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Stay up

racism, resistance, and reclaiming Black freedom
2023
"Racism is a real and present danger. But how can you fight it if you don't know how it works or where it comes from? Using a . . . mix of memoir, cultural criticism, and anti-oppressive theory, Khodi Dill breaks down how white supremacy functions in North America and gives readers tools to understand how racism impacts their lives. From dismantling internalized racism, decolonizing schools, joining social justice movements and more, Dill lays out paths to personal liberation and social transformation"--Provided by publisher.
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Julius

2023
"Maya and Julius, the pig her grandfather brings her from Alaska, learn about fun and sharing together"--Provided by publisher.
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I want to be big!

Jaiceon's wish to be bigger starts out as a grand adventure of fantastical grown-up fun, but as he grows, the situation grows out of control along with him, and he starts to wonder if being small was not so bad after all.
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Onyx & beyond

2024
Set against the turbulence of the Civil Rights Movement, twelve-year-old Onyx dreams of becoming an astronaut as he navigates his mother's early-onset dementia and avoids foster care.
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Fighting with love

the legacy of John Lewis
2024
The story of a groundbreaking civil rights leader, John Lewis. John Lewis left a cotton farm in Alabama to join the fight for civil rights. He was only a teenager. He soon became a leader of a moment that changed a nation. Walking at the side of his mentor, Dr. Martin Luther King, Lewis was led by his belief in peaceful action and voting rights.
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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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Roswell Johnson saves the world!

2024
"A boy must team up with a group of quirky aliens to save Earth"--OCLC.
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Daydreamer

2024
"Split between two worlds, his real one, in which he's a lonely, bullied kid, and a magical realm called the Sanctuary, eleven-year-old Charles finds reality and imagination colliding when evil moves into his apartment building, and he must harness the power of his creativity to save both worlds"--BTCat.
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With just one wing

2024
While nursing a broken arm, almost twelve-year-old adoptee Coop, with the help of his grandfather and friend Zandi, unwaveringly cares for and protects Hop, a baby mockingbird born with one wing.
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Between two brothers

2024
Isaiah "Ice" Abernathy is excited to spend as much time with his brother, Seth, as he can before Seth goes to college. When Seth announces he is leaving earlier than expected, and misses an important event, Ice gets in a major fight with him. Afterwords, he is filled with regret and plans to apologize. Except he can not, as Seth gets into a major accident he may never recover from. Racked by fear and guilt, Ice chooses to step up and help Seth recover the only way he can--by trusting their bond as brothers.
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