african american girls

"Twelve-year-old Shayla is allergic to trouble. All she wants to do is to follow the rules. (Oh, and she'd also like to make it through seventh grade with her best friendships intact, learn to run track, and have a cute boy see past her giant forehead.) But in junior high, it's like all the rules have changed. Now she's suddenly questioning who her best friends are and some people at school are saying she's not black enough. Wait, what? Shay's sister, Hana, is involved in Black Lives Matter, but Shay doesn't think that's for her. After experiencing a powerful protest, though, Shay decides some rules are worth breaking. She starts wearing an armband to school in support of the Black Lives movement. Soon everyone is taking sides. And she is given an ultimatum. Shay is scared to do the wrong thing (and even more scared to do the right thing), but if she doesn't face her fear, she'll be forever tripping over the next hurdle. Now that's trouble, for real"--Provided by publisher.

Riri Williams--also known as the superhero Ironheart--gets a visit in Chicago from Nadia Van Dyne, the Unstoppable Wasp--just in time for a surprise zombie invasion. To figure things out, the heroes get a clue from Doctor Strange and find out the real enemy is the Ten Rings, who are searching for the Wellspring of Power.

A series of seemingly unrelated incidents lead Ironheart to an organization with ancient, dark powers--the Ten Rings--who are either want Riri dead or are looking to recruit her in the quest for world domination. Then, Miles Morales goes missing and Riri, who's never gotten along particularly well with Miles, is the only one who can find him.

"'Sing a Rhythm, Dance a Blues' reimagines what education might look like if schools placed the thriving of Black and Brown girls at their center. Morris brings together research and real life in this chorus of interviews, case studies, and the testimonies of remarkable people who work successfully with girls of color. The result is this . . .--a guide to moving away from punishment, trauma, and discrimination toward safety, justice, and genuine community in our schools"--Provided by publisher.

"Now that Destiny settled in to her new neighborhood, she is on her way to the next big thing: a new school! Destiny loves everything about school, but when she shows up to Paul Robeson Prep, it's bigger than she ever imagined, the uniforms are plain, and all her friends already have a 'thing.' Destiny suddenly doesn't feel so fresh and wonders how she'll ever stand out. That's when she notices something super cool about her uniform jacket..."--Amazon.

It is 1983 and Vanessa Martin, a thirteen-year-old African American girl in Newark's public housing, dreams of following in the footsteps of the first African American Miss America, Vanessa Williams; but the odds are against her until a new teacher at school organizes a beauty pageant and encourages Vanessa to enter.

Fifteen-year-old Angela Jenkins accepts Shayla Mercer's offer to make sure Angela wins the holiday fashion show competition, but she soon learns that the price of instant popularity can be very high.

In 1864 twelve-year-old former slave Charlotte is lucky enough to live on a plantation near Richmond, Virginia, owned by a Miss Van Lew, who hates slavery, and when Charlotte overhears a conversation she realizes that her mistress is gathering information and passing it on to the Union army; Charlotte is eager to help, (especially since her own cousin, Mary, is involved) but her enthusiasm may endanger them all--or help free 400 Union soldiers who are being moved from Richmond further south.

"Inspired by the #SayHerName campaign launched by the African American Policy Forum, these poems pay tribute to victims of police brutality as well as the activists insisting that Black Lives Matter"--Amazon.com.

"A visual and rhyming celebration of African-American girls' hair"--Provided by publisher.