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Miles Morales spent the entire day yesterday saving the world, but today in class he forgot to reign in his super-strength and accidentally broke his school desk. For that, he is given in-school suspension, which would have been okay, if not for the fact he has to sit there with his huge crush right behind him. To make matters worse, there is a buzzing coming from the wall making his Spidey-sense go haywire.

Seventeen-year-old Malik Baron is ready to leave the foster care system he's been in since he was seven years old, when his mother disappeared he began to manifest uncontrollable powers. But fate has other plans for him and his foster brother Taye, when he meets his maternal grandmother, Mama Aya, who introduces him to his family's legacy and encourages him to attend Caiman University, the magical Black college his mother also attended. Believing she's still alive somewhere, he enrolls to find answers about what may have happened to her, and discovers a dark undercurrent in the magical community that dates back to the Haitian Revolution.

Provides a historical fiction novel that explores the life of African American actor, Hattie McDaniel, the first African American woman to win an Oscar. Beginning with her Oscar win in 1940 to her death in 1952, the novel traces the discrimination she received from both Whites and Blacks after her win, her struggles to find work, her sustaining friendships, her failed marriages, and her determination to continue to work in order to help pave the way for other Black actors in the industry.

Celebrates the beauty, history, and connection a young Black girl feels when she wraps her hair like her family members and ancestors.

A little Black girl named Anyiaka, struggling to find her place in her Gullah Geechee family, is shown how special she is through a set of nesting dolls in her grandma's art studio.

Did you know that Martin Luther King, Jr. was an important civil rights leader? He won the Nobel Peace Prize for his work toward equality. Discover more in Martin Luther King, Jr., a title in the Historical Figures series.

Did you know that Rosa Parks was a civil rights activist? She fought to change unfair laws. Discover more in Rosa Parks, a title in the Historical Figures series.

Retells twenty-four African-American folktales of animals, fantasy, the supernatural, and desire for freedom, each followed by a note explaining its history and meaning.

Did you know that Kwanzaa is celebrated from December 26 to January 1 every year? Kwanzaa became a holiday in 1966. Learn these and other fascinating facts in Kwanzaa.

This book surveys the efforts that democracies have undertaken to integrate disadvantaged groups into the political, economic, and social mainstream.