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Before He Was Thurgood

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The empowering story of how Thurgood Marshall's childhood paved the way for his future as the first African American Supreme Court Justice.Before he opened his first law book, Thurgood Marshall was a prankster in school, trying his teachers' patience and doing only enough work to get by. Before he waged war against injustice, Thurgood watched his uncles go off to World War I and return to a ... Read more

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The empowering story of how Thurgood Marshall's childhood paved the way for his future as the first African American Supreme Court Justice.Before he opened his first law book, Thurgood Marshall was a prankster in school, trying his teachers' patience and doing only enough work to get by. Before he waged war against injustice, Thurgood watched his uncles go off to World War I and return to a
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Do It for the People

Black Athletes, Activism, and Justice

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From the critically acclaimed and award-winning creators of Crown and I Am Every Good Thing, Derrick Barnes and Gordon C. James, comes an illustrated nonfiction middle grade homage to Black athlete activists throughout history.This is not your typical book about sports. This one begins…“AN ATHLETE PROTESTING THE MISTREATMENT OF AMERICAN CITIZENS DOES NOT MAKE THEM ANTI-AMERICAN.”And through a ... Read more

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From the critically acclaimed and award-winning creators of Crown and I Am Every Good Thing, Derrick Barnes and Gordon C. James, comes an illustrated nonfiction middle grade homage to Black athlete activists throughout history.This is not your typical book about sports. This one begins…“AN ATHLETE PROTESTING THE MISTREATMENT OF AMERICAN CITIZENS DOES NOT MAKE THEM ANTI-AMERICAN.”And through a
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I Am Every Good Thing

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An upbeat, empowering, important picture book from the team that created the award-winning Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut. A perfect gift for any special occasion!I ama nonstop ball of energy.Powerful and full of light.I am a go-getter. A difference maker. A leader.The confident Black narrator of this book is proud of everything that makes him who he is. He's got big plans, and no doubt he'll... ... Read more

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An upbeat, empowering, important picture book from the team that created the award-winning Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut. A perfect gift for any special occasion!I ama nonstop ball of energy.Powerful and full of light.I am a go-getter. A difference maker. A leader.The confident Black narrator of this book is proud of everything that makes him who he is. He's got big plans, and no doubt he'll...
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George Fletcher, the People's Champion

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"Nelson plaits her narrative with Western lingo and homespun similes. . . . James' painterly oils swirl with energy, visible daubs creating the dusty, monumental landscape and equally monumental horses and humans. . . . A champion indeed." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)The true tale of a cowboy's epic rodeo ride from acclaimed author Vaunda Micheaux Nelson and Caldecott Honoree Gordon C. James ... Read more

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"Nelson plaits her narrative with Western lingo and homespun similes. . . . James' painterly oils swirl with energy, visible daubs creating the dusty, monumental landscape and equally monumental horses and humans. . . . A champion indeed." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)The true tale of a cowboy's epic rodeo ride from acclaimed author Vaunda Micheaux Nelson and Caldecott Honoree Gordon C. James
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One of the first books in the debut lineup of Denene Millner Books, the highly anticipated children’s book line of New York Times bestselling author Denene Millner, a contributing editor at Agate Publishing, where she is publishing children’s and YA literature dedicated to African American voices and stories.Themes of confidence and self-esteem in looking good.Lush, colorful, realistic imagery ... Read more

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One of the first books in the debut lineup of Denene Millner Books, the highly anticipated children’s book line of New York Times bestselling author Denene Millner, a contributing editor at Agate Publishing, where she is publishing children’s and YA literature dedicated to African American voices and stories.Themes of confidence and self-esteem in looking good.Lush, colorful, realistic imagery
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Just Like Jesse Owens

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Civil rights icon, Ambassador Andrew Young and his daughter, Paula Young Shelton, deliver a powerful oral history about a special day in Andrew’s childhood that changed him forever. This story of race relations in the 1930s South is illustrated by bestselling Caldecott Honor winner Gordon C. James.As a boy, Andrew Young learned a vital lesson from his parents when a local chapter of the Nazi party ... Read more

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Civil rights icon, Ambassador Andrew Young and his daughter, Paula Young Shelton, deliver a powerful oral history about a special day in Andrew’s childhood that changed him forever. This story of race relations in the 1930s South is illustrated by bestselling Caldecott Honor winner Gordon C. James.As a boy, Andrew Young learned a vital lesson from his parents when a local chapter of the Nazi party
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Discover the story of young James Baldwin in this ode to the legendary writer and the power of the written word—with exquisite prose from acclaimed poet Quartez Harris.The first time Jimmy read a book the words clung to him like glitter...Before James Baldwin was a celebrated novelist, essayist, playwright, poet, and activist, he was a boy who fell in love with stories. Words opened up new worlds ... Read more

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Discover the story of young James Baldwin in this ode to the legendary writer and the power of the written word—with exquisite prose from acclaimed poet Quartez Harris.The first time Jimmy read a book the words clung to him like glitter...Before James Baldwin was a celebrated novelist, essayist, playwright, poet, and activist, he was a boy who fell in love with stories. Words opened up new worlds
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Encyclopedia Brown Double Mystery #2

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by Donald J. Sobol ...

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This special introductory offer features some of Encyclopedia Brown's first cases ever: “The Case of the Civil War Sword” and “The Case of Merko's Grandson.” These stories are great for readers new to the series and wonderful nostalgia for those who grew up solving mysteries with the boy detective. ... Read more

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This special introductory offer features some of Encyclopedia Brown's first cases ever: “The Case of the Civil War Sword” and “The Case of Merko's Grandson.” These stories are great for readers new to the series and wonderful nostalgia for those who grew up solving mysteries with the boy detective.
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Captain America: The Ghost Army (Original Graphic Novel)

by Alan Gratz ...

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#1 New York Times bestselling author Alan Gratz delivers an all-new, original Captain America graphic novel!In this thrilling historical adventure, 18 year-old Steve Rogers (AKA Captain America) and his young sidekick, Bucky Barnes are fighting in WWII when they encounter a threat like none they've ever seen -- a Ghost Army. The dead of this war and wars past are coming back to life, impervious to ... Read more

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#1 New York Times bestselling author Alan Gratz delivers an all-new, original Captain America graphic novel!In this thrilling historical adventure, 18 year-old Steve Rogers (AKA Captain America) and his young sidekick, Bucky Barnes are fighting in WWII when they encounter a threat like none they've ever seen -- a Ghost Army. The dead of this war and wars past are coming back to life, impervious to
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Diary of a Tennis Prodigy

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Marcus Atkinson is a tennis genius (not!). But his dad is convinced that Marcus has magic in his wrists.Marcus is a maths whiz who is not good at sport. His dad is a self-help author who thinks Marcus can achieve anything he sets his mind to, with hilarious results. In illustrated diary format, Marcus's gentle, satiric humour and comic drawings will have readers laughing out loud while learning a ... Read more

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Marcus Atkinson is a tennis genius (not!). But his dad is convinced that Marcus has magic in his wrists.Marcus is a maths whiz who is not good at sport. His dad is a self-help author who thinks Marcus can achieve anything he sets his mind to, with hilarious results. In illustrated diary format, Marcus's gentle, satiric humour and comic drawings will have readers laughing out loud while learning a
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I am Jackie Robinson

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"We can all be heroes" is the message entertainingly told in this New York Times Bestselling picture-book biography series, with this title focusing on groundbreaking baseball player, Jackie RobinsonJackie Robinson always loved sports, especially baseball. But he lived at a time before the Civil Rights Movement, when the rules weren't fair to African Americans. Even though Jackie was a great ... Read more

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