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| Title: | Kamala Harris: Rooted in Justice |
| Author: | Grimes, Nikki. Illus by Laura Freeman |
| Publisher: | Atheneum | Format: | Book |
| ISBN: | 9781534462670 |
| Release Date: | 08/25/2020 |
| Description: | A sumptuously illustrated, lyrical portrait of the activist senator and presidential candidate touches on her mixed-heritage childhood as the daughter of immigrants and the long-fostered beliefs that inspired her work on behalf of equality, freedom and justice. 50,000 first printing. Illustrations. |
| Title: | This Is Your Time |
| Author: | Bridges, Ruby |
| Publisher: | Delacorte Press | Format: | Book |
| ISBN: | 9780593378526 |
| Release Date: | 11/10/2020 |
| Description: | Civil rights activist Ruby Bridges?who, at the age of six, was the first African American to integrate an all-white elementary school in New Orleans?shares her story through text and historical photographs, offering a powerful call to action. Illustrations. |
| Title: | Who Was Kobe Bryant? |
| Author: | Labrecque, Ellen. Illus by Gregory Copeland |
| Publisher: | Penguin Group Usa | Format: | Book |
| ISBN: | 9780593225707 |
| Release Date: | 09/01/2020 |
| Description: | Told in a new Who HQ NOW format for trending topics, this Who Was? biography details NBA superstar Kobe Bryant's legendary career and the impact of his legacy on the sports world and beyond. |
| Title: | R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul |
| Author: | Weatherford, Carole Boston. Illus by Frank Morrison |
| Publisher: | Atheneum | Format: | Book |
| ISBN: | 9781534452282 |
| Release Date: | 08/25/2020 |
| Description: | A vibrant portrait of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame music artist includes coverage of Franklin?s Grammy-winning achievements and unfailing dedication to civil rights. By the Caldecott Honor-winning author of Voice of Freedom and the Coretta Scott King Award-winning illustrator of Jazzy Miz Mozetta. 50,000 first printing. Illustrations. |
| Title: | We Wait for the Sun |
| Author: | Roundtree, Dovey Johnson & McCabe, Katie. Illus by Raissa Figueroa |
| Publisher: | Roaring Brook Press | Format: | Book |
| ISBN: | 9781250229021 |
| Release Date: | 01/26/2021 |
| Description: | The late Civil Rights attorney and activist shares a poignant moment from her childhood beside her wise grandmother, who taught Roundtree the values of self-worth, strength and justice that inspired the co-author?s boundary-breaking career. 35,000 first printing. Illustrations. |
| Title: | Lifting As We Climb: Black Women's Battle for the Ballot Box |
| Author: | Dionne, Evette |
| Publisher: | Viking Children S Books | Format: | Book |
| ISBN: | 9780451481542 |
| Release Date: | 04/21/2020 |
| Description: | Describes a history of the role of African American women as a significant force in the suffrage movement and their efforts to be accepted as equal partners by their fellow activists. |
| Title: | Box: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom |
| Author: | Weatherford, Carole Boston. Illus by Michele Wood |
| Publisher: | Candlewick Press | Format: | Book |
| ISBN: | 9780763691561 |
| Release Date: | 04/14/2020 |
| Description: | A lyrical tale about the cost and fragility of freedom by the award-winning author of Becoming Billie Holiday follows the life of Henry ?Box? Brown, a slave and abolitionist who was separated from his family before he mailed himself to freedom by way of the Underground Railroad. Illustrations. |
| Title: | The Teachers March!: How Selma's Teachers Changed History |
| Author: | Wallace, Sandra Neil & Wallace, Rich. Illus by Charly Palmer |
| Publisher: | Calkins Creek (Pngdc) | Format: | Book |
| ISBN: | 9781629794525 |
| Release Date: | 09/29/2020 |
| Description: | Demonstrating the power of protest and standing up for a just cause, here is an exciting tribute to the educators who participated in the 1965 Selma Teachers' March. |
| Title: | William Still and His Freedom Stories: The Father of the Underground Railroad |
| Author: | Tate, Don |
| Publisher: | Peachtree Publishers | Format: | Book |
| ISBN: | 9781561459353 |
| Release Date: | 11/01/2020 |
| Description: | The award-winning creator of Poet traces the lesser-known story of Underground Railroad founder William Still, discussing his parents? escape from slavery, his work with the Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society and his encounters with such historical figures as Harriet Tubman and William and Ellen Craft. Illustrations. |
| Title: | Swish!: The Slam-Dunking, Alley-Ooping, High-Flying Harlem Globetrotters |
| Author: | Slade, Suzanne. Illus by Don Tate |
| Publisher: | Little Brown Books For Young Readers | Format: | Book |
| ISBN: | 9780316481670 |
| Release Date: | 11/10/2020 |
| Description: | Rhythmic text by the award-winning author of A Computer Called Katherine and dynamic artwork by the award-winning illustrator of No Small Potatoes trace the story of the Harlem Globetrotters and how their remarkable performances indelibly transformed the game of basketball. 30,000 first printing. Illustrations. |
