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4) Nikki & Deja
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
670L
Language
English
Formats
Description
When an arrogant new girl comes to school, third-graders and best friends Nikki and Deja decide to form a club that would exclude her but find the results not what they expected.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2021
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Mama and Daddy are heading out of town, which means Azaleah and her sisters get to spend the weekend at Auntie Sam's. The girls can't wait for their special weekend! Azaleah even decides to bake cookies to surprise her parents when they return. After all, as Mama says, "Cooking for someone is like giving them a gift." But the cookies are a disaster! Azaleah is stumped. She's sure she did everything right. Can Azaleah get to the bottom of the cookie...
8) The Bench
Author
Pub. Date
2021
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex’s first children’s book, The Bench, beautifully captures the special relationship between father and son, as seen through a mother’s eyes. The book’s storytelling and illustration give us snapshots of shared moments that evoke a deep sense of warmth, connection, and compassion.
This is your bench
Where you’ll witness...
This is your bench
Where you’ll witness...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The popular spiritual, Standing in the need of prayer, has been reworked to chronicle the milestones, struggles, tragedies, and triumphs of African American people and their history. The text and illustrations of this inspirational book are informative reminders of yesterday, hopeful images for today, and aspirational dreams of tomorrow.
13) Perfect Pet
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2019
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Ana & Andrew are getting a new pet! They research different pets before choosing the best pet for their family. Then they pick a name for it! With the name Ana & Andrew choose, they learn from a famous African American that skin color does not affect a person's abilities. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Calico Kid is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Isaac is excited about having a sleepover at Grandpop's house, but he's a little nervous about being away from home for the first time. Luckily, it's not quite time to go to bed yet--first, he needs Isaac's help putting the house to bed. Slowly, they move from room to room, turning out lights, pulling down the shades, and finally reading a bedtime story to the house. By the time the house is settled in for the night, Isaac and Grandpop are ready...
15) I am mighty!
Author
Series
Princess Truly (An Acorn Book) volume 6
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
330L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In rhyming text, Princess Truly uses her strength and her magical curls to help her friends, rescue her dog from a tire swing, and win a prize at the carnival"--WorldCat.
Author
Pub. Date
2023
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
A Caldecott Honor Book
A Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book
New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Jason Reynolds's debut picture book is a snappy, joyous ode to Word King, literary genius, and glass-ceiling smasher Langston Hughes and the luminaries he inspired.
Back in the day, there was a heckuva party, a jam, for a word-making man. The King of Letters. Langston Hughes. His ABCs became...
A Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book
New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Jason Reynolds's debut picture book is a snappy, joyous ode to Word King, literary genius, and glass-ceiling smasher Langston Hughes and the luminaries he inspired.
Back in the day, there was a heckuva party, a jam, for a word-making man. The King of Letters. Langston Hughes. His ABCs became...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 580L
Language
English
Formats
Description
When young Mae Jemison is asked by her teacher what she wants to be when she grows up, African American Mae tells her mostly white classmates that she wants to be an astronaut, a dream that her parents wholeheartedly support.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When she is chosen to compete in the local spelling bee, Stacey learns that, win or lose, her words are powerful, and sometimes perseverance is the most important word of all, in this debut picture book from the iconic voting rights advocate.
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