Category Archives: Racial discrimination

Black Ballerinas: My Journey to Our Legacy by Misty Copeland

Posted on November 26, 2021 by susanh579

Black Ballerinas: My Journey to Our Legacy by Misty Copeland,  illustrated by Salena Barnes. Aladdin, Simon & Schuster, 2021. 9781534474246 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Genre: Collective biography What did you like … Continue reading →

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Dear Justyce by Nic Stone

Posted on March 15, 2021 by Stephanie Tournas

Dear Justyce by Nic Stone. Crown, 2020. 9781984829665 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Genre:  Realistic fiction What did you like about the book? Quan relates his road to a Youth Detention Center through … Continue reading →

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The Cost of Knowing by Brittney Morris

Posted on February 28, 2021 by kyurenka

     The Cost of Knowing by Brittney Morris, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 9781534445451, 2021 Format: ARC Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Genre:  Realistic Fiction/Fantasy What did you like about the book? … Continue reading →

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Martin Luther King Jr. : Fighting for Civil Rights – Christine Platt, illustrated by David Shephard

Posted on February 19, 2021 by kyurenka

    Martin Luther King Jr. : Fighting for Civil Rights (Trailblazers)  – Christine Platt, illustrated by David Shephard. Random House, 2020. 9780593124550 Format: Paperback Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3.5  Genre: biography  What did … Continue reading →

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Zora and Me: The Summoner by Victoria Bond

Posted on January 27, 2021 by kyurenka

 Zora and Me: The Summoner by Victoria Bond, Candlewick Press, 9780763642990, 2020 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Genre: Historical Fiction What did you like about the book? The third book in the … Continue reading →

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Who Was Martin Luther King Jr.? – Lisbeth Kaiser, art by Stanley Chow

Posted on January 17, 2021 by kyurenka

Who Was Martin Luther King Jr.? (A Who Was? Board Book) – Lisbeth Kaiser, art by Stanley Chow, Rise x Penguin Workshop, 9780593222737, 2020 Format: Hardcover Board Book Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5   Genre: … Continue reading →

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This is Your Time by Ruby Bridges

Posted on January 2, 2021 by kyurenka

 This is Your Time by Ruby Bridges, Delacorte Press (an imprint of Penguin Random House), 9780593378526, 2020  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Genre: Memoir What did you like about the book?  In this … Continue reading →

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The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person – Frederick Joseph

Posted on December 31, 2020 by kyurenka

  The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person – Frederick Joseph, Candlewick Press, 9781536217018, 2020 Format: Hardcover Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review)  5  What did you like about the book? Talking about race is… … Continue reading →

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The Talk: Conversations About Race, Love & Truth – edited by Wade Hudson and Cheryl Willis Hudson

Posted on September 14, 2020 by kyurenka

 The Talk: Conversations About Race, Love & Truth – edited by Wade Hudson and Cheryl Willis Hudson, Crown Books (an imprint of Penguin Random House), 9780593121610, 2020  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover What … Continue reading →

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Illegal – Francisco X. Stork

Posted on August 18, 2020 by kyurenka

 Illegal – Francisco X. Stork, Scholastic,     (9781338310559), 2020 Format: Paperback ARC Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4.5  Genre: Realistic fiction  What did you like about the book? The story begins where Disappeared left off. … Continue reading →

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