Winner: Jerome Lagarrigue, illustrator of Freedom Summer, written by Deborah Wiles (Atheneum)
Freedom Summer by Deborah Wiles; Jerome Lagarrigue (Illustrator)Call Number: Easy WIL (Easy Fiction)
ISBN: 9780689830167
Publication Date: 2001-01-01
In 1964, Joe is pleased that a new law will allow his friend John Henry, who is colored, to share the town pool, but he is dismayed to find that prejudice still exists.
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Barbara Hathaway, author of MIssy Violet and Me (Houghton Mifflin)
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Frank Morrison, illustrator of Jazzy Miz Mozetta, written by Brenda C. Roberts (Farrar Straus Giroux)
Missy Violet and Me by Barbara HathawayCall Number: J-Fiction HA (Juvenile Fiction)
ISBN: 9780618371631
Publication Date: 2004-05-25
During the early 1900s, eleven-year-old Viney spends her summer working for the local midwife and learns firsthand about birth, death, and "catchin' babies.".
Jazzy Miz Mozetta by Brenda C. Roberts; Frank Morrison (Illustrator)Call Number: Easy RO (Easy Fiction)
ISBN: 9780374336745
Publication Date: 2004-10-14
On a beautiful evening, Miz Mozetta puts on her red dress and blue shoes and dances the jitterbug just like she did many years before.
Winner: Shadra Strickland, illustrator of Bird, written by Zetta Elliott (Lee & Low Books)
Bird by Zetta Elliott; Shadra StricklandCall Number: Easy EL (Easy Fiction)
ISBN: 9781600602412
Publication Date: 2008-10-01
Bird draws to express himself as he copes with his older brother's addiction and death, while a family friend provides guidance and understanding.
Winner: Kekla Magoon, author of The Rock and the River (Aladdin, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division)
The Rock and the River by Kekla MagoonCall Number: J-Fiction MA (Juvenile Fiction)
ISBN: 9781416978039
Publication Date: 2010-04-06
In 1968 Chicago, fourteen-year-old Sam Childs is caught in a conflict between his father's nonviolent approach to seeking civil rights for African Americans and his older brother, who has joined the Black Panther Party.
Winner: Theodore Taylor III, illustrator of When the Beat Was Born : DJ Kool Herc and the Creation of Hip Hop (Roaring Brook Press)
When the Beat Was Born : DJ Kook Herc and the creation of hip hop by Laban Carrick Hill; Theodore Taylor (Illustrator)Call Number: Easy HI (Easy Fiction)
ISBN: 9781596435407
Publication Date: 2013-08-27
The story of the start of breakdancinghip hop, and their first DJ.
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Ronald L. Smith, author of Hoodoo (Clarion Books)
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Ekua Holmes, illustrator of Voice of Freedom : Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement (Candlewick Press)
Hoodoo by Ronald L. SmithCall Number: J-Fiction SM (Juvenile Fiction)
ISBN: 9780544445253
Publication Date: 2015-09-01
In 1930s Alabama, twelve-year-old Hoodoo Hatcher is the only member of his family who seems unable to practice folk magic, but when a mysterious man called the Stranger puts the entire town at risk from his black magic, Hoodoo must learn to conjure to defeat him.
Voice of Freedom : Fannie Lou Hamer, spirit of the Civil Rights Movement by Carole Boston Weatherford; Ekua Holmes (Illustrator)Call Number: Easy WEA (Easy Fiction)
ISBN: 9780763665319
Publication Date: 2015-08-04
A stirring collection of poems and spirituals, recollects the life of Fannie Lou Hamer, a champion of civil rights.
Winner: Nicola Yoon, author of The Sun Is Also a Star (Delacorte Press)
The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola YoonCall Number: J-Fiction YO (Juvenile Fiction)
ISBN: 9780553496680
Publication Date: 2016-11-01
Natasha, whose family is hours away from being deported, and Daniel, a first generation Korean-American who strives to live up to his parents' expectations, unexpectedly fall in love and must determine which path they will choose in order to be together.
The Sun Is Also a Star [CD] by Nicola Yoon; Dominic Hoffman (Read by); Raymond Lee (Read by); Bahni Turpin (Read by)Call Number: J-CD Fiction YO (Juvenile Audiobook CD)
ISBN: 9781524721381
Publication Date: 2016-11-01
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Oge Mora, illustrator of Thank You, Omu
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Tiffany D. Jackson, author of Monday's Not Coming
Thank You, Omu! by Oge MoraCall Number: Easy MOR (Easy Fiction)
ISBN: 9780316431248
Publication Date: 2018-10-02
When the aroma of Omu's homemade stew fills the air, her neighbors arrive, one by one, for a taste until all is gone except for her generous spirit.
Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. JacksonCall Number: YA F JAC-TD (YA Fiction)
ISBN: 9780062422682
Publication Date: 2019-04-23
Monday Charles is missing, and only Claudia seems to notice. Claudia and Monday have always been inseparable—more sisters than friends. So when Monday doesn’t turn up for the first day of school, Claudia’s worried.
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April Harrison, illustrator of What Is Given from the Heart
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Alicia D. Williams, author of Genesis Begins Again
What Is Given from the Heart by McKissack, Patricia C.; April Harrison (Illustrator)Call Number: Easy MKI
ISBN: 9780375836152
Publication Date: 2019-01-08
Despite their own poverty since Daddy died, Mama tells nine-year-old James Otis they need to help Sarah, whose family lost everything in a fire.
Genesis Begins Again by Alicia D. WilliamsCall Number: YA F WIL-AD (On Order)
ISBN: 9781481465809
Publication Date: 2019-01-15
Thirteen-year-old Genesis tries again and again to lighten her black skin, thinking it is the root of her family's troubles, before discovering reasons to love herself as is.
WINNER
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
Legendborn (Legendborn #1) by Deonn, TracyCall Number: YA F DEO-T L1 (Young Adult Fiction)
ISBN: 9781534441606
Publication Date: 2020-09-15
After her mother dies in an accident, Bree Matthews wants nothing to do with her family memories or childhood home. A residential program for bright high schoolers at UNC-Chapel Hill seems like the perfect escape-- until Bree witnesses a magical attack her very first night on campus. A young mage who calls himself a 'Merlin' attempts-- and fails-- to wipe Bree's memory of everything she saw. His failure unlocks Bree's own unique magic and a buried memory with a hidden connection: the night her mother died, another Merlin was at the hospital. Now she'll do whatever it takes to find out the truth, even if that means infiltrating the Legendborn as one of their initiates.
WINNER-Author Award
Me (Moth) by Amber McBride
Me (Moth) by Amber McBrideCall Number: YA F MBR-A (Young adult fiction)
ISBN: 9781250780362
Publication Date: 2021-08-17
WINNER-Illustrator Award
The Me I Choose to Be, illustrated by Regis and Kahran Bethencourt, written by Natasha Anastasia Tarpley
The Me I Choose to Be by Natasha Anastasia Tarpley; Regis and Kahran Bethencourt (Artist)Call Number: Easy TAR (Easy fiction)
ISBN: 9780316461542
Publication Date: 2021-10-19
Each page of The Me I Choose To Be is an immersive call for self-love that highlights the inherent beauty of all Black and brown children.
WINNER-Illustrator Award
Choosing Brave : How Maie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement, illustrated by Janelle Washington, written by Angela Joy
Choosing Brave : how Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till sparked the Civil Rights Movement by Angela Joy; Janelle Washington (Illustrator)Call Number: JUV B TIL (Juvenile biography)
ISBN: 9781250220950
Publication Date: 2022-09-06
The story of the mother of Emmett Till, and how she channeled grief over her son's death into a call to action for the civil rights movement.
WINNER-Author Award
There Goes the Neighborhood by Jade Adia
There Goes the Neighborhood by Jade AdiaCall Number: YA F ADI-J (Young adult fiction)
ISBN: 9781368084321
Publication Date: 2023-03-07
In order to stop the destructive forces of gentrification, three best friends use social media to create a fake gang and get justice for their South L.A. community.
WINNER-Illustrator Award
We Could Fly illustrated by Briana Mukodiri Uchendu ; written by Rhiannon Giddens
We Could Fly by Rhiannon Giddens; Briana Mukodiri Uchendu (Illustrator)Call Number: EASY GID
ISBN: 9781536222548
Publication Date: 2023-11-07
At a sparrow's urging, a young girl feels a mysterious trembling in her arms, a lightness in her feet, a longing to be free. Her mother tells her that her Granny Liza experienced the same, as did many of their people before her. Perhaps it's time, Mama says, to slip the bonds of earth and join the journey that started long ago. To hold each other tight and rise.