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Published: July 22, 2021
Books of the month:
Books of the month:
Elementary
The Electric Slide and Kai
The Electric Slide and Kai
Eager to earn a cool dance nickname from his granddad, Kai enlists members of his Black family to teach him to dance before his Aunt Nina’s wedding.
Middle Grade
Loretta Little Looks Back: Three Voices Go Tell It
Loretta Little Looks Back: Three Voices Go Tell It
Loretta, Roly, and Aggie B. Little relate their Black family's challenges and triumphs from 1927 to 1968 while struggling as sharecroppers, living under Jim Crow, and fighting for Civil Rights in Mississippi.
Young Adult
The Cost of Knowing
The Cost of Knowing
Cursed with the ability to see the future, Black sixteen-year-old Alex Rufus does his best to avoid visions or ignore what he knows. But when he sees his little brother Isaiah's imminent death, he races against time, death, and circumstances to be there for him.
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