African American & Black

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780465093571Author Stephon AlexanderFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Basic Civitas BooksPublisher INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES USWeight(grams)...

This powerful YA memoir-manifesto follows journalist and LGBTQ+ activist George M. Johnson as they explore their childhood, adolescence, and college years, growing up under the duality of being black and queer. From memories of getting their teeth kicked...

In this important and compelling young readers adaptation of his National Book Award-winning title, Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, writing with award-winning author Jason Reynolds, chronicles the story of anti-black, racist ideas over the course of American history...

The inspiring autobiography from Gabrielle Douglas-the first African-American gymnast in Olympic history to become the individual All-Around champion-revealing her journey from the time she first entered a gym to her gold-medal-winning performances.In...

"The Black Friend is THE book everyone needs to read right now... Read it, absorb it, and be changed because of it." -Angie Thomas, author of The Hate U GiveSpeaking directly to the reader, Frederick Joseph offers powerful reflections on his own...

*An extraordinary coming-of-age story, adapted from the adult memoir by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Water Dancer and Between the World and Me*'Ta-Nehisi Coates is the young James Joyce of the hip-hop generation' Walter MosleyThis was...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780544582477Author Marc AronsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Clarion BooksPublisher Clarion BooksWeight(grams) 544gDimensions(mm) 239mm * 213mm *...

There is a saying: knowledge is power. The secret is this. Knowledge, applied at the right time and place, is more than power. It's magic. That's what the Black Panther Party did. They called up this magic and launched a revolution. In the...

Augusta Savage was arguably the most influential American artist of the 1930s. A gifted sculptor, Savage was commissioned to create a portrait bust of W.E.B. Du Bois for the New York Public Library. She flourished during the Harlem Renaissance, and...

Youth Empowerment for Black Teen Girls from Famous Black Women"It's time for us Black girls and Black women to be empowered, and I'm glad we have Fievre to show us the way." Monique Jones, author of The Book of Awesome Black Americans#1 Best Seller in...

A revealing portrait of a young Black man asking questions about self-discovery and belonging - long before he became one of the most important voices in America.The son of a white American mother and a Black Kenyan father, Obama was born in Hawaii,...

When Walela is diagnosed at twenty-three with advanced stage blood cancer, they're suddenly thrust into the unsympathetic world of tubes and pills, doctors who don't use their correct pronouns, and hordes of 'well-meaning' but patronising people offering...

Great Women Leaders in History Who Personify Girl Power"If you need a little encouragement in your life during these difficult times, the lives of these women will give you hope." -Says Me Says Mom#1 Bestseller in 21st Century U.S. History for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781416948827Author Melba Pattillo BealsFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 132gDimensions(mm)...

"Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee." Legendary icon Muhammad Ali, known worldwide as "The Greatest", immortalized those words by becoming one of the most significant and celebrated athletes of the 20th Century. Now, his epic story is retold for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781536228168Author Kekla MagoonFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Candlewick Press,U.S.Publisher Candlewick Press,U.S.Weight(grams) 1055g

Stories of the hopeful, brave people who fled slavery and made Toronto their home."An engaging and highly readable account of the lives of Black people in Toronto in the 1800s." - Lawrence Hill, bestselling author of The IllegalThe Underground Railroad:...

Black Heroes Who Have Made Us a Better America Activists and rap stars, abolitionists and pioneers, inventors and scientists surge with life throughout this thrilling and comprehensive work." Jennifer Maritza McCauley, National Endowment for the Arts...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781368045247Author Zetta ElliottFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Disney PressPublisher Disney Book Publishing Inc.Weight(grams) 281gDimensions(mm) 190mm...

The beloved and award-winning novel now available in a new format with a great new cover!When Wesley Boone writes a poem for his high school English class, some of his classmates clamor to read their poems aloud too. Soon they're having weekly poetry...

Celebrate Black Women Who Changed History#1 New Release in Teen & Young Adult Modern HistoryEmbrace Black girl magic and learn about the historical Black women who made their impact on society as we know it. In The Book of Awesome Black Women, celebrate...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Coretta Scott King Award (New Talent/Author) 2024.Book InformationISBN 9781368084321Author Jade AdiaFormat HardbackPage Count 432Imprint HyperionPublisher...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781616205508Author Winifred ConklingFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Algonquin Young ReadersPublisher Algonquin Young ReadersWeight(grams) 272g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781546146933Author Walter Dean MyersFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Scholastic PaperbacksPublisher Scholastic Paperbacks

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781954044449Author Michael FrizellFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Tidalwave ProductionsPublisher Tidalwave ProductionsWeight(grams) 168gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798869207517Author Tyaunna HarryFormat HardbackPage Count 56Imprint Tyaunna HarryPublisher Tyaunna HarryWeight(grams) 367g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798224945122Author Zara TraceFormat PaperbackPage Count 190Imprint Zara TracePublisher Zara TraceWeight(grams) 263g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798988896722Author Doctor Bob LeeFormat PaperbackPage Count 484Imprint Bob Lee EnterprisesPublisher Bob Lee EnterprisesWeight(grams) 640g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781716692796Author G B LynchFormat HardbackPage Count 158Imprint Lulu.comPublisher Lulu.comWeight(grams) 148g

The Colored Girl Beautiful (1916) is an etiquette book by Emma Azalia Hackley. Published toward the end of her life, The Colored Girl Beautiful draws from decades of experience as an activist and educator to provide a template for young African American...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692175019Author Dr James M ThompsonFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint James Matthew ThompsonPublisher James Matthew ThompsonWeight(grams) 216g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780997654639Author Angelise M RouseFormat PaperbackPage Count 188Imprint Especially 4 Me Publishing, LLCPublisher Especially 4 Me Publishing,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780618585311Author Barbara SummersFormat PaperbackPage Count 206Imprint Graphia BooksPublisher Graphia BooksWeight(grams) 172g

This YA biography-in-verse of six important Black Americans from different eras, including Ona Judge, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Ida B. Wells, Martin Luther King Jr., and Barack Obama, chronicles the diverse ways each fought racism and shows how...

'Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.' Legendary icon Muhammad Ali, known worldwide as 'The Greatest', immortalised those words by becoming one of the most significant and celebrated athletes of the 20th Century. Now, his epic story is retold for...