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The ABCs of Black history

"B is for Beautiful, Brave, and Bright! And for a book that takes a bold journey through the alphabet of Black history and culture. Letter by letter, [this book] celebrates a story that spans continents and centuries, triumph and heartbreak, creativity and joy. In addition to rhyming text, the book includes back matter with information on the events, places, and people mentioned in the poem, from Mae Jemison to W. E. B. Du Bois,Fannie Lou Hamer to Sam Cooke, and the Little Rock Nine to DJ Kool Herc"--Provided by publisher.

I color myself different

This joyful celebration of black and brown lives is based on real events in the famous athlete and activist's young life and reveals the power of radical self-love and knowing your self-worth.

Blubber

Jill goes along with the rest of the fifth-grade class in tormenting a classmate and then finds out what it is like when she, too, becomes a target.

Danger and other unknown risks

A graphic novel
?Easily my favorite book of the year.? ?Tillie Walden, Eisner Award?winning creator of Spinning A twisty, spellbinding adventure about a girl and her dog who want to save the world, Danger and Other Unknown Risks is the highly anticipated YA graphic novel debut from Eisner Award-winning and New York Times bestselling creators Ryan North and Erica Henderson. I'm gonna tell you a story, and I'm gonna ask that you let me finish before you say anything. Here?s the deal?on midnight of January 1st, 2000, the world ended. But it wasn?t technology that killed it: It was magic. Now, years later, the Earth has transformed. Magic works (sort of). People are happy (sort of). But this new world isn?t stable, and unless Marguerite de Pruitt and her canine pal, Daisy, do something about it, it?ll tilt into deadly chaos. Good thing they?ve been training their whole lives for this and are destined to succeed. Or so they think. Ryan North and Erica Henderson, the bestselling masterminds behind Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, serve up a graphic novel that is equally laugh-out-loud adventure and emotional gut punch. A story about the search for truth, chosen family, and rebirth, the journey of Marguerite and Daisy seeks to ask one vital question: How far are you willing to go to save the world?.

In every life

A simple and profound meditation on the many wonders of life from two-time Caldecott Honor recipient Marla Frazee. In every life, there is love and loss, hope and joy, wonder and mystery. With glowing art and spare, powerful text, Caldecott Honor?winning creator Marla Frazee celebrates the moments, feelings, and experiences, both big and small, that make up a life.

Creepy crayon

"When Jasper Rabbit finds a purple crayon willing to do his schoolwork for him, he is elated--at first"--.

Fox at night

Fox overcomes his fear of monsters when he meets real nocturnal animals.

You are life

"You are . . .You are . . .You are . . . Every child is full to bursting with amazing things! . . . celebrates the wonderful and complex identity of children of immigrants and refugees, embracing all that they are--a dancer, a shining light, a K-pop song--and promising what they will never be: invisible"--Publisher.

Daddy

From everyone's favorite one-haired baby comes a fond and funny ode to a special daddy, for Father's Day or any day.

The sour grape

Holding a bunch of grudges, Sour Grape finds the tables turned when a friend holds a grudge against him, making him realize how unfair grudges can be--and how much sweeter life can be with a little compassion and gratitude.

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