CCBC-Recommended Book Search A searchable database of books recommended by the CCBC. More information about CCBC Choices book recommendations See our Recommended Book Search Guide and Video Tutorial for tips. Keyword search allows asterisk (*) for wildcard (end of word only, e.g. immigra*) and double quoted (") phrase matching. Advanced Search Clear Filters Title Author/Contributor Subject Keyword Additional Filters open additional filters close additional filters Ages Babies/Toddlers (birth – 3) PreK-Early Elementary (Ages 4-7) Grades 3-5 (Ages 8-10) Grades 6-8 (Ages 11-13) Grades 9-12 (Age 14 and older) Diversity Subject Arab Asian Black/African Brown Skin Unspecified Indigenous Latine Middle East Multicultural General Pacific Islander Christian Jewish Muslim Other Religion Gender Nonconformity LGBTQ Character/Topic LGBTQ Family LGBTQ Non-Fiction Cognitive/Neurological Disability/Condition Physical Disability/Condition Psychiatric Disability/Condition Contributor Arab Asian BIPOC Unspecified Black/African Indigenous Latine Middle East Multiracial Pacific Islander White LGBTQ Christian Jewish Muslim Other Religion Cognitive/Neurological Disability/Condition Physical Disability/Condition Psychiatric Disability/Condition Content Type Fictional narratives (may include picture book stories, easy readers, novels, graphic novels) Informational books (formats may include picture books, easy readers, graphic novels, substantial narrative non-fiction) Concept Book Poetry Format Board book Picture book Easy Reader Novel Short Stories Graphic Novel Poetry Substantial Narrative Non-Fiction Biography, Autobiography and Memoir Publication Year From (YYYY) To (YYYY) Wisconsin Wisconsin author Wisconsin illustrator Wisconsin setting Wisconsin subject/interest Search Subject: African Peoples Remove Filter 1 2 3 4 Next > 33 Results found Results per page 10 20 50 Anna Hibiscus by Atinuke Illustrated by Lauren Tobia Publisher: Kane Miller, 2010 Pages: 112 ISBN: 9781935279730 CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 4-8 CCBC Location: Fiction, Atinuke Add To My List Copy Link To Clipboard Send Link Via Email Anna Hibiscus Anna Hibiscus' Song by Atinuke Illustrated by Lauren Tobia Publisher: Kane Miller, 2011 Pages: 32 ISBN: 9781610670401 CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 3-6 CCBC Location: Picture Book, Atinuke Add To My List Copy Link To Clipboard Send Link Via Email Anna Hibiscus' Song Barracoon (Adapted for Young Readers) by Zora Neale Hurston, Ibram X. Kendi Illustrated by Jazzmen Lee-Johnson Publishers: Amistad, HarperCollins, 2024 Pages: 188 ISBN: 9780063098336 CCBC Age Recommendation: Age 14 and older CCBC Location: Non-Fiction, 920 Lewis Add To My List Copy Link To Clipboard Send Link Via Email Barracoon (Adapted for Young Readers) Brave Music of a Distant Drum by Manu Herbstein Publisher: Red Deer, 2012 Pages: 175 ISBN: 9780889954700 CCBC Age Recommendation: Age 16 and older CCBC Location: Fiction, Herbstein Add To My List Copy Link To Clipboard Send Link Via Email Brave Music of a Distant Drum Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orisha, #1) by Tomi Adeyemi Publisher: Henry Holt, 2018 Pages: 531 ISBN: 9781250170972 CCBC Age Recommendation: Age 11 and older CCBC Location: Fiction, Adeyemi Add To My List Copy Link To Clipboard Send Link Via Email Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orisha, #1) Chirchir Is Singing by Kelly Cunnane Illustrated by Jude Daly Publisher: Schwartz & Wade, 2011 Pages: 32 ISBN: 9780375861987 CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 3-7 CCBC Location: Picture Book, Cunnane Add To My List Copy Link To Clipboard Send Link Via Email Chirchir Is Singing The Door of No Return by Kwame Alexander Publisher: Little, Brown, 2022 Pages: 418 ISBN: 9780316441865 CCBC Age Recommendation: Age 10 and older CCBC Location: Fiction, Alexander Add To My List Copy Link To Clipboard Send Link Via Email The Door of No Return Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl’s Courage Changed Music by Margarita Engle Illustrated by Rafael Lopez Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015 Pages: 40 ISBN: 9780544102293 CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 4-8 CCBC Location: Non-Fiction, 811 Engle Add To My List Copy Link To Clipboard Send Link Via Email Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl’s Courage Changed Music Flying Up the Mountain by Elizabeth-Irene Baitie Publisher: Norton, 2023 Pages: 233 ISBN: 9781324052678 CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 8-11 CCBC Location: Fiction, Baitie Add To My List Copy Link To Clipboard Send Link Via Email Flying Up the Mountain Freedom in Congo Square by Carole Boston Weatherford Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie Publisher: Little Bee, 2016 Pages: 32 ISBN: 9781499801033 CCBC Age Recommendation: Age 6 and older CCBC Location: Picture Book, Weatherford Add To My List Copy Link To Clipboard Send Link Via Email Freedom in Congo Square 1 2 3 4 Next >
