Kelly Starling Lyons
21) Dancing queen
Author
Series
Jada Jones ; 4
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"When the student council decides to host a dance as their next fundraiser, Jada feels nervous and queasy. She's excited to give back, but she can't dance! Still, she's determined to help the cause and show she cares. She practices her moves, gets help from friends, and even does research at the library to prepare--but will it be enough to help her create change in her community?" --
22) Class act
Author
Series
Jada Jones ; 2
Publisher
Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Jada's campaign for class representative leads to rumors about her fear of public speaking, the pressure to make promises she cannot keep, and conflict between friends." --
Author
Series
Jada Jones ; 3
Publisher
Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Jada is hosting her first sleepover, and she has the perfect plan for a night of unforgettable fun: science experiments! But when her friends complain about her ideas, Jada worries the slumber party might actually be a snooze. Can she find a solution that will make her sleepover a smash?"--Page [4] of cover.
24) Whiz kid
Author
Series
Miles Lewis ; 2
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"When Miles teams up with his friends to enter a citywide science competition, his cousin Cam, who made it to regionals the year before, offers to help, but while everyone else is rocking the project, Miles feels like the weak link."--
Author
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Tiara's mother, a talented and popular hatmaker, closes her shop when a new store opens that sells cheaper hats, but Tiara finds a way to help restore Momma's dream. Includes author's note and introductions to famous black milliners." --
Author
Series
Publisher
Philomel
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Coretta Scott King is known for being the wife of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., but she was a civil rights activist and leader in her own right! She was a singer and an author too, and her work made a difference for Black Americans and for all women for decades to come"--
27) Ellen's broom
Author
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Ellen has always known that the broom hanging on her family's cabin wall is a special symbol of her parents' wedding during slave days, so she proudly carries it to the courthouse when the marriage becomes legal.
29) Track star
Author
Series
Miles Lewis ; 4
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Determined to be a top runner at his school's annual Fun Run, Miles creates a health regimen to boost his endurance, but on the big day, he notices a friend struggling to keep going, forcing Miles to decide what winning really means to him."--
Author
Publisher
Reycraft Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"A little girl, baking bread with her grandmother, becomes transported by the tales her grandmother's hands tell -- those that spring from the rose-painted nails, a flower-banded wedding ring, and the way her fingers move and glide. These hands have many tales to tell. But only if you listen."--
Author
Publisher
Nancy Paulsen Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Just in time for the 120th anniversary of the song 'Lift Every Voice and Sing' - this stirring book celebrates the Black National Anthem and how it inspired five generations of a family... In Jacksonville, Florida, two brothers, one of them the principal of a segregated, all-black school, wrote the song 'Lift Every Voice and Sing' so his students could sing it for a tribute to Abraham Lincoln's birthday in 1900. From that moment on, the song has...
32) Sky watcher
Author
Series
Jada Jones ; 5
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Jada is excited to do a school project about her hero Dr. Mae C. Jemison until her research reveals how accomplished her hero truly is, making Jada feel like a failure in comparison."--
33) Nature lover
Author
Series
Jada Jones ; 6
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Jada is thrilled when she gets to go on an outdoor class field trip with her grandfather, a nature lover, as a chaperone, and she looks forward to showing him off to her friends--and showing him what she knows."--
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"The A Girl Named series tells the stories of how ordinary American girls grew up to be extraordinary American women. Misty Copeland became the first African American Female Principal Dancer for the American Ballet Theatre, but how did she get there?"--
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Tosh has spent many days in the kitchen with his grandmother, Honey, watching her bake cookies and listening to tales of their slave ancestors, so when Honey's memory starts to fail, Tosh is able to help with the cookies and more. Includes a recipe for tea cakes.
Author
Series
Publisher
Vintage Español
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Español
Description
"Coretta Scott King is known for being the wife of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., but she was a civil rights activist and leader in her own right! She was a singer and an author too, and her work made a difference for Black Americans and for all women for decades to come"--
37) Dorothy Height
Author
Series
Publisher
Philomel
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Introduces young readers to Dorothy Height, who, growing up as a Black girl in the 1920s and 30s, persisted in pushing for change, becoming a seminal figure in both the civil rights and women's rights movements and receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Author
Publisher
Findaway World, LLC
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Ty and Corey love to visit the museum. When they step through the doors, they become scientists. They study bugs and hunt for fossils. They catch the wind. When Ty can't participate in a lab activity because of his age, he uses his big imagination at home. Discovering new things is so much fun! " --
