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The dividing sky

2024
"In 2460, eighteen-year-old Liv Newman dreams of a future beyond her lower-class life in the Metro. As a Proxy, she uses the neurochip in her brain to sell memories to wealthy clients. Maybe a few illegally, but money equals freedom. So when a customer offers her a ludicrous sum to go on an assignment in no-man's-land, Liv accepts. Now she just has to survive. Rookie Forceman Adrian Rao believes in order over all. After discovering that a renegade Proxy's shady dealings are messing with citizens' brain chemistry, he vows to extinguish the threat. But when he tracks Liv down, there's one problem: her memories are gone"--Provided by publisher.

Under the heron's light

2024
Told in alternating timelines, African American Atlas learns of her ancestral powers and their connection to the Great Dismal Swamp which shielded her grandmother as a formerly enslaved girl in the 1700s.

Something kindred

2024
"There are only two things seventeen-year-old Jericka knows about her estranged grandmother: her name, and that she abandoned Jericka's mom and uncle when they were kids. But now that her grandmother is dying, Jericka is dragged to middle-of-nowhere Coldwater, Maryland, to say goodbye. While Jericka attempts to form a connection with a woman she's never known and adjust to life in a town where everything closes before dinner, she meets 'ghost girl' Kat, who is eager to leave Coldwater and intriguing despite some troubling town gossip. As summer unwinds, Jericka uses her senior photography portfolio to capture the town as it is--and as it was--only to discover that Coldwater has a few unsettling secrets of its own. The more you try to leave, the stronger the town's hold. As she feels the chilling pull of her family's past, Jericka begins to question everything she thought she knew about her mother, her childhood, and the lines between the living and the dead"--Provided by publisher.
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The second chance of Darius Logan

2024
When he is arrested, teen Darius Logan is sure he is headed for prison. Instead, he is offered the opportunity to join the Super Justice Force, where he discovers he has powers he did not know about and which may help save the post-Attack world from an alien enemy.
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Gone wolf

2024
A twelve-year-old African American girl deals with fear, grief, pain, and suffering caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and America's history of enslavement and racist violence.
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Black star

2024
Twelve-year old Black girl Charley, who dreams of becoming the first professional female pitcher, must navigate adolescence during the turbulent segregation era and the beginning of the Great Migration.
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One of our kind

a novel
2024
"When Jasmyn and King Williams move their family to the planned Black utopia of Liberty, California, they hope to find a community of like-minded people, a place where their growing family can thrive. King settles in at once, embracing the Liberty ethos, including the luxe wellness center at the top of the hill, which is the heart of the community. But Jasmyn struggles to find her place. She expected to meet fellow liberals and social justice activists striving for racial equality, but Liberty residents seem more focused on booking spa treatments and ignoring the world's troubles. Jasmyn's only friends in the community are equally perplexed and frustrated by Liberty's outlook, a frustration that turns to dread when their loved ones start embracing the Liberty way of life. As Jasmyn learns more about Liberty and its founders, she discovers a terrible secret, one that threatens to destroy her world in ways she could never have imagined"--Provided by publisher.

Hair like Obama's, hands like Lebron's

2024
Young readers will learn about many inspiring figures in Black history up to the present day, gaining confidence in their abilities and their cultural legacy as they learn.

Stephen Curry

making a difference as a basketball champion
2024
"Wardell Stephen Curry II--better known as Stephen Curry or just Steph Curry--is one of the most popular players in the NBA today. In addition to winning NBA Championships, he's made a name for himself by helping others through donations, speaking out about causes that matter to him, and the work his foundation does to help children in underserved communities. Readers learn how this basketball star makes a difference on and off the court with the help of quotes boxes and a timeline"--Provided by publisher.
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Safe passage

A year after the death of his mother, fifteen-year-old Darius and his family are facing eviction from their home on the south side of Chicago, where gangs rule the streets and safe escorts bring them to school each day. After hearing about the crash of an armored truck, Darius' best friend Booger concocts a plan to find the truck and steal money out of it to help their families with their financial woes. Unfortunately, Booger brags about his exploits on social media, making them a target, and making their trip back home a precarious one.
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