29 Books in this collection
African American English Collection Middle School
This collection includes paperback and hardcover books for both on-grade level and struggling readers. These are sure to engage and offer a range of complexity to meet all students' needs.
Books in This Collection
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Awakening (Tankborn #2)
A Tankborn NovelBy Karen SandlerPaperback: $16.95 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageAwakening (Tankborn #2)
A Tankborn NovelBy Karen SandlerView DetailsBefore Kayla can free her fellow GENs from enslavement, she must save them from a deadly virus.
Bird
By Kristin Rosetta Elliott Hood, Shadra StricklandBird
By Kristin Rosetta Elliott Hood, Shadra StricklandView DetailsIn this gentle, award-winning picture book, an African American boy nicknamed Bird uses drawing as a creative outlet as he struggles to make sense of his grandfather's death and his brother's drug addiction.
Brothers in Hope
The Story of the Lost Boys of the SudanBy Mary Williams, R. Gregory ChristieHardcover: $20.95 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageBrothers in Hope
The Story of the Lost Boys of the SudanBy Mary Williams, R. Gregory ChristieView DetailsBased on heartbreaking yet inspirational true events in the lives of the Lost Boys of Sudan, Brothers in Hope is a story of remarkable courage, and an amazing testament to the unyielding power of the human spirit.
Celebrate! Connections Among Cultures
By Jan ReynoldsPaperback: $11.95 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageCelebrate! Connections Among Cultures
By Jan ReynoldsView DetailsA photographic exploration comparing celebrations in seven indigenous world cultures and the United States, highlighting common rituals such as body decoration, music, and dance.
Chess Rumble
By G. Neri, Jesse Joshua WatsonChess Rumble
By G. Neri, Jesse Joshua WatsonView DetailsA story in free verse about a troubled boy who learns to use his mind instead of his fists through the guidance of an unconventional mentor and the game of chess.
Dear Mrs. Parks
A Dialogue with Today's YouthBy Rosa ParksPaperback: $16.95 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageDear Mrs. Parks
A Dialogue with Today's YouthBy Rosa ParksView DetailsOn a December day in 1955, Rosa Parks changed the course of history when she was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger on a Montgomery, Alabama bus.
Diverse Energies
By Tobias Buckell, Joe Monti, 11 Speculative Fiction AuthorsPaperback: $13.95 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageDiverse Energies
By Tobias Buckell, Joe Monti, 11 Speculative Fiction AuthorsView DetailsA collection of dystopian short stories featuring diverse main characters and by authors of color.
Dream Builder
The Story of Architect Philip FreelonBy Kelly Lyons, Laura Freeman HinesEtched in Clay
The Life of Dave, Enslaved Potter and PoetBy Andrea ChengPaperback: $13.95 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageEtched in Clay
The Life of Dave, Enslaved Potter and PoetBy Andrea ChengView DetailsThe acclaimed biography-in-verse about the life and times of Dave, an enslaved potter who inscribed his works with short poems during the years leading up to the Civil War.
Frederick Douglass
The Last Day of SlaveryBy William Miller, Cedric LucasPaperback: $10.95 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageFrederick Douglass
The Last Day of SlaveryBy William Miller, Cedric LucasView DetailsThe story of the African American abolitionist who, in one dramatic incident, discovered the meaning of freedom.
Game, Set, Match Champion Arthur Ashe
By Crystal Hubbard, Kevin BelfordGame, Set, Match Champion Arthur Ashe
By Crystal Hubbard, Kevin BelfordView DetailsA picture book biography of tennis player Arthur Ashe, who began his career playing tennis as a child on the segregated courts as a child in Virginia and went on to become the top tennis player in the world.
George Crum and the Saratoga Chip
By Gaylia Taylor, Frank MorrisonPaperback: $11.95 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageGeorge Crum and the Saratoga Chip
By Gaylia Taylor, Frank MorrisonView DetailsAn account of the life and career of George Crum, a biracial chef who is credited with the invention of the potato chip at a Saratoga Springs, New York, restaurant in 1853. Based on historical records.
Growing Peace
A Story of Farming, Music, and Religious HarmonyBy Richard SobolView DetailsThis stunning photo-essay for children is a story of coexistence, focusing on Jewish, Muslim, and Christian families in a Ugandan village who created a Fair Trade Coffee Cooperative and learned to live and work together peacefully.
Hammering for Freedom
The William Lewis StoryBy Rita Lorraine Hubbard, John HolyfieldView DetailsThe inspirational story of William "Bill" Lewis, a hardworking blacksmith who slowly saved his money and bought the freedom of each and every member of his enslaved family.
How We Are Smart
By William Nikola, Sean QuallsPaperback: $11.95 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageHow We Are Smart
By William Nikola, Sean QuallsView DetailsMusician Tito Puente. Ballerina Maria Tallchief. Explorer Matthew Henson. Congresswoman Patsy Mink. These are some of the people profiled in this book. They are well known for different reasons, but they also have something in common. They were all smart!
I and I Bob Marley
By Tony Medina, Jesse Joshua WatsonI and I Bob Marley
By Tony Medina, Jesse Joshua WatsonView DetailsA biography in verse of reggae legend Bob Marley, exploring the influences that shaped his life and music on his journey from rural Jamaican childhood to international superstardom.
It Jes' Happened
When Bill Traylor Started to DrawBy Don Tate, R. Gregory ChristieView DetailsThe inspiring biography of self-taught (outsider) artist Bill Traylor, a former slave who at the age of eighty-five began to draw pictures based on his memories and observations of rural and urban life in Alabama.
Mama's Window
By Lynn Rubright, Patricia C. McKissackPaperback: $13.95 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageMama's Window
By Lynn Rubright, Patricia C. McKissackView DetailsAfter his mother dies, "Sugar" Martin is sent to live with his gruff uncle Free, a loner who makes his living fishing in a swamp in the Mississippi Delta in the early 1900s.
Only the Mountains Do Not Move
A Maasai Story of Culture and ConservationBy Jan ReynoldsPaperback: $12.95 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageOnly the Mountains Do Not Move
A Maasai Story of Culture and ConservationBy Jan ReynoldsView DetailsA photographic essay about contemporary Maasai--the changes in lifestyle, land, and farming practices they face and how they are adapting to those changes.
Rise!
From Caged Bird to Poet of the People, Maya AngelouBy Bethany Hegedus, Tonya EngelView DetailsIn celebration of the 50th anniversary of the publication of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, this beautiful biography of Maya Angelou describes how she rose above a childhood of trauma and emotional pain to become one of the most inspiring voices of our lifetime.
Seven Miles to Freedom
The Robert Smalls StoryBy Janet Halfmann, Duane SmithView DetailsThe true story of Robert Smalls, a slave steamboat wheelman who commandeered a Confederate ship during the Civil War and escaped with his family and crew to freedom.
Stacey Abrams
Lift Every VoiceBy Sarah Warren, Monica MikaiView DetailsHow do we move our country forward? Stacey Abrams has an answer in this bright and stirring biography, perfect for discussions of voting rights and how people working together can make a difference.
Steel Drumming at the Apollo
The Road to Super Top DogBy Trish Marx, Ellen B. SenisiPaperback: $13.95 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageSteel Drumming at the Apollo
The Road to Super Top DogBy Trish Marx, Ellen B. SenisiView DetailsA photo-essay following the members of a high school band through several rounds of Amateur Night competitions at the Apollo Theater in New York City. Includes a CD of the band playing their competition song, plus original compositions.
Tankborn (Tankborn #1)
A Tankborn NovelBy Karen SandlerPaperback: $18.95 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageTankborn (Tankborn #1)
A Tankborn NovelBy Karen SandlerView DetailsKayla and Mishalla, two genetically engineered enslaved non-human (GENs), fall in love with higher-status boys, discover deep secrets about the creation of GENs, and in the process find out what it means to be human.
The Story of Tennis Champion Arthur Ashe
By Crystal Hubbard, Kevin BelfordThe Story of Tennis Champion Arthur Ashe
By Crystal Hubbard, Kevin BelfordView DetailsThe "Story" chapter-book line debuts with this action-packed tribute to Arthur Ashe, one of the most compelling athletes and humanitarians of the twentieth century.
The Unstoppable Garrett Morgan
Inventor, Entrepreneur, HeroBy Joan DiCicco, Ebony GlennView DetailsGarrett Morgan, a prolific African American inventor and entrepreneur, must test his latest invention in a daring rescue after an explosion at the Cleveland Waterworks.
Tiny Stitches
The Life of Medical Pioneer Vivien ThomasBy Gwendolyn Hooks, Colin BootmanView DetailsThe life story of Vivien Thomas, an African American surgical technician who developed the first procedure used to perform open-heart surgery on children.
When the Horses Ride By
Children in the Times of WarBy Eloise Greenfield, Jan Spivey GilchristPaperback: $14.95 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageWhen the Horses Ride By
Children in the Times of WarBy Eloise Greenfield, Jan Spivey GilchristView DetailsThrough these graceful and eloquent poems, written from the child's perspective, readers will experience this resilience, this optimism, and understand that it is possible to get through difficult and unsettling times while holding onto one's hopes and dreams for a better, more peaceful future.
Yummy
The Last Days of a Southside ShortyBy G. Neri, Randy DuburkeView DetailsA graphic novel based on the life and death of Robert "Yummy" Sandifer, an eleven-year-old gang member from Chicago's Southside who was killed by his own gang members.
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