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Author
Series
Dragons in a bag volume 3
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Now that he is Ma's apprentice Jax is finding himself mixed up with all sorts of magical doings, like taking care of a phoenix egg which is going to hatch soon, trying to bring back the creatures Sis stole, finding his grandfather, and convincing Sis, the guardian, to reunite the two realms--and hopefully living to see Brooklyn again.
Author
Series
EllRay Jakes series volume 8
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Eight-year-old EllRay Jakes of Oak Glen Primary School is looking for a new best friend, and he decides that the best way to find one is to come up with a bunch of amazing things to do at recess--and see who shares in the fun.
Author
Series
Stuntboy volume 1
Language
English
Description
Portico Reeves' secret identity as Stuntboy allows him to use his superpower keep everybody safe, but when his superhero parents start fighting a lot he feels the responsibility to save them.
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Now that he has new glasses, fourteen-year-old Jaylin is anxious to put his speed and accurate shot to use on offense, but his lacrosse team has always relied on his stellar defense, and without it too many goals are ending up in their net--so the team needs to come up with a strategy to balance both halves of his game.
10) Being Clem
Author
Series
Finding Langston volume 3
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
1944. Clem's father is away, serving as a sailor in World War II. When the family receives news that his father has died in the infamous Port Chicago explosion in San Francisco, everything begins to fall apart. Clem's mother is forced to work long, tough hours as a maid for a wealthy white family. The obstacles put in place by racial injustice seem insurmountable. Soon Clem can barely recognize his home-- and himself. Can he live up to his father's...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Moses prefers video games to sports, but his parents have signed him up for the tennis team anyway; his strategy is to take it easy and hope he gets tossed from the team--his attitude angers the other children and after one of the boys, Xavier, gives him lesson in teamwork, Moses finally starts to take tennis and team seriously. Includes suggestions for activities and discussion.
Author
Series
Ali Cross volume 2
Pub. Date
2021
Edition
First edition
Language
English
Description
In Ali's toughest case ever, his friend Zoe is in trouble after Ali and his friends witnessed a crime in Anacostia Park, and it's up to Ali to figure out why Zoe is lying to the police-and who she's protecting.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Jarell has never quite known where he belongs. He's ignored at home and teased at school for wanting to draw instead of playing sports with the other boys. The only place he's ever felt truly at ease is his local barbershop where the owner hangs Jarell's art up on the walls. When Jarell discovers a hidden portal in the barbershop, he's transported to a magical world that's unlike anything he's seen before. But it's not just the powerful gods and dangerous...
Author
Series
Jaden Toussaint the greatest volume 1
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Giant afro. Even Bigger Brain.Jaden Toussaint is a five year-old who knows it all. I mean, really knows it all. Animal Science. Great Debater. Master of the art of ninja dancing. There's nothing Jaden Toussaint can't do. The only problem is that grown-ups keep trying to convince him that, even though he's really smart, he doesn't know EVERYTHING.
20) Liam's first cut
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
In her debut children's book, "Liam's First Cut, Taye Glover weaves together the beauty of fatherhood, community, and neurodivergence as Liam, a black boy with an autism spectrum disorder, approaches a day he's been anticipating, for quite some time. Liam takes us on a journey towards a big rite of passage in every boy's life as he prepares to get his hair cut on his first visit to a barbershop."--Provided by publisher.
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