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Akata Warrior (Nsbidi Scripts, #3)

Akata Warrior (Nsbidi Scripts, #3)

by Nnedi Okorafor

Publisher: Viking, 2017
Pages: 477
ISBN: 9780670785612

CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 10-13

CCBC Location: Fiction, Okorafor

Akata Witch (Nsibidi Scripts, #1)

Akata Witch (Nsibidi Scripts, #1)

by Nnedi Okorafor

Publisher: Viking, 2011
Pages: 349
ISBN: 9780670011964

CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 10-13

CCBC Location: Fiction, Okorafor

Baby Goes to Market

Baby Goes to Market

by Atinuke
Illustrated by Angela Brooksbank

Publisher: Candlewick, 2017
Pages: 32
ISBN: 9780763695705

CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 2-4

CCBC Location: Picture Book, Atinuke

Beat the Story-Drum, Pum-Pum

Beat the Story-Drum, Pum-Pum

by Ashley Bryan
Illustrated by Ashley Bryan

Publisher: Atheneum, 1980
Pages: 70
ISBN: 9780689307690

CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 4-10

CCBC Location: Non-Fiction, 390 Bryan

Begone the Raggedy Witches (The Wild Magic Trilogy, #1)

Begone the Raggedy Witches (The Wild Magic Trilogy, #1)

by Celine Kiernan

Publisher: Candlewick, 2018
Pages: 270
ISBN: 9780763699963

CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 9-12

CCBC Location: Fiction, Kiernan

Catch That Chicken!

Catch That Chicken!

by Atinuke
Illustrated by Angela Brooksbank

Publisher: Candlewick, 2020
Pages: 32
ISBN: 9781536212686

CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 2-5

CCBC Location: Picture Book, Atinuke

Ikenga

Ikenga

by Nnedi Okorafor

Publishers: Penguin Random House, Viking, 2020
Pages: 227
ISBN: 9780593113523

CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 8-11

CCBC Location: Fiction, Okorafor

Olu & Greta

Olu & Greta

by Diana Ejaita
Illustrated by Diana Ejaita

Publishers: Penguin Random House, Rise x Penguin Workshop, 2021
Pages: 32
ISBN: 9780593384909

CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 4-8

CCBC Location: Picture Book, Ejaita

The Other Side of Truth

The Other Side of Truth

by Beverley Naidoo

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2001
Pages: 252
ISBN: 9780060296285

CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 11-14

CCBC Location: Fiction, Naidoo

Thank You, Omu!

Thank You, Omu!

by Oge Mora
Illustrated by Oge Mora

Publisher: Little, Brown, 2018
Pages: 32
ISBN: 9780316431248

CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 4-7

CCBC Location: Picture Book, Mora