by Brian Pinkney
Max makes music that imitates the sounds of the city around him and the rhythms within himself.
by Becky Birtha
African-American Sarah Marie loves going down South every year to visit Grandmama, but in 1956 she learns to read–and discovers the segregation her proud grandmother has always sheltered her from.
by Margaret Curevich
Jada’s family has moved to New Jersey, but she misses Philadelphia; the city, her friends, and, most of all, the dance academy where she learned ballet. Jada is nevertheless impressed with her new studio and teacher, Ms. Marianne. Jada tries her best and makes it on the dance team, then meets fellow teammates Grace, Gabby, and Brie. However, Jada’s negative attitude about her new home distracts from her practice and culminates in an injury that threatens to end her dancing. Jada’s supportive parents encourage her to be positive, and once she takes their advice, everything falls into place.
by Derrick Barnes
Joyful and empowering, this picture book celebrates the first day of kindergarten. A child wakes up on his first day of school with the knowledge that he is going to be the King of Kindergarten.
by Michael S. Bandy
In an emotional story that begins in the South during the height of voter suppression, a boy named Michael joins his grandfather as he prepares to vote for the first time. Yet when the time comes, a deputy rips up his grandfather’s ballot, turning them away. Years later, as an adult Michael casts his own vote, “I knew that-just like my granddaddy-I would never take it for granted.”
by Sally Warner
What’s eating EllRay Jakes? No, it’s not the fact that he’s the smallest kid in his third-grade class; though he’s likable, EllRay’s bummed that he doesn’t have more friends. He sets his sights on becoming a social butterfly, but it’s not long before his best-laid plans go awry.
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