Black History Month - JF | McKinney Public Libraries

61) Miles Morales: Stranger tides

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Reynolds, Justin A

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Publisher Annotation: Join MIles Morales in his most epic adventure yet! Miles Morales has just about gotten used to this being Spider-Man thing. Keeping Brooklyn safe, taking down bad guys, and finishing his homework-he’s got this! But when Spider-Man is invited to a launch for a brand-new video game, things go sideways fast. Anyone who plays the game is frozen, and it’s all because of a villain named the Stranger. He’s judged humanity and...

62) Black brother, black brother

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Rhodes, Jewell Parker

Description

Suspended unjustly from elite Middlefield Prep, Donte Ellison studies fencing with a former champion, hoping to put the racist fencing team captain in his place.

63) Bayou magic

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Rhodes, Jewell Parker

Description

Visiting her grandmother in the Louisiana bayou, ten-year-old Maddy begins to realize that she may be the only sibling to carry on the gift of her family's magical legacy.

64) Operation sisterhood

Author

Rhuday-Perkovich, Olugbemisola

Description

Eleven-year-old Bo is used to it being just her and her mom in their cozy New York apartment, but when her mom gets married, Bo must adjust to her new sisters and a music-minded blended family that is much larger, louder, and more complex than she ever imagined.

65) The hero two doors down: based on the true story of friendship between a boy and a baseball legend

Author

Robinson, Sharon

Description

Eight-year-old Steve Satlow is thrilled when Jackie Robinson moves into his Jewish neighborhood in Brooklyn in 1948, although many of his neighbors are not, and when Steve actually meets his hero he is even more excited--and worried that a misunderstanding over a Christmas tree could damage his new friendship.

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Third grade starts off badly for eight-year-old Bean as she faces teasing from her two older sisters, learns that her former best friend wants nothing to do with her, and has to start taking music lessons.

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Publisher Annotation: It's 1963, and things are changing for Jezebel Turner. Her beloved grandmother has just passed away. The local police deputy won't stop harassing her family. With school integration arriving in South Carolina, Jez and her twin brother, Jay, are about to begin the school year with a bunch of new kids. But the biggest change comes when Jez and Jay turn eleven- and their uncle, Doc, tells them he's going to train them in rootwork....

Author

Scattergood, Augusta

Description

In the summer of 1964 as she is about to turn twelve, Glory's town of Hanging Moss, Mississippi, is beset by racial tension when town leaders close her beloved public pool rather than desegregating it.

69) The amazing life of Azaleah Lane

Author

Smith, Nikki Shannon

Series

Azaleah Lane volume 1

Description

Azaleah loved her class field trip to the National Zoo in Washington D.C, and is looking forward to earning extra credit by building a diorama of a tiger in his natural habitat for extra credit--but before she can even begin her task she has to solve the mystery of her younger sister's favorite missing stuffed animal because her parents and older sister are too busy and Tiana is ready to throw a tantrum.

70) Clean getaway

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From New York Times bestselling author Nic Stone comes a middle-grade road-trip story through American race relations past and present, perfect for fans of Jacqueline Woodson and Jason Reynolds. How to Go on an Unplanned Road Trip with Your Grandma: Grab a Suitcase: Prepacked from the big spring break trip that got cancelled. Fasten Your Seatbelt: G'ma's never conventional, so this trip won't be either. Use the Green Book: G'ma's most treasured possession....

71) Shuri

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Series

Shuri (Nic Stone) volume 1

Description

For centuries, the Chieftain of Wakanda (the Black Panther) has gained his powers through the juices of the Heart-Shaped Herb. Much like Vibranium, the Heart-Shaped Herb is essential to the survival and prosperity of Wakanda. But something is wrong. The plants are dying. No matter what the people of Wakanda do, they can't save them. And their supply is running short. It's up to Shuri to travel from Wakanda in order to discover what is killing the...

72) Roll of thunder, hear my cry

Author

Taylor, Mildred D

Series

Logan family (Mildred D. Taylor) volume 2

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Book, Audiobook on CD

Description

A black family living in Mississippi during the Depression of the 1930s is faced with prejudice and discrimination which its children do not understand.

73) Keena Ford and the second-grade mix-up

Author

Thomson, Melissa

Series

Keena Ford volume 1

Description

Keena Ford chronicles her many mishaps as she begins second grade.

74) Shai & Emmie star in Break an egg!

Author

Wallis, Quvenzhané

Description

When Shai Williams, who plans to become a star on Broadway, loses the lead role in the third-grade musical at her performing arts elementary school in Atlanta, she learns an important lesson about adaptability, from her mother, aunt, and grandmother, all actresses.

75) EllRay Jakes is a rock star!

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Series

EllRay Jakes series volume 2

Formats:

Book, Book with Audio

Description

Eight-year-old EllRay Jakes decides to "borrow" his father's crystals to impress his classmates, but his plan to return the crystals before his father notices goes awry.

76) Some places more than others

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Amara visits her father's family in Harlem for her twelfth birthday, hoping to better understand her family and herself, but New York City is not what she expected.

77) Ways to make sunshine

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Ryan Hart novels volume 1

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The Hart family of Portland, Oregon, faces many setbacks after Ryan's father loses his job, but no matter what, Ryan tries to bring sunshine to her loved ones.

78) Play, Louis, play!: the true story of a boy and his horn

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Weinstein, Muriel Harris

Description

Recounts the childhood of Louis Armstrong in New Orleans from the perspective of his horn.

79) The startup squad

Author

Weisfeld, Brian

Series

Startup squad volume 1

Description

Girls mean business in a brand-new middle grade series about friendship and entrepreneurship! All the great leaders had to start somewhere. And Theresa ("Resa" for short) is starting with the lemonade stand competition her teacher assigned to the class-but making it a success is going to be a lot harder than Resa thinks. The prize: line-skipping tickets to Adventure Central. The competition: Val, Resa's middle school nemesis. And the biggest obstacle...

80) Eddie Red undercover: mystery on Museum Mile

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Eddie Red undercover volume 1

Description

"Sixth-grader Edmund Xavier Lonnrot, codename "Eddie Red," has a photographic memory and talent for drawing anything he sees. When the NYPD is stumped by a mastermind art thief, Eddie becomes their secret weapon to solve the case"--