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10) I love my hair!
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A young African American girl describes the different, wonderful ways she can wear her hair.
11) My first Kwanzaa
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A girl describes how she and her family celebrate the seven days of Kwanzaa.
14) Men of honor
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The courageous story of an African-American sailor who dared to dream of becoming a U.S. Navy Master Diver. Despite a ruthless training officer and a tragic shipboard accident, Carl's iron will is never broken. Against all odds, he pushes on to achieve the impossible.
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"In her most famous spoken-word poem, author of the Pura Belpré-winning novel-in-verse The Poet X Elizabeth Acevedo embraces all the complexities of Black hair and Afro-Latinidad--the history, pain, pride, and powerful love of that inheritance. Paired with full-color illustrations by artist Andrea Pippins in a format that will appeal to fans of Mahogany L. Browne's Black Girl Magic or Jason Reynolds's For Everyone, this poem can now be read in a...
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In Walker's follow-up to The Color Purple, webs of characters are drawn toward critical confrontations with history In The Temple of My Familiar, Celie and Shug from The Color Purple subtly shadow the lives of dozens of characters, all dealing in some way with the legacy of the African experience in America. From recent African immigrants, to a woman who grew up in the mixed-race rainforest communities of South America, to Celie's own granddaughter...
18) Princess hair
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Little girls pretending to be princesses celebrate the different shapes, textures, and styles of their black hair.
19) The quilt
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A child's new patchwork quilt recalls old memories and provides new adventure at bedtime.
20) Once upon a farm
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Illustrations and simple rhyming text recall life on a family farm.