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2) Class act
Author
Language
English
Description
"Eighth grader Drew Ellis recognizes that he is't afforded the same opportunities, no matter how hard he works, that his privileged classmates at the Riverdale Academy Day School take for granted, and to make matters worse, Drew begins to feel as if his good friend Liam might be one of those privileged kids and is finding it hard not to withdraw, even as their mutual friend Jordan tries to keep their group of friends together."--Provided by publisher....
3) School trip
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Jordan, Drew, Liam, Maury, and their friends from Riverdale Academy Day School are heading out on a school trip to Paris. As an aspiring artist himself, Jordan can't wait to see all the amazing art in the famous City of Lights. But when their trusted faculty guides are replaced at the last minute, the school trip takes an unexpected--and hilarious--turn. Especially when trying to find their way around a foreign city ends up being almost as tricky...
Author
Series
March volume 1
Pub. Date
2013
Lexile measure
GN 760L
Language
English
Formats
Description
A graphic novel trilogy based on the life of civil rights leader and congressman John Lewis.
5) Frizzy
Author
Publisher
First Second Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
212 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Marlene loves three things: books, Her cool Tía Ruby and hanging out with her best friend Camila. But according to her mother, Paola, the only thing she needs to focus on is school and "growing up." That means straightening her hair every weekend so she could have "presentable good hair." But Marlene hates being in the salon and doesn't understand why her curls are not considered pretty by those around her. With a few hiccups, a dash of embarrassment,...
Author
Series
Stuntboy volume 1
Lexile measure
640L
Language
English
Formats
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.
Portico Reevess superpower is making sure all the other superheroeslike his parents and two best friendsstay super. And safe. Super safe. And he does this all in secret. No one in his civilian life knows hes actually&Stuntboy! But his regular Portico identity...
Author
Series
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
148 pages : chiefly color illustrations, color map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Barry's family tries to evacuate before Hurricane Katrina hits their home in New Orleans. But when Barry's little sister gets terribly sick, they're forced to stay home and wait out the storm. At first, Katrina doesn't seem to be as bad as predicted. But overnight the levees break, and Barry's world is literally torn apart. He's swept away by the floodwaters, away from his family. Can he survive the storm of the century--alone?" -- Provided by publisher....
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A groundbreaking and timely graphic memoir from one of the most iconic figures in American sports-and a tribute to his fight for civil rights. On October 16, 1968, during the medal ceremony at the Mexico City Olympics, Tommie Smith, the gold medal winner in the 200-meter sprint, and John Carlos, the bronze medal winner, stood on the podium in black socks and raised their black-gloved fists to protest racial injustice inflicted upon African Americans....
Author
Lexile measure
GN 370L
Language
English
Description
Araminta Ross was born a slave in Delaware in the early 19th century. Slavery meant that her family could be ripped apart at any time, and that she could be put to work in dangerous places and for abusive people. But north of the Mason-Dixon line, slavery was illegal. If she could run away and make it north without being caught or killed, she'd be free. Facing enormous danger, Araminta made it, and once free, she changed her name to Harriet Tubman....
Author
Series
Publisher
Abrams ComicArts MEGASCOPE
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
55 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"In Across the Tracks: Remembering Greenwood, Black Wall Street, and the Tulsa Race Massacre, author Alverne Ball and illustrator Stacey Robinson have crafted a love letter to Greenwood, Oklahoma. Also known as Black Wall Street, Greenwood was a community whose importance is often overshadowed by the atrocious massacre that took place there in 1921. Across the Tracks introduces the reader to the businesses and townsfolk who flourished in this unprecedented...
11) March: Book two
Author
Publisher
Top Shelf Productions
Pub. Date
[2015]
Lexile measure
GN 850L
Physical Desc
187 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"After the success of the Nashville sit-in campaign, John Lewis is more committed than ever to changing the world through nonviolence -- but as he and his fellow Freedom Riders board a bus into the vicious heart of the deep south, they will be tested like never before."--page 3 of cover.
Author
Publisher
Disney Hyperion
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Seventh-grader Tristan Strong tumbles into the MidPass and, with allies John Henry and Brer Rabbit, must entice the god Anansi to come out of hiding and seal the hole Tristan accidentally ripped in the sky.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
GN 690L
Physical Desc
272 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
The explosion of racial hate in an Alabama town is viewed by a little girl whose father defends a black man accused of rape.
Author
Series
Publisher
Margaret Ferguson Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
114 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Third-grader Vera, a budding artist who loves every minute of her after-school comic-book camp, searches for a way to get her mother's permission to attend the camp's final field trip to Comic-Con.
Author
Publisher
Ten Speed Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
183 pages : chiefly illustrations (color) ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"A bold and fascinating graphic novel history of the Black Panther Party"--
Founded in Oakland, California, in 1966, the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense was a radical political organization that stood in defiant contrast to the mainstream civil rights movement. This gripping illustrated history explores the impact and significance of the Panthers, from their social, educational, and healthcare programs that were designed to uplift the Black...
Author
Publisher
Amistad, and imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2015].
Lexile measure
GN 420L
Physical Desc
153 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
While on trial as an accomplice to a murder, sixteen-year-old Steve Harmon records his experiences in prison and in the courtroom in the form of a film script as he tries to come to terms with the course his life has taken.
17) Camp-out
Author
Publisher
Harper Alley, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Nonstop rain dampens the family's plans to go camping. But with a boost from Ty, the Camp-Out comes out just fine. Rhythmic text, vibrant art, family love, and Black boy joy shine on every page of this camping adventure." -- Provided by publisher.
18) Run: Book one
Author
Publisher
Abrams
Pub. Date
2021.
Lexile measure
GN 940L
Physical Desc
vi, 152 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"To John Lewis, the civil rights movement came to an end with the signing of the Voting Rights Act in 1965. But that was after more than five years as one of the preeminent figures of the movement, leading sit-in protests and fighting segregation on interstate busways as an original Freedom Rider. It was after becoming chairman of SNCC (the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee) and being the youngest speaker at the March on Washington. It was...
Author
Publisher
Rosarium Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (33 pages) : chiefly illustrations (some color)
Language
English
Description
After four hundred years of being a vampire, Merce is tired of just surviving. But when a figure from his past comes to town, Merce must find a way to get out alive.