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Anna Hibiscus

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

Anna Hibiscus' Song

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

Barracoon (Adapted for Young Readers)

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

Brave Music of a Distant Drum

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

Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orisha, #1)

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

Chirchir Is Singing

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

The Door of No Return

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

Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl’s Courage Changed Music

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

Flying Up the Mountain

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

Freedom in Congo Square

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