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Review of Go, Wilma, Go!: Wilma Rudolph, from Athlete to Activist
Go, Wilma, Go!: Wilma Rudolph, from Athlete to Activist by Amira Rose Davis and Michael G. Long; illus. by Charnelle Pinkney Barlow Primary Bloomsbury 40 pp. 7/24 9781547612093 $18.99 e-book ed. 9781547612109 $13.29 This inspiring biography of Rudolph (1940–1994), the three-time Olympic gold medalist in track, centers on her work...
Review of A Song for August: The Inspiring Life of Playwright August Wilson
A Song for August: The Inspiring Life of Playwright August Wilson by Sally Denmead; illus. by Alleanna HarrisPrimary, Intermediate Levine/Levine Querido 40 pp.6/24 9781646144396 $18.99August Wilson (1945–2005), the renowned African American playwright, was born with “a song inside him.” He liked words and the way they had their own kind...
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Review of Ode to Grapefruit: How James Earl Jones Found His Voice
Ode to Grapefruit: How James Earl Jones Found His Voice by Kari Lavelle; illus. by Bryan CollierPrimary, Intermediate Knopf 48 pp.7/24 9780593372760 $19.99Library ed. 9780593372777 $22.99e-book ed. 9780593372784 $10.99School is a challenge for young James Earl Jones (b. 1931) due to his stutter. Hoping his teacher will not call upon...
Review of A Crown of Stories: The Life and Language of Beloved Writer Toni Morrison
A Crown of Stories: The Life and Language of Beloved Writer Toni Morrison by Carole Boston Weatherford; illus. by Khalif Tahir ThompsonPrimary, Intermediate Quill Tree/HarperCollins 48 pp.4/24 9780062911032 $19.99In an expressive second-person text addressed to her subject, Weatherford celebrates the life and legacy of the esteemed novelist, professor, and Nobel...
Review of One Big Open Sky
One Big Open Sky by Lesa Cline-Ransome Intermediate, Middle School Holiday 240 pp. 3/24 9780823450169 $18.99 e-book ed. 9780823457496 $10.99 In 1879, Lettie’s African American family begins a westward journey from Natchez, Mississippi, to Nebraska, where her father seeks a better life for them. “We can’t live free / on...
Review of Jimmy’s Rhythm & Blues: The Extraordinary Life of James Baldwin
Jimmy’s Rhythm & Blues: The Extraordinary Life of James Baldwin by Michelle Meadows; illus. by Jamiel LawPrimary, Intermediate Harper/HarperCollins 48 pp.1/24 9780063273474 $19.99In this picture-book biography, Meadows’s expressive free verse beautifully contributes to an engaging narrative about Baldwin’s (1924–1987) literary prowess and staunch activism, making his story accessible to young...
Review of Barracoon: Adapted for Young Readers
Barracoon: Adapted for Young Readers by Zora Neale Hurston; adapted by Ibram X. Kendi; illus. by Jazzmen Lee-JohnsonIntermediate, Middle School Amistad/HarperCollins 208 pp.1/24 9780063098336 $18.99e-book ed. 9780063098350 $10.99In 1860, more than fifty years after the United States outlawed the slave trade, the ship Clotilda journeyed back to Alabama from West...
Review of Fighting with Love: The Legacy of John Lewis
Fighting with Love: The Legacy of John Lewis by Lesa Cline-Ransome; illus. by James E. RansomePrimary Wiseman/Simon 48 pp.1/24 9781534496620 $18.99e-book ed. 9781534496637 $10.99The prolific author-illustrator couple (most recently The Story of the Saxophone, rev. 1/23) teams up again to offer this inspiring picture-book biography of the late human rights...
Review of There Was a Party for Langston
There Was a Party for Langston by Jason Reynolds; illus. by Jerome Pumphrey and Jarrett PumphreyPrimary Dlouhy/Atheneum 56 pp.10/23 9781534439443 $18.99e-book ed 9781534439450 $10.99An intriguing photograph of writers Maya Angelou and Amiri Baraka dancing at a party at the New York Public Library’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture...
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