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

As a child, little Olive moved to London from Jamaica. When she was older, she dtood up against the wrongful arrest of a Nigerian diplomat, and from then on vowed to fight injustice of all kinds. Olive became dedicated to improving the lives of those in her community and beyond. This inspiring story of the activist's life features a facts and photos section at the back.

Junior, a high school senior, is asked by his French teacher to write a biography of a personality who tried to change the world. In light of the death of George Floyd and the numerous anti-racist demonstrations that followed around the world, he chooses to tell the life of Tommie Smith, an African-American athlete who distinguished himself by his raised fist at the 1968 Olympic Games--Adapted from back cover.

After the unthinkable happens, eleven-year-old Kofi Offin's world is turned upside-down and he is forced to leave his beloved Kwanta. He must fight for his life on a journey across land and sea.

"Black hair has been telling stories for generations, from ponytails of ancient tribes and Nubian vibes to corn rows that mapped paths to freedom for enslaved Africans. There have been stories about dance with styles that twist and swoop and the sweetest stories of Cinna-buns and Afro puffs made perfect in the hottest kitchens. In each of these stories, one notion rings true: Black hair is everything--rich with history, a thesaurus, an atlas, and more, telling of truth, trials, and undeniable beauty"--.

Describes the life and career highlights of the popular basketball player for the New York Knicks.

Presents the story of one young girl's quest to bring clean drinking water to her African village.

Devon Richards and Chiamaka Adebayo, two students at Niveus Private Academy, are selected to be part of the elite school's senior class prefects and struggle against an anonymous bully who reveals all of their secrets.

After a public break-up goes viral, seventeen-year-old Prince Jadon of Iles de la Reveri stays in America to clean up his image and finds an unexpected romance as he navigates redemption in the eyes of his country and family.