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Black History Month (juvenile)

Athletes who changed the game / written by James Buckley, Jr. & Ellen Labrecque pictures by Steffi Walthall.

Buckley, James, Jr., 1963- author.

Rollin’ on down the line : Lady Bird Johnson’s 1964 whistle-stop tour for civil rights / written by Helen Kampion and Reneé Critcher Lyons illustrated by Erin McGuire.

Kampion, Helen, author.

Swinging into history : Toni Stone: big-league baseball’s first woman player / Karen L. Swanson illustrated by Laura Freeman.

Swanson, Karen L., author.

Juneteenth / Sarah Fuentes.

Fuentes, Sarah, author.

Harlem Renaissance / Melissa H. Mwai.

Mwai, Melissa H., author.

Travel to historically Black colleges and universities / J.P. Miller.

Miller, J. P. (Janice P.), author.

They built me for freedom : the story of Juneteenth and Houston’s Emancipation Park / written by Tonya Duncan Ellis illustrated by Jenin Mohammed.

Ellis, Tonya Duncan, author.

Rockin’ Robots! / by Andrea Beaty and Dr. Theanne Griffith illustrated by Steph Stilwell.

Beaty, Andrea, author.

The Juneteenth cookbook : recipes and activities for kids and families to celebrate / Alliah L. Agostini with Chef Taffy Elrod illustrated by Sawyer Cloud.

Agostini, Alliah L., author.

Freedom Summer 1964 : turning point for voting rights / by Ngeri Nnachi.

Nnachi, Ngeri, author.

Good night stories for rebel girls : 100 real-life tales of Black girl magic / edited by Lilly Workneh foreword by CaShawn Thompson.

Dear Ruby, hear our hearts : letters to civil rights activist Ruby Bridges / by Ruby Bridges illustrations by John Jay Cabuay.

Bridges, Ruby, author.

American wings : Chicago’s pioneering Black aviators and the race for equality in the sky / by Sherri L. Smith and Elizabeth Wein.

Smith, Sherri L., author.

The Harlem Renaissance / by Lucia Raatma.

Raatma, Lucia, author.

Small shoes, great strides : how three brave girls opened doors to school equality / Vaunda Micheaux Nelson illustrated by Alex Bostic.

Nelson, Vaunda Micheaux, author.

Invincible : fathers and mothers of Black America / Wade Hudson art by E.B. Lewis.

Hudson, Wade, author.

It’s not bragging if it’s true / Zaila Avant-garde, with Marti Dumas.

Avant-garde, Zaila, author.

What was the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921? / by Caleb Gayle illustrated by Tim Foley.

Gayle, Caleb, author.

I’m still here : loving myself in a world not made for me / Austin Channing Brown, with Andrea Williams.

Brown, Austin Channing, author.

Young, gifted and black, too / words by Jamia Wilson illustrated by Andrea Pippins.

Wilson, Jamia, 1980- author.

Dear yesteryear / text by and photographs curated by Kimberly Annece Henderson hand lettering by Ciara LeRoy.

Henderson, Kimberly Annece, author.

The real history of Juneteenth / Elliott Smith.

Smith, Elliott, 1976- author.

Lift every voice and change : a celebration of Black leaders and the words that inspire generations / Charnaie Gordon illustrated by Aeron Cargill.

Gordon, Charnaie, author.

Justice rising : 12 amazing Black women in the Civil Rights Movement / written by Katheryn Russell-Brown illustrated by Kim Holt.

Russell-Brown, Katheryn, 1961- author.

Rosa Parks & Claudette Colvin : civil rights heroes / written by Tracey Baptiste art by Shauna J. Grant.

Baptiste, Tracey, author.

An American story / by Kwame Alexander illustrated by Dare Coulter.

Alexander, Kwame, author.

What was Reconstruction? / by Sherri L. Smith illustrated by Tim Foley.

Smith, Sherri L., author.

Ruby Bridges takes her seat : courageous kid of the civil rights movement / by Myra Faye Turner, illustrated by Dante Ginevra.

Turner, Myra Faye, author.

The Little Rock nine challenge segregation : courageous kids of the civil rights movement / by Myra Faye Turner illustrated by Dolo Okęcki.

Turner, Myra Faye, author.

The courageous Six Triple Eight : the all-Black female battalion of World War II / by Dr. Artika R. Tyner illustrated by Cynthia Paul consultant, Dr. Matthew F. Delmont.

Tyner, Artika R., author.

The beginnings : 1939 / by Jay Leslie.

Leslie, Jay, author.

How we can live : principles of Black Lives Matter / written by Laleña Garcia illustrated by Caryn Davidson with the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation.

Garcia, Laleña, author.

Bold words from Black women : inspiration and truths from 50 extraordinary Black women who helped shape our world / curated by Dr. Tamara Pizzoli illustrated by Monica Ahanonu.

Overground railroad [young reader’s edition] : the Green Book and the roots of Black travel in America / Candacy Taylor.

Taylor, Candacy A., author.

Black and African Americans: Past & Present (juv)

Susie King Taylor : nurse, teacher & freedom fighter / Erica Armstrong Dunbar & Candace Buford.

Dunbar, Erica Armstrong, author.

Ordinary days : the seeds, sound, and city that grew Prince Rogers Nelson / written by Angela Joy illustrated by Jacqueline Alcántara.

Joy, Angela, 1975- author.

Jackie Robinson : professional baseball player / by Tony De Marco.

De Marco, Tony, author.

Major Taylor : world cycling champion / Charles R. Smith Jr. illustrated by Leo Espinosa.

Smith, Charles R., Jr., 1969- author.

American wings : Chicago’s pioneering Black aviators and the race for equality in the sky / by Sherri L. Smith and Elizabeth Wein.

Smith, Sherri L., author.

Coretta : the autobiography of Mrs. Coretta Scott King / by Coretta Scott King with the Reverend Dr. Barbara Reynolds illustrated by Ekua Holmes.

King, Coretta Scott, 1927-2006, author.

Extraordinary magic : the storytelling life of Virginia Hamilton / poems and pictures by Nina Crews.

Crews, Nina, author, illustrator.

Fighting with love : the legacy of John Lewis / written by Lesa Cline-Ransome illustrated by James E. Ransome.

Cline-Ransome, Lesa, author.

Go forth and tell : the life of Augusta Baker, librarian and master storyteller / written by Breanna J. McDaniel illustrated by April Harrison.

McDaniel, Breanna J., author.

Ida B. Wells marches for the vote / written by Dinah Johnson illustrated by Jerry Jordan.

Johnson, Dinah, author.

Jimmy’s rhythm & blues : the extraordinary life of James Baldwin / written by Michelle Meadows illustrated by Jamiel Law.

Meadows, Michelle, author.

Opal Lee / written by Shelia P. Moses interior illustrations by Gillian Flint.

Moses, Shelia P., author.

Who was Langston Hughes? / by Billy Merrell illustrated by Gregory Copeland.

Merrell, Billy, 1982- author.

Miles of style : Eunice W. Johnson and the Ebony Fashion Fair / by Lisa D. Brathwaite illustrations by Lynn Gaines.

Brathwaite, Lisa D., author.

The story of Sojourner Truth : a biography book for new readers / written by Anita Crawford Clark illustrated by Sawyer Cloud & Simone Douglas.

Clark, Anita Crawford, author.

Glenn Burke, game changer : the man who invented the high five / Phil Bildner illustrated by Daniel J. O’Brien.

Bildner, Phil, author.

Outspoken : Paul Robeson, ahead of his time: a one-man show / Carole Boston Weatherford illustrated by Eric Velasquez.

Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956- author.

Good night stories for rebel girls : 100 real-life tales of Black girl magic / edited by Lilly Workneh foreword by CaShawn Thompson.

Guts for glory : the story of Civil War soldier Rosetta Wakeman / written and illustrated by JoAnna Lapati.

Lapati, JoAnna, author, illustrator.

A crown of stories : the life and language of beloved writer Toni Morrison / words by Carole Boston Weatherford paintings by Khalif Tahir Thompson.

Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956- author.

LeBron James / written by Andrew Maraniss illustrated by DeAndra Hodge.

Maraniss, Andrew, author.

Maya Moore / Andrew Maraniss illustrated by Deandra Hodge.

Maraniss, Andrew, author.

Freedom on the sea : the true story of the Civil War hero Robert Smalls and his daring escape to freedom / written by Michael Boulware Moore illustrated by Bryan Collier.

Moore, Michael Boulware, author.

How do I draw these memories? / Jonell Joshua.

Joshua, Jonell, author, illustrator.

Let us march on! : James Weldon Johnson and the Silent Protest Parade / by Yohuru Williams and Michael G. Long art by Xia Gordon.

Williams, Yohuru, 1971- author.

Dancing through space : Dr. Mae Jemison soars to new heights / Lydia Lukidis illustrated by Sawyer Cloud.

Lukidis, Lydia, author.

Chadwick Boseman, king of Wakanda : a hero on and off the screen / Chris Singleton with Ryan G. Van Cleave illustrated by Adriana Pérez Perales.

Singleton, Chris, 1972- author.

Mae Jemison, shooting for the stars : the first Black woman in space / Chris Singleton with Ryan G. Van Cleave illustrated by Adriana Pérez Perales.

Singleton, Chris, 1972- author.

Race to the frozen North : the Matthew Henson story / Catherine Johnson with illustrations by Katie Hickey.

Johnson, Catherine, 1962- author.

Ode to grapefruit : how James Earl Jones found his voice / Kari Lavelle illustrated by Bryan Collier.

Lavelle, Kari, author.

Bridges instead of walls : the story of Mavis Staples / by Mavis Staples and Carole Boston Weatherford illustrated by Steffi Walthall.

Staples, Mavis, author.

Go, Wilma, go! : Wilma Rudolph, from athlete to activist / written by Amira Rose Davis and Michael G. Long illustrated by Charnelle Pinkney Barlow.

Davis, Amira Rose, author.

Beyoncé / written by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara illustrated by Jade Orlando.

Sánchez Vegara, Ma Isabel (María Isabel), author.

The day King died : remembered through two voices and a choir / written by Ann Bausum illustrated by Solomon Hughes.

Bausum, Ann, author.

Dazzling Zelda : the story of fashion designer Zelda Wynn Valdes / by Aura Lewis, in collaboration with Farai Simoyi.

Lewis, Aura, author, illustrator.

Simone Biles / Maria Isabel Sánches Vegara illustrated by Nadia Fisher.

Sánchez Vegara, Ma Isabel (María Isabel), author.

A song for August : the inspiring life of playwright August Wilson / Sally Denmead illustrated by Alleanna Harris.

Denmead, Sally, author.

Swinging into history : Toni Stone: big-league baseball’s first woman player / Karen L. Swanson illustrated by Laura Freeman.

Swanson, Karen L., author.

Sole man : Jan Matzeliger’s lasting invention / written by Shana Keller and illustrated by Stephen Costanza.

Keller, Shana, 1977- author.

Stokes : the brief career of the NBA’s first Black superstar / Ty Chapman and John Coy illustrated by Lonnie Ollivierre.

Chapman, Ty, author.

A voice of hope : the Myrlie Evers-Williams story / written by Nadia Salomon illustrated by London Ladd.

Salomon, Nadia, author.

Weirdo / written by Tony Weaver, Jr. art by Jes and Cin Wibowo.

Weaver, Tony, Jr, author.

Athletes who changed the game / written by James Buckley, Jr. & Ellen Labrecque pictures by Steffi Walthall.

Buckley, James, Jr., 1963- author.

Cicely Tyson / written by Renée Watson illustrated by Sherry Shine.

Watson, Renée, author.

Simone Biles / by JaNay Brown-Wood illustrated by Kim Holt.

Brown-Wood, JaNay, author.

Star sailor : my life as a NASA astronaut / Charles F. Bolden Jr., with Tonya Bolden.

Bolden, Charles, 1946- author.

Bea breaks barriers! : how Florence Beatrice Price’s music triumphed over prejudice / Caitlin DeLems illustrated by Tonya Engel.

DeLems, Caitlin, author.

Harriet Tubman / written by Stephen Krensky illustrated by Bobbie Houser.

Krensky, Stephen, author.

Kamala raised her hand / by Raakhee Mirchandani art by Supriya Kelkar.

Mirchandani, Raakhee, author.

What I must tell the world : how Lorraine Hansberry found her voice / words by Jay Leslie pictures by Loveis Wise.

Leslie, Jay, author.

Unstoppable John : how John Lewis got his library card– and helped change history / written by Pat Zietlow Miller illustrated by Jerry Jordan.

Miller, Pat Zietlow.

Maya Angelou finds her voice / by Connie & Peter Roop illustrated by Noa Denmon.

Roop, Connie, author.

Ruby Bridges : a talk with my teacher / written by civil rights icon Ruby Bridges illustrated by Trudy Tran.

Bridges, Ruby, author.

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Black and African Americans in picture books

Saturday morning at the ‘Shop / written by Keenan Jones illustrated by Ken Daley.

Jones, Keenan, author.

Parker takes a trip / by Parker Curry & Jessica Curry illustrated by Brittany Jackson & Tajaé Keith.

Curry, Parker, author.

My smock is a story / by Reuben Nantogmah and Samantha Cleaver illustrated by Keisha Okafor.

Nantogmah, Reuben, author.

My hair is like yours [BOARD BOOK] / by St. Clair Detrick-Jules illustrations by Tabitha Brown.

Detrick-Jules, St. Clair, author, photographer.

I am powerful / by Suzy Capozzi illustrated by Courtney Lovett.

Capozzi, Suzy, author.

Brown girl, brown girl / by Leslé Honoré illustrated by Cozbi A. Cabrera.

Honoré, Leslé, author.

Princess Truly builds a snowman / by Kelly Greenawalt illustrated by Amariah Rauscher.

Greenawalt, Kelly, author.

When black girls dream big / by Tanisia Moore illustrated by Robert Paul Jr.

Moore, Tanisia, author.

The magic callaloo / Trish Cooke illustrated by Sophie Bass.

Cooke, Trish, author.

Our joyful noise / written by Gabriele Davis art by Craig Stanley.

Davis, Gabriele, author.

Missing Momma / written by Winsome Bingham illustrated by Rahele Jomepour Bell.

Bingham, Winsome, author.

Life is beautiful / Winsome Bingham illustrated by Molly Mendoza.

Bingham, Winsome, author.

Hair like Obama’s, hands like Lebron’s / written by Coretta Scott King award-winner Carole Boston Weatherford illustrated by Savanna Durr.

Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956- author.

Getting us to Grandma’s / written by Nadia L. Hohn illustrated by TeMika Grooms.

Hohn, Nadia L., author.

Kwame votes / by Dr. Artika Tyner illustrations by Whimsical Designs by CJ.

Tyner, Artika R., author.

Etta Extraordinaire goes to the White House / written by Roda Ahmed and Charnaie Gordon illustrated by Chloe Burgett.

Ahmed, Roda, 1981- author.

Black girl, Black girl : celebrate the power of you / written by Ali Kamanda and Jorge Redmond pictures by Amanda Quartey.

Kamanda, Ali, author.

I gotta sing / written by Alice Faye Duncan illustrated by Paul Kellam.

Duncan, Alice Faye, author.

Danté plays his blues / written by Allen R. Wells illustrated by Shamar Knight-Justice.

Wells, Allen R., author.

Keyana loves school / written by Natasha Anastasia Tarpley illustrated by Charnelle Pinkney Barlow.

Tarpley, Natasha Anastasia, 1971- author.

If my hair had a voice / by Dana Marie Miroballi illustrated by Patricia Grannum.

Miroballi, Dana Marie, author.

Peaches / written by Gabriele Davis illustrated by Kim Holt.

Davis, Gabriele, author.

Rainbow days. The orange wall / written by Valerie Bolling art by Kai Robinson.

Bolling, Valerie, author.

Princess Truly. I am a leader! / written by Kelly Greenawalt art by Amariah Rauscher.

Greenawalt, Kelly, author.

Legends of hip-hop. [BOARD BOOK] Biggie Smalls : an opposites biography / written by Pen Ken illustrated by Saxton Moore.

Ken, Pen, author.

Saturday magic : a hoodoo story / written by Nyasha Williams and Kenda Bell-Spruill illustrated by Sawyer Cloud.

Williams, Nyasha, author.

You can be a good friend (no matter what!) / Taraji P. Henson illustrated by Paul Kellam.

Henson, Taraji P., author.

Makeda makes a home for Subway / by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich pictures by Lydia Mba.

Rhuday-Perkovich, Olugbemisola, author.

The day Madear voted / by Wade Hudson illustrated by Don Tate.

Hudson, Wade, author.

Brandon and the baby / Brian Pinkney.

Pinkney, J. Brian, author, illustrator.

Willis Watson is a wannabe / Carmen Bogan illustrated by Cheryl Ras Thuesday.

Bogan, Carmen, author.

It’s Pride, baby! / words by Allen R. Wells pictures by Dia Valle.

Wells, Allen R., author.

Ruby René had so much to say / written by Ashley Iman illustrated by Gladys Jose.

Iman, Ashley, author.

Cute toot / written by Breanna J. McDaniel illustrated by Olivia de Castro.

McDaniel, Breanna J., author.

Be, Black girl, be / written by Taylor Darks illustrated by Sharee Miller.

Darks, Taylor, author.

Sister friend / words by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow pictures by Shahrzad Maydani.

Thompkins-Bigelow, Jamilah, author.

Marley’s pride / written by Joëlle Retener illustrated by DeAnn Wiley.

Retener, Joëlle, author.

For our daughters / by Mel Nyoko illustrated by Joelle Avelino.

Nyoko, Mel, author.

Tasha’s voice / by Carmen Bogan illustrated by Floyd Cooper and Daria Peoples.

Bogan, Carmen, author.

Mama’s library summers / by Melvina Noel art by Daria Peoples.

Noel, Melvina, author.

Juneteenth is / written by Natasha Tripplett illustrated by Daniel J. O’Brien.

Tripplett, Natasha, author.

Field day! / by Candice Ransom illustrated by Ashley Evans.

Ransom, Candice F., 1952- author.

Yaya and the sea / written by Karen Good Marable illustrated by Tonya Engel.

Good Marable, Karen, author.

Summer is here / Renée Watson illustrated by Bea Jackson.

Watson, Renée, author.

Mahogany : a Little Red Riding Hood tale / JaNay Brown-Wood illustrated by John Joven.

Brown-Wood, JaNay, author.

For you, I will / by Elle Duncan illustrated by Laura Freeman.

Duncan, Elle, author.

I am extraordinary / Stephen Curry illustrated by Geneva Bowers.

Curry, Stephen, 1988- author.

Bros / Carole Boston Weatherford illustrated by Reggie Brown.

Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956- author.

Seoul food / by Erin Danielle Russell illustrated by Tamisha Anthony.

Russell, Erin, author.

Ty’s travels : show time! / by Kelly Starling Lyons pictures by Niña Mata.

Lyons, Kelly Starling, author.

Natural me / written by MzVee illustrated by Lisbeth Checo.

MzVee, 1992- author.

Homegrown / DeAnn Wiley.

Wiley, DeAnn, author, illustrator.

Do you know them? / Shana Keller illustrated by Laura Freeman.

Keller, Shana, 1977- author.

Black and African Americans in Juvenile fiction

Black girl power : 15 stories celebrating Black girlhood / edited by Leah Johnson.

A split second / Janae Marks.

Marks, Janae, author.

Joyful, joyful : stories celebrating Black voices / curated by Dapo Adeola.

Instafamous / Erika J. Kendrick.

Kendrick, Erika J., author.

The best friend bracelet / Nicole D. Collier.

Collier, Nicole D., author.

The rise of Issa Igwe / Shanna Miles.

Miles, Shanna, author.

Boy 2.0 / Tracey Baptiste.

Baptiste, Tracey, author.

Onyx & beyond / Amber McBride.

McBride, Amber.

Black star / Kwame Alexander.

Alexander, Kwame, author.

Fortunes & frenemies / Marti Dumas.

Dumas, Marti, author.

The science of friendship / Tanita S. Davis.

Davis, Tanita S., author.

The everybody experiment / Lisa Moore Ramée.

Ramée, Lisa Moore, author.

Project Mercury / Ronald L. Smith.

Smith, Ronald L. (Ronald Lenard), 1959- author.

Mama’s chicken and dumplings / Dionna L. Mann.

Mann, Dionna L., author.

Drama and destiny / Claire Kann.

Kann, Claire, author.

Daydreamer / Rob Cameron.

Cameron, Rob, author.

It came from the trees / Ally Russell.

Russell, Ally, author.

The creepening of Dogwood House / Eden Royce.

Royce, Eden, author.

The supernatural files of CJ Delaney / Carol Williams.

Williams, Carol (Carol Leslie), author.

Tales from Cabin 23. The boo hag flex / by Justina Ireland series created by Justina Ireland & Hanna Alkaf.

Ireland, Justina, author.

A place to shine / Marie Arnold.

Arnold, Marie, author.

Frankie and friends. Breaking news / Christine Platt illustrated by Alea Marley.

Platt, Christine A., 1976- author.

Frankie and friends. The big protest / Christine Platt illustrated by Alea Marley.

Platt, Christine A., 1976- author.

Roswell Johnson saves the world! / Chris Colfer.

Colfer, Chris, 1990- author.

Time to clown around / by Andres Miedoso illustrated by Victor Rivas.

Miedoso, Andres, author.

The witch get witcher / by Andres Miedoso illustrated by Victor Rivas.

Miedoso, Andres, author.

Running in flip flops from the end of the world / Justin A. Reynolds.

Reynolds, Justin A., author.

With just one wing / Brenda Woods.

Woods, Brenda (Brenda A.), author.

Abby in orbit. Mission : Moon / Andrea J. Loney illustrated by Wendy Tan.

Loney, Andrea J., author.

Sky watcher / by Kelly Starling Lyons illustrated by Nneka Myers.

Lyons, Kelly Starling, author.

Nature lover / by Kelly Starling Lyons illustrated by Nneka Myers.

Lyons, Kelly Starling, author.

Mid-Air / by Alicia D. Williams illustrated by Danica Novgorodoff.

Williams, Alicia, 1970- author.

One big open sky / Lesa Cline-Ransome.

Cline-Ransome, Lesa, author.

The war of the witches / Zetta Elliott illustrations by Cherise Harris.

Elliott, Zetta, author.

The Tyrell Show. Season one / written by Miles Grose illustrated by Shaz Lym.

Grose, Miles, author.

Shark teeth / Sherri Winston.

Winston, Sherri, author.

The reckoning / Wade Hudson.

Hudson, Wade, author.

Between two brothers / Crystal Allen.

Allen, Crystal, author.

Too many interesting things are happening to Ethan Fairmont / Nick Brooks.

Brooks, Nick, 1989- author.

Montgomery and the case of the golden key / Tracy Occomy Crowder.

Crowder, Tracy Occomy, author.

Rain remembers / Courtne Comrie.

Comrie, Courtne, author.

Gone wolf / Amber McBride.

McBride, Amber, author.

Keynan Masters and the peerless magic crew / DaVaun Sanders.

Sanders, DaVaun, author.

Treasure Island : runaway gold / Jewell Parker Rhodes.

Rhodes, Jewell Parker, author.

Kin : rooted in hope / Carole Boston Weatherford art by Jeffery Boston Weatherford.

Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956- author.

Ways to build dreams / by Renée Watson illustrated by Andrew Grey.

Watson, Renée, author.

The memory thieves / Dhonielle Clayton.

Clayton, Dhonielle, author.

Finch house / Ciera Burch.

Burch, Ciera, author.

Ellis Johnson might be famous / Shawn Amos illustrated by Tracy Nishimura Bishop.

Amos, Shawn, author.

Remember us / Jacqueline Woodson.

Woodson, Jacqueline, author.

Track star / by Kelly Starling Lyons illustrated by Wayne Spencer.

Lyons, Kelly Starling, author.

Abby in orbit. Space race / Andrea J. Loney illustrated by Fuuji Takashi.

Loney, Andrea J., author.

The jockey & her horse / by Sarah Maslin Nir & Raymond White, Jr. art by Laylie Frazier.

Nir, Sarah Maslin, 1983- author.

Confessions of a candy snatcher / Phoebe Sinclair illustrated by Theodore Taylor III.

Sinclair, Phoebe, author.

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Black and African Americans in YA Fiction

Briarcliff prep. Sophomore year / Brianna Peppins.

Peppins, Brianna, author.

My fairy god somebody / Charlene Allen.

Allen, Charlene Y., author.

Streetlight people / Charlene Thomas.

Thomas, Charlene (Charlene Verdelle), author.

The ancient’s game / Loni Crittenden.

Crittenden, Loni, author.

Under the heron’s light / Randi Pink.

Pink, Randi, author.

Tangleroot / Kalela Williams.

Williams, Kalela, author.

Something like right / H.D. Hunter.

Hunter, H. D., author.

Navigating with you / Jeremy Whitley, writer Cassio Ribeiro, artist Nikki Foxrobot, letterer.

Whitley, Jeremy, author.

The dividing sky / Jill Tew.

Tew, Jill, author.

Spells to forget us / Aislinn Brophy.

Brophy, Aislinn, author.

Ida, in love and in trouble / Veronica Chambers.

Chambers, Veronica, author.

How to lose a best friend / by Jordan K. Casomar.

Casomar, Jordan K., author.

Ruin road / Lamar Giles.

Giles, Lamar, 1979- author.

Prince of the Palisades / Julian Winters.

Winters, Julian, author.

Our shouts echo / Jade Adia.

Adia, Jade, author.

The blonde dies first / Joelle Wellington.

Wellington, Joelle, author.

If you knew my name / a novel in verse by Lisa Roberts Carter.

Carter, Lisa Roberts, author.

Not about a boy / Myah Hollis.

Hollis, Myah, author.

Where was goodbye? / Janice Lynn Mather.

Mather, Janice Lynn, author.

Prom babies / Kekla Magoon.

Magoon, Kekla, author.

The color of a lie / Kim Johnson.

Johnson, Kim, 1979- author.

Blood justice / Terry J. Benton-Walker.

Benton-Walker, Terry J., author.

Something kindred / Ciera Burch.

Burch, Ciera, author.

Dark parts of the universe / Samuel Miller.

Miller, Samuel, 1991- author.

Blood at the Root / Ladarrion Williams.

Williams, LaDarrion, author.

The Black girl survives in this one : horror stories / edited by Desiree S. Evans and Saraciea J. Fennell.

Safe passage / by G. Neri art by David Brame.

Neri, Greg, author.

Punk rock karaoke / Bianca Xunise.

Xunise, Bianca, author.

Tender beasts / Liselle Sambury.

Sambury, Liselle, author.

Bright red fruit / Safia Elhillo.

Elhillo, Safia, author.

Out of body / Nia Davenport.

Davenport, N. E., author.

Wander in the dark / Jumata Emill.

Emill, Jumata, author.

Ghost roast / Shawnelle Gibbs & Shawneé Gibbs Emily Cannon interior colors by Aishwarya Tandon.

Gibbs, Shawneé, author.

Seven minutes in Candyland / Brian Wasson.

Wasson, Brian, author.

Sign of the slayer / Sharina Harris.

Harris, Sharina, author.

All the fighting parts / Hannah V. Sawyerr.

Sawyerr, Hannah V., author.

Salt the water / by Candice Iloh.

Iloh, Candice, author.

Pritty / Keith F. Miller, Jr.

Miller, Keith F., Jr., author.

The forest demands its due / Kosoko Jackson.

Jackson, Kosoko, author.

The Blackwoods / Brandy Colbert.

Colbert, Brandy, author.

There’s no way I’d die first / Lisa Springer.

Springer, Lisa, author.

A crown so cursed / L. L. McKinney.

McKinney, L. L. (Leatrice L.), author.

The dark place / Britney S. Lewis.

Lewis, Britney S., author.

True true / Don P. Hooper.

Hooper, Don P., author.

Forgive me not / Jennifer Baker.

Baker, Jennifer, 1981- author.

All you have to do / Autumn Allen with lyrics by Kahlil AkNahlej Allen and interior sketches by Karen Eutemey.

Allen, Autumn, author.

This town is on fire / Pamela N. Harris.

Harris, Pamela N., author.

Rhythm & muse / India Hill Brown.

Brown, India Hill, 1991- author.

Their vicious games / Joelle Wellington.

Wellington, Joelle, author.

Splintered magic / L.L. McKinney.

McKinney, L. L. (Leatrice L.), author.

The shadow sister / Lily Meade.

Meade, Lily, author.

When it all syncs up / Maya Ameyaw.

Ameyaw, Maya, author.

Ride or die / Gail-Agnes Musikavanhu.

Musikavanhu, Gail-Agnes, author.

Fatima Tate takes the cake / Khadijah VanBrakle.

VanBrakle, Khadijah, author.

Charisma’s turn : a graphic novel / Monique Couvson illustrated by Amanda Jones.

Couvson, Monique, author.

Forever is now / Mariama J. Lockington.

Lockington, Mariama, author.

As long as we’re together / Brianna Peppins.

Peppins, Brianna, author.

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PICTURE BOOKS

Dogs and us : a fifteen-thousand-year friendship / written and illustrated by Marta Pantaleo translated by Debbie Bibo and Yvette Ghione.

Pantaleo, Marta, 1990- author, illustrator.

The zoo inside me / [text by] Ruth Doyle [illustrations by] Yessica Baeten.

Doyle, Ruth, 1963- author.

You are my everything / by Kelly Conroy illustrated by Abigail Hookham.

Conroy, Kelly, author.

The one & only Googoosh : Iran’s beloved superstar / Azadeh Westergaard.

Westergaard, Azadeh, author, illustrator.

Brown girl, brown girl / by Leslé Honoré illustrated by Cozbi A. Cabrera.

Honoré, Leslé, author.

Little Red Sleigh / words by Erin Guendelsberger pictures by Elizaveta Tretyakova.

Guendelsberger, Erin, author.

The boldest white : a story of hijab and community / Ibtihaj Muhammad and S. K. Ali illustrated by Hatem Aly.

Muhammad, Ibtihaj, 1985- author.

Love of the half-eaten peach : inspired by a true story / written by Lee Wind illustrated by Jieting Chen.

Wind, Lee, author.

Impossible possums / written by Justin Colón illustrated by James Rey Sanchez.

Colón, Justin, author.

The letter / Irene Verdu illustrated by Verònica Aranda translated by Luisana Duarte Armendáriz.

Verdú, Irene, 1973- author.

Trash truck. Donny & Walter’s surprising day / written by Max Keane & Angie Sun illustrated by Max Keane.

Keane, Max, author, illustrator.

The ocean blue and you / written by Suzanne Slade illustrated by Stephanie Fizer Coleman.

Slade, Suzanne, author.

A tree is a community / by David L. Harrison illustrated Kate Cosgrove.

Harrison, David L. (David Lee), 1937- author.

To see an owl / by Caldecott Medalist Matthew Cordell.

Cordell, Matthew, 1975- author, illustrator.

Girls on the rise / written by Amanda Gorman illustrated by Loveis Wise.

Gorman, Amanda, 1998- author.

I can help in the neighborhood / David Hyde Costello.

Costello, David, author, illustrator.

Mama hug / written by Emma Straub illustrated by Stevie Lewis.

Straub, Emma, author.

There was an old lady who swallowed a rainbow! / by Lucille Colandro illustrated by Jared Lee.

Colandro, Lucille, author.

How to catch a groundhog / Alice Walstead & Emma Gillette based on designs by Andy Elkerton.

Walstead, Alice, author.

The Goodnight Train valentine [BOARD BOOK] / June Sobel illustrated by Laura Huliska-Beith.

Sobel, June, author.

PAW patrol. Potty patrol [BOARD BOOK].

The little puppy / Nicola Killen.

Killen, Nicola, author, illustrator.

Trunk goes thunk! : a woodland tale of opposites / story by Heather C. Morris art by Chantelle & Burgen Thorne.

Morris, Heather C., author.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar’s peekaboo valentine [BOARD BOOK] / Eric Carle.

Carle, Eric, author, illustrator.

1 2 3 cats [BOARD BOOK] / Lesléa Newman illustrated by Isabella Kung.

Newman, Lesléa, author.

Was it a cat I saw? / by Laura Bontje illustrated by Emma Lidia Squillari.

Bontje, Laura, author.

Challah for Shabbat tonight / Sara Holly Ackerman illustrated by Alona Millgram.

Ackerman, Sara Holly, author.

ARTificial intelligence / David Biedrzycki.

Biedrzycki, David, author, illustrator.

Freedom braids / [written by] Monique Duncan [illustrated by] Oboh Moses.

Duncan, Monique (African American author), author.

The hawk shadow / written by Jan Bourdeau Waboose illustrated by Karlene Harvey.

Bourdeau Waboose, Jan, author.

My friend LeVar / Ezra Edmond illustrated by Jenna Nahyun Chung.

Edmond, Ezra, author.

Breathe / by Linda Ragsdale illustrated by Lindsay Cook.

Ragsdale, Linda, author.

Don’t push the button : tons of love [BOARD BOOK] / Bill Cotter illustrated by Bill Cotter.

Cotter, Bill, author, illustrator.

Hearts in my pocket / words by Nancy Tupper Ling art by Shirley Ng-Benitez.

Ling, Nancy Tupper, author.

Already all the love [BOARD BOOK] / words by Diana Farid pictures by Shar Tuiasoa.

Farid, Diana, author.

Bigfoot’s big heart / written by Sarah Glenn Marsh illustrated by Ishaa Lobo.

Marsh, Sarah Glenn, author.

Ellis Island passover / by Marissa Moss.

Moss, Marissa, author, illustrator.

Getting ready for Valentine’s Day / written by Vera Ahiyya, the Tutu teacher illustrated by Debby Rahmalia.

Ahiyya, Vera, author.

The duck with no luck / Gemma Merino.

Merino, Gemma, author, illustrator.

The ofrenda that we built / by Jolene Gutiérrez, Shaian Gutiérrez illustrated by Gabby Zapata.

Gutiérrez, Jolene, author.

Comet & Star : a story of cosmic friendship / written by Lee Juck illustrated by Lee Jinhee translated from Korean by Stine An.

Lee, Juck, 1974- author.

Gertie is not all dogs / Siski Kalla.

Kalla, Siski, author, illustrator.

Suzie and Blush / Sue Rinaldi.

Rinaldi, Sue, author, illustrator.

All in a year / Chihiro Takeuchi.

Takeuchi, Chihiro, 1971- author, illustrator.

Missing Momma / written by Winsome Bingham illustrated by Rahele Jomepour Bell.

Bingham, Winsome, author.

The pigpen problem : how to calculate area and perimeter / written by Bill Wise illustrated by Davilyn Lynch.

Wise, Bill, 1958- author.

There’s a ghost in the garden / Kyo Maclear [illustrated by] Katty Maurey.

Maclear, Kyo, 1970- author.

The world to come / Robert Macfarlane & Johnny Flynn illustrated by Emily Sutton.

Macfarlane, Robert, 1976- author.

An adventure for Lia and Lion / Al Rodin.

Rodin, Al, author, illustrator.

The mosaic / Deborah Kelly illustrated by Nicky Johnston.

Kelly, Deborah author

Mama’s roti / by Raakhee Mirchandani illustrated by Shreya Gupta.

Mirchandani, Raakhee, author.

CoComelon. Cece has a little cat / adapted by Maria Le.

Le, Maria, author.

Chooch helped / by Andrea L. Rogers illustrated by Rebecca Lee Kunz.

Rogers, Andrea L., author.

Dot! scribble! go! / Hervé Tullet.

Tullet, Hervé, author, illustrator.

Haiku kaiju ah-choo! / [haiku and pictures by] George McClements.

McClements, George, author, illustrator.

My hair is like yours [BOARD BOOK] / by St. Clair Detrick-Jules illustrations by Tabitha Brown.

Detrick-Jules, St. Clair, author, photographer.

Parker takes a trip / by Parker Curry & Jessica Curry illustrated by Brittany Jackson & Tajaé Keith.

Curry, Parker, author.

Not quite Narwhal. The talent show! / adapted by Natalie Shaw based on the original book by Jessie Sima.

Shaw, Natalie, author.

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Juvenile Fiction

Off the map / Meika Hashimoto.

Hashimoto, Meika, author.

Second to none / by Destiny Howell.

Howell, Destiny, author.

The child king of Uxmal / by Karla Arenas Valenti illustrated by Vanessa Morales.

Valenti, Karla, author.

The kids in Mrs. Z’s class. Poppy Song bakes a way / Karina Yan Glaser illustrated by Kat Fajardo series coordinated by Kate Messner.

Glaser, Karina Yan, author.

Monster tree / Sarah Allen.

Allen, Sarah Elisabeth, author.

Saltwater boy / Bradley Christmas.

Christmas, Bradley, author.

How to steal a dragon / written, illustrated and designed by Ryan Hammond.

Hammond, Ryan, 1996- author, illustrator.

Sir Callie and the Witch’s War / Esme Symes-Smith.

Symes-Smith, Esme, author.

Instafamous / Erika J. Kendrick.

Kendrick, Erika J., author.

Reasons to look at the night sky / Danielle Daniel.

Daniel, Danielle, author.

Hedgehog whodunit / written by Heather Preusser art by Gal Weizman.

Preusser, Heather, 1977- author.

Children of the Phoenix. The Tomb Planet / Oskar ̃Kllner Karl Johnsson translation Gordon James Jones.

Källner, Oskar, 1978- author.

Unsinkable Cayenne / Jessica Vitalis.

Vitalis, Jessica, author.

King Alfred and the ice coffin / Kevin Crossley-Holland illustrated by Chris Riddell.

Crossley-Holland, Kevin, author.

The Wolf-Girl, the Greeks, and the Gods : a tale of the Persian Wars / Tom Holland illustrated by Jason Cockcroft.

Holland, Tom, author.

Eloise the flame dragon / by Maddy Mara [illustrations by Sara Foresti].

Mara, Maddy, author.

Joyful, joyful : stories celebrating Black voices / curated by Dapo Adeola.

The Serpent Rider / by Yxavel Magno Diño.

Diño, Yxavel Magno, author.

The speedy spidersaurus / Nova Weetman art by Chris Kennett.

Weetman, Nova, author.

Pokémon. Scyther, heart of a champion / adapted by Sheila Sweeney.

Everything interesting keeps happening to Ethan Fairmont / Nick Brooks.

Brooks, Nick, 1989- author.

Ghosts of Gastown / Jessica Renwick.

Renwick, Jessica, author.

Zombie season. Rise of the ancients / Justin Weinberger.

Weinberger, Justin, author.

The Misfits : A copycat conundrum / written by Lisa Yee illustrated by Dan Santat.

Yee, Lisa, author.

Quest Kids and the mystery of the goblin gazebo / original words and drawings by Ned and Terra restored, translated, and edited by J.B. Lücastoothé additional words and drawings by Mark Leiknes..

Leiknes, Mark, author, illustrator

The Pumpkin Princess and the forever night / Steven Banbury ilustrated by Matt Rockefeller.

Banbury, Steven, author.

All mixed up / Raj Tawney.

Tawney, Raj, author.

The outstanding octokey / Nova Weetman art by Chris Kennett.

Weetman, Nova, author.

The magic faraway tree : a new adventure / Jacqueline Wilson illustrated by Mark Beech inspired by Enid Blyton.

Wilson, Jacqueline, author.

Never After : The end of the story / Melissa de la Cruz.

De la Cruz, Melissa, 1971- author.

Operation: Happy / Jenni L. Walsh.

Walsh, Jenni L., author.

My vampire vs. your werewolf / Paul Tobin.

Tobin, Paul, 1965- author.

Tale of the flying forest / R.M. Romero illustrations by E.K. Belsher.

Romero, R. M. (Rachael Maria), 1987- author.

The empty place / Olivia A. Cole.

Cole, Olivia A., author.

Every story ever told / Ami Polonsky.

Polonsky, Ami, author.

Creep it under wraps / Adrianna Cuevas.

Cuevas, Adrianna, author.

Spellbound solstice / Alexandria Rogers.

Rogers, Alexandria, author.

My so-called family / Gia Gordon.

Gordon, Gia, author.

Princess swap. Cinderella and the Beast, or, Beauty and the glass slipper / Kim Bussing.

Bussing, Kim, author.

Old school / Gordon Korman.

Korman, Gordon, author.

A girl called Joy / Jenny Valentine illustrations by Claire Lefevre.

Valentine, Jenny, author.

Love from Joy / Jenny Valentine illustrations by Claire Lefevre.

Valentine, Jenny, author.

Planet Joy / Jenny Valentine illustrations by Claire Lefevre.

Valentine, Jenny, author.

Millie Magnus won’t be bullied / Brittany Mazique illustrated by Ebony Glenn.

Mazique, Brittany, author.

Paddington in Peru : the junior novel / adapted by Anna Wilson.

Ghost-Spider’s unbreakable mission / by MacKenzie Cadenhead illustrated by Dave Bardin.

Cadenhead, MacKenzie, author.

Danger in the dragons’ den / Megan Reyes illustrated by Kay Davault.

Reyes, Megan, author.

Wildsmith. Into the dark forest / Liz Flanagan illustrated by Joe Todd-Stanton.

Flanagan, Liz, author.

Lola / Karla Arenas Valenti illustrations by Islenia Mil.

Valenti, Karla, author.

The hunt for the nightingale / Sarah Ann Juckes illustrated by Sharon King-Chai.

Juckes, Sarah Ann, author.

Scare school diaries. Forest frights / by Jarrett Lerner.

Lerner, Jarrett, author, illustrator.

Futureland : The architect games / written by H.D. Hunter illustrated by Khadijah Khatib.

Hunter, H. D., author.

Adventuremice. Mice on the moon / Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre.

Reeve, Philip, author.

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Full STEAM Ahead

The roots of rap : 16 bars on the 4 pillars of hip-hop / by Carole Boston Weatherford illustrated by Frank Morrison Jr.

Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956- author.

Who was Nikola Tesla? / by Jim Gigliotti illustrated by John Hinderliter.

Gigliotti, Jim, author.

Out of this world: the surreal art of Leonora Carrington / written by Michelle Markel illustrated by Amanda Hall.

Markel, Michelle, author.

The electric war : Edison, Tesla, Westinghouse and the race to light the world / Mike Winchell.

Winchell, Mike, author.

Big data : information in the digital world : with science activities for kids / Carla Mooney illustrated by Alexis Cornell.

Mooney, Carla, 1970- author.

Bugs and errors with Wreck-it Ralph / Allyssa Loya.

Loya, Allyssa, author.

Building projects for beginners / by Tammy Enz.

Enz, Tammy, author.

Coding in Scratch for beginners / by Rachel Ziter.

Ziter, Rachel, author.

Electronics projects for beginners / by Tammy Enz.

Enz, Tammy, author.

Junk drawer geometry : 50 awesome activities that don’t cost a thing / Bobby Mercer.

Mercer, Bobby, 1961- author.

Mission Python : code a space adventure game / by Sean McManus.

McManus, Sean, 1973- author.

Ultimate secrets revealed! : a closer look at the weirdest, wildest facts on earth / Stephanie Warren Drimmer.

Drimmer, Stephanie Warren, author.

You wouldn’t want to live without coding! / written by Alex Woolf illustrated by David Antram series created by David Salariya.

Woolf, Alex, 1964- author.

Just right : searching for the Goldilocks planet / Curtis Manley illustrated by Jessica Lanan.

Manley, Curtis, author.

The everything kids’ Scratch coding book : learn to code and create your own cool games! / Jason Rukman.

Rukman, Jason, author.

Reducing, reusing, and recycling waste / Rebecca Rissman.

Rissman, Rebecca, author.

STEM lab : 25 super cool projects : build, invent, create, discover / Jack Challoner.

Challoner, Jack, author.

Thomas Jefferson and the mammoth hunt / written by Carrie Clickard illustrated by Nancy Carpenter.

Clickard, Carrie (Carrie L.), author.

Careers in drone technology / Joshua Gregory.

Gregory, Josh, author.

Careers in artificial intelligence / Joshua Gregory.

Gregory, Josh, author.

Careers in virtual reality technology / Joshua Gregory.

Gregory, Josh, author.

Careers in wearable electronics / Martin Gitlin.

Gitlin, Marty, author.

Hedy and her amazing invention / Jan Wahl illustrated by Morgana Wallace.

Wahl, Jan, author.

Hedy Lamarr’s double life / written by Laurie Wallmark illustrated by Katy Wu.

Wallmark, Laurie, author.

Snowman – cold = puddle : spring equations / Laura Purdie Salas illustrated by Micha Archer.

Salas, Laura Purdie, author.

Astrophysics for young people in a hurry / Neil deGrasse Tyson with Gregory Mone.

Tyson, Neil deGrasse, author.

Which one doesn’t belong? : playing with shapes / Christopher Danielson.

Danielson, Christopher, author.

A ray of light : a book of science and wonder / written and photographed by Walter Wick.

Wick, Walter, 1953- author, photographer.

A computer called Katherine : how Katherine Johnson helped put America on the moon / written by Suzanne Slade illustrated by Veronica Miller Jamison.

Slade, Suzanne, author.

Light waves / by David A. Adler illustrated by Anna Raff.

Adler, David A, author.

Brain lab for kids : 52 mind-blowing experiments, models, and activities to explore neuroscience / Eric H. Chudler, Ph.D.

Chudler, Eric H., author.

Create music with Scratch / Kevin Wood illustrated by Glen McBeth.

Wood, Kevin (Writer of computer books), author.

Play with art / senior designer and illustrator, Rachael Parfitt Hunt designer and illustrator, Rachael Hare.

Steve Jobs : thinking differently / by Patricia Lakin.

Lakin, Patricia, 1944- author.

Coding games in Python / [authors, Carol Vorderman, Craig Steele, Claire Quigley, Daniel McCafferty, Martin Goodfellow].

Vorderman, Carol.

Crayola! : the secrets of the cool colors and hot hues / by Bonnie Williams illustrated by Rob McClurkan.

Williams, Bonnie, author.

Energy / author, Emily Dodd consultant, Jack Challoner.

Dodd, Emily, author.

The squirrels’ busy year / Martin Jenkins illustrated by Richard Jones.

Jenkins, Martin, 1959- author.

Thomas Paine and the dangerous word / by Sarah Jane Marsh illustrated by Edwin Fotheringham.

Marsh, Sarah Jane, author.

How to build a hug : Temple Grandin and her amazing squeeze machine / Amy Guglielmo and Jacqueline Tourville illustrated by Giselle Potter.

Guglielmo, Amy, author.

Coding from Scratch / by Rachel Ziter.

Ziter, Rachel, author.

Path to the stars : my journey from Girl Scout to rocket scientist / Sylvia Acevedo, CEO of the Girl Scouts of the USA.

Acevedo, Sylvia, author.

Science! / written by Abigail Beall [and four others] illustrators, Peter Bull [eight others].

Beall, Abigail, author.

Visual guide to math : a first reference book for children / written by Karen Wilding.

Wilding, Karen, author.

The girl with a mind for math : the story of Raye Montague / written by Julia Finley Mosca illustrated by Daniel Rieley.

Mosca, Julia Finley, author.

Picturing America : Thomas Cole and the birth of American art / Hudson Talbott.

Talbott, Hudson, author, illustrator.

Twinkle twinkle little star, I know exactly what you are / words by Julia Kregenow pictures by Carmen Saldaña.

Kregenow, Julia, author.

Universe / Giles Sparrow consultant, Jerry Stone.

Sparrow, Giles, 1970- author.

The stuff of stars / Marion Dane Bauer illustrations by Ekua Holmes.

Bauer, Marion Dane, author.

Art in action : make a statement, change your world / by Matthew Levee Chavez.

Chavez, Matthew, author.

Flow, spin, grow : looking for patterns in nature / written by Patchen Barss illustrated by Todd Stewart.

Barss, Patchen, author.

Juvenile Non-Fiction

Antoine de Saint-Exǔpry / written by María Isabel Sánchez Vegara illustrated by Martin Le Lapin.

Sánchez Vegara, Ma Isabel (María Isabel), author.

Knights : the unofficial guide to the heroic arts / Hal Johnson illustrations by Cathrin Peterslund.

Johnson, Hal, 1972- author.

The mythmakers : the remarkable fellowship of C.S. Lewis & J.R.R. Tolkien / John Hendrix.

Hendrix, John, 1976- author, illustrator.

The wire zoo : how Elizabeth Berrien learned to turn wire into amazing art / written by Natasha Wing and illustrated by Joanie Stone.

Wing, Natasha, author.

Your magical life : a young witch’s guide to becoming happy, confident, and powerful / Amanda Lovelace illustrated by Raquel Aparicio.

Lovelace, Amanda, author.

It happened in Salem / by Jonah Winter illustrated by Brad Holland.

Winter, Jonah, 1962- author.

Let’s learn to fish! : everything you need to know to start freshwater fishing / Dan Armitage.

Armitage, Dan, author.

Cicely Tyson / written by Renée Watson illustrated by Sherry Shine.

Watson, Renée, author.

It belongs to the world : Frederick Banting and the discovery of insulin / written by Lisa Katzenberger illustrated by Janina Gaudin aka Miss Diabetes.

Katzenberger, Lisa, author.

Look and cook breakfast : a first book of recipes in pictures / Valorie Fisher.

Fisher, Valorie, author.

Wildflower Emily : a story about young Emily Dickinson / Lydia Corry.

Corry, Lydia.

How to explain robotics to a grown-up / Ruth Spiro illustrated by Teresa Martínez.

Spiro, Ruth, author.

Ice journey of the polar bear / Martin Jenkins illustrated by Lou Baker-Smith.

Jenkins, Martin, 1959- author.

The inventor’s workshop : how people and machines transformed each other / written by Ruth Amos illustrated by Stacey Thomas.

Amos, Ruth, author.

Love is hard work : the art and heart of Corita Kent / Dan Paley illustrated by Victoria Tentler-Krylov.

Paley, Dan, author.

Whirligigs : the wondrous windmills of Vollis Simpson’s imagination / Carole Boston Weatherfod illustrated by Edwin Fotheringham.

Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956- author.

We miss you, George Floyd / Shannon Gibney illustrations by Leeya Rose Jackson.

Gibney, Shannon, author.

Bea breaks barriers! : how Florence Beatrice Price’s music triumphed over prejudice / Caitlin DeLems illustrated by Tonya Engel.

DeLems, Caitlin, author.

The day King died : remembered through two voices and a choir / written by Ann Bausum illustrated by Solomon Hughes.

Bausum, Ann, author.

The beginning of bread / by Harriet Brundle.

Brundle, Harriet, author.

The hunt for honey / by Harriet Brundle.

Brundle, Harriet, author.

Kamala raised her hand / by Raakhee Mirchandani art by Supriya Kelkar.

Mirchandani, Raakhee, author.

A kids’ guide to the National Baseball Hall of Fame : the greatest players from Hank Aaron to Derek Jeter to Cy Young / James Buckley Jr.

Buckley, James, Jr., 1963- author.

The path of potatoes / by Harriet Brundle.

Brundle, Harriet, author.

Powerful percussion / Kerri Mazzarella.

Mazzarella, Kerri, author.

Snake milker and other animal jobs / written by Štěpánka Sekaninová illustrated by Jakub Cenkl [translator, Andrew Oakland]

Sekaninová, Štěpánka, author.

What I must tell the world : how Lorraine Hansberry found her voice / words by Jay Leslie pictures by Loveis Wise.

Leslie, Jay, author.

Wonderful woodwinds / Kerri Mazzarella.

Mazzarella, Kerri, author.

They saved the stallions / by Deborah Hopkinson.

Hopkinson, Deborah, author.

Indigenous cultures today : protecting Native families and practicing cultural traditions / Cayla Bellanger DeGroat.

DeGroat, Cayla Bellanger, author.

A world of flavor : a celebration of food and recipes from around the globe / Gabrielle Langholtz illustrated by Tània García.

Langholtz, Gabrielle, author.

What about an octopus? : a fact-filled underwater adventure / Deborah Kerbel illustrations by Dawn Lo.

Kerbel, Deborah, author.

5-minute dinosaur stories / Moira Donohue.

Donohue, Moira Rose, author.

Checkups, shots, and robots / David Rickert.

Rickert, David, 1974- author.

Grasslands in danger / Felicia Brower.

Brower, Felicia, author.

The heartbeat drum : the story of Carol Powder, Cree drummer and activist / written by Deirdre Havrelock illustrated by Aphelandra.

Havrelock, Deirdre, author.

I am wind : an autobiography / written by Rachel Poliquin illustrated by Rachel Wada.

Poliquin, Rachel, 1975- author.

Introducing Sandwina : the strongest woman in the world! / written by Vicki Conrad drawn by Jeremy Holmes.

Conrad, Vicki, author.

Kay’s anatomy : a complete (and completely disgusting) guide to the human body / Adam Kay illustrated by Henry Paker.

Kay, Adam, 1980- author.

Kid musicians : true tales of childhood from entertainers, songwriters, and stars / stories by Robin Stevenson illustrations by Allison Steinfeld.

Stevenson, Robin, 1968- author.

Oceans in danger / Alicia Green.

Green, Alicia, author.

Where did Van Gogh go? / written by Satu ̃Hmeenhao-Fox illustrated by Ľonie Despřs.

Fox, Satu, author.

Why do roosters crow early in the morning? : a book about farm animals / written by Jack Beard illustrated by Jayri Gómez.

Beard, Jack (Children's author), author.

Wild brunch : poems about how creatures eat / David L. Harrison illustrated by Giles Laroche.

Harrison, David L. (David Lee), 1937- author.

Goodnight, starry night : bedtime poems inspired by works of art / Joseph Coelho with consultant art psychotherapist Mary Rose Brady illustrated by Allison Colpoys.

Coelho, Joseph, author.

Beyond infinity : exploring the secrets of the universe with the James Webb Space Telescope / Stephanie Warren Drimmer.

Drimmer, Stephanie Warren, author.

Abzuglutely! : battling, bellowing Bella Abzug / Sarah Aronson illustrated by Andrea D’Aquino.

Aronson, Sarah, author.

Dinosaur discoveries / by Gail Gibbons.

Gibbons, Gail, author, illustrator.

Dinosaurs! / by Gail Gibbons.

Gibbons, Gail, author, illustrator.

The dog that dug for dinosaurs : a true story / written by Shirley Raye Redmond illustrated by Simon Sullivan.

Redmond, Shirley-Raye, 1955- author.

History as it happened : a map-by-map guide / [written by Steven Carton, Sam Atkinson, Edward Aves, Ian Fitzgerald, Phil Hunt cartographers: Simonetta Giori, Tim Goodfellow, James MacDonald, Ed Merritt, Simon Mumford illustrators: Adam Benton, Peter Bull, Arran Lewis].

The house on the canal : the story of the house that hid Anne Frank / Thomas Harding illustrated by Britta Teckentrup.

Harding, Thomas, 1968- author.

Listening to trees : George Nakashima, woodworker / words by Holly Thompson pictures by Toshiki Nakamura [with a note from Mira Nakashima].

Thompson, Holly, author.

A place for bats / written by Melissa Stewart illustrated by Higgins Bond.

Stewart, Melissa, author.

A place for frogs / written by Melissa Stewart illustrated by Higgins Bond.

Stewart, Melissa, author.

The universe : discover what lies beyond our skies / author, Abigail Beall illustrator, Dawn Cooper subject consultant, Sophie Allan.

Beall, Abigail, author.

YOUNG ADULT

I was told there would be romance / Marie Arnold.

Arnold, Marie, author.

Nightmares and sueños / by Alex Segura.

Segura, Alex, 1980- author.

To shatter the night / Katherine Quinn.

Quinn, Katherine (Author), author.

A cruel thirst / Angela Montoya.

Montoya, Angela, author.

Just until / Joseph Moldover.

Moldover, Joseph, author.

Heart-shaped lies / Elizabeth Agyemang.

Agyemang, Elizabeth, author.

Skyshade / Alex Aster.

Aster, Alex, author.

What the woods took : a novel / Courtney Gould.

Gould, Courtney, author.

Where the library hides : a novel / Isabel Ibañez.

Ibañez, Isabel (Novelist), author.

Not for the faint of heart : a novel / Lex Croucher.

Croucher, Lex, author.

The rules of royalty / Cale Dietrich.

Dietrich, Cale, author.

The love interest / by Helen Comerford.

Comerford, Helen, author.

I am the dark that answers when you call / Jamison Shea.

Shea, Jamison, author.

The shadows rule all / Abigail Owen.

Owen, Abigail (Paranormal fiction writer), author.

Mystery royale / Kaitlyn Cavalancia.

Cavalancia, Kaitlyn, author.

Among serpents / Marc J Gregson.

Gregson, Marc J., author.

The last bookstore on Earth / Lily Braun-Arnold.

Braun-Arnold, Lily, author.

After life / Gayle Forman.

Forman, Gayle.

Brewed with love / Shelly Page.

Page, Shelly, author.

Dating and dragons / Kristy Boyce.

Boyce, Kristy, author.

The elders’ quest / Erin Hunter.

Hunter, Erin, author.

Breath of the dragon / Shannon Lee and Fonda Lee.

Lee, Shannon, 1969- author.

Honeysuckle and bone / Trisha Tobias.

Tobias, Trisha, author.

Bemused / Farrah Rochon.

Rochon, Farrah, author.

The wishless ones / Hafsah Faizal.

Faizal, Hafsah, author.

Helga : a Frankenstein retelling / Catherine Yu.

Yu, Catherine, author.

When the Mapou sings / Nadine Pinede.

Pinede, Nadine, author.

All the jingle ladies / Beth Garrod.

Garrod, Beth, author.

My fairy god somebody / Charlene Allen.

Allen, Charlene Y., author.

Serpent sea / Maiya Ibrahim.

Ibrahim, Maiya, author.

Briarcliff prep. Sophomore year / Brianna Peppins.

Peppins, Brianna, author.

Thunder City / Philip Reeve.

Reeve, Philip, author.

The whispering night / Susan Dennard.

Dennard, Susan, author.

The assassin’s guide to babysitting / Natalie C. Parker.

Parker, Natalie C., author.

All my bests / Britnee Meiser.

Meiser, Britnee, author.

The Dryad storm / Laurie Forest.

Forest, Laurie, author.

Bingsu for Two / by Sujin Witherspoon.

Witherspoon, Sujin, author.

Biology lessons / Melissa Kantor.

Kantor, Melissa, author.

The Wilde trials / Mackenzie Reed

Reed, Mackenzie, author.

Rhino’s run / Robert Lipsyte.

Lipsyte, Robert, author.

Royal heirs academy / Lindsey Duga.

Duga, Lindsey, author.

The rival / Emma Lord.

Lord, Emma, author.

Markless / C. G. Malburi.

Malburi, C. G., author.

Here goes nothing / Emma K. Ohland.

Ohland, Emma K., author.

Rani Choudhury must die / Adiba Jaigirdar.

Jaigirdar, Adiba, author.

Dust / Alison Stine.

Stine, Alison, 1978- author.

Influencer / Adam Cesare.

Cesare, Adam, author.

Rest in peaches / Alex Brown.

Brown, Alex (Young adult author), author.

Lonely places / Kate Anderson.

Anderson, Kate, 1985- author.

There is no map for this / Tom Birdseye.

Birdseye, Tom, author.

Chasing eternity / Alyson Noël.

Noël, Alyson, author.

The afterdark / Erin Latimer.

Latimer, E. (Erin), 1987- author.

Our deadly designs / Kalyn Josephson.

Josephson, Kalyn, author.

No place left to hide / Megan Lally.

Lally, Megan, author.

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Florida Teens Read

Accountable : the true story of a racist social media account and the teenagers whose lives it changed / Dashka Slater.

Slater, Dashka, author.

Breathe and count back from ten / by Natalia Sylvester.

Sylvester, Natalia, author.

Chaos theory / Nic Stone.

Stone, Nic, author.

Dear Medusa / Olivia A. Cole.

Cole, Olivia A., author.

The do-over / Lynn Painter.

Painter, Lynn, author.

The drowned woods / Emily Lloyd-Jones.

Lloyd-Jones, Emily, author.

Four for the road / K.J. Reilly.

Reilly, K. J. (Writer of young adult fiction), author.

In Nightfall / Suzanne Young.

Young, Suzanne, author.

Midnight at the Houdini / Delilah S. Dawson.

Dawson, Delilah S., author.

The name she gave me / Betty Culley.

Culley, Betty, author.

Promise boys / Nick Brooks.

Brooks, Nick, 1989- author.

Queen bee : an anti-historical Regency romp / Amalie Howard.

Howard, Amalie, author.

Remember me gone / by Stacy Stokes.

Stokes, Stacy, author.

Seven percent of Ro Devereux / Ellen O’Clover.

O'Clover, Ellen, author.

You’re not supposed to die tonight / Kalynn Bayron.

Bayron, Kalynn, author.

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2024-25 Sunshine State Readers Gr. 3-5

The Aquanaut : a story / by Dan Santat.

Santat, Dan.

The big sting / Rachelle Delaney.

Delaney, Rachelle, author.

Bound for home / Meika Hashimoto.

Hashimoto, Meika, author.

The cursed moon / Angela Cervantes.

Cervantes, Angela, author.

Finally seen / Kelly Yang.

Yang, Kelly, author.

The girl who built a spider / George Brewington.

Brewington, George, author.

The good sports league : The ultimate goal / by Tommy Greenwald illustrated by Lesley Vamos.

Greenwald, Tommy, 1962- author.

The grip / by Marcus Stroman written with Samantha Thornhill.

Stroman, Marcus, 1991- author.

Home away from home / Cynthia Lord.

Lord, Cynthia, author.

Manatee summer / Evan Griffith.

Griffith, Evan, author.

Penny draws a best friend / Sara Shepard.

Shepard, Sara, 1977- author.

Race to Fire Mountain / Remi Blackwood illustrations by Alicia Robinson.

Blackwood, Remi, author.

The shelterlings / by Sarah Beth Durst.

Durst, Sarah Beth, author.

Treasure in the lake / Jason Pamment.

Pamment, Jason, author.

When sea becomes sky / Gillian McDunn [illustrations by Yaoyao Ma Van As]

McDunn, Gillian, author.

2024-25 Sunshine State Readers Gr. 6-8

Adrift / Tanya Guerrero.

Guerrero, Tanya, author.

Fake / Ele Fountain.

Fountain, Ele, author.

Falling short / Ernesto Cisneros.

Cisneros, Ernesto, author.

Girl in white / Lindsay Currie.

Currie, Lindsay, author.

Hear me / Kerry O’Malley Cerra.

Cerra, Kerry O'Malley, author.

How to stay invisible / Maggie C. Rudd.

Rudd, Maggie, author.

Kelcie Murphy and the Academy for the Unbreakable Arts / Erika Lewis.

Lewis, Erika, 1968- author.

The mystery of the Radcliffe riddle / Taryn Souders.

Souders, Taryn, 1977- author.

New dragon city / Mari Mancusi.

Mancusi, Mari, author.

Over and out / Jenni L. Walsh.

Walsh, Jenni L., author.

Ride on / Faith Erin Hicks colors by Kelly Fitzpatrick.

Hicks, Faith Erin, author.

Roll for initiative / Jaime Formato.

Formato, Jaime, author.

The Ruby code / Jessica Khoury.

Khoury, Jessica, 1990- author.

The superteacher project / Gordon Korman.

Korman, Gordon, author.

2024-25 Sunshine State Readers Jr

Awesome orange birthday / written by Mitali Banerjee Ruths illustrated by Aaliya Jaleel.

Ruths, Mitali Banerjee, author.

Carina Felina / Carmen Agra Deedy & Henry Cole.

Deedy, Carmen Agra, author.

Don’t eat bees : (life lessons from Chip the dog) / written by Dev Petty illustrated by Mike Boldt.

Petty, Dev, author.

The duck never blinks / Alex Latimer.

Latimer, Alex, author, illustrator.

Evergreen / Matthew Cordell.

Cordell, Matthew, 1975- author.

Got your nose! / written by Alan Katz illustrated by Alex Willan.

Katz, Alan, author.

The greatest in the world / Ben Clanton.

Clanton, Ben, 1988- author.

Henry, like always / by Jenn Bailey illustrated by Mika Song.

Bailey, Jenn, 1965- author.

Mr. S / Monica Arnaldo.

Arnaldo, Monica, author, illustrator.

My pet feet / Josh Funk illustrated by Billy Yong.

Funk, Josh, author.

Our incredible library book : and the wonderful journeys it took / written by Caroline Crowe illustrated by John Joseph.

Crowe, Caroline, author.

Out of the blue / by Robert Tregoning illustrated by Stef Murphy.

Tregoning, Robert, author.

Rick the rock of Room 214 / Julie Falatko illustrated by Ruth Chan.

Falatko, Julie, author.

We are going to be pals! / Mark Teague.

Teague, Mark, author, illustrator.

Worm and Caterpillar are friends / written and illustrated by Kaz WIndness.

Windness, Kaz, 1974- author, illustrator.

Children’s Award Winning Literature

Standing in the need of prayer : a modern retelling of the classic spiritual / written by Carole Boston Weatherford illustrated by Frank Morrison..

Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956- author.

Last stop on Market Street [PRIME TIME] / words by Matt de la Peña pictures by Christian Robinson.

de la Peña, Matt, author.

Hot dog / Doug Salati.

Salati, Doug, author, illustrator.

Freewater / Amina Luqman Dawson.

Luqman-Dawson, Amina, author.

The last cuentista / Donna Barba Higuera.

Higuera, Donna Barba, author.

Unspeakable : the Tulsa Race Massacre / Carole Boston Weatherford illustrations by Floyd Cooper.

Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956- author.

Watercress / Andrea Wang illustrated by Jason Chin.

Wang, Andrea, author.

R-E-S-P-E-C-T : Aretha Franklin, the queen of soul / Carole Boston Weatherford illustrated by Frank Morrison.

Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956- author.

Before the ever after / Jacqueline Woodson.

Woodson, Jacqueline, author.

We are water protectors / written by Carole Lindstrom illustrated by Michaela Goade.

Lindstrom, Carole, 1964- author.

When you trap a tiger / Tae Keller.

Keller, Tae, author.

The undefeated / by Kwame Alexander illustrated by Kadir Nelson.

Alexander, Kwame, author.

A few red drops : the Chicago Race Riot of 1919 / Claire Hartfield.

Hartfield, Claire, author.

New kid / Jerry Craft with colors by Jim Callahan.

Craft, Jerry, author, illustrator.

The stuff of stars / Marion Dane Bauer illustrations by Ekua Holmes.

Bauer, Marion Dane, author.

Merci Suárez changes gears / Meg Medina.

Medina, Meg, author.

Last stop on Market Street [ENGLISH FOR FAMILIES] / words by Matt de la Peña pictures by Christian Robinson.

de la Peña, Matt, author.

Hello lighthouse / Sophie Blackall.

Blackall, Sophie, author, illustrator.

Out of wonder : poems celebrating poets / Kwame Alexander with Chris Colderley and Marjory Wentworth illustrated Ekua Holmes.

Alexander, Kwame, author.

Hello, universe / Erin Entrada Kelly.

Kelly, Erin Entrada, author.

Wolf in the snow / Matthew Cordell.

Cordell, Matthew, 1975- author, illustrator.

Piecing me together / by Renee Watson.

Watson, Renée, author.

Radiant child : the story of young artist Jean-Michel Basquiat / by Javaka Steptoe.

Steptoe, Javaka, 1971- author, illustrator.

March. Book 3 / written by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin art by Nate Powell edited by Leigh Walton.

Lewis, John, 1940 February 21- author.

The girl who drank the moon / Kelly Barnhill.

Barnhill, Kelly Regan, author.

Trombone Shorty / words by Troy Trombone Shorty Andrews pictures by Bryan Collier.

Andrews, Troy, author.

Finding Winnie : the true story of the world’s most famous bear / by Lindsay Mattick illustrated by Sophie Blackall.

Mattick, Lindsay, author.

Gone crazy in Alabama / by Rita Williams-Garcia.

Williams-Garcia, Rita, author.

Last stop on Market Street / words by Matt de la Peña pictures by Christian Robinson.

de la Peña, Matt, author.

Firebird : ballerina Misty Copeland shows a young girl how to dance like the firebird / Misty Copeland illustrated by Christopher Myers.

Copeland, Misty.

Brown girl dreaming / Jacqueline Woodson.

Woodson, Jacqueline.

The adventures of Beekle : the unimaginary friend / Dan Santat.

Santat, Dan, author, illustrator.

The crossover / by Kwame Alexander.

Alexander, Kwame.

Knock knock : my dad’s dream for me / by Daniel Beaty illustrated by Bryan Collier.

Beaty, Daniel.

Flora & Ulysses : the illuminated adventures / Kate DiCamillo illustrated by K.G. Campbell.

DiCamillo, Kate.

Locomotive / Brian Floca.

Floca, Brian.

P.S. Be eleven / Rita Williams-Garcia.

Williams-Garcia, Rita.

Hand in hand : ten Black men who changed America / by Andrea Davis Pinkney paintings by Brian Pinkney.

Pinkney, Andrea Davis.

This is not my hat / Jon Klassen.

Klassen, J.

I, too, am America / Langston Hughes illustrated by Bryan Collier.

Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967

The one and only Ivan / Katherine Applegate illustrations by Patricia Castelao.

Applegate, Katherine.

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