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Young CeDell Davis learns to play the blues unlike anyone else—with his guitar upside down and a butterknife in his hand—and becomes a legendary musician. For young CeDell Davis, the blues cut straight to his heart. He wanted to play, but he had no instrument. He became an inventor: nailing...

Emmy Award-winning journalist Jemele Hill has made a career of speaking the truth, standing up for what's right, and being unapologetic. What does that mean? It means standing up for people for people who need a champion, like Ida B. Wells-Barnett and Shirley Chisholm. Or expressing your joy...

Fairy Violet sets off on a quest to confront the cruel Frost King and save her kingdom, in this gorgeously illustrated fairy tale adventure. In this luminous reimagining of Louisa May Alcott's fairy tale, Virginia Hamilton tells the story of Violet—a small but mighty fairy. Violet knows her...

Celebrate the creator of the world’s first Black Barbie in this inspiring story about Kitty Black Perkins, the visionary toy designer who helped define the course of Barbie’s history. Ever since she was little, Kitty Black Perkins loved making clothes for dolls. She’d cut the materials...

In this vibrant middle grade debut from a beloved award-winning author, a twelve-year-old aspiring chef must whip up a delectable—and slightly disastrous—plan to save his grandmother’s iconic neighborhood bakery when her failing memory and a shady developer threaten to shut it down. Want...

The Operation Sisterhood series continues as the four sisters decide to put on a community musical! The creative sister Sunday is the director and writer, but she has lost her spark. Can she find her shine again before everyone calls it quits? "This ode to Black girlhood and the communities that...

A child finds a way to access inner peace—when the world around her feels anything but peaceful—in this uplifting new picture book by acclaimed author-illustrator team Jacqueline Woodson and E. B. Lewis. Sometimes it seems like you can’t get away from the noise. Especially in a busy school...

Cowboy Roots by Faith Williams Schesventer is a forhcoming title from Roaring Brook Press...

A child finds a way to access inner peace—when the world around her feels anything but peaceful—in this uplifting new picture book by acclaimed author-illustrator team Jacqueline Woodson and E. B. Lewis. Sometimes it seems like you can’t get away from the noise. Especially in a busy school...

How did a young boy who was born on an island in the Caribbean become the first Black actor to win an Academy Award? Find out in this addition to the Who HQ library! Determined to shake up Hollywood stereotypes, Sidney Poitier used his status as a Black man starring in lead roles in the Golden...

America’s Mom, New York Times bestselling author, NAACP Award-winning personality, Emmy-winning host, and actress, Tabitha Brown, is back with a heartwarming children’s book about hope, faith, and the beauty of the unseen. Young Tabitha makes a wish, but she can’t see it. So, she wonders...

An inquisitive bookworm explores a whole new world when her family moves north during the Great Migration in Coretta Scott King Honor winner Brenda Woods’s stand-alone companion to The Unsung Hero of Birdsong, USA. It’s 1946 when eleven-year-old Abigail and her parents move from Birdsong...

Carter tries his best—he really does—but he's always getting in trouble at school. Still, he's determined to ace his history project, and luckily, he gets to partner with his BFF, Gianna. Carter and Gianna are in the library to start their research when the lights flicker and a stack of books falls off a shelf! Everywhere they go, spooky things continue to happen, going quickly from weird to downright dangerous, until a few days later, Carter's notebook bursts into flames in the middle of class!

A girl finds her voice with the help of a smart and sassy flute in this charming and inspiring debut picture book from one of the world’s best-known and best-loved musical artists—the one and only Lizzo! When a bubbly little girl who just wants to belong meets a smart and brassy flute who...

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All Aboard! The sequel to Jax Freeman and the Phantom Shriek has pulled into the station! From the award-winning author of the best-selling Tristan Strong trilogy comes a magical series about a special boy who is granted summoning powers from his ancestors. Seventh grader Jackson "Jax" Freeman...

Don't miss the epic conclusion to the Jax Freeman trilogy! From the award-winning author of the best-selling Tristan Strong trilogy comes a unique magic-school fantasy series packed with Black history, ghosts, friendship, non-stop action, and a lot of heart. In his first adventure in this series...

From New York Times bestselling and Newbery Medal winning YA author Renée Watson comes a heartbreaking and tender winter romance about falling in love and finding who you are at the same time. Bliss knows there’s more to life than her small town. Working in her family’s funeral home, she...

A USA TODAY BESTSELLER! “I loved everything about this book.”—Rick Riordan, New York Times #1 best-selling author of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series In this unique magic-school fantasy series opener by the author of the bestselling Tristan Strong series, 12-year-old Jax Freeman...

Bloomsbury presents Ways to Grow Love by Renée Watson, read by Sisi Aisha Johnson. Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Author Award winner Renée Watson continues her charming young middle grade series starring Ryan Hart, a girl who is pure spirit and sunshine. Ryan Hart loves her family and...