African American & Black

Even though slavery had ended in the 1860s, African Americans were still suffering under the weight of segregation a hundred years later. They couldn't go to the same schools, eat at the same restaurants, or even use the same bathrooms as white people...

A dedicated mom puts love into action as she creates the perfect rainbow-colored wig for her transgender daughter, based on the real-life experience of mother-daughter advocate duo Trinity and DeShanna Neal.Warm morning sunlight and love fill the Neal...

A New York Times Bestseller and National Book Award Winner Jacqueline Woodson, the acclaimed author of Red at the Bone, tells the moving story of her childhood in mesmerizing verse. Raised in South Carolina and New York, Woodson always felt halfway...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780316475112Author Vashti HarrisonFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Little, Brown Young ReadersPublisher Little, Brown & CompanyWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780940975972Author Wade HudsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 72Imprint Just Us Books,USPublisher Just Us Books,US

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsCommended for Coretta Scott King Award (Illustrator) 2018.Book InformationISBN 9780823420476Author Lesa Cline-RansomeFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint Holiday House...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780689856761Author Faith RinggoldFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Aladdin PaperbacksPublisher Aladdin PaperbacksWeight(grams) 180gDimensions(mm) 255mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780711245808Author Maria Isabel Sanchez VegaraFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint White Lion PublishingPublisher Quarto Publishing PLCWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593568934Author Zaila Avant-gardeFormat HardbackPage Count 40Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780763670023Author Fran ManushkinFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint Candlewick Press,U.S.Publisher Candlewick Press,U.S.Weight(grams) 377g

In this toe-tapping jazz tribute, the traditional "This Old Man" gets a swinging makeover, and some of the era's best musicians take center stage. The tuneful text and vibrant illustrations bop, slide, and shimmy across the page as Satchmo plays one,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781423106357Author Doreen RappaportFormat PaperbackPage Count 40Imprint Disney Publishing WorldwidePublisher Disney Publishing WorldwideWeight(grams) 254g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593307359Author Nikole Hannah-JonesFormat HardbackPage Count 48Imprint KokilaPublisher Penguin Young ReadersWeight(grams) 397gDimensions(mm) 238mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781534403406Author Thea FeldmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Simon SpotlightPublisher Simon SpotlightWeight(grams) 91gDimensions(mm) 224mm * 150mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Cooperative Children's Book Center Choices 2011 and New York Public Library 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing. Short-listed for Bank Street Child Study...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593123683Author Alicia WilliamsFormat HardbackPage Count 48Imprint Schwartz & WadePublisher Random House USA Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062967404Author Tonya BoldenFormat HardbackPage Count 40Imprint HarperCollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 452gDimensions(mm) 289mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781731657305Author J P MillerFormat HardbackPage Count 48Imprint ConnectionsPublisher ConnectionsWeight(grams) 340g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780711277021Author Jamia WilsonFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint Frances Lincoln Childrens BooksPublisher Frances Lincoln Publishers LtdWeight(grams) 567g

Long before she was one of the Little Rock Nine, Melba Pattillo Beals was a warrior. Frustrated by the laws that kept African-Americans separate but very much unequal to whites, she had questions. Why couldn't she drink from a 'whites only' fountain? Why...

In this picture book biography of Muhammad Ali, author Gene Barretta and illustrator Frank Morrison tell the unforgettable childhood story of this legendary boxing champion and how one pivotal moment set him on his path to become the Greatest of All Time...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062430151Author Gene BarrettaFormat HardbackPage Count 40Imprint HarperCollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 410gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780763699727Author Fran ManushkinFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Candlewick Press (MA)Publisher Candlewick Press (MA)Weight(grams) 136g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780913543924Author Dr. Jawanza KunjufuFormat PaperbackPage Count 60Imprint African American ImagesPublisher African American ImagesWeight(grams) 195g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781534439443Author Jason ReynoldsFormat HardbackPage Count 56Imprint Atheneum BooksPublisher Atheneum BooksWeight(grams) 556g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780544785137Author Claire HartfieldFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint Houghton MifflinPublisher Houghton Mifflin

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780395979150Author Raymond BialFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Houghton Mifflin (Trade)Publisher Houghton Mifflin

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781588384379Author Robert H MayerFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint NewSouth BooksPublisher NewSouth BooksWeight(grams) 140g

This revelatory and gripping nonfiction middle grade book explores a deeply troubling chapter in American history that is still playing out today: the strange case of Prince Edward County, Virginia, the only place in the United States to ever formally...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781619635548Author Nikki GrimesFormat HardbackPage Count 128Imprint Bloomsbury Childrens BooksPublisher Bloomsbury Publishing PlcWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593480465Author Patricia Williams DockeryFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Crown Books for Young ReadersPublisher Random House USA Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593571064Author Charnelle Pinkney BarlowFormat HardbackPage Count 40Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781088057285Author Cara ReeseFormat HardbackPage Count 58Imprint IngramSparkPublisher IngramSparkWeight(grams) 485gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm * 8mm

Exploring American history and finding diversity at its roots! This graphic novel by JAMES OTIS SMITH celebrates the extraordinary true tales of three black heroes who took control of their destinies and stood up for their communities in the Old West...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062430182Author Gene BarrettaFormat PaperbackPage Count 40Imprint HarperCollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 179gDimensions(mm)...

From award-winning, New York Times bestselling author Ibi Zoboi comes her debut picture book-a tour de force that uses the principles of Kwanzaa to talk about the history of African Americans. This lyrical, powerful tribute is sumptuously illustrated by...

The Women Who Caught the Babies highlights important aspects of the training and work of African-American midwives and the ways in which they have helped, and continue to help, so many families by "catching" their babies at birth. The blend of Eloise...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781481401418Author Barry DenenbergFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Simon & Schuster Books for Young ReadersPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781786031587Author Jamia WilsonFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint Frances Lincoln Children's BooksPublisher Quarto Publishing PLCWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781646044450Author Rann MillerFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Ulysses PressPublisher Ulysses Press