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Published: August 1, 2025
Books of the month:
Books of the month:
Elementary
They Call Me Teach: Lessons in Freedom
They Call Me Teach: Lessons in Freedom
Having secretly learned to read and write, a young Black enslaved boy surreptitiously teaches those skills to others in stables, moonlit fields, and cabins.
Middle Grade
Will's Race for Home
Will's Race for Home
Tired of working on land they don’t get to own, Will and his father journey from Texas to Oklahoma during the land rush of 1889, racing thousands of others to stake a claim for their Black family.
Young Adult
Up in Smoke
Up in Smoke
When her brother is arrested for the murder of a woman at an anti–police violence protest, Black teen poet and activist Monique teams up with her childhood friend Cooper to find the real culprit, unaware that Cooper is hiding a critical truth that could destroy them both.
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