Zetta Elliott
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When Jaxon is sent to spend the day with a mean old lady his mother calls Ma, he finds out she's not his grandmother - but she is a witch! She needs his help delivering baby dragons to a magical world where they'll be safe. There are two rules when it comes to the dragons: Don't let them out of the bag, and don't feed them anything sweet. Before he knows it, Jax and his friends Vikram and Kavita have broken both rules! Will Jax get the baby dragons...
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Now that he is Ma's apprentice Jax is finding himself mixed up with all sorts of magical doings, like taking care of a phoenix egg which is going to hatch soon, trying to bring back the creatures Sis stole, finding his grandfather, and convincing Sis, the guardian, to reunite the two realms--and hopefully living to see Brooklyn again.
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"Jaxon and his friends are back in the magical real, Palmera, trying to convince Guardian Sis that magical creatures should exist in both world, but things might be even more complicated than Jax and his friends realize"-- Provided by publisher.
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Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers
Publication Date
2020.
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English
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Illustrations and easy-to-read text express a child's awareness of being filled with deep emotions, from joy to sorrow and anger to compassion, but above all, love.
7) Moonwalking
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In 1980s Brooklyn, new student JJ Pankowski, an autistic, punk-rock-lover, befriends Pie Velez, an Afro-Latinx math geek and graffiti artist.
8) Say her name
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Disney, Jump at the Sun
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2020.
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English
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Inspired by the #SayHerName campaign launched by the African American Policy Forum, these poems pay tribute to victims of police brutality as well as the activists insisting that Black Lives Matter. Elliott engages poets from the past two centuries to create a chorus of voices celebrating the creativity, resilience, and courage of Black women and girls. This collection features forty-nine powerful poems, four of which are tribute poems inspired by...
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Tilbury House Publishers
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[2016]
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English
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"Forgive and be forgiven. Is sounds so appealing - why doesn't it happen every day? Finding herself forgiven on a rain-scrubbed morning after a difficult day, Melena seizes her fresh start and shares the song in her heart with her family and friends. It's a day of new beginnings. It's Melena's jubilee."-- Provided by publisher.
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Rosetta Press
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[2024]
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English
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"Before Ma became the most powerful witch in Brooklyn... before Ma met a boy named Jaxon who helped her deliver three baby dragons tothe realm of magic... long before Ma ended the war and vanquished the Scourge by choosing exile...she was just a curious, determined girl living on the South Side of Chicago. Lavinia Robinson, or "Vinny"as she's called by her best friend L. Roy Jenkins, is always ready for adventure-even if it means breaking the rules....
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Rosetta Press
Publication Date
[2023]
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English
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"Every night on the farm, Dick and Jane gather the animals in the barn to tell them a bedtime story. When the farmers go on vacation, Pig offers to serve as storyteller but Goat insists that certain rules must be followed. Chicken wonders why all stories have to start and end the same way. Isn't it more interesting and fun when each story is unique?"--back cover.
13) Bird
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Lee & Low Books Inc
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[2008]
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Bird, an artistic young African American boy, expresses himself through drawing as he struggles to understand his older brother's drug addiction and death, while a family friend, Uncle Son, provides guidance and understanding.
15) Milo's museum
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Rosetta Press
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[2016]
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English
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Milo is excited about her class trip to the museum. The docent leads them on a tour, and afterward Milo has time to look around on her own. But something doesn't feel right, and Milo gradually realizes that the people from her community are missing from the museum. When her aunt urges her to find a solution, Milo takes matters into her own hands and opens her own museum!
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AmazonEncore
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[2010]
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English
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Genna Colon desperately wants to escape from a drug-infested world of poverty, and every day she wishes for a different life. One day Genna's wish is granted and she is instantly transported back to Civil War-era Brooklyn.
17) Ship of souls
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AmazonEncore
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[2011]
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English
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"Set in New York City, Ship of Souls features a cast of three African-American teens: D, a math whiz, Hakeem, a Muslim basketball star; and Nyla, a beautiful military brat. When D's mother dies of breast cancer, he is taken in by Mrs. Martin, an elderly white woman. Grateful to have a home, D strives to please his foster mother and succeeds--until Mercy arrives. Unable to compete with a needy, crack-addicted baby, D disappears into the nearby park...


