Loveis Wise
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"The People Remember tells the journey of African descendants in America by connecting their history to the seven principles of Kwanzaa. It begins in Africa, where people were taken from their homes and families. They spoke different languages and had different customs. Yet they were bound and chained together and forced onto ships sailing into an unknown future. Ultimately, all these people had to learn one common language and create a culture that...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
Lexile measure
AD 530L
Language
English
Description
Unlike all the other caterpillars Charley sometimes wonders what it would be like to be a fawn or a waterfall, so when the day comes to form her chrysalis, Charley must decide who she will become.
4) Say her name
Author
Publisher
Disney/Jump at the Sun
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
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...