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#NotYourPrincess: Voices of Native American Women

#NotYourPrincess: Voices of Native American Women

Compiled by Lisa Charleyboy, Mary Beth Leatherdale

Publisher: Annick, 2017
Pages: 109
ISBN: 9781554519576

CCBC Age Recommendation: Age 12 and older

CCBC Location: Non-Fiction, 971 Charleyboy

Africville

Africville

by Shauntay Grant
Illustrated by Eva Campbell

Publishers: Groundwood, House of Anansi, 2018
Pages: 32
ISBN: 9781773060439

CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 6-9

CCBC Location: Picture Book, Grant

Amina's Voice

Amina's Voice

by Hena Khan

Publisher: Salaam Reads, 2017
Pages: 208
ISBN: 9781481492065

CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 9-13

CCBC Location: Fiction, Khan

The Banana-Leaf Ball: How Play Can Change the World

The Banana-Leaf Ball: How Play Can Change the World

by Katie Smith Milway
Illustrated by Shane W. Evans

Publishers: Kids Can, Citizen Kid, 2017
Pages: 32
ISBN: 9781771383318

CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 7-10

CCBC Location: Picture Book, Milway

Becoming Naomi Leon

Becoming Naomi Leon

by Pam Munoz Ryan

Publisher: Scholastic Press, 2004
Pages: 246
ISBN: 0439269695

CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 9-12

CCBC Location: Fiction, Ryan

Black Child

Black Child

by Joyce Carol Thomas
Illustrated by Tom Feelings

Publisher: Zamani Productions, 1981
Pages: 34
ISBN: 9995273543

CCBC Age Recommendation: Age 9 and older

CCBC Location: Non-Fiction, 810 Thomas

Box: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom

Box: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom

by Carole Boston Weatherford
Illustrated by Michele Wood

Publisher: Candlewick, 2020
Pages: 56
ISBN: 9780763691561

CCBC Age Recommendation: Age 10 and older

CCBC Location: Non-Fiction, 306 Weatherford

Burn Baby Burn

Burn Baby Burn

by Meg Medina

Publisher: Candlewick, 2016
Pages: 320
ISBN: 9780763674670

CCBC Age Recommendation: Age 13 and older

CCBC Location: Fiction, Medina

The Coquies Still Sing: A Story of Home, Hope, and Rebuilding

The Coquies Still Sing: A Story of Home, Hope, and Rebuilding

by Karina Nicole Gonzalez
Illustrated by Krystal Quiles

Publisher: Roaring Brook, 2022
Pages: 40
ISBN: 9781250787187

CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 4-8

CCBC Location: Picture Book, Gonzalez

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