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    Blogging From A to Z Challenge – Caribbean Characters

    AtoZ Letter C

    During the month we’ll be virtually traveling around the globe to celebrate characters from far off places. Today we’re visiting the beautiful island nations of the Caribbean. As with any list, I’ll never be able to share titles from every country or share every individual’s experience. But, I hope you…

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    Blogging From A to Z Challenge – Black Characters

    Polka Dot Pattern

    The Letter “B”! I’m only highlighting a few titles because I’ve created a number of other lists with a focus on Black protagonists for different age groups as well as a number of nonfiction titles for both middle grade and young adult readers. I’ll share links to those lists below!…

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    Celebrate Black History Month – Activists

    activism

    I’m working on creating a booklist to celebrate Black History Month highlighting nonfiction and biographies (with a few historical fiction titles as well). First up, is activists – now this list could go on for days, but to keep it somewhat contained (and to fit on my brochure for the…

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    Celebrating Black History Month

    I plan on highlighting some biographies of African American men and women throughout Black History Month, but until then, check out these four booklists featuring black main characters as well as nonfiction and biographies highlighting the accomplishments of black men and women throughout history. Picture Books Chapter Books & Middle…

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    #blogbookaday: Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut

    Summary:  “The barbershop is where the magic happens. Boys go in as lumps of clay and, with princely robes draped around their shoulders, a dab of cool shaving cream on their foreheads, and a slow, steady cut, they become royalty. That crisp yet subtle line makes boys sharper, more visible, more…

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    Happy Kwanzaa

    I created this list last year and if you’d like to print the titles and authors, see my blog post for more information!

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    24 Young Adult Books Featuring Black Protagonists

    My goal was to get this list out during Black History Month, but in all honesty, these are amazing books that can be read any time of the year. Like my chapter book list, this list includes historical fiction, realistic fiction, and fantasy novels with characters that are Black or…

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    30 Chapter Books Featuring Black Protagonists

    I started this just as a middle grade list, but didn’t want to ignore the littles who are just starting out in the chapter books world, so I featured books for kids from about 1st/2nd grade to 8th grade.  Of course, you don’t have to be in elementary or middle school…

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    30 Non-Fiction Titles & Biographies for Black History Month

    I’m working on a few other Black History Month booklists, but I’m in need of some help with a few questions, so while I’m doing some research, I thought I’d at least get a chance to promote some non-fiction and biographies. Although thirty titles seem like so many, there are…