Published: January 8, 2021
Books of the month:
Books of the month:
Elementary
Freedom Soup
Freedom Soup
A grandmother teaches her granddaughter to make their traditional New Year’s soup and shares the story of Haitian independence.
Middle Grade
Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky
Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky
Tristan, in mourning for his best friend Eddie, attempts to recover Eddie’s story journal and finds himself on a mission to save a world populated with people he knows from stories—African American folk heroes and West African gods.
Young Adult
It’s Trevor Noah: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (Adapted for Young Readers)
It’s Trevor Noah: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (Adapted for Young Readers)
Trevor Noah recalls his childhood in South Africa and shares stories of his parents' illegal interracial relationship, apartheid, bullying, and poverty as well as dating, dancing, and daring entrepreneurship.
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