Showing 1–3 of 3 titles

• Genre: Biography
• Genre: Nonfiction
• Genre: African American

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  Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement

  By Angela Joy (Author), Janelle Washington (Illustrator)

  Accompanied by striking cut-paper illustrations, this moving picture book biography illuminates Mamie Till-Mobley’s life and the ways in which the murder of her son affected her activism during the civil rights era. 

  • Nonfiction, US History, Biography, African American
  • Notable Children's Books 2023, Randolph Caldecott Medal 2023 (Honor Title), Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal 2023 (Honor Title)
  • Middle
  • ISBN: 9781250220950
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  Saving American Beach: The Biography of African American Environmentalist MaVynee Betsch

  By Heidi Tyline King (Author), Ekua Holmes (Illustrator)

  Rich collage artwork brings depth and detail to the story of MaVynee Betsch and how she used her voice to save formerly segregated American Beach from developers.

  • Nonfiction, Social Sciences, Biography, African American
  • Notable Children's Books 2022
  • Middle
  • ISBN: 9781101996294
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  Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler

  By Ibi Zoboi (Author)

  In poetry and prose framed around themes of stars and the universe, Zoboi tells the story of the singular and visionary science fiction writer Octavia Estelle Butler.

  • Nonfiction, Poetry, Biography, Literature, African American
  • Notable Children's Books 2023
  • Older
  • ISBN: 9780399187384