African-American Authors, Characters,
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| 92 BRI | Bridges, Ruby | Through My Eyes | Author's recounting of her personal school integration story | |
| E COS | Cosby, Bill | Friends of a Feather: One of Life's Little Fables | A bird's view of friendship | |
| E COS | Cosby, Bill | Little Bill stories | Assorted stories for beginning readers | |
| 92 CRE or E CRE |
Crews, Donald | Bigmama's | Author recounts family life | |
| E CRE | Crews, Donald | Cloudy Day, Sunny Day | No matter the weather, a day can be exciting | |
| E CRE | Crews, Donald | Shortcut | Excitement & danger of a walk along the railroad | |
| E CUM | Cummings, Pat | Clean Your Room, Harvey Moon! | Rhyming story of room cleaning | |
| FIC CURS | Curtis, Christopher Paul | Bucking the Sarge | Young boy works through situation by keeping his dream out front | Teaching Books video |
| FIC CUR | Curtis, Christopher Paul | Bud, Not Buddy | Great Depression orphan; Newbery Award; Coretta Scott King Award | |
| FIC CUR | Curtis, Christopher Paul | Mr. Chickee's Funny Money | Mystery of the quadrillion dollar bill | |
| FIC CUR | Curtis, Christopher Paul | The Watsons Go to Birmingham, 1963 | Michigan family visits Alabama in 1963 | |
| FIC DRA | Draper, Sharon | Copper Sun | Two young girls flee slavery and servitude to sanctuary; Coretta Scott King Award | Author's official website |
| FIC DRA | Draper, Sharon | Romiette And Julio | Love starts on the internet & gets more difficult because of differences | |
| FIC DRA | Draper, Sharon | Tears of a Tiger | Dealing with the tragic death of a friend | |
| FIC ENG | English, Karen | Francie | Tutoring turns to friendship & then murder mixes everything up; Coretta Scott King Award | |
| E ENG | English, Karen | Hot Day on Abbott Road | Jump rope brings two friends back together | |
| E ENG | English, Karen | Speak to Me (& I Will Listen Between the Lines) | Poetry that expresses the school day joys of 3rd graders | |
| FIC FEN | Fenner, Carol | Snowed in with Grandmother Silk | Snowstorm brings young boy & his grandmother together | |
| FIC FEN | Fenner, Carol | Yolanda's Genius | A gifted sister discovers her brother's hidden gift: Newbery Honor | |
| 811 or 811.54 GIO |
Giovanni, Nikki | Assorted titles | Various books of poetry | |
| 810.8 GRA | Giovanni, Nikki, ed. | Grand Mothers: Poems, Reminiscences, & Short Stories About the Keepers of Our Traditions | Various authors' views of grandmothers | |
| 811.508 SHI | Giovanni, Nikki, ed. | Shimmy Shimmy Shimmy Like My Sister Kate: Looking at the Harlem Renaissance Through Poetry | Includes Dunbar, Hughes, Baraka, Cullen & Brooks poetry | |
| 811 GRI or FIC GRI |
Grimes, Nikki | Danitra Leaves Town | Summer memories thru letters & poems | Video interview |
| FIC GRI | Grimes, Nikki | Dark Sons | The lives of two young men of different times are compared in alternating poems; Coretta Scott King nominee | |
| FIC HAM | Hamilton, Virginia | Dies Drear Chronicle | Series of mysteries surrounding a family & its house | Author's official website |
| 398.2 HAM | Hamilton, Virginia | Her Stories: African American Folktales, Fairy Tales & True Tales | History & lore | |
| FIC HAN | Hansen, Joyce | The Gift-giver | A fifth-grade friendship | |
| FIC HAN | Hansen, Joyce | The Heart Calls Home | Former slave's new life & love | |
| E HOF or FIC HOF |
Hoffman, Mary | Amazing Grace | Young girl is determined to succeed | |
| FIC HOF | Hoffman, Mary | Stravagaza (several sub-titles) | Fantasy trips make every day issues easier | |
| 811 HUG or 811.52 HUG |
Hughes, Langston | The Dream Keeper & Other Poems | Large collection for young readers; several formats | |
| 811 HUG or 811.54 HUG |
Hughes, Langston | The Sweet and Sour Animal Book | Alphabet poetry, includes student art | |
| FIC JOH | Johnson, Angela | Heaven | Adoption | Teaching Books video |
| FIC JOH | Johnson. Angela | The Last Part First | Changes brought on by teenage fatherhood | |
| E JOH | Johnson, Angela | Sweet Smell of Roses | Children participate in civil rights march | |
| E JOH | Johnson, Angela | Toning the Sweep | Grandmother shares family stories with young girl | |
| E JOH | Johnson, Angela | When I Am Old with You | Child's view of old men & their activities | |
| 781.42 LES 920 LES |
Lester, Julius | The Blues Singers : Ten Who Rocked the World | Famous musical performers | |
| FIC LES | Lester, Julius | Day of Tears: A Novel in Dialogue | 1st person historical fictional account of a young slave's life; Coretta Scott King Award | |
| 398.2 LES | Lester, Julius | John Henry | Legend of hero who raced a steam drill to cut through a mountain; Caldecott Award | |
| FIC LES | Lester, Julius | When Dad Killed Mom | Surviving a family tragedy | |
| SC MCK | McKissack, Patricia | The Dark-Thirty : Southern Tales of the Supernatural | Ghost stories; Newbery Honor | |
| E MCK | McKissack, Patricia | Goin' Someplace Special | Young girl must endure much to be able to use the public library | |
| SC MCK or FIC MCK |
McKissack, Patricia | Porch Lies: Tales of Slickers, Tricksters, & Other Wily Characters | Oral tradition tales | |
| 976.357 MCK | McKissack, Patricia & Fredrick McKissack, Jr. | Black Diamond : The Story of the Negro Baseball Leagues | History of the League and its players | |
| SC BRE | McMillian, Terry, ed. | Breaking Ice: An Anthology of African American Fiction | Multiple authors' stories | |
| E MED | Medearis, Angela Shelf | Dancing with the Indians | A family joins in a dancing ceremony | Author's website...her other life! |
| E MED | Medearis, Angela Shelf | Poppa's New Pants | Clothing fix before church | |
| 782.42 MED | Medearis, Angela Shelf | The Zebra-riding Cowboy: A Folk Song of the Old West | Western folksong with historical notes | |
| E MIT | Mitchell, Margree King | Granddaddy's Gift | Grandfather's strength is passed on to granddaughter | |
| E MIT | Mitchell, Margree King | Uncle Jed's Barbershop | Success of pursuing a dream | |
| FIC MOR | Morrison, Toni | The Bluest Eye | Teaching Books video | |
| 379.2 MOR | Morrison, Toni | Remember: The Journey to School Integration | Archival photo story behind the Brown v. Board of Education | |
| E MYE | Myers, Christopher | Fly! | Friendship and birds on the roof | |
| FIC MYE | Myers, Walter Dean | Autobiography of My Dead Brother | Young urban artist fills a sketchbook trying to understand the death of a friend | Teaching Books video |
| 92 MYE | Myers, Walter Dean | Bad Boy: A Memoir | Author's Harlem childhood during 1940s, 1950s | |
| FIC MYE | Myers, Walter Dean | Fallen Angels | Young Vietnam War soldier's story | |
| FIC MYE | Myers, Walter Dean | Handbook for Boys: A Novel | Teen learns about life from the old men in the barbershop | |
| FIC MYE | Myers, Walter Dean | Scorpions | A gifted urban teen must choose which way he life will go | |
| FIC MYE | Myers, Walter Dean | Street Love | Urban love story written in free verse | |
| 920 PIC | Pickney, Andrea Davis | Let It Shine: Stories of Black Women Freedom Fighters | 10 women's efforts that have affected freedom, equality, justice | |
| E PIC | Pickney, Gloria Jean | Back Home | A young girl's visit home | |
| 92 PAR | Ringgold, Faith | If A Bus Could Talk: Story of Rosa Parks | Civil Rights heroine's historical bus ride | Author's official website |
| E RIN | Ringgold, Faith | Tar Beach | ||
| FIC SAN | San Souci, Robert D. | The Hired Hand: An African -American Folktale | An old man works on more than just the sawmill | |
| 811.088 IND | Steptoe, Javaka, illus. | In Daddy's Arms I Am Tall: African Americans Celebrating Fathers | Poems celebrating fathers and families | |
| E TAR | Tarpley, Natasha | I Love My Hair! | Young girl describes the beauty of all her hair styles | |
| FIC TAT | Tate, Eleanora | Front Porch Stories at the One-Room School | Cousons learn about the good ol' days | |
| FIC TAT | Tate, Eleanora | The Secret of Gumbo Grove | Young girl helps solve town's mystery | |
| FIC TAY | Taylor, Mildred | The Friendship | Rural Mississippi in 1930s | |
| FIC TAY | Taylor, Mildred | The Land | Young man dreams of buying land in post-Civil War times | |
| FIC TAY | Taylor, Mildred | Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry | Family survives Depression difficulties; Newbery Award | |
| FIC TAY | Taylor, Mildred | The Well | A family shares well water during 1900s' drought | |
| FIC WAL | Walter, Mildred Pitts | Justin and the Best Biscuits in the World | Life on grandfather's ranch | |
| FIC WAL | Walter, Mildred Pitts | Ray and the Best Reunion Ever | Creole family reunion in Louisiana | |
| E WAL | Walter, Mildred Pitts | Ty's One-man Band | Music made with funny instruments | |
| E WEA | Weatherford, Carole Boston | Dear Mr. Rosenwald | Community comes together to build a school | |
| E WEA | Weatherford, Carole Boston | Freedom on the Menu: Greensboro Sit-ins | Story of historical civil rights event | |
| E WEA or 92 WEA |
Weatherford, Carole Boston | Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People | Underground railroad story | |
| E WEA | Weatherford, Carole Boston | Juneteenth Jamboree | young girl adjusts to new Texas home | |
| E WIL | Williams, Karen Lynn | Painted Dreams | Young girl and her talents | |
| FIC WIL | Williams-Garcia, Rita | Blue Tights | Young teen finds her place & herself) through dance | |
| FIC WIL | Williams-Garcia, Rita | Fast Talk on a Slow Track | Honors student works his way through his first failure | |
| FIC WIL | Williams-Garcia, Rita | Like Sisters on the Homefront | Young girl's life changes with a move to Southern relatives' home | |
| FIC WOO | Woodson, Jacqueline | Maizon at Blue Hill | Scholarship winner worries she will never fit in | |
| FIC WOO | Woodson, Jacqueline | Show Way | Tradition of quit making to "show the way" to freedom | |
| E YAR | Yarbourgh, Camille | Cornrows | Symbolism of hair style | |
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more information:
AACWI African American Children's Writers &
Illustrators
Black Books Galore
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Brown Bookshelf: United in Story
28 Days Later Project
Coretta Scott King Award
NCTE Black Caucus
19th National African American Read-In
