
35 Resources 11 Awards


Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions
by Chris Barton and Don Tate
37 Resources 11 Awards

Talkin' About Bessie: The Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman
by Nikki Grimes and E.B. Lewis
30 Resources 7 Awards


They Called Us Enemy
by George Takei, Justin Eisinger, Steven Scott, and Harmony Becker
31 Resources 9 Awards

Funny Bones: Posada and His Day of the Dead Calaveras
42 Resources 19 Awards

A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin
by Jen Bryant and Melissa Sweet
28 Resources 9 Awards

Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings: A Memoir
41 Resources 14 Awards



Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13
by Helaine Becker and Dow Phumiruk
30 Resources 9 Awards


Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré
by Anika Aldamuy Denise and Paola Escobar
35 Resources 11 Awards





Becoming Muhammad Ali
by James Patterson, Kwame Alexander, and Dawud Anyabwile
43 Resources 4 Awards


Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream
27 Resources 11 Awards


Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah
by Laurie Ann Thompson and Sean Qualls
31 Resources 7 Awards

I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark
by Debbie Levy and Elizabeth Baddeley
39 Resources 11 Awards

The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read
by Rita Lorraine Hubbard and Oge Mora
37 Resources 10 Awards

Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat
38 Resources 12 Awards

Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker
by Patricia Hruby Powell and Christian Robinson
39 Resources 11 Awards