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Every Sunday after church, CJ and his grandma ride the bus across town. But today, CJ wonders why they don't own a car like his friend Colby? Why doesn't he have an iPod like the boys on the bus? How come they always have to get off in the dirty part of town? Each question is met with an encouraging answer from grandma, who helps him see the beauty-and fun-in their routine and the world around them.

Burgeoning filmmaker Lamar spends his time honing his craft and learning about his grandfather's activism during the Civil Rights era. Shortly after deciding to do a video project on his grandfather's life, Lamar learns his grandfather was killed in an altercation with a White man, who is claiming self-defense. For the first time, Lamar experiences the racial injustice his grandfather talked about and uses his camera to keep his grandfather's legacy alive and continue his fight for justice.

At the turn of the twenty-first century, New York City twins Tai and Trey are approaching their sixteenth birthday and trying to respectively focus on their photography and classical music careers. Unfortunately, their magical abilities and their family's curse, which led to their mother's disappearance ten years ago, make it hard to be normal teens. When the twins discover they're being followed by nefarious villains and Tai discovers a clue to their mother's disappearance, the pair embark on a race to find her and to undo the curse before their magic-using enemies can stop them.

Mahalia Harris wants. She wants a big Sweet Sixteen like her best friend, Naomi. She wants the super-cute new girl Siobhan to like her back. She wants a break from worrying--about money, snide remarks from white classmates, pitying looks from church ladies... all of it. Then inspiration strikes: It's too late for a Sweet Sixteen, but what if she had a coming-out party? A singing, dancing, rainbow-cake-eating celebration of queerness on her own terms.

An authoritative biography of Malcolm X draws on new research to trace his life from his troubled youth through his involvement in the Nation of Islam, his activism in the world of Black Nationalism, and his assassination.

Provides an autobiographical graphic novel of professional football player and activist Colin Kaepernick who describes his journey as an elite high school athlete and how he learned to carve his own path, seek his own opportunities, and live by his own choices.

A young Black girl named Olivia is excited when her paramedic father gets home from work each day, knowing the evening will be filled with food, fun, and stories. But she also worries when he leaves for work every morning, anxious he may not make it back like others she's heard about. The girl and her mother find ways to pass the time during the day, until he safely arrives home once again.

When Bo decides to ring the doorbell of the spooky house on Spring Street, he does not expect to discover an opportunity to learn about treating neighbors with kindness and friendship.

Lu was born to be co-captain of the Defenders. Well, actually, he was born albino, but that's got nothing to do with being a track star. Lu has swagger, plus the talent to back it up. No one's going to outshine him. Lu knows he can lead Ghost, Patina, Sunny, and the team to victory at the championships, but it might not be as easy as it seems. Suddenly, there are hurdles in Lu's way, literally and not-so-literally, and Lu needs to figure out, fast, what winning the gold really means.

Desmond and Andres must confront stage fright and a demon as they act their way through the most cursed school play ever.